“Are you an ambitious (startup) company in the Netherlands, aiming for international expansion in Asia? Or are you an ambitious company in Taiwan, aiming for international expansion in Europe? Pitch your company and the innovative products or services you’re offering your clients. Show how beneficial your innovations are for society and how you would use Taiwan / the Netherlands in your plan to expand internationally.”

The WeScale Challenge is an annual pitch competition for startups interested in international expansion via Taiwan & the Netherlands. Each year, the winning startups are awarded with business resources to kickstart their business expansion plan.

In the 2021 edition, 6 startups from Taiwan & the Netherlands will pitch their expansion plans in front of an international jury. The winning companies from the Netherlands will receive the Taiwan Explorer Awards, including access into Taiwan's robust support system for startups. The winning companies from Taiwan will receive free coaching hours and soft-landing resources in Europe, provided by Taiwan Globalization Network, Tiger Accelerator, and partners.

For more information about WeScale Challenge 2021, please visit the official event site.

Note: Before the event date, the online meeting link for attending the event will be sent to each registered participant via email.

Registering to Pitch

Note: This Eventbrite registration is for attending the online WeScale challenge as an audience member.

If you wish to register to pitch your company, please upload your pitchdeck and elaborate on the following criteria using the WeScale Challenge Pitch Registration Form: https://forms.gle/gKof5zVPpvwz3xQY8

The registration deadline for pitching is Nov 7, 2021 (Sunday) at 23:59 CET.

For Dutch startups & scale-ups joining the pitch event, we love to see:

• that you are a business registered in the Netherlands,
• with a proven proposition and you are looking to scale-up;
• and that you have a clear view on what Taiwan (and Asia) can bring for your company – and vice versa.

For Taiwanese startups & scale-ups joining the pitch event, we love to see:

• that you are a business registered in Taiwan,
• with a proven proposition and you are looking to scale-up;
• and that you have a clear view on what the Netherlands (and Europe) can bring for your company – and vice versa.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Taiwan

Taiwan Business Day 2021 is organized as a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Taiwan.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Taiwan is supported by Taiwan’s Small and Medium Enterprise Administration(SMEA), Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA), and activated by the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association (NiEA). During the week between November 8 and November 14, GEW Taiwan highlights numerous Taiwanese startup ecosystem events in an international context, and draws attention to what Taiwan’s startup scene has to offer for international partners.

Crossroads 2021

WeScale Challenge 2021 is organized as a part of Crossroads 2021.

Crossroads 2021 is an umbrella-event organized by Startup Utrecht from 8 – 11 November, during which startups, scaleups, investors, corporates, and various stakeholders in the European startup ecosystem come together to network and engage with each other.

Organizers

• Taiwan Globalization Network-TGN
• Tiger Accelerator
• Startup Utrecht
• Taiwan Business Association (TBA) in The Netherlands, Innovation Committee

Co-Organizers

• Biohub Taiwan
• Biomedical Translation Research Center
• Invest Taiwan
• Startup Terrace
• Sunsino Venture Group
• TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council)
• NiEA (National Innovation & Entrepreneurship Association)

Supported by

• Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
• Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands