Administration for Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Next-Generation Industry Startup Development Program
次世代產業新創企業發展計畫
Eligibility
High-potential startups in deep-tech and frontier sectors. The program builds accelerator and corporate-venture pipelines that connect founders with talent, capital, and supply-chain partners to land commercial deals and expand internationally.
What’s offered
Counseling and resource-matching across artificial intelligence, healthcare, green technology, aerospace, electronics manufacturing, and automotive components.
Key terms
- Early-stage startup incubation
- Systematic innovation and entrepreneurship curriculum, Customer Development Experience (CDE) program, business-model and venture planning, dedicated 1-on-1 mentors, and demo-day showcases.
- Deep tech
- Hands-on operating coaching, mentor advisory, field-testing partnerships, rapid validation resources, and downstream commercial opportunities.
- Overseas market expansion
- 1-on-1 coaching, international market intelligence, pitch refinement, in-market landing support (legal, tax, accounting), curated overseas business matching, investment introductions, and post-landing operating help.
Application process
- 1Online application
- 2Document review
- 3Pitch review
- 4Approval and public notice
Application window
Per the official call-for-proposals announcement.
Who to contact
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
財團法人工業技術研究院
Ms. Yolanda (Yolanda)
itri532986@itri.org.tw / yolanda.fp@tacpus.tw
English-language application support: not confirmed. Plan to bring a Mandarin-fluent collaborator to the first conversation.