About Addin
Helping early-stage digital and AI startups connect with global markets and capital.
We believe value-add is what early-stage startups need most. When resources are scarce, a partner who understands you and puts real value into the team makes the whole platform stronger. That is where our name comes from: Add in, and add value to founders.
What we invest in
Addin Ventures is a cross-border seed fund between Taiwan and the US, focused on AI-enabled digital services, data-driven digital transformation and vertical AI startups, primarily those built for the US market, using our resources in Asia to help founders expand there. Fund I has backed 16 companies, nearly 80% of them incorporated in the US. Alongside vertical AI, we hold three to four Physical AI investments, including MetAI and Dream Labs.
- Stage: seed and first institutional rounds
- Themes: vertical AI, AI-enabled B2B services, data-driven digital transformation, Physical AI
- Market: built for the US; teams can be based in Taiwan or the US
- What we add: US customer and partner introductions, next-round investor and corporate VC relationships, Taiwan supply chain and talent, hands-on advice on fundraising and governance
How we think
Investing is a relationship between people
Not just a trade of money for shares. Before we invest, we ask ourselves whether we can support this founder wholeheartedly.
Meet early
We like to meet teams long before any process starts. Relationships built that way are stronger, and we can share our advice sooner.
Grow together
Beyond capital, we want to grow with founders and turn our experience and network into their advantage. That is the Add in spirit.
Open and sharing
Since 2018 we have published our observations and judgments: Brandon's View, VC 101 and Founders Sharing. Judgment written down can be tested, and sharing raises everyone's odds.
Work Hard, Work Smart, Work Together, and Have FUN
Work smart, work with the right people, and enjoy the ride.
How to work with us
If you are using AI to solve a real industry problem and want to grow a B2B business in North America, you will find like-minded, professional partners at Addin Ventures. Send us a one-page deck; no warm intro needed. Within three business days we reply with the questions and thoughts we had after reading it, and if there is a fit, we set up a call.