HONG KONG

STARTUP ECOSYSTEM TOOLBOX

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The following report aims to share insights into the startup
ecosystem in Hong Kong. It is based on external information, our
observations and opinions. It is not exhaustive and cannot be
considered as such. We do not receive financial incentives from the
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promote or diminish certain organisations, startups, companies or
individuals in particular.

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ecosystem in Hong Kong.

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 CONTENTS
Introduction to the Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem

Startups in Hong Kong

Community Builders

Government Support & Universities

Incubator & Accelerator Programs

Competitions & Events

Talents Corner

Co-working Spaces

Venture Capital

Resources

References

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INTRODUCTION TO THE
HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEM

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One Country, Two Systems

After 155 years of British rule, the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred
back to China in 1997. Yet Hong Kong remains some what independent from
the mainland.

As with Macau, Hong Kong is a part of China, but operates as a Special

Administrative Region (S.A.R.). Both regions retain their own capitalist
economies, while the rest of China uses the socialist system. Each of the
three regions is able to have their own currency, legal, economic and political
systems, including foreign policies.

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Overview

GDP
US $307.3B Retail Sales Growth
(2015) + 2.8% (Q2 2016)
Capital
US $42,000

Growth
180 times
Labour Force
3,940,800
(2/2016- 4/2016)
Startup Ecosystem Value
US$2.8 - 3.5 Billion (2015) $
between 1961
to 1997.
Unemployment Rate
3.3% (2015)

IMF ranks HK Population

7,324,300 (End-2015)
17th globally *
1M fewer people than
New York
Sources:
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/home/index.jsp
http://blog.compass.co/hong-kong/
* HK ranks 17th in terms of GDP per Capita

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About Hong Kong

As one of the worlds leading international financial Easy
centres, Hong Kongs service-oriented economy is A diverse and safe
characterised by its low taxation, almost free port trade ecosystem
and well established international financial market,
Ultra-
built on a long history of trade and commerce. connected
Rapidly population
Hong Kong is ranked first as the freest economy in the growing Why Choose
world. Starting a business is easy and safe. ecosystem Hong Kong?

Technological
Startups are defined by disruption and growth. Hong infrastructure
Kong is uniquely positioned to allow fast and high Close to China:
scalability. Products can be tested quickly by its hyper- One Belt One
connected population. The proximity to the Pearl River Road
provides easy access to manufacturing and supply Close to China:
manufacturing
facilities. The potential opportunity to supply half of the
hub
worlds population can also add impressive growth power.

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Easy & Safe

# 1
MOST COMPETITIVE
# 3
LEAST CORRUPTED
# 7
PLACE FOR OVERALL
CITY TO DO BUSINESS ECONOMY IN ASIA GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS

4 8
FOR PROTECTING
MINORITY INVESTORS
# #
FREEST ECONOMY SIMPLEST EASIEST CITY TO
TAX SYSTEM START A BUSINESS
BEST BUSINESS CITY IN THE WORLD

15
IN THE WORLD

5
IN PATENT
BEST CITY FOR
# # APPLICATION
BUSINESS EVENTS
FASTEST GROWING
STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
ECONOMIES IN
EASIEST PLACE 16/129 THE MOST SECURE
TO DO BUSINESS IP PROTECTION

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Ultra Connected Population

Social Network

4.65M 64% 96%

ACTIVE INTERNET TOTAL POPULATION SMARTPHONE USERS
USERS ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA BROWSE INTERNET 4.4M 1M
USERS DAILY
USERS USERS

Internet Speed

# 1 FOR INTERNET SPEED:

105 MB/s (2016) #2
FASTEST AVERAGE
MOST CONNECTED IN NETWORK PEAK INTERNET
PLACE GLOBALLY READINESS INDEX CONNECTION SPEED
IN ASIA 101. MB/s

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Ultra Connected Population

Mobile

16.6M 230%
# 1
SMARTPHONE
# 12 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PENETRATION
RATE
LARGEST APP MARKET
PENETRATION IN ASIA IN THE WORLD 62% 23%
ANDRIOD USERS IOS USERS

Internet

17,000+
~US $3.5B $535 96% FREE WIFI HOTSPOTS
E-COMMERCE AVERAGE ANNUAL OF POPULATION ACROSS THE CITY
MARKET SIZE SPENDING ONLINE ACTIVELY BROWSE > WILL INCREASE TO
PER USER ~30 MINS DAILY 34,000 WITHIN NEXT
3 YEARS

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Technological Infrastructure

# 1 IN THE WORLD

RELATED GLOBAL RANKINGS:

#1
FIXED TELEPHONE
TARIFFS/LOCAL CALLS
#2
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONE COSTS/LOCAL CALLS
SUBSCRIBERS PER
1,000 INHABITANTS
13M
INTERNET MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
BANDWIDTH

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Close to China: Manufacturing Hub

- Close to Shenzhen: 15 minutes from Kowloon to Shenzhen.

- Close to the Pearl River Delta: the manufacturing hub of China and
the world.
- The mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
(CEPA) enables easier access to the mainland markets for Hong Kong-made
products and Hong Kong-based service companies.
- Foreign investors can partner with a certified Hong Kong Service Supplier to form
wholly-owned enterprises in the mainland to carry out various types of
ICT services.
- *Hong Kong was the sixth largest source of technology imports for the Chinese
mainland in terms of contract value (2.6% of the total).

*According to 2014 figures from the Ministry of Science and Technology

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Close to China: One Belt One Road

Belt and Road Development (One Belt One Road)

When?
In autumn 2013, president of the PRC, Xi Jinping,
announced the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.

Who had the idea?

Xi Jinpings ambitious strategic initiative explained how
Hong Kong can seize a key role in the initiative.

