Austin Yu

Playground Global is an early-stage deep tech venture capital firm investing in technical founders to transform ambitious ideas into high-impact businesses. We help build companies at the earliest stages, leveraging our engineering expertise and commitment to founders taking scientific and technological risks. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Playground invests in areas like next-generation computing, automation, energy transition, and engineered biology. Our portfolio includes pioneering companies such as PsiQuantum, MosaicML (acq. by Databricks), d-Matrix, Agility Robotics, Ultima Genomics, and Strand Therapeutics. Learn more at www.playground.vc

Taiwania Capital is a venture capital firm founded in August 2017 by the National Development Fund of the Executive Yuan along with private enterprises. As of now, Taiwania Capital manages 8 funds and focuses on investing in early to growth-stage technology and biotech startups in Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, Southeast Asia and Central East Europe. Its mission is to connect Taiwans robust tech and biotech ecosystems with global innovations, providing resources to its portfolio companies to enhance their growth and market penetration.

MESH is an electronics-focused fund. Electronics underpin the momentum of global advancement, acting as the catalyst that ignites transformative progress across diverse sectors. Our unique relationship with the leading companies in the electronics industry, ranging from foundries to ODMs, enable us to help our portfolio companies capture opportunities and address challenges.