Taiwan's government-backed startup hub connecting local and international founders with mentorship and investor access.
- Location:
- Remote
- Duration:
- 104 weeks
What you need to qualify
- Work in one of TTA's three fields: smart technology, precision health, or net-zero and circular technology.
- Startup track: the company has been registered for less than 8 years and is willing to commercialize its products or services through demonstration.
- Alternative startup route: teams selected by, or winning awards in, government entrepreneurship programmes or competitions, with an approved business plan.
- Enterprise track: a company willing to cooperate with startup companies or teams to upgrade and transform its products or services.
- Residency is paid, not funded: co-working from NT$2,000 per month (NT$2,500 for a private seat), private office at NT$600 per ping rent plus NT$130 per ping management fee, with water and electricity billed by usage.
- Residency term is 2 years for startups (renewable for 1 further year) and 3 years for enterprises (renewable for up to 3 further years).
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Read the residency application guideline
TTA publishes the eligibility, fees, review process and residency terms on its Application Guideline page (申請進駐須知) at apply2ttas.taiwanarena.tech. This is the page the About TTA page sends founders to when it says "Looking for private office for your growing team? Apply here".
- 2
Prepare the operations plan
An operations or business plan is required in Word or PowerPoint format. TTA provides a downloadable template alongside the guideline.
- 3
Prepare the signed declaration statement
A declaration statement carrying the company seal and the authorised representative's signature is required. This is a wet-signature and company-seal step, so allow time for it.
- 4
Enterprise applicants add a financial statement
Enterprise-track applicants must also attach their most recent financial statement. Startup-track applicants do not.
- 5
Submit the online application
Applications are filed at apply2ttas.taiwanarena.tech/apply. There is no fixed closing date: the guideline states reviews are run on a 隨到隨審制 (rolling review) basis.
- 6
Attend the review meeting
A review committee, with invited expert scholars, assesses each application, and more than one half of the members present must approve. Five groups are exempt from the presentation and get a written review only: TTA-coached teams, regulatory sandbox applicants, winners of government or innovation competitions, national award recipients, and listed or Fortune 500 companies.
- 7
Sign and move in within 45 days
Approved applicants must complete the contract signing and move in within 45 days of approval, so the space is only held for that window.