Our History
2013
Company is founded in Kansas City, USA
2014
Raises funds of US$300,000
2015
Obtains a seed round funding of US$1.9 million
2016
Secures a US$600,000 pre-A round led by SYSTEX Jingcheng Information
Renames Installments (beta) to INSTO to build a global brand
2017
Transaction volume exceeds US$1 million
2018
Receives an investment of US$800,000 from the NCTU Angel Investment Club
Obtains Taiwan’s patent approval from the Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Annual transaction amount exceeds US$3.5 million
2019
First company to receive a pre-A round funding from the National Development Fund's Angel Investment Program
Annual transaction amount exceeds US$5 million
2020
Silicon Valley Plug & Play Ventures joins the pre-A round of investment
Monthly deal volume exceeds US$1 million
2021
INSTO Tap product launched in partnership with Taipei Fubon Bank.
2022
INSTO has partnered with US Bank, a major acquirer in the United States.
2024
INSTO Tap enters the North American market, hosting a Beta Launch in Taiwan and a Soft Launch in Kansas, USA.
Seed Investors
The lead investor is Multi-Dimensional Angel Partners, a group formed by Bob Lin and Wufu Chen, co-founders of Acorn Campus in Silicon Valley.
Participating investors include WSGR (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati), a law firm ranked No. 1 in Silicon Valley that helped Apple and Google set up companies; Wayne Huang, founder of Armorize Technology; a former director of Alibaba Group; Tsinghua University Shuimu Fund; Darwin Venture, etc.
Pre-A Financing
Pre-A funding over US$2 million from SYSTEX, NCTU Angel Investment Club, Taiwan National Development Fund, and Plug and Play Ventures in Silicon Valley since 2016.
Series A
In progress