2026 TOP TIER Pitch & Panel

June 2, 2026 13:00-17:30 click to share

InnoVEX Pi Stage

TOP TIER Pitch & Panel is an international innovation initiative jointly organized by the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration (SMESA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER), and Startup Island TAIWAN.
Ten selected deep tech startups will present their innovations at the TOP TIER Demo Pitch at InnoVEX — one of Asia's largest startup exhibitions, held alongside COMPUTEX in Taipei. In addition, the forum will showcase 10 international investors from four countries and feature a panel discussion about Taiwan's deep tech strengths. Join us at InnoVEX!
The 10 selected pitching startups will be announced on May 11, 2026.

Agenda

13:00 - 13:15 Check-in
TOP TIER Pitch & Panel — Taiwan Startups Showcase Registration & Check-in
13:15 - 13:20 Remark
Opening Remarks
13:20 - 13:30 Keynote
Investor Keynote 1 (Simon Lancaster)
Simon Lancaster General Partner, Omni Ventures
13:30 - 13:40 Keynote
Investor Keynote 2 (Kenji Makiguchi)
Kenji Makiguchi Vice President, DG Daiwa Ventures
13:40 - 14:20 Keynote
International Investors Reverse Pitch
Simon Lancaster General Partner, Omni Ventures
Raymond Choong Sitt Keng Investment Partner, Focustech Ventures
Keith Noh Vice President, Hyundai Motor Group
Jessica Huang Pouleur Partner, Openspace Capital
Jeremy Lai Venture Associate, Plug and Play Taiwan
Kaz Higashibata New Business Development Lead, Greater China, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Yoshio Morishita Expert, Global Business Planning Dept., TIS Inc.
Kenji Makiguchi Vice President, DG Daiwa Ventures
Dennis Lee General Partner, Sustainable Impact Capital SV
Wilson Khoo Director, Head of co-pace APAC excluding Mainland China, AUMOVIO SE
14:25 - 14:30 Remark
Remarks by Government Official
14:30 - 14:35 Photo
Group Photo
14:35 - 15:35 Pitch
Startup Demo Pitches (10 startups × 3 min pitch + 3 min Q&A)
15:35 - 15:50 Intermission
Intermission / Set up
15:50 - 17:00 Matchmaking
One on One Matchmaking

Speakers

Dennis Lee's photo

Dennis Lee

Sustainable Impact Capital SV

Jeremy Lai's photo

Jeremy Lai

Plug and Play Taiwan

Jessica Huang Pouleur's photo

Jessica Huang Pouleur

Openspace Capital

Kaz Higashibata's photo

Kaz Higashibata

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Keith Noh's photo

Keith Noh

Hyundai Motor Group

Kenji Makiguchi's photo

Kenji Makiguchi

DG Daiwa Ventures

Raymond Choong Sitt Keng's photo

Raymond Choong Sitt Keng

Focustech Ventures

Simon Lancaster's photo

Simon Lancaster

Omni Ventures

Wilson Khoo's photo

Wilson Khoo

AUMOVIO SE