Cover Image for Founder Fiesta | April 7, 2025 | Wattpad's $660M Exit: The Inside Story
Cover Image for Founder Fiesta | April 7, 2025 | Wattpad's $660M Exit: The Inside Story

Founder Fiesta | April 7, 2025 | Wattpad's $660M Exit: The Inside Story

Hosted by Wen, Mike Lin & Tina
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Zhongshan District, Taipei City
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​​​Wen here 👋, along with Ernie, Guillaume, Mike and Tina.

​​You're officially invited to our Founder Fiesta April 2025 event! 🎉

​​Founder Fiesta is a series of invite-only gatherings to bring together extraordinary founders in the community in Taipei.

This time, we have two incredible speakers from Canada:

Allen Lau: Allen is Co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures in based on Toronto. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Wattpad, the world’s leading social storytelling platform. Wattpad grew into a community of 100 million users, raised US$120 million, and exited to Naver for over $660 million in 2021. 🎉

Albert Chen: Albert is the Venture Partner at Two Small Fish VC. Previously, he was the CTO of robotics sensing and edge AI company Forcen. Albert earned his Ph.D. in BioMEMS, Acoustics, and Medical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

We're excited for our community to meet them!


What to expect:

  1. ​Tina will host a 40-min AMA session with Allen and Albert

  2. ​​Meet high-caliber founders and enjoy a cozy, #realtalk vibe

​​Who:

  1. ​​Current and former founders

  2. ​​Senior talents considering startups

  3. ​​VCs

​Previous attendees include startup founders across stages—seed, Series A, pre-IPO, and those with successful exits. Based in both Taiwan and the U.S.

​​Details:

  1. ​​⏰ Time: 7-10pm on April 7, 2025, Mon.

  2. ​​📍 Venue: Tempo House near Songjiang Nanjing station in Taipei

​​We only have 40 spots available. Registration is subject to approval. You’ll need a confirmation to attend.

​​Want to refer a friend? Feel free to send this to your friends.


Who's behind this?

  1. ​​Ernie Ho: Founder of HelperAI

  2. Guillaume Defer: Marketing Director at Headline Asia

  3. Tina Cheng: Managing Partner at Cherubic Ventures

  4. ​​​Wen Shaw: CEO & Founder of Cooby

  5. ​Mike Lin: running ​Tempo House, community-focused Cafe x Kitchen x Bar

Location
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Zhongshan District, Taipei City