NTU Garage

See the problem clearly before building further

For early-stage teams clarifying a real problem, understanding users, and turning an idea into a testable next step.

Insight starts with a question worth testing.

20teams

2026 cohort capacity

10months

2026 program length

Program fee

100+

Alumni teams to date

0 program fee means NTUTEC does not charge a program fee; each team remains responsible for its own operating, travel, tooling, or external service costs.

Overview

Ask the right question before deciding what to build

NTU Garage helps teams make assumptions explicit, take them into real user contexts, and decide what evidence should shape the next step.

The goal is not to make an early idea look finished. It is to improve founder judgment while building credible problem, product, and market evidence.

Benefits

Support tied to the next question

Use the community, mentors, and campus network to clarify the problem, user, prototype, or next test.

Virtual residency

Meeting rooms and event space at NTU Shiyuan Campus, subject to center policy.

Founder community

Share progress, roadblocks, and validation results with peers working through a similar stage.

Workshops and courses

Build early-stage capabilities across user validation, business models, finance, and legal basics.

Mentor consultations

Bring a concrete question, evidence, or decision and turn a broad challenge into a practical next step.

Accelerator pathway

Use product, user, and market evidence from Garage to assess readiness for later-stage support.

Campus resources

Connect relevant NTU research, talent, alumni, and interdisciplinary innovation networks.

Eligibility

Who can apply?

NTU-affiliated teams are prioritized, with external teams considered case by case.

NTU students, alumni, or faculty are prioritized; external teams may be reviewed case by case
Working from problem validation through MVP
At least two committed team members
A technology or business-model hypothesis worth testing
Willing to join cohort reviews and peer sessions

Alumni impact

Selected Garage alumni

Public examples of teams that began in the early-stage community.

Major fundraising

MoBagel

Public reports have cited US$21M+ in cumulative fundraising and 3,000+ served brands, including Fortune 500 companies.

Scale growth

Vocus

Public reports have cited 2M+ monthly unique visitors, 720K+ members, and 20K+ creators.

Pre-A fundraising

3drens

Public reports have cited nearly NT$100M raised, with investors including Taiwania, Living Water, and Kuangsin Capital.

Pre-A fundraising

Hotcake

Public reports have cited a US$1M+ Pre-A round and strong merchant retention, with plans to expand in Japan and Thailand.

Batch schedule

Current cohort and future updates

The dates below describe the current 2026 cohort only. Details for the next program will follow the official announcement.

2026

Current cohort in progress

March to December 2026

Current teams in residence.

2027

Program details to be announced

Timing and format pending official announcement

Pre-register

Confirm the fit before registering for updates

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