What Impact Hub Taipei does

Impact Hub Taipei (legal entity: 台灣好室有限公司) is a Taipei-based social innovation ecosystem operator founded on August 1, 2015, as the first licensed Impact Hub in the Chinese-speaking world and the Taiwanese node of the global Impact Hub Network. Co-founded by Rich Chen (CEO) and Oliver Chang (COO), the organization runs a three-pillar platform consisting of Impact Space (coworking and venue rental), Impact Incubation (multi-stage incubation and acceleration programs), and Impact Communications (ESG and sustainability consulting for corporations and government). Sub-brands and programs include NPO HUB Taipei (a Public-Private-People Partnership with Taipei City Government), ESG Co:Lab, MayB Lab (with Unilever/Bai-Lan), Women in Entrepreneurship (with Standard Chartered), KEEP WALKING Dream Funding (with Diageo/Johnnie Walker), IF Lab (with TaiwanICDF), the Social Innovation Program, and the See the unSEAn marine debris circular economy initiative (with Swire Coca-Cola Taiwan).

The company monetizes through five distinct revenue streams: recurring coworking memberships and fixed-desk subscriptions (NT$250 day pass and monthly plans), hourly venue rental of meeting rooms and event spaces (NT$800-$4,000/hr across five named spaces), professional-services fees from co-created corporate incubation programs, ESG and sustainability communications consulting, and impact communications/advocacy campaign work. GTM is hybrid: direct enterprise sales to corporates and government for programs and consulting, community-led growth through 100+ resident organizations and grassroots events (CreativeMornings, Fuckup Nights), and event-driven demand generation via summits such as SEWF25 and Asia-Pacific Social Innovation Summits.

The organization is B Corp certified (2018, recertified 2023) and holds multiple Taiwanese national sustainability and innovation awards. It operates from a consolidated headquarters at the Fuxing Social Housing Innovation Base in Wanhua District (since 2025) and an additional NPO-focused site in Zhongzheng District, with prior operational presence in Yilan (2017-2020). Its technology stack centers on program management, impact measurement methodology, and community orchestration rather than proprietary software; no AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Impact Hub Taipei serves a four-segment customer base: social enterprises and impact startups, NPOs/NGOs, corporations and foundations seeking ESG partnership, and youth/young professionals, plus government agencies as program partners.

Name

Impact Hub Taipei

Legal name

台灣好室有限公司

Website

https://taipei.impacthub.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Impact Hub Taipei is a Taipei-based licensed operator of the global Impact Hub social innovation network, running coworking space, incubation/acceleration programs, and ESG consulting to serve NPOs, social enterprises, corporations, foundations, and youth across Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Innovation Services & Coworking

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Facilities Support Services (5612)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact Investing & Social Finance (Funds, CDFIs, Microfinance) (BPAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Arts, Culture & Creative Placemaking Enterprises (BPAGALAO)

Keywords

• Social innovation hub
• Coworking spaces
• Incubation programs
• ESG consulting
• Sustainability communications

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Monthly and annual memberships for shared office space, fixed desks, and private offices. Revenue from 100+ resident organizations and individual members.
2. Venue Rental: Hourly rental of meeting rooms (Breakdance, Skateboard, The Forum) and event spaces (Red Stage, Lobby) to external organizations.
3. Incubation & Acceleration Programs: Co-created programs with corporations and foundations (e.g., Standard Chartered WiE, MayB Lab, KEEP WALKING) providing project fees and partnership revenue.
4. ESG Consulting & Sustainability Communications: Consulting services for corporations and government on sustainability strategy, ESG communications, and stakeholder engagement.
5. Impact Communications & Advocacy: Campaign management, exhibition curation, and advocacy initiatives for partners including international collaboration projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Impact Hub Taipei operates a social innovation ecosystem that delivers three core offerings: (1) Impact Space, a coworking and shared office facility for social enterprises, NPOs, and impact-driven professionals with fixed desks, private offices, meeting rooms, and event venues; (2) Impact Incubation, multi-stage incubation and acceleration programs co-created with corporations and foundations for social innovation organizations; and (3) Impact Communications, ESG and sustainability consulting, advocacy campaigns, and stakeholder engagement services for corporations and government agencies.

Product overview

Impact Hub Taipei operates as a three-pillar ecosystem platform for social innovation, combining (1) Impact Space (a coworking and shared workspace), (2) Impact Incubation (incubation/acceleration programs), and (3) Impact Communications (sustainability consulting and advocacy). The organization runs branded sub-programs including MayB Lab (mother's dream incubation), the Social Innovation Program (youth cultivation), and manages the NPO HUB Taipei. It also delivers venue rental services, a DEI Toolkit, and partners on initiatives such as KEEP WALKING (dream funding with Johnnie Walker), WiE (women's entrepreneurship with Standard Chartered), Fun大視野想向未來 (youth innovation with Tzu Chi), IF Lab (international landing with TaiwanICDF), and the See the unSEAn marine debris circular economy program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NPO HUB Taipei: A collaborative space for non-profit organizations operated in partnership with Taipei City Government,義美食品,展現公私民夥伴協力（Public Private People Partnership）精神
• ESG Co:Lab
• Impact Incubation
• Impact Space
• Impact Communications

