Meets Execution
Castle Peak was founded on nearly a decade of collaboration among its four Managing Directors. The partnership began when Eric Almgren was CEO of Keyssa, a deep-tech startup pioneering 60 GHz high-speed wireless connectivity, while Steve Venuti was running the company’s marketing and go-to-market strategy. At the same time, Dr. Galane Chen and Joe Nieh were leading investment and technology initiatives at Foxconn. Dr. Chen served as both CTO and Chief Investment Officer at Foxconn, and Joe was a senior member of Foxconn’s investment group.
Foxconn invested in Keyssa, and that investment created a deep relationship between the two teams. Keyssa was ultimately acquired by Molex in 2021. After nearly a decade of working together across startups, corporate technology platforms, and global manufacturing ecosystems, the four of us decided to pool our expertise and form Castle Peak. Our company exists to get things done by turning technology visions into market realities.
We are executors. Each of us comes from industry — business, technology, manufacturing, and cross-border investment — and we know what it takes to build, grow, and scale companies. Our philosophy is to work side-by-side with our clients, turning strategy into action and advice into measurable results.
Every engagement is led by experienced Managing Directors, not junior staff.
Front-end to back-end tech, design, equipment, and global supply chains.
We don’t just advise; we help secure customers, partners, investors, and supply chain capacity.
Expertise in semiconductors, advanced materials and manufacturing, AI/datacenters, and other emerging sectors.
Texas
Texas
Our headquarters in Austin positions us within one of America’s fastest-growing centers for technology, advanced manufacturing, and commercial space innovation. We operate the State of Texas–Taiwan Office for the Governor’s Economic Development & Tourism division, giving us direct insight into state incentives, workforce strengths, supply-chain assets, and foreign investment priorities. We support companies expanding into Texas, including manufacturing, R&D, engineering, space and aerospace partnerships, and large-scale workforce development. Our Managing Director, Eric Almgren, also serves on the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund board, strengthening our connections to the state’s semiconductor and space technology sectors.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
We have deep roots in Silicon Valley: two of our Managing Directors have lived and worked in the Bay Area for decades, maintaining extensive relationships across the region’s venture capital, semiconductor, aerospace, and advanced-hardware ecosystems. We support emerging technology companies with market positioning, fundraising, partnership development, customer acquisition, and ecosystem navigation. In addition, we help U.S. companies promote, sell, and expand their products into key markets across Asia and Europe, leveraging our cross-border networks to accelerate commercial adoption and global market penetration from a Silicon Valley launchpad.
Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Castle Peak maintains a strong, permanent base in Taipei, supported by long-standing relationships with Taiwan’s semiconductor, electronics, and AI-hardware sectors. Two of our Managing Directors previously held senior leadership positions at Foxconn, and together bring decades of experience working with global technology companies, supply-chain executives, and manufacturing organizations. This gives Castle Peak unmatched insight into Taiwan’s industrial ecosystem and a unique ability to support Taiwanese companies expanding into the U.S. as well as U.S. and European clients seeking best-in-class engineering, manufacturing, and supplier partnerships in Taiwan.
Broader Asia & Europe
Asia & Europe
(Japan, Korea, China, EU)
Beyond Taiwan, Castle Peak operates across major global technology and manufacturing centers including Japan, South Korea, China, and Europe. We support companies navigating cross-border expansion, supply-chain diversification, advanced manufacturing partnerships, regulatory environments, and market-entry strategy. Our work spans semiconductors, materials, precision manufacturing, automation, AI hardware, and emerging technologies. With deep regional experience and executive-level relationships across Asia and Europe, we help clients identify strategic partners, evaluate investment opportunities, and expand R&D or production footprints across these critical global markets.