From board-level technology strategy to on-the-ground scouting and investment. The subject matter is usually semiconductors, AI and robotics, optics and sensing, or advanced materials — and the asset underneath it all is the same: fifteen years of trusted relationships across automotive, deep tech, industry, and Asia's innovation ecosystems.
Board-level strategy and value-chain mapping in semiconductors, AI, optics and materials — then the technologies, suppliers and partners to execute it, scouted on the ground worldwide.
Explore → 02Proprietary deal sourcing, technical due diligence, and portfolio support for strategic and corporate-venture investors.
Explore → 03Cross-border market entry, accelerator design, and the programs that build the next generation of founders.
Explore →Board-level technology strategy for the Volkswagen Group, Audi, ABB, ZEISS, a European automotive Tier 1 under NDA, and more — we map the value chain down to the process step that decides the cost, shape the roadmap, and find the partners and technologies to execute. Scouting partner to the Volkswagen Group since 2015. See the four domains we go deep in →
Expertly crafted RFQs tailored to your specific project needs.
Identifying and prequalifying suitable suppliers and partners worldwide.
In-depth evaluations to select the optimal suppliers for your project.
Continuous coordination and relationship management for project success.
Yushan has served as venture partner to the Trans Pacific Technology Fund (USD 100M) and to HeidelbergCement's Foundamental fund — sourcing, evaluating, and de-risking deep-tech investments across markets.
Track record: direct investments in 20+ startups; StradVision supported through their Series A — roadshow in Germany and Silicon Valley — to a 2026 listing in Korea; scouted startups acquired by Apple (Akonia) and Qualcomm (Wikitude); SenseTime scouted for Audi in 2015, later IPO in China; mentored AirSig to a US$2M investment from Foxconn.
Sourced and evaluated deep-tech deals as venture partner to a USD 100M cross-Pacific fund, and to HeidelbergCement's corporate VC fund Foundamental (2018–2020).
Roles: Venture PartnerGreat technology from Asia often stalls at the border — not for lack of product, but for lack of introductions. We open the doors, and we build the programs that create the next generation of founders.
US and cross-border market-entry strategy, warm customer introductions from our corporate network, sales-narrative coaching, and fundraising preparation. Current client: Carbonix Materials.
Founded Mosaic Venture Lab — powered by Audi AG and Taiwan's MoEA — co-built the APEC O2O accelerator with Taiwan's government, and ran the Audi Innovation Award program in Taiwan.
Introduced Startup Weekend to Taiwan, ran MobileMonday Taipei, and design corporate market-readiness workshops — such as preparing ZEISS Microoptics for automotive OEM partnerships.
Tell us what you're looking for — a technology, a supplier, a deal, or a market — and we'll map the way.