Products and services

• Impact Space (Coworking & Shared Office) Coworking and shared office space for social enterprises, NPOs, and impact-driven professionals. Provides flexible workspaces including fixed desks, private offices for 4-10 person teams, meeting rooms, event spaces, and common areas. Includes Day Pass (NT$250/day), monthly Fixed Desk, and monthly Office Space subscriptions.
• Impact Incubation (Incubation & Acceleration Programs) Incubation and acceleration programs for social innovation organizations, co-created with corporations and foundations. Provides multi-stage support including mentorship, training, and resource linkage. Programs include MayB Lab, WiE, KEEP WALKING, IF Lab, and Fun大視野想向未來.
• Impact Communications (ESG & Sustainability Consulting) Sustainability consulting and communications services for corporations, governments, and NGOs. Includes ESG strategy development, advocacy campaigns, exhibition curation, employee engagement activities, and international platform facilitation.
• Venue Rental (Meeting Rooms & Event Spaces) Hourly rental of meeting rooms and event spaces to external organizations. Meeting rooms include Breakdance and Skateboard (NT$800/hr for 5-person capacity) and The Forum (NT$1,600/hr for 15-person capacity with 86" smart whiteboard). Event spaces include Red Stage (NT$4,000/hr for 30-60-person capacity with Apple TV, projector, microphones) and Lobby (NT$2,000/hr for 15-20-person capacity).
• MayB Lab (白蘭媽媽夢想勇敢GO) A dream incubation program for mothers, co-created with Unilever's brand Bai-Lan (白蘭). Provides customized empowerment courses, mentor coaching, self-healing activities, and a supportive community to help mothers break social frameworks and achieve self-value. Open to mothers in Taiwan via application. Received 230+ dream proposals, 35 teams mentored, and 95% satisfaction.
• Social Innovation Program (社創新遊計) A social innovation cultivation program jointly promoted with Taipei City Government Youth Bureau, designed to guide youth into the social innovation field through diverse formats including mentorship visits, internship matching, consulting clinics, courses, coaching, and corporate ESG matching.
• NPO HUB Taipei (台北NPO聚落) A public-private-people partnership operated by Impact Hub Taipei for the Taipei City Government Social Bureau and I-Mei Foods (義美食品), serving as a shared office space for non-profit organizations and social innovation teams. First Taiwan example of revitalizing public housing for NPO office space.
• Women in Entrepreneurship (渣打女力創業獎 / WiE) Taiwan's only female-focused entrepreneurship support incubator program in the financial industry, co-created with Standard Chartered Bank, Standard Chartered Foundation, and the Garden of Hope Foundation (勵馨基金會). Provides incubation for women entrepreneurs.
• Fun大視野 想向未來 (Youth Innovation Initiative) A youth innovation initiative co-created with Tzu Chi Foundation (慈濟慈善事業基金會), Taiwan's first public welfare incubation and acceleration program. Targets youth social innovation.
• IF Lab - Impact Frontier Lab (影響力先行者計畫) Taiwan's first acceleration program helping startups, social innovation organizations, and civil society groups establish operations in diplomatic partner countries, co-created with TaiwanICDF (國際合作發展基金會).
• See the unSEAn (海廢轉生計畫) A marine debris regeneration initiative creating Taiwan's first on-site marine waste recycling facility at Daxi Fishing Port, implementing a 4R circular economy model (Recycle, Repurpose, Regenerate, Reward). Co-created with Swire Coca-Cola (太古可口可樂), government bodies, and social innovation teams. Program reached 50,000+ people through exhibitions, forums, and community activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ teams incubated, 100+ resident organizations, 1M+ event participants
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• 外交部/海洋委員會/臺北市政府coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Sponsored Taiwan House at ChangeNOW 2026 - Taiwan's first national pavilion at the world's largest sustainability expo. Led delegation of 3 Taiwan teams.
• 臺北市政府產業發展局coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-created ESG:Co Lab at 福星社會住宅 - Taiwan's first ESG-themed shared workspace.
• 行政院/SEWFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-hosting SEWF25 (Social Enterprise World Forum) after 10 years of advocacy. Expected to attract 50+ countries, 2,000+ participants.
• Waves of ChangemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Signed MOU for sustainable innovation, coastal resilience, social innovation, and cross-border ecosystem exchange.
• 太古可口可樂 (Swire Coca-Cola Taiwan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-created See the unSEAn marine debris circular economy program. Built Taiwan's first on-site marine debris recycling facility at Daxi Fishing Port. Partners on 4R model: Recycle, Repurpose, Regenerate, Reward. Resulted in 800kg marine debris recycled, 1,600kg recycled materials produced.
• 聯發科基金會 (MediaTek Foundation)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for Smart Home Village - Digital Social Innovation Competition incubation curriculum.
• 海洋委員會海洋保育署coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Central government policy support for See the unSEAn marine debris program and Taiwan House at ChangeNOW.
• 宜蘭縣政府/宜蘭縣海洋及漁業發展所coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local government support for Daxi Fishing Port marine debris circular economy initiative.
• RE-THINK 重新思考環境教育協會majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner for See the unSEAn marine debris education exhibition and outreach.
• 厝內品牌設計majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner for transforming marine debris into reusable building materials and product development.
• 政治大學 (NCCU)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-published '搞砸無畏' book on startup failure cases with Prof. Huang Guofeng. 3,000+ copies sold.
• 渣打銀行/渣打基金會 (Standard Chartered)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Co-created Women in Entrepreneurship (WiE) program - only female-focused entrepreneurship incubator in Taiwan's financial sector. Partners with 勵馨基金會.
• 帝亞吉歐/約翰走路 (Diageo/Johnnie Walker)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Co-created KEEP WALKING Dream Funding Program for 20th anniversary. Hosted exhibition at Huashan Cultural Park.
• 國際合作發展基金會 (TaiwanICDF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-created Impact Frontier Lab (IF Lab) - first Taiwan program helping startups and NGOs establish presence in diplomatic partner countries.
• 保誠人壽 (Prudential Taiwan)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-created Prudential Innovation Hackathon - first-of-its-kind insurance industry hackathon incubation program.
• 星展銀行 (DBS)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership for DBS Social Enterprise Leadership Cultivation Program to incubate youth into social innovation organizations.
• 聯合利華/白蘭 (Unilever/Bailan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-created MayB Lab maternal dreams incubation program. 230+ proposals, 35 teams mentored, 95% satisfaction. 5th edition in 2026.
• 行政院coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Organized online digital 想響亞洲: 2020 Asia-Pacific Social Innovation Summit. 35+ countries, 2,000+ online participants.
• 臺北市政府社會局/義美食品coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-operated NPO HUB Taipei - first Taiwan example of revitalizing public housing for NPO office space. Demonstrated Public-Private-People Partnership.
• 家樂福文教基金會 (Carrefour Cultural Foundation)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Assisted with internal innovation, opened world's first Carrefour Impact Concept Store. Expanded to 2 locations.
• 喜憨兒基金會/社企流majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-organized Activate Asia: 2019 Asia-Pacific Social Enterprise Summit.
• 慈濟慈善事業基金會 (Tzu Chi Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Co-created Fun大視野想向未來 youth innovation program. Taiwan's first public welfare incubation accelerator. Also co-published book on youth social innovation.
• 太古可口可樂 (Swire Coca-Cola Taiwan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017See the unSEAn marine debris circular economy program.
• 宜蘭縣政府勞工處majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Co-operated Yilan Youth Exchange Center from 2017-2020. Held 222 events with 6,891 participants.
• 歐舒丹 (L'OCCITANE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created immersive five-sense experience exhibition attracting 7,500+ visitors.
• Impact Hub Global NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicensed operator of Impact Hub brand in Taipei. World's largest social innovation network with global presence.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Ashoka: Global social-entrepreneurship support organization that backs impact founders and convenes a worldwide changemaker network; thematically aligned but does not operate physical coworking like Impact Hub Taipei.
• B Lab: Global nonprofit certifying B Corps including Impact Hub Taipei; functions as a closely tied ecosystem and standards partner rather than a competitor, but its Taiwan chapter convenes overlapping impact networks.

