Started in Tainan in 2014, moved into this 300-ping former archive warehouse above Youai Market in 2024. Coders, cooks, parents and makers, all on one floor.
Photo of the market exterior to come.
Founder Howard Wu comes back to Tainan from the US, aiming to close the tech gap between north and south.
35+ cohorts and 560 software engineers so far.
Built in 6 hours, 500,000 visits in the first 6 hours, later rebuilt as the official real-time version with Audrey Tang. The same year: the Tainan vaccine finder, train timetable and garbage-truck tracker.
Goodideas Digital Co-creation is founded. A 300-ping former archive warehouse becomes open desks, the mamasofa kids area, a kitchen and meeting rooms. Three lines: Digital, Cook, Kid.
The 2024 Tainan City Government AI Hackathon.
After Typhoon Danas, the asbestos map helps with roof-tile cleanup. The 4th floor becomes home to Duojia Studio, Big Girls Village, the Maker Association and the Repair Café; Big Girls Village exhibits with Tainan Art Museum.
100 seats, 10 meeting rooms, 50+ people on this floor every day. Coders, cooks, parents and makers.
What these years left behind is what this place stands on.
Message us on LINE and pick a time to walk through. Or just come up to the second floor during opening hours.
