DRIVE Catalyst
drivecatalyst.com Direct investor
DRIVE Catalyst is the corporate venture capital arm of Far Eastern Group, launched in 2019. It invests in startups across Asia, North America and Europe in precision, environment and efficiency themes.
DRIVE Catalyst is a corporate venture arm headquartered in Taiwan, founded in 2019. It invests directly in companies, in manufacturing, ai, robotics and retail tech.
“Drive Catalyst, the venture capital arm of Far Eastern Group, is committed to propelling innovative technologies that enhance how our world functions, aiming for smarter and sustainable solutions.”
— DRIVE Catalyst, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Stage
- Not stated
- Headquarters
- Taiwan
- Invests in
- Asia, North America, Europe
- Sectors
- manufacturing, ai, robotics, retail tech, advanced recycling, new materials, climate tech, supply chain tech
- Founded
- 2019
- How to reach it
- Its contact page on its own site
Team, as DRIVE Catalyst publishes it
- Sophia Su Principal
- Kleo Weng Investor
- Ding Wei Law Head of Finance & Operations
- Barbara Ko Executive Assistant
Names and roles exactly as listed on drivecatalyst.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Most shared portfolio companies with
Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 6 investors with a shared portfolio company. A shared company is not proof they invested together in the same round.
- Chevron Technology Ventures 1 shared company: privateer.com
- Republic Capital 1 shared company: privateer.com
- Rosecliff Ventures 1 shared company: privateer.com
- Seraphim Space 1 shared company: privateer.com
- Silent Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared company: privateer.com
- Startup Capital Ventures Management Co Iii, LLC 1 shared company: privateer.com
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page DRIVE Catalyst publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.drivecatalyst.com/name, sectors, approach_url
- https://www.drivecatalyst.com/about/is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, invests_in_geographies, thesis_quote, description, founded, people, status
Record 20742 · added 2026-11-10 · link last verified 2026-11-10 · confidence high
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