台灣新創競技場 TSS Money Talks
進軍全球，邁步向「錢」
時序入秋，台灣新創競技場邀集全球知名創投公司齊聚台北，深入剖析創業初期募資問題並分享務實建議。這場如何「錢」進全球的盛會，您一定不能錯過！
來自Andreessen Horowitz、Enspire Capital、Plug & Play Ventures、SparkLabs Global Ventures，以及 Quest Venture Partners等矽谷創投公司的投資專家，即將於10月下旬抵台，不僅要與您分享他們的專業，更要幫助您的團隊點火起飛！本次的講者均為實績卓著的合夥人：Alireza Masrour不僅慧眼獨具，更擁有與上千個新創團隊接觸的經驗；陳梅陵(Connie Chan)擅長在消費類科技中挖掘大創意(Connie臨時因故不克出席，將遠距參與)；Jimmy Kim擅長經營物聯網平台；曾任職於Google的Maarten't Hooft則是科技專家；Tom Chiu則厚積20餘年經驗，遍及新創公司、天使投資、中小企業與大型企業
注意事項：
- 演講全程以英文進行
- 票券完成付款手續後恕不受理退費。
- 主辦單位保留變更活動內容之權利。
- Partner tickets：此種票券申請須由合作夥伴推薦並於ACCUPASS註冊，待TSS收到申請後，會在一個工作日後以信件通知您票券申請結果。
台灣新創競技場 (Taiwan Startup Stadium, TSS) 是一個坐落於台北市的國際科技新創工作園區, 將容納數十家台灣本土創業團隊以及外國來台設立公司之新創團隊入駐，建構台灣科技創新、創意與國際化的新興生態圈。欲了解台灣新創競技場詳情，請至：http://www.startupstadium.tw
TSS Money Talks by Taiwan Startup Stadium
Go Global! Money Matters !
Taiwan Startup Stadium invites world renowned VCs to Taipei this fall, bringing together valuable insights and pragmatic tips in early stage startup funding. This is your chance to hear all about the fundraising game directly from key venture capital influencers!
Seasoned investors from Andreessen Horowitz, Enspire Capital, Plug & Play Ventures, SparkLabs Global Ventures, and Quest Venture Partners will share their extensive financial expertise, giving you the edge your team needs to stand out in the competitive startup industry. Our illustrious lineup includes:
- Alireza Masrour of Plug & Play Ventures, who has reviewed more than 19,000 startups throughout his career
- Connie Chan of Andreessen Horowitz, with excellent insights in searching for big ideas in consumer technology (Connie is unable to attend in person suddenly, she will remote participation)
- Maarten 't Hooft of Quest Venture Partners, whose Google background lends him an engineer’s perspective to venture capital
- Jimmy Kim of SparkLabs Global Ventures, with excellent insights into the IoT ecosystem
- Tom Chiu of Enspire Capital, who brings 20+ years of experience in angel investing and working with medium and large corporations
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity !
Please note:
- Refunds will not be issued after the payment process has been completed.
- Event host reserves the right to alter the program content as needed.
- All sessions will be conducted in English.
- Partner tickets are available by pre-arrangement only.
Taiwan Startup Stadium (TSS), one of the coolest startup clusters in Asia, is located in downtown Taipei. Under the mission to internationalize the Taiwan tech startup ecosystem, TSS will serve as home base to dozens of Taiwan-based startups with both Taiwanese and international founders who are working to grow their businesses globally. About Taiwan Startup Stadium: http://www.startupstadium.tw
Organizers Startup Partners
講者介紹 Speakers
Alireza Masrour / Managing Partner at Plug & Play Ventures
Alireza掌管Plug and Play風險投資部門的投資以及投資評估構面(due diligence)，負責支援該公司的投資以及風險投資夥伴。Alireza主導並管理超過100筆Plug and Play旗下風險投資與Amidzad Partners的投資組合公司。2008年迄今，與超過4,500位入門創業家會面，審核過超過19,000間新創公司。專長包括：透過分享頂尖實務來節省客戶時間、打造新創公司、絕佳的投資評估構面能力與研究分析技巧。
Alireza is in charge of Investment and due diligence for Plug and Play’s venture arm where he is responsible for supporting the firm’s investment and venture capital partners. Leading the Investment and Managing 100+ Plug & Play Ventures / Amidzad Partners Portfolio Companies. Met with over 4500 Startups 1o1 and reviewed over 19,000 start ups since 2008. Specialties: Saving your time by sharing the best practices, Building Startup, Exceptional due diligence, research and analytical skills.
