New Economy Ventures

New Economy Ventures

New Economy Ventures launched in 2021 with a thesis built around Taiwan's enterprise technology talent and a clear conviction that the island's startups were structurally undercapitalized relative to their cross-border potential. The firm's founding team blends operators, former politicians, and investors who argue that Taiwan's inclusive business culture makes it the logical launchpad for Asian expansion. They target companies building in Big Data, AI, and blockchain — sectors where Taiwan's hardware and semiconductor depth provides an edge in cost and engineering talent. The firm invests from early-stage through late-stage, with a pronounced focus on B2B software and data infrastructure. Its most visible position is in Circle, the stablecoin operator that NYSE-listed in June 2025 at a valuation above $18 billion. NEV also backed Cybavo, a Singapore-based crypto infrastructure startup that Circle acquired in 2022. Outside of digital assets, the firm participated in the 2021 Series C of NextDrive, a SaaS energy-management platform expanding across Japan and Taiwan. Geographically, the firm concentrates on Taiwan and looks to North Asia capital markets — especially Japan — for IPO exits, while tapping ASEAN for market reach. NEV has not disclosed fund sizes or total headcount. The team emphasizes a blend of venture-investment experience and capital-markets execution, citing two decades of combined track record among its general partners. In June 2025, its portfolio company Circle completed an IPO that priced above the expected range, a signal moment for a firm still early in its portfolio construction. The website lists a contact point in Taipei but no additional offices. The firm's structural differentiator is its starting point: it was formed in the post-2020 window specifically to capitalize on Taiwan's expanding role in Web3 and enterprise infrastructure, at a moment when most global firms were still overlooking the market. The explicit emphasis on a Japan-listing exit lane — rather than the more common NASDAQ path — gives NEV a constrained but potentially higher-probability underwriting framework for B2B companies selling into North Asian enterprises.