Taiwan Innovation Board Eases Requirements: NT$1 Billion Market Cap and a One-Year Transfer Period
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English translation of the Chinese post originally published 2022-09-21. Translated 2026-10-28 with AI assistance. Historical figures and claims have not been updated or independently verified. 中文原文
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The Taiwan Innovation Board substantially relaxed its listing requirements: the first category’s minimum market capitalization fell from NT$1.5 billion to NT$1 billion, and its revenue requirement for the latest four quarters fell from NT$150 million to NT$100 million. The second, biomedical category’s market-cap threshold dropped from NT$3 billion to NT$2 billion; the third remained at NT$4 billion. The waiting period to apply for a board transfer shortened from two years after listing to one. A record of regulatory easing in Taiwan’s capital markets, as of September 2022.
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- First-category market cap: NT$1.5 billion → NT$1 billion; revenue: NT$150 million → NT$100 million.
- Biomedical category: NT$3 billion → NT$2 billion.
- Board-transfer waiting period: two years → one year.
- Regulatory easing as of September 2022.

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