CDIB Capital Group (CDIB), the venture capital and private equity arm of China Development Financial (CDF, TWSE: 2883), shared entrepreneurship insight with more than 200 students from 10 countries plus in the first GIS (Global Initiatives Symposium in Taiwan) Taiwan 2021 held by the National Taiwan University at the end of January.
CDIB Capital Innovation Accelerator (CCIA), part of CDIB, was invited to share industry insight into startups dos and don’ts in the first international student academic forum in Taiwan. In the forum, CCIA passed down its diverse experience in startup incubation to inspire students to make contributions to the world through entrepreneurship.
The GIS Taiwan 2021, with the focus on “Reset the Mindset,” gathered students to propose innovative solutions to address world problems via technology or business approaches.
As generation-Z has been paying more attention to corporate sustainability in recent years, CDF has teamed up with CCIA to leverage the Group’s 60 years of experience as a venture capital investor to further its social impact through supporting startups as well as social enterprises.
CDIB launched the Innovation Accelerator Fund of NT$1.29bn to invest in the cloud, internet of things (IoT), mobile internet, and next-generation e-commerce. With the focus to build up a startup ecosystem, CCIA was founded to provide a one-stop startup consulting and resource-sharing platform. CCIA has also worked closely with its corporate strategic partners, such as LINE and Qualcomm to mentor startups for future growth.
