SparkLabs Taipei Investor Series - Angels: Deal or No Deal!

What do angel investors look for in early-stage startups and what exactly is the angel investment process? Event will be conducted in Chinese.

In “Angels: Deal or No Deal,” we have invited some active angel investors to share more about:
Their angel investing strategies
Where they find their deals
How they evaluate startups.

Hear them share real life experiences
Startups they decided to invest in and what motivated their decisions.
Startups they decided to pass on and what made them not invest.

Learn more about the mindset and philosophy behind some of these angel investors and how they make their decisions!

Agenda:
18:00 - 18:05 | Registration
18:05 - 19:10 | Angel Investor Sharing Session
Ø Investment Strategies
Ø How angels evaluate startups
Ø Real case examples
19:10 - 19:20 | Open Q&A
19:20 - 19:30 | Closing Remarks / End of Sharing Session
19:30 - 20:30 | Office Hours 1:1 Matching for Selected Startups*

*Please register online to be considered for 1:1 Office Hours: https://bit.ly/SLT_InvestorSeries_Angels
You will be notified if you are selected for 1:1 on May 26.

Featured Speakers:
Paul Wu | GMobi, Co-Founder & CEO
Paul Wu is the CEO of GMobi (General Mobile). Founded in 2011 in response to the huge demand for mobile device services in emerging markets, GMobi created Go2Reach, a service providing turn key solution, including Reach OTA (firmware over the air), Reach Push (Push campaign), Reach Analytics (Data Analysis), Reach Payment (global billing network), and apps recommendation (Reach Recommend). These services assist enterprises to build up all software content and allow app developers to expand to the target market in a timely fashion. Paul received his MBA degree from Netherlands Rotterdam School of Management and a bachelor degree in Agri-Economics at National Taiwan University

Kurt Chen | Orion Venture Partners, Managing Partner
With 18 years of experience in investment banking, Kurt's areas of expertise include venture investments and M&A. Kurt is the Managing Partner at Orion Venture Partners, an investment firm focusing on TMT, new media, AI & Data driven tech, and conventional industries. With experiences in Lehman Brothers and Nomura, he is experienced in structuring financing and M&A projects in Greater China. Before Orion, he was a partner at Seeds of Innovation, a private investment company focused on early stage investment.