
Monday, 2025 · 6:00 PM TST · Zoom
Startup Funding in Taiwan: How to Raise Money with VCs


Elias Ek, Gaviann Tseng, Erdinc Ekinci
Gaviann Tseng is a venture investor and startup ecosystem contributor serving as Series A Investor at Glassbox Technologies. His work gives him a close view of the milestones, metrics, market evidence, and team capabilities investors evaluate as companies transition from seed stage toward institutional growth capital. Gaviann brings an investor perspective on Series A readiness, fundraising strategy, growth expectations, and how founders can identify and communicate the evidence that their business is ready to scale. The role provides direct exposure to how investors assess teams, markets, differentiation, traction, and a company’s ability to grow beyond its initial market. In practice, that perspective connects founder quality, market evidence, investment fit, and the long-term work required to build a company that investors can continue supporting. Gaviann is particularly relevant to conversations around fundraising readiness, investor decision-making, venture-scale growth, and the signals that help founders build conviction with capital partners.