Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Taiwan
The 105 best Media & Entertainment companies in Taiwan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: XRSPACE.
Taiwan's Media & Entertainment startup scene has $366M in disclosed funding spread across 105 tracked companies, and the curve is bending fast. Median app installs across 3,108 media and social apps grew 12% YoY on the Play Store, which tells you exactly where consumer attention is migrating. The global market sits at roughly $1.96 trillion, and even if you find the forecast compression to $1.1T by 2024 puzzling, the 7.41% CAGR signals a sector repricing around new formats, not shrinking. Hot themes right now include audio editors, playback engines and mindfulness content, and coverage is rising to match.
The funding picture here is concentrated but telling. XRSpace pulled in $125M, KKBox secured $114M, and 17Media closed $73M, so three companies account for the bulk of that $366M pool. I'd watch that top-heavy structure closely, because it means the prize is real but the competition for the next breakout slot is tight. Investors like AppWorks and 500 Global are active, demand drivers span VR, AR and smarter media-attribution tools, and Taiwan's content export ambitions add a regulatory tailwind that isn't going away. The gap between the leaders and the rest of the field? That's the opportunity.
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Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Taiwan
| # | Company | App-install YoY | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gagaoolala Video streaming platform focusing on LGBTQ content | +44% | — | — | Jay Lin Founder | Cart FunctionalityPHPUbuntu+36 | Top 50k | — | 4 launchs |
| 2 | PChome Online retailer of news, shopping, and personal finance related content | +12% | — | 1,896 | Li Honglin Co-Founder | HighchartsGoogle CloudApache HTTP Server+16 | Top 5k | — | — |
| 3 | Linqapp Platform offering offers digital business cards solution | +12% | $5M | 11 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+47 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 4 | Eatgether Social networking platform over dinner | +8% | — | — | Mask Wu Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 5 | CyberLink Post-production solutions provider for the media industry | +7% | $7M | 333 | — | JavaBootstrapAmazon ALB+21 | Top 50k | 373 patents Real-time video processing, biometric authentication, and anti-spoofing analytics for multimedia platforms. | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 6 | 17LIVE Developer of a photo-sharing and live video-streaming platform intended to provide free broadcasting services. | +6% | — | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | eastern broadcasting co., ltd. Eastern Broadcasting Co., Ltd. operates as a media company. | +6% | — | 43 | Chao Yi Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Windows Server+29 | Top 50k | 5 patents Mobile digital audio/video content distribution and streaming technologies | — |
| 8 | KKBox On-demand music streaming platform | +1% | $114M | 310 | — | SentryNginxAmazon Web Services+24 | Top 50k | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 9 | XRSPACE Provider of a virtual reality based social networking solution | — | $125M | 74 | — | — | — | 232 patents Extended reality avatar creation, rendering, and multimodal interaction technologies | — |
| 10 | 17Media App to live stream events | — | $73M | — | Jeffrey Huang Co-Founder | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 11 | Numbers App-based platform for tracking media content | — | $7M | 33 | — | WebflowFirebaseGoogle Sign-in+25 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 12 | Viscovery Provider of computer vision and deep learning-powered Vision AI solutions for retailers | — | $15M | 16 | Kevin Chen CEO | WordPressReDocMySQL+26 | Top 10M | 5 patents Barcodeless self‑checkout hardware and backend product launch software | — |
| 13 | Gorilla Provider of AI-powered solutions for smart city and infrastructure applications | — | $15M | 244 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | Top 5M | 21 patents Automated media editing/scheduling and 3D object size estimation for packaging solutions | — |
| 14 | Fansi Blockchain-based platform for musicians | — | $1M | — | Tai-Ku Chen Co-Founder & CEO | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+13 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 15 | Pal+ Social Networking platform for interest-based connections | — | $2M | 8 | Cjin Cheng Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Accuvally Online event ticketing platform and SaaS tool for event management | — | $1M | — | Tzu Wen Lo Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 5 patents Electronic identification and online activity management platforms for e‑commerce services | — |
| 17 | The News Lens Digital news platform with in-house content creation, aggregation and social media content | — | $1M | 118 | Joey Chung CEO | Animate.cssGoogle CloudSnowplow Analytics+28 | Top 100k | — | — |
Top 12 Media & Entertainment companies in Taiwan
#1
Series A · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2012 · 11 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Platform offering offers digital business cards solution. With a tap, users may post social links, accept payments, gather Google reviews, and more. Also offers a Linq Bracelet V3 as well, which has a matching QR code on the bottom and two embedded NFC chips. This bracelet allows users to share the information with a tap or scan.
- Dec 2025Series A$20M
- Dec 2024Seed$2.2M
- Mar 2023Seed$2M
- May 2021Seed$2.5M
#2
Series C · Taiwan · founded 2017 · 74 employees$125Mraised▾
Provider of a virtual reality-based social networking solution. Offers XRSpace Manova which is a social platform & a 5G-enabled VR headset which allows users to generate their true-presence avatar with one selfie and enables them to connect, socialize, and collaborate in virtual worlds. Also offers XRSpace Mova which is based on computer vision technology and is an end-to-end social VR platform comprising of hardware, software, content, & services for creating a virtual collaboration experience through 5G.
- Apr 2023Series C$25M
- Feb 2022Series C$100M
#3
Acquired · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2004 · 310 employees$114Mraised▾
KKBox is a China-based online music streaming services provider. Its service features various legal tracks, including Asia-pop music library. It also provides videos, artist interviews, live concert reports, entertainment news, and a collection of music editorials in its monthly magazine. It offers on-demand music that allows subscribers to stream the music online and download songs on their PCs and smartphones. The mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices. Generates revenue through subscriptions, advertisements, and in-app purchases.
- Aug 2014PE$104M
- Mar 2011PE$10M
- Oct 2007PE—
#4
Acquired · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2015$73Mraised▾
17Media is a Periscope type events live streaming app. 17 Media integrates user generated content (UGC) with social networking, allowing users to manage their brand and fan-base while creating a new business model where platforms share profits with UGC creators. 17 Media has more than 10 million overseas users and around three million Chinese users. has closed an investment round of RMB150 million ($23 million) from LeSports Innovation Fund and its partners. The funds will be used to help expand the company’s reach in the greater China region, as well as widening its user-generated content dimensions. The start-up previously received funding from Infinity Venture Partners and Prometheus Capital – a venture and private equity fund established by Wang Sicong, son of Asia’s richest man, Dalian Wanda Group‘s chairman Wang Jianlin.
- Aug 2017Series A$40M
- May 2016Series A$23M
- Nov 2015Series A$10M
#5
Funding Raised · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2019 · 33 employees$7Mraised▾
App-based platform for tracking media content. The company has developed an app named 'Capture' which allows users to capture photos, record and track media content. The sources of media content include mobile cameras or professional cameras. The application is available for Android and iOS users.
- Nov 2021ICO$7M
#6
Series B · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2013 · 16 employees$15Mraised▾
Provider of computer vision and deep learning-powered Vision AI solutions for retailers. It provides users with software products for integrated content, metadata, and subject analytics for video surveillance. It also provides solutions using the latest Computer Vision and Deep Learning technologies.
- 2017Grant (prize money)$1M
- Oct 2016Series B$10M
- Mar 2015Series A$5M
#7
Public · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2000 · 244 employees$15Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered solutions for smart city and infrastructure applications. The company delivers video analytics, security, and infrastructure management tools. The technologies support government, public services, buildings, transportation, commerce, and healthcare sectors. The offerings include solutions for policing, railways, roads, ports, airports, schools, retail, and parking.
- Dec 2018Series D$15M
- Mar 2015Series C—
- 2009Series B—
- 2007Series A—
#8
Seed · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2019$1Mraised▾
Blockchain-based platform for musicians. It allows record labels and artists to create digital tokens and offer them as collectibles. The tokens allow fans to support their favorite artists and artists can monetize their music.
- Jun 2023Seed$1M
#9
Public · Taipei, Taipei · founded 1996 · 333 employees$7Mraised▾
Post-production solutions provider for the media industry. It provides editing software for video, post-production, photo, audio, and color grading. Also, provides media playback, a webcam for home and presentation, and video meeting software for broadcasters and businesses. Offers cloud back-up and sync for its users. It has also developed Face Me which is an AI-enabled facial recognition engine that analyzes faces, improves the quality of images, and more.
- Conventional Debt$7M
#10
Deadpooled · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2012 · 8 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Developer of a mobile application intended to combine drawing features with messaging and chat functionalities. The company's application offers to create and share drawings, photos, videos and voice messages while chatting with friends, enabling users to stay connected in an enhanced way.
#11
Series A · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2009$1.5Mraised▾
Accuvally has two flagship products one is Huodongxing and another is Accupass. Huodongxing provides online platform for event registration and the sale of tickets. Accupass provides a SaaS tool for the event management providing event hosting and on-line registration services to event organizers.
- Jul 2017Series A$1.5M
- Seed—
#12
Series C · Taipei, Taipei · founded 2013 · 118 employees$1Mraised▾
The News Lens is a digital news platform that has an in-house team of content writers as well as technology built around content aggregation as well as social media news coverage. The company raised angel round funding from Marcus Brauchi, of Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, and Sasa Vucinic of Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The company has close to 5M monthly visitors as of December 2015 according to a media article.
- Jun 2018Series C—
- Mar 2017Series B$1M
- May 2015Series A—
- Dec 2013Angel—
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