The Venture Codex

Participated · Series A · Sep 2025

PopChill is a Taipei, Taiwan-headquartered e-commerce platform focused on the resale of luxury apparel, shoes, and handbags. The service lets consumers list, discover, and purchase authenticated pre-owned goods, promoting more sustainable shopping habits. Beyond transactions, the startup aims to foster a community centered on circular fashion. Its core product stack will soon integrate AI Agents, intelligent recommendation engines, and automated fraud-prevention tools to elevate both buyer and seller experiences. The company plans to channel new capital into accelerating these AI capabilities and further platform upgrades. Led by CEO Andy Kuo, PopChill has just secured US$3 million in Series A funding to support these initiatives.

Participated · Series B · Jun 2024

Buyandship runs a service that enables shoppers and merchants to engage in cross-border e-commerce more easily. By streamlining international purchasing and fulfillment, the company positions itself as a facilitator for global online shopping. The recent capital infusion underscores its intent to expand operational capacity and geographic reach. While specific revenue or user numbers were not disclosed, the company’s emphasis on scaling indicates a growth-oriented business model. The new funds will primarily be directed toward enhancing logistics, technology infrastructure, and market expansion. Overall, Buyandship aims to broaden its footprint and improve the customer experience in cross-border transactions.

Participated · Series A · Feb 2024

ECOCO (凡立橙) builds AI optical sorting and compression machines (two models: 循環方舟 and 智慧回收島) integrated with an IoT platform to classify waste and reject contaminated items (e.g., >5% food residue). The company says its technology can detect PET bottle color and produce recycled materials that meet US FDA and EU EFSA standards, enabling partnerships with end-of-line recyclers and a reported 150% uplift in gross margin. ECOCO was founded in 2017 and has installed about 120 machines and connected to over 6,000 retail stores, collecting bottles, batteries, milk and glass containers, and other recyclables. The founder, 李漢揚, expects revenue to grow roughly 10x year-over-year due to technology improvements and commercial expansion. Raised funds will be used to add 500 service sites in Taiwan, establish an R&D center for more recycling categories and custom machines, expand standalone outdoor kiosks, and accelerate Southeast Asia and China market entry starting in Q3.

Participated · Series A · Jun 2022

Rosetta.ai uses image-based machine learning to power website personalization, marketing email personalization, and preference-analysis products for online fashion retailers. Its AI is trained by in-house fashion experts to surface visual attributes such as colour, material, and style that conventional analytics tools do not capture. The company says these capabilities enable more accurate, visually precise product recommendations for brands. Rosetta.ai was launched in 2016 and currently serves a client base of over 1,000 Asian businesses, from small and midsize Shopify merchants to larger brands including L’Oréal, Codibook, and Blue Way. The startup plans to use new funding to develop fashion-optimised personalization products and to broaden its talent pool. It intends to expand into the US and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets.