UMC Capital is an evergreen venture capital firm based in Taipei, Taiwan with offices located in Sunnyvale, California and Shanghai, China. UMC Capital was founded in 2001 and is the fully owned subsidiary of United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a semiconductor foundry which provides advanced IC production for applications spanning every major sector of the electronics industry. The firm seeks to invest in semiconductors, automotive related, industrial automation and digital health sectors.
By leveraging the resources of UMC and its affiliates, UMC Capital is well positioned to deliver significant strategic values to startup companies.
The mission and objectives of UMC Capital are: identifying innovative technologies, forming mutually productive relationships with entrepreneurs, exploring and expanding emerging and applications, and earning financial returns for the parent company UMC.
Investment
UMC Capital has made investments in NextInput, AtScale, Cerebrex, CNEX Labs, Alpine Data Labs, FangCloud Technology, EZTABLE, SwiftStack, Thismoment, Glympse and Cloudwords.
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Funded Companies
MaxLinear is a Carlsbad, California-based semiconductor company.
SandForce is a Milpitas, California-based enterprise software company.
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People
Alex Shen
Vice President
Anita Chao
Senior Director
Athena Cheng
Employee
Christie Hung
Vice President
Cindy Cheng
Professional Accountant
DJ Lung
Vice President
Grad Liu
Vice President
James Yen
Vice President
Jane Tien
CFO
Jeanne Kuo
Legal Counsel
Joe Zhuo
Vice President
Kevin Demin Yang
Employee
Kris Peng
President
Mei Ching Wu
Director
Rachel Liu
Senior Director
Roman Zastavniy
Employee
Shun Wen Lin
Professional Accountant
Steve Pan
Director
Ting Huan Chiang
Executive Assistant
Winnie Chen
Vice President
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