Taiwan Startups Shine on the Global Stage｜SWITCH 2025 Highlights

The three-day Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH 2025) concluded successfully, with the Taiwan Startup Delegation co-led by the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau (HSP) and the Asia Pacific Accelerator Network (AAN). Showcasing strengths across AI, Deep Tech, biotech, and telecommunications, the delegation combined exhibition presence, on-stage pitches, investor matchmaking, and ecosystem engagement to amplify Taiwan’s visibility and collaboration momentum.

Delegation and focus areas

• Organizers: Hsinchu Science Park Bureau (HSP), Asia Pacific Accelerator Network (AAN)

• Participating startups (alphabetical): Anivance AI, EndoSemio, LTM, MetaRosetta, Morale AI, Phasetrum, ST Medical, Tenfold AI

• Domains: AI, biotechnology, telecommunications, meta-lens and frontier deep-tech

Program highlights

• Taiwan–Singapore Innovation Connect: Practical strategies for Southeast Asia market entry, regulations, and localization with insights from Singapore-based venture experts.

• Visit to NTUitive (NTU’s innovation and enterprise arm): Exchanges on technology transfer, academia-industry collaboration, commercialization, and incubation practices.

• Plug and Play APAC Summit: Dedicated booth presence and pitch opportunities to directly engage global investors, CVCs, and industry partners.

• Startup SG @ SWITCH: Co-exhibited with Startup Island TAIWAN, connecting with 30+ national pavilions and international ecosystem partners.

Publicly shareable outcomes

• Visibility and stage time: Multiple investor and corporate pitch slots secured, highlighting Taiwan’s strengths in AI, Deep Tech, and MedTech applications and business models.

• Matchmaking and collaborations: Follow-up pipelines established with investors, accelerators, and corporates across PoC discussions, co-development, channel partnerships, and market landing.

• Competition recognition: Phasetrum, mentored by AAN, advanced from over 6,800 global competitors to the SWITCH main stage, earning Slingshot Top 3 Domain Winner and Global Top 12 honors—showcasing Taiwan’s deep-tech excellence.

▲Phasetrum enters the Global Top 12 of Switch 

▲AAN with Phaserum CEO

▲Startup Station Plug & Play APAC Summit Stage

AAN’s role and support

• Pre-departure readiness: Pitch refinement, investor messaging, and market/regulatory briefing.

• Global network orchestration: Curated connections with Singapore and APAC accelerators, VCs, and corporates; scheduled matchmakings and exposure touchpoints.

• On-site and post-event follow-through: Investor/corporate pipeline tracking, cross-border collaboration facilitation, and market-landing guidance.

SWITCH 2025 demonstrated the international competitiveness of Taiwan’s startups, especially in deep-tech applications and commercialization. AAN will continue leveraging global partnerships, accelerator networks, and strategic mentorship to help Taiwan startups scale confidently across markets and keep Taiwan Innovation in the global spotlight.