Broad incumbents

• The Working Capitol: Singapore-based coworking and corporate innovation hub combining flexible workspace with startup-corporate partnership programs, broadly comparable in hybrid workspace-plus-incubation GTM.
• JustCo: Singapore-headquartered premium coworking operator with deep Asia-Pacific footprint that competes for corporate event and HQ tenancy, though it does not run social-impact incubations like Impact Hub Taipei.
• SOSV / HAX: Global venture capital and accelerator operator running impact- and hardware-focused programs worldwide, comparable in blending venture funding with structured incubation cohorts.
• Plug and Play: Global accelerator and corporate innovation platform operating vertical-specific programs with MNC sponsors, comparable in running co-branded incubations with banks and consumer-goods companies.

Direct peers

• Impact Hub Shanghai: Former Impact Hub franchise in Greater China; directly mirrors Impact Hub Taipei's regional mission and represents both a precedent model and a re-entry candidate for cross-strait programs.
• Impact Hub Singapore: Direct sibling hub within the same Impact Hub Network, operating the same three-pillar model (workspace, incubation, consulting) in a neighboring ASEAN market and competing for many of the same MNC partnerships.
• Impact Hub Bangkok: Direct sister hub in the Impact Hub Network running a coworking-plus-incubation model in Thailand, comparable member base, and corporate program structure to Impact Hub Taipei.

Regional players

• AppWorks Accelerator: Taiwan's largest private-sector accelerator; operates a Taiwan-based founder accelerator and corporate partnership programs, making it the most direct domestic competitor for incubation mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/ImpactHubTaipei
• Facebookfacebook.com/ImpactHubTaipei
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impacthubnetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/impacthubtaipei
• Xx.com/impacthubtaipei

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Funding overview

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Investors

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