Dr. Pehong Chen 陳丕宏博士
Founder & Chairman of BroadVision Group 美商宏道資訊創辦人暨董事長
Dr. Pehong Chen is Founder & Chairman of BroadVision Group (BVG), a private asset management firm focusing on funding, incubating, and operating cutting-edge business ventures globally across artificial intelligence, cleantech, cloudtech, fintech, healthtech, medtech, biotech, and other innovative technology domains. BVG’s mission is create and nurture unique solutions through digital transformation, delivering compelling growth and profitability for businesses as well as happier work and healthier life for the people they serve.
Previously, Dr. Chen was CEO of BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: BVSN), a highly-recognized pioneer in e-commerce, content management, and business social networking platform solutions, which he founded in 1993 and took public in 1996. At its peak, BVSN market cap exceeded $25 billion in 2000. For more than 25 years, BVSN has empowered thousands of enterprises worldwide to successfully transform and profitably operate their businesses digitally through high-output collaboration internally and high-touch engagement externally. BVSN was acquired by private equity firm ESW Capital in May 2020.
陳丕宏博士為美商宏道資訊BroadVision(Nasdaq: BVSN) 創辦人暨董事長。美國商業週刊(Business Week)將他譽為「全球最有影響力的25位電子商務領袖」之一。陳丕宏博士作為一位先驅者，致力於推動各領域的創新解決方案，例如: 一對一的個人化服務、知識管理、電子商務、電子金融、企業社群平台、整合溝通協作……等。在1993年成立BroadVision之前，陳丕宏博士曾擔任Sybase的多媒體技術副總裁，專職於多媒體互動技術。此外，陳博士也曾創辦並擔任Gain Technology總裁，Gain Technology之後於1992年被Sybase併購(自2011年起為SAP AG旗下的一個部門)。在矽谷成功故事中，陳丕宏博士不曾缺席。過去25年間，他創辦並經營兩間成功的企業軟體公司，同時資助許多創業者。1993年，他提供創業資金給客戶關係管理(CRM)系統的全球領導廠商Siebel Systems (於2005年被Oracle併購)。陳博士也曾作為中國最大入口網站與微博服務－中國新浪(Nasdaq:SINA)的天使投資人，並自1998年起擔任獨立董事一職。近期，他同時是以下幾家成功企業的董事之一: 中國最大企業軟體廠商－用友(SSE: 600688)、中國軟體外包領導企業－文思海輝技術有限公司(Nasdaq: PACT)、全球性的網路安全管理解決方案領導廠商－Fortinet(Nasdaq: PACT)。
David Chou 周宏雋
Asia Pacific Partner of Seraph Group Seraph 亞太區合夥人
David has completed 60+ cross border transactions with a total transaction amount of USD 9+ billion: (1) angel, venture capital, & private equity investment and (2) merger & acquisition, listing, fund raising, & business facilitation. He has acted as a financial and strategic consultant to 500+ companies in the US, Greater China, Europe, Israel, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The funds David managed are earliest investor of 10 unicorns including Alibaba (91x returns; first ever institutional investor), Boom Supersonic (50+x unrealized returns), and Life 360 (44x returns) out of 5,000+ deals evaluated. David received his MBA from Columbia University in New York and bachelor degree from National Taiwan University.
周宏雋完成60多項跨境 (1) 天使投資、創投私募、股權基金投資 及 (2) 企業倂購、募資、上市、 SPAC、商務合作 交易案，總金額90+億美元。他曾評估大中華地區及美、亞、歐等地五千多個投資案件，管理的基金是十家獨角獸最早/早期投資者，如阿里巴巴 (第一個機構投資者；91倍回報)、Boom (超音速飛機公司；50+倍回報；尚未出售)等。他曾擔任臺灣、中國大陸、香港、美國、歐洲、日本、韓國、以色列、東南亞、印度等地五百多家公司之策略及財務顧問。周先生為紐約哥倫比亞大學MBA及臺灣大學學士。
Event overview
2024 is a year of technological breakthroughs, with generative AI along with various new applications and dazzling gadget, countless opportunities for disrupters are emerging. Startups should adapt to these trends and grasp the latest opportunities to meet the demands. Taiwan, playing a crucial role in the technology supply chain, witnesses numerous startups eagerly preparing to showcase their capabilities in the international market. Therefore, how should startups prepare themselves with a Global Mindset? In the United States, whether establishing a presence or hiring talent, daily expenses can soar, making it essential to devise appropriate landing plans, which can be pivotal to success or failure.
Taking advantage of the visit of the renowned startup angel investor group, Seraph Group, we are hosting a tea gathering. We've invited investors with extensive international investment experience to share their success stories and advices for startups going global. Additionally, Seraph sees opportunities for Taiwan startups in this wave of technological advancement, what resources could they provide for Taiwan startups in their international endeavors? Come join us for a relaxing afternoon in the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park and enjoy networking over cups of freshly brewed Taiwanese tea.
2024年是科技爆發的一年，許多矽谷最新科技趨勢及發展，可以看到新創們大展身手推出各式產品服務搶攻新一波消費升級的市場。在科技供應鏈扮演關鍵角色的台灣，也可以觀察到許多新創都摩拳擦掌想在國際市場一展身手。為此，新創應該如何準備好自己的Global Mindset？在美國無論落地、或雇用商拓人才都產生高昂的日常開銷，又該如何制定恰當的落地規劃都成為成敗的關鍵。
本次茶會趁著矽谷知名創業天使團體 Seraph Group 來台期間，邀請深具國際投資經驗的投資人們，來跟大家聊聊他們過去的投資經驗、成功案例，同時Seraph在這波科技浪潮看到了台灣新創哪些機會？又將能提供哪些資源協助台灣新創走向國際？
