About UMC Capital
UMC Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. It is primarily based out of Taipei, Taiwan. As of Jan 2025, UMC Capital is an active investor, having invested in 133 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Semiconductors and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it led the $220M Series B round of Silicon Box along with TDK Ventures. This round also saw participation from and other investors.
Overall, UMC Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 29 IPOs and 31 acquisitions including key companies like Appier, MobileIron and MaxLinear. A lot of funds co-invest with UMC Capital, with names like TransLink Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
UMC Capital has team of 10 people including 3 partners.
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UMC Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
UMC Capital has invested in 133 companies over the last 24 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 2 investments, while as of Jan 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in UVEye and most recent follow-on round was in SiLC Technologies.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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UMC Capital's Investment Trends by Stage
UMC Capital has made 16 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $42.3M, 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.6M and 10 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $16M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 16 |
Series A | 10 |
Series C | 10 |
Series E | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Others | 2 |
UMC Capital's Investment Trends by Sector
UMC Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Semiconductors, Enterprise Infrastructure and Auto Tech. Notably, it has invested in 97 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 89 Tech companies, 34 Tech hardware companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 13 |
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Semiconductors | 11 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 8 |
Auto Tech | 5 |
Others | 37 |
UMC Capital's Investment Trends by Geography
UMC Capital has made most investments in Taiwan (46), followed by United States where it has made 43 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 25 |
China | 7 |
Taiwan | 3 |
Japan | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
Others | 3 |
UMC Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by UMC Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 29, 2025 | United States | Series E | $41M | Woven Capital [+4] | |
Jul 16, 2024 | United States | Series B | $75M | ||
Jan 09, 2024 | Singapore | Series B | $220M | ||
Nov 15, 2023 | United States | Series B | $25M | Hokuyo Automatic [+7] | |
Jun 28, 2023 | United States | Series B | $26M | SDF [+3] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in UMC Capital's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Developer of chiplet interconnection products | 2021 | Singapore | Series B | juzgump |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in UMC Capital's Portfolio
Here are UMC Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 20, 2023 | - | - | - | |
Aug 18, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Apr 12, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Mar 30, 2021 | Nov 03, 2015 | Series B | $23M | |
May 09, 2018 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in UMC Capital's Portfolio
Here are UMC Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 16, 2022 | May 06, 2016 | Series B | $12.5M | |
May 06, 2021 | Jul 25, 2016 | Series A | Undisclosed | |
May 04, 2021 | Jun 19, 2007 | Series E | $10M | |
Oct 07, 2020 | - | - | - | |
Sep 28, 2020 | Jan 23, 2014 | Series F | $59.8M |
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Team profile of UMC Capital
UMC Capital has a team of 10 membersÌýincluding 3 Partners and 7 PrincipalsÌýlocated in Taiwan. UMC Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in UMC Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Taipei | - | ||
Partner | Taipei | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | - | |
Principal | Taipei | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Hsinchu | - | ||
Principal | Taiwan | - | ||
Principal | Taiwan | - |
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Over the past 24 years, 338 investors have co-invested in UMC Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before UMC Capital:ÌýSierra Ventures, Storm Ventures and 127 others have invested in rounds before UMC Capital. There are 3 companies where Sierra Ventures has invested before UMC Capital and 2 companies where Storm Ventures has invested before UMC Capital.
- Top Co-investors of UMC Capital:Ìý134 investors entered a company along with UMC Capital. These include investors like TransLink Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after UMC Capital:ÌýA total of 75 investors have invested in UMC Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (1 company), (1 company) and EDBI (1 company).
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