EP3-51 | Why Foreign Gen Z Founders are Looking at Taiwan

## **Why Foreign Gen Z Founders are Looking at Taiwan** What makes a Gen Z founder skip the traditional career path and instead build a deep-tech startup? In this episode, we sit down with Chai Chang Yao, co-founder of Buildables, a Singapore startup developing AI-powered engineering models that help manufacturers inspect products, optimize R&D, and coordinate machines, humanoids, and workers from a single command center. Chai shares why he started Buildables at such a young age, why Taiwan caught his attention as a market for expansion, and what he learned after joining AI TAIWAN. If you're curious about Taiwan's manufacturing ecosystem, the next generation of startup founders, or what it takes to build a global deep-tech company from Singapore, this conversation is for you. **In this episode, you'll learn:** - What Buildables is building and how it is transforming manufacturing engineering - Why Chai chose the startup path at such a young age - Why Taiwan stood out as a place to expand and build partnerships - What he learned from AI TAIWAN and Taiwan's startup ecosystem - Advice for founders looking to take their startup beyond their home market 是什麼原因讓一位 Z 世代創辦人跳脫傳統升遷管道，直接投入深科技的創業領域？本集節目邀請到新加坡新創公司 Buildables 的共同創辦人 Chai Chang Yao。他們專門研發製造工程專用的 AI 系統模型，協助產線進行智慧品管檢驗、加速研發時程，並透過單一控制中心串接傳統機台、人形機器人與第一線作業員。 Chai 在節目中暢談年紀輕輕就創立 Buildables 的初衷、選擇臺灣作為海外拓展關鍵市場的原因，以及參與 AI TAIWAN 後的實際觀察。若想深入了解臺灣製造產業鏈的實力、新世代創業思維，或如何從新加坡打造放眼全球的深度科技企業，絕對不能錯過這集精采訪談。 **本集重點內容：** - Buildables 的核心技術，以及團隊如何翻轉製造工程與產線運作 - Chai 選擇此時投身創業的關鍵動機 - 臺灣在市場拓展與供應鏈合作上吸引海外新創的優勢 - 參與 AI TAIWAN 獲得的第一手產業洞察與在地生態圈觀察 - 給予有意跨出本土市場、布局國際的新創創辦人的實務建議 * * * 📍 **About Host: Paolo Joseph Lising** Senior Global Community Builder, Business Next Media Corp. 巨思媒體集團 #GlobalFounders #TaiwanStartup #StartupEcosystem 🌏 Helping foreign founders navigate Taiwan’s startup ecosystem by bringing together founders, investors, and innovators to share practical insights and support more global startups in Taiwan. 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolojoseph/ 📚 **Learn more about Taiwan’s startup ecosystem** 👉🏼 https://meetstartup.pse.is/4jhd5u 🚀 Stay connected with Taiwan–Silicon Valley innovation via the **Startup Island TAIWAN Silicon Valley Hub** **Website:** https://sv.startupisland.tw/ **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-island-taiwan-sv/ **Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/people/Startup-Island-Taiwan-Silicon-Valley-Hub/61586221303202/ Powered by Firstory Hosting