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TAIPEI, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

To strengthen Taiwan startups' international reputation, on top of the national

startup brand Startup Island TAIWAN, the National Development Council (NDC)

launched the NEXT BIG project. Together, the startup communities and industry

key opinion leaders jointly nominated nine startups to become NEXT BIG

representatives. Taiwan hopes to drive more innovation with NEXT BIG leading

the way and showcasing Taiwan's endless entrepreneurial energy.

The nine NEXT BIG are:

-CoolBitX: founded in 2014, CoolBitX is committed to blockchain security

technology's innovation and development. They produced the world's first cold

wallet "CoolWallet" and provided tailor-made software services for the product

Sygna Bridge, simplifying the compliance process while allowing dealers to

comply with the anti-money laundering regulations in various countries.

-Greenvines: established in 2011, Greenvines is a skincare brand, also the

third B corp in Taiwan. It is also the only B corp in Asia that has won the

"Best for the World" environmental award for five consecutive years. Relying on

science and sustainability, they discarded more than 2,700 non-essential

ingredients and streamlined the daily skincare routine, making it a sustainable

practice.

-Gogoro: established in 2011, Gogoro is a leading smart electric scooter, moped

and motorcycle brand in Taiwan. They've gained national recognition since their

first product, making their products the new generation of environmentally

friendly automotive vehicles. Having recently signed a contract with Hero®

MotoCorp Ltd., a leading motorcycle brand in India, they hope to develop

electric motorcycle blueprints in the two countries and to establish the

collaboration as a model for global electric motorcycle development.

-iKala: established in 2011, iKala's mission is "AI Empowerment". They provide

AI-driven solutions for companies to achieve business transformation,

acceleration, and creation of new business models. They currently provide

services to more than 400 companies and 15,000 advertisers and brand owners

across 8 countries in Asia.

-KKday: established in 2014, KKday has become Asia's largest in-depth travel

e-commerce platform covering more than 30,000 itineraries in 92 countries, and

550 cities around the world. They have received US$75 million of C round

investment from Cool Japan Fund, National Development Fund, CDIB Capital Group,

Darwin Venture, and others.

-KDAN MOBILE: established in 2009, KDAN MOBILE provides enterprise cloud

solutions. Their products have already achieved more than 200 million downloads

and have accumulated more than 10 million registered members worldwide. 65% of

their users are based in Europe and America. They are devoted to helping

enterprises create mobile offices.

-Pinkoi: established in 2011, Pinkoi is the leading design e-commerce platform

in Asia, helping more design brands to enter the international market. By

providing digital transformation online, and brand experience offline, they

continue to make an impact on the current and future generations of designers.

-17LIVE: established in 2015, 17LIVE is the largest live streaming platform in

Asia. Starting from Taiwan, it has expanded to Japan, Hong Kong, Southeast

Asia, the United States and other regional markets. It combines AI and machine

learning technology applications to provide more authentic, zero time

difference streaming services.

-91APP: established in 2013, 91APP is the first to provide Online Merge Offline

(OMO) new retail software cloud service in Taiwan. They provide three

self-developed retail software clouds, helping brands to quickly enter the

e-commerce market. In May this year, it became the first SaaS company listed in

Taiwan, with a market value exceeding NT$40 billion.

Startup Island TAIWAN is the national startup brand co-created by the NDC and

the startup communities. Its primary goal is to promote Taiwan's

entrepreneurial ecosystem and to assist startups in expanding to international

markets. Going forward, the brand will continue to bring the startup

communities together to enhance Taiwan's visibility to the world as the

"Startup Island". For more information, please follow Startup Island TAIWAN on

its social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startupislandtw/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupislandtw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupisland.tw/

Source: Startup Island TAIWAN

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Taiwan’s endless entrepreneurial energy