Connie Chan 陳梅陵 / Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (Connie臨時因故不克出席，將遠距參與)
陳梅陵是美國矽谷創投公司Andreessen Horowitz的合夥人，其專注於消費類技術領域的早期階段風投項目，並負責建立和維護該公司的亞太區關係。此前，Connie帶領惠普Palm公司的在華業務發展以及市場營銷工作，並負責管理webOS操作系統的應用程序搜索目錄（App Catalog）、開發人員門戶以及Facebook移動應用程序的創建。在Palm之前，Connie擔任美國矽谷私募集金Elevation Partners的創始資深投資經理，為該擁有18億美元管理資產的基金研究並分析高科技、媒體及娛樂領域的投資項目。 Connie畢業於史丹佛大學，於四年之內獲得經濟學學士學位以及管理科學及工程的碩士學位。
Connie Chan is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she focuses on finding great entrepreneurs with big ideas in consumer tech. Previously, Connie led business development and marketing efforts for HP Palm in China. At Palm, she also launched the App Catalog, developer portal and the Facebook application for webOS. Prior to HP Palm, she worked as a founding Senior Associate at Elevation Partners, a $1.8 billion media and entertainment private equity firm, where she fell in love with the consumer Internet and mobile space. Connie graduated from Stanford University with a MS in Management Science & Engineering, and a BA in Economics.
Jimmy Kim / Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Global Ventures
Jimmy Kim是SparkLabs Global Ventures以及韓國創業加速器SparkLabs的合夥人與共同創辦人，同時也是N3N公司的總裁與共同創辦人，該公司經營物聯網平台，是全球第一間獲得Cisco投資的物聯網公司。許多財星500大企業(Fortune 500)與政府機構都是N3N的客戶，包括三星電子、POSCO、新加坡港、The North Face、現代汽車等。
此前，他擔任過Nexonova的執行長，該公司是韓國著名遊戲廠商Nexon Corp的子公司，專門開發社群遊戲。在加入Nexonova之前，他是Nexon的執行副總裁，並負責該公司的入口網站(www.nexon.com市值約80億美元)與網路服務。Nexon是知名的線上遊戲公司，代表作包括《楓之谷》(Maple Story)、《地下城與勇士》(Dungeon and Fighter)、《黑色風暴》(Combat Arms)，以及《跑跑卡丁車》(Kart Rider)等。該公司目前提供超過20款遊戲，全球玩家總數約達3億，遍及60餘國。
Jimmy曾是線上遊戲設計公司Studio Ex的創始投資人與合約顧問，該公司後來於2012年被迪士尼併購。Jimmy也是一名受歡迎的講師，講題主要為線上遊戲和科技，曾受邀於許多活動中演講，包括LeWeb、Ad:Tech以及Web 2.0 Expo等。他擁有美國西北大學生醫工程學士學位，於韓國高等科技研究院(KAIST)取得生醫工程碩士學位，並在美國史丹佛大學企管研究所完成高階管理課程。
Jimmy Kim is Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Global Ventures. He is also a Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs, a startup accelerator in Korea. Jimmy is Co-founder and President of N3N, an IoT platform company and Cisco’s first global IoT investment. They service numerous Fortune 500 companies and governments, such as Samsung Electronics, POSCO, Port of Singapore, The North Face, and Hyundai Motors. He previously served as N3N’s CEO.
