Episode 29: Owlting and Taiwan’s New Unicorn Era: Why a Platform from Taipei Is Rewriting the Rules

Taiwan rarely makes global headlines for software unicorns — but that may be about to change. In this episode, we explore the surprising rise of Owlting, a Taipei-born platform that has crossed the unicorn valuation threshold and is preparing for a Nasdaq listing. But this story is bigger than one company. Owlting represents a new pattern in Taiwan’s startup landscape: cross-border business models, multi-vertical platforms, and globally understood revenue engines. In this episode, we break down: Why Taiwan historically produced few software unicorns How Owlting expanded into travel-tech, fintech, and blockchain Why U.S. investors finally took notice The “New Unicorn Equation” defining Taiwan’s next generation of startups How AI, geopolitics, and capital flows are reshaping Taiwan’s role in Asia What this means for founders, investors, and the Taiwan ecosystem Taiwan may finally be entering its soft-tech unicorn era — and Owlting could be one of the first signals of a much larger shift. 📘 You can also Read the full article: https://whitehsu.blog/2025/10/19/owlting-taiwan-newest-unicorn-nasdaq/ 🔗 Follow White Hsu / Taiwan Tech Dispatch Blog: whitehsu.blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/white-hsu-63b14737 Newsletter: Taiwan Tech Dispatch YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHsu_TW Spotify: Taiwan Tech Dispatch Podcast -- Hosting provided by SoundOn