Ondine Capital

Ondine Capital

Latest fund size

Undisclosed

Announced

November 10, 2026

Global HQ

Taiwan

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Check size

$10M-$20M

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Stage focus

Series B, Growth (Series C+)

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Regions of investment

Asia, North America, Europe

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About

Ondine Capital (活水資本) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 that backs AI and semiconductor startups with core technical advantages. The firm provides long-term capital alongside an industry network built around deep technical expertise in AI and semiconductors. Ondine Capital maintains offices in Taipei and Singapore.

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Investment focus

Ondine Capital invests across the full AI value chain, including AI foundation models, next-generation semiconductors, AI infrastructure, AI-native software, and physical AI applications. The firm backs teams with core technical barriers capable of shaping industry standards, building on its earlier track record investing in technology companies across Southeast Asia and Greater China.

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Fund

Ondine Capital announced the first close of Fund III, the firm's third USD-denominated venture fund.

The close secured commitments from top-tier institutional and strategic limited partners, including several leading Taiwanese semiconductor enterprises, marking a strategic shift toward AI and semiconductor-focused LPs.

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Leadership

  • Yen An Cho — Founding and Managing Partner
  • Randolph Hsu — Co-Founder

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Investment Strategy

Fund III builds on Ondine Capital's existing semiconductor and deep-tech investing expertise, deploying capital across the AI value chain from foundation models to physical AI applications. The firm emphasizes long-term capital and hands-on industry-network support alongside funding.

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Notable Investments

  • Recursive Superintelligence
  • Bot Auto
  • Salience Labs
  • Evotrex
  • SWAP Energi
  • Forui Microelectronics

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