Previously, Jimmy was CEO of Nexonova, a game development studio of Nexon Corp that specializes in Social Network Games. Prior to Nexonova, Jimmy served as Executive Vice President of Nexon Corp, and Head of Nexon’s Portal (www.nexon.com, market cap: $8 billion) and Web Services. Nexon is one of the most successful online gaming providers, with games such as Maple Story, Dungeon and Fighter, Combat Arms, and Kart Rider. Nexon services over 20 games across 60 countries to an audience of 300 million.
Jimmy was the founding investor and active deal adviser of Studio Ex, an online gaming studio that was acquired by Disney in 2012. Jimmy is sought-after speaker on online gaming and technology and has spoken at various conference such as LeWeb, Ad:Tech, and Web 2.0 Expo. Jimmy received his B.S. in Bio-medical Engineering from Northwestern University, and also a M.S. in Bio-medical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Jimmy also completed the Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business’s Executive Management Program.
Maarten't Hooft / Managing Partner at Quest Venture Partners
Maarten spent over 6 years at Google with 4 of those years on the Android team. On the Android team he was responsible for the European launch of the G1 (first Android phone), and was the technical program manager for the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 7 devices. Maarten has a Bachelors of Engineering in Electronics and brings to QVP over 12 years experience within Silicon Valley. Maarten has been working in, and advising, both start-ups and large companies. Prior to joining Google, Maarten was working at Mercury software focusing on server side performance tuning, optimization and monitoring.
Tom Chiu / Venture Partner at Enspire Capital
Tom Chiu為天使投資人/投資合夥人/顧問/導師；指導過SparkLabs、Plug And Play、史丹佛大學商學院、卡內基美隆大學、加州大學柏克萊分校創新創業與科技中心，以及聖塔克拉拉大學的創業學程。擅長成果導向的業務發展，擁有超過20年經驗，橫跨新創企業、中小企業、大型企業；在全球業務發展，以及行動領域的軟體與專利授權累積15年資歷；國際企業與銷售經驗，曾在上海工作四年；經常於新創論壇或MBA課程擔任講師，包括史丹佛大學、卡內基美隆大學，以及聖塔克拉拉大學；PADI進階開放水域潛水員資格。在物聯網、行動、商務、虛實整合、消費性電子、嵌入軟體等領域擁有豐厚經驗。專長包括：新創公司、業務發展與合夥關係、策略規劃與開發、行動軟體、智財授權、產品創新、科技應用實踐、B2B銷售、無線領域、行動多媒體、策略夥伴關係、風險投資、天使基金等。
- Angel investor/Venture Partner/advisor/mentor. Mentor at SparkLabs, PlugAndPlay, Stanford GSB, Carnegie Mellon University, UC Berkeley CET and Santa Clara University Entrepreneurship Program.
- Result driven business development professional with 20+ years of experience at startups, medium and large corporations.
- 15 years of global business development and software and patent license in mobile space.
- International business and sales experience. Working abroad in Shanghai for 4 years.
- Frequent speaker and panelist at startup forums and MBA classes (Stanford, CMU, Santa Clara University).
- PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver.
Extensive experience in IoT, mobile, commerce, O2O, cloud, consumer electronics and embedded software.Specialties: Start-up experience. Business development and partnership. Strategy planning and deployment. Mobile software/Intellectual property licensing Product innovation, technology realization. B2B Sales, Wireless, Mobile Multimedia, Strategic Partnerships, VC/Angel funding.
主持人介紹 Moderator
Edward Chyau / Managing Director at KAMIA and Managing Partner at Mesh Ventures
Edward為KAMIA 的董事經理人以及 Mesh Ventures管理合夥人。來自各領域的工程、設計以及金融的多元背景和經驗，也曾帶領許多新創公司加速成長以及創造佳績。他也曾經跨越各種領域創業成功，也擁有並連結著台灣、中國以及美國的各方資源。
Edward is the Managing Director at KAMIA and Managing Partner at Mesh Ventures. He leverages his experience in engineering, design, and finance to accelerate the growth of early-stage companies. He has helped build companies across multiple industries, connecting resources from Taiwan, China, and the US.
