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Participate in Pitch Contest to Gain Media Attention and International Connections

The InnoVEX Pitch Contest is open to exhibitors to register free of charge. The organizer invites international investors to be judges, and gathers resources from the government and enterprises as contest rewards.

2025 Winners

How to Register for InnoVEX 2026 Pitch Contest

Eligibility

  • The participating startups must be founded after January 1st, 2018, or be academic or research-based teams planning to establish a company.
  • Participating teams are required to pay the base registration fee of NT$40,000 (exclusive of tax) for Taiwanese teams, or USD 1,350 for overseas teams, via bank transfer (wire transfer) only.
  • InnoVEX 2026 exhibitors are exempt from the registration fee.
  • Finalists must attend the final demo pitch in person in Taiwan on June 4, 2026. Failure to attend will result in forfeiture of eligibility, and no registration fee refund will be issued.

How to Register

  • The deadline is May 5th 23:59 (GMT+8).
  • Online registration only. After logging into My InnoVEX, click on the APPLY FOR PITCH CONTEST button on the front page to register.
  • Registration is considered complete only after clicking "SUBMIT" to submit the registration form by the deadline. In addition, non-exhibitors should upload the payment certificate before the registration deadline to qualify for participation.
2026 Regulations
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2026 Awards

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Grand Prize
(Total value $30,000 USD)

  • $10,000 USD cash prize (tax included)
  • One Shell Scheme booth for InnoVEX 2027
  • InnoVEX Official promotion resources
  • One-on-one matchmaking with VC judges
  • Trophy and certificate
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Future Star Award
(Only for Early Stage Startups)

  • InnoVEX Official promotion resources
  • One-on-one matchmaking with VC judges
  • Trophy and certificate
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KONST Cloud Award
 

  • 6,000 compute credits of NVIDIA L40S PCIe (48GB) GPU resources
  • Technical advisory and onboarding support, including engineering advisory services and cloud technical consulting
  • Co-marketing opportunities and media exposure resources
  • 1 short video interview
  • One-on-one matchmaking with VC judges
  • Trophy and certificate
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NVIDIA Award
(Prioritizing AI Field)

  • Become an NVIDIA Inception program member with access to technical, marketing, and expert support
  • One-on-one meeting opportunity with NVentures
  • Opportunity to be nominated for participating the 2027 NVIDIA GTC AI Conference
  • Opportunity to be recommended to the TAI1 AI Accelerator following mentorship
  • 1 short video interview
  • One-on-one matchmaking with VC judges
  • Trophy and certificate
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Plug and Play Taiwan Award
 

  • $5,000 USD cash prize (tax included)
  • Admission to the Plug and Play Taiwan Accelerator Program, including customized mentorship, at least 10 hours of consultation, corporate and investor matchmaking, consultation hours, and co-marketing exposure
  • 1 short video interview
  • One-on-one matchmaking with VC judges
  • Trophy and certificate
Sponsored by  
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PwC Taiwan's Award
 

  • Join the PwC Taiwan’s startup accelerator “Scale Programme”
  • 6 months customized counseling plan
  • At least 10 counseling hours
  • 1 short video interview
  • One-on-one matchmaking with VC judges
  • Trophy and certificate
Sponsored by  
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Startup Terrace Award
(ST Award)

  • 6-month customized mentorship under the Startup Terrace Industry PoC Program, including corporate connection support and PoC facilitation, plus one-year complimentary co-working seat at Startup Terrace Kaohsiung
  • Exclusive business matchmaking opportunities, priority access to domestic and international exhibitions and investment programs, and joint marketing and media exposure resources
  • 1 short video interview
  • One-on-one matchmaking with VC judges
  • Trophy and certificate
Sponsored by  
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Taiwania Capital Innovation Award

  • $10,000 USD cash prize
  • 1 short video interview
  • One-on-one matchmaking with VC judges
  • Trophy and certificate
Sponsored by  
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Top 15 Finalists Rewards
 

  • Featured profile on the official InnoVEX website
  • Eligibility to participate in the Top 15 VC Matchmaking Session (June 5)
  • Invitation to InnoVEX Night Party (June 3)

⁂The awards will be updated continually. Any additions or changes will be announced on the InnoVEX official website at any time. Please refer to the regulations for the eligibility for the special awards.

2026 Timeline (GMT+8)

  • 1/8   12:00
    Registration Opens
  • 5/5   23:59
    Registration Ends
  • 5/12-5/22
    Preliminaries
  • 5/26
    Announcement of Finalists
  • 6/4
    Finals and Award Ceremony
  • 6/5
    Finalists Meet Up
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