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UMC Capital
Corporate VC · Taipei, Taiwan · Asia Pacific
UMC Capital is a corporate venture capital firm established in 2001 and wholly owned by United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a global semiconductor foundry. It manages a evergreen fund structure, provides venture investment advisory services, and invests through strategic cooperation, investment and M&A from offices in the United States, China and Taiwan.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordssemiconductorshigh techaiotstrategic investmentmergers and acquisitions
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Or find every investor that fitsUMC Capital lists 23 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (29%), Industrial & Manufacturing (22%) and Consumer (11%). 44% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Grove Ventures, Translink Capital and EDBI.
Counts come from funding rounds that name UMC Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not UMC Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 23. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundUMC Capital does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 67% |
| Growth | 33% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 64th | 27 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 59th | 4% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 48th | 29% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 29% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 22% | 7% |
| Consumer | 11% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 9% | 4% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 9% | 1% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 7% | 1% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 4% | 6% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Grove Ventures | 3 |
| Translink Capital | 3 |
| EDBI | 2 |
| Next Gear Ventures | 2 |
| Alchimia Investments | 1 |
| Alter Venture Partners | 1 |
| Atlantic Bridge | 1 |
| Bosch Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2191%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company29%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare UMC Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with UMC Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Series B | |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Series B |
Round details for UMC Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in UMC Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
23 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appier provides AI solutions to help businesses grow along the customer journey | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Artery Technology produces microcontrollers, including 32-bit models and related development tools and software. | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| AtScale provides a universal semantic layer for AI and analytics. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops software for autonomous navigation and perception using 4D predictive perception technology | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | |||
| eJoule fundamentally transforms the process of manufacturing materials for high-nickel, high-capacity Lithium-Ion batteries. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Fortemedia develops voice processing software and hardware for various applications, including mobile computing, automotive, and smart home devices. | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| HyperLight develops and manufactures optical networking products, including photonic integrated circuits and modulators, for datacenter and telecom applications | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Jun 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| MA-tek provides testing and analysis services for various industries, including semiconductor, LED, and biomedical fields. | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Multibeam partners with leading device makers to push the boundaries of what is possible in advanced IC production and accelerate chip innovation for a variety of rapidly growing applications. | Industrial & ManufacturingRobotics & Hardware | Jul 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Portfolio page | ||||
| NeuroBlade accelerates data processing for AI applications | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| NoTraffic develops and implements a mobility platform to modernize and manage traffic flow in cities | Mobility & LogisticsAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| PlayNitride develops and applies MicroLED technology for various display applications | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Point2 Technology Inc. provides cost effective, high performance, and low power SoC connectivity solutions. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Apr 2026Series B | Funding round | |
| Ramon.Space delivers on-board computing infrastructure for space missions and services. | Space & DefenseCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| SiLC Technologies develops and provides 4D vision systems for various industries, including manufacturing, security, and mobility. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Silicon Box develops semiconductor integration solutions, including next generation chiplet adoption and state-of-the-art foundry services. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- umccapital.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 29 Jul 2025
- Companies checked
- 23
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