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Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is deploying 56 Taiwanese manufacturers to IMTS 2026, opening September 14 at McCormick Place under the Taiwan Flagship Showcase banner.

Taiwan concentrates 56 manufacturers at a single North Building booth

The showcase occupies Booth #236834 in the North Building, giving international buyers direct access to engineers and executives from Taiwan's machine tool and precision component sector for the duration of the show.

Orlando, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- Backswing Ventures, an early-stage defense venture capital firm, is underwriting every investment in its portfolio for an independent 3-5x return rather than betting the fund on a single breakout winner.

Carta data shows unicorn payouts are stalling, not disappearing

Among 2017 and 2018 vintage venture funds old enough to have realized outcomes, fewer than 20% have returned even 1x DPI to limited partners, according to Carta's Q1 2026 fund-performance data. Backswing argues paper valuations do not pay LPs back; distributions do.

SpaceX illustrates the timeline problem at scale. Founded in 2002, the company did not deliver a liquid outcome to shareholders until its initial public offering closed in June 2026 -- 24 years later.