Who is involved now?

Involves 65 countries
representing a third of the
worlds total economy
4.4 billion people
63% of worlds population
40% of global GDP

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Close to China: One Belt One Road

What is the potential?

Hong Kong can take up three main roles for the One Belt One
Road initiative:

Raising Funds: Hong Kong has a unique

competitive advantage as a fund raising hub, as
it is the largest centre of offshore renminbi in the
world.

Building Infrastructure: There are huge

opportunities for Hong Kong firms as the city
has several companies which have proven their
efficiency (i.e MTR Corp).

Global Expansion: Hong Kong can develop

business links with countries participating in the
project.

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Growing, Diverse Ecosystem

Hong Kongs startup ecosystem is very diverse in multiple aspects:

1. Benefiting from its long history in international trade, as a logistic hub

and financial centre, startups are disrupting a huge variety of industries
and sectors.

2. In terms of gender diversity, it is 2nd in the world for the number of

female entrepreneurs (45% of entrepreneurs are women).

3. 57% of startup founders are Hong Kong citizens, while the remaining
founders are foreign and mainland Chinese.

4. There are eight main industry verticals in Hong Kong. Hardware /IoT
(Internet of Things) and FinTech are notable (11% and 8% respectively),
however E-commerce is the dominant startup sector (25%) followed by
SaaS (Software as a Service - 13%).

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Why Choose Hong Kong?

Growing, Diverse Ecosystem

2,500+ Startups in Hong Kong

Distribution of Popular Startup Sectors
SOCIAL 8%
10% ADVERTISING

EDUTECH 8%
10% ENTERPRISE

8% FINTECH
HARDWARE/
IOT 11%
7% B2B

SOFTWARE 13%

25% E-COMMERCE

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The Entrepreneurs Voice

- Augustin Ceyrac, Easyship

People in this city are clued

into global trends:; people are eager to
hear and try new ideas. We have fantastic
support structures in Hong Kong to
facilitate a startup...there is always a
channel available to get help from.

- Mehdi Ferradj, Kawa

- Vincent de Saint Exupery, LCCS

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The Entrepreneurs Voice

- Tania Cheung, Miss Runner

"1. Supportive startup community

2. Diverse background
3. Very open with sharing input
4. Accessibility and number of events
5. Helpful organisations".

- Anita Chan, Sam the Local

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The Entrepreneurs Voice

There is good talent in the
finance sector.
- Julien Labruyere | 4xLabs
Starting a company is technically
very easy in Hong Kong, as the
incorporation procedures are
quick and straightforward.
- Loubna Halty Ferreira |
Bahia Cosmetics
Hong Kong has the best
infrastructure to start a business: from
registering a company; to setting up
logistics to the tax-free environment,
so it actually saves a lot of headaches
on the operations end.
- Stephanie Poon | Zarie

The local labour market offers quality talent and

if we need to look to hire someone from outside
the territory, there is a standardised, straight
forward process for getting talent into Hong
The financial literacy here is stronger
Kong. The local laws in that aspect are made with
than in most other places in SEA so
the understanding that there is a need for quality
people get the value proposition of
talent immigration.
the product/service much faster.
- Patrick Kosiol | Swapit
- Stefan Bruun | CompareAsiaGroup

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The Entrepreneurs Voice

The startup system in Hong
Kong is great and is open to
sharing and supporting new
entrepreneurs.
- Nicole Denholder | Next
Chapter Ventures
Hong Kong is the known to
among the top financial centre of
the world. Hong Kong has great
infrastructure in terms of mobile,
internet, power, bandwidth and
people which countries like
Philippines, Indonesia lack in
Southeastern Asia.
The diversity mixed with the
density makes Hong Kong a literal
concrete jungle of east-meets-
west fusion. Hong Kong serves as
a proving ground for startups that
intend to go after the two largest
internet markets in the world: China
and the US.

- Mukesh Bubna | Monexo - Vivian Peng-Williams | Hausie

Innovations Limited

There is no location within the city confines that can

truly be considered remote, and everything is so
convenient - this opens up a lot of opportunities for Hong Kong is an ideal place to start
people to try something new and share something up because of its complete
that theyre passionate about with the community. financial institution ecosystem.

- Vince Siu | Press Start Hong Kong - Juwan Lee | NexChange

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The Entrepreneurs Voice

There are more opportunities for networking, Its in every Hong Kong citizens DNA to be entrepreneurial
making it easy to get in touch with successful and business savvy. With a highly educated and innovative
entrepreneurs who are always enthusiastic population, no one in their right mind would bet against Hong
when it comes to sharing advice. Kong being able to rise to the occasion.

- Amina | Mao Loves Art - Kenneth Chan | Paperlss

It is well connected, diverse
and multi-cultural.
- Pushpendra Sharma |
Spacegenie
The startup ecosystem has been maturing and
there are connections to China and the wider
APAC region... E-commerce is just taking off in
Hong Kong, so there are advantages of being
an early player in the market.

- Yosha Gupta | LafaLafa

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About Startups
Currently Hong Kong has only WeLab to
call its near-unicorn, however the city is
capable of nurturing successful startups.
There is a reliable infrastructure, access to
resources (R&D, talent, money), a proximity
to large pools of customers and an
ambitious younger generation.

While the number of exits, amount of

money raised or startup growth rate cannot
prove the success of an ecosystem alone,
it is important to note that Hong Kong
is a place where to expect, and look for,
exciting (ad)ventures!

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Hong Kong Startup Founders

2016: 2,500+ Startups (> +60%) Local Founders of Top 50 Startups

2015: 1,558 Startups (+56%)*
2014: 998 Startups
*As of August 2015 (Invest HK)
57%

in Hong Kong

23%
Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs
in Singapore
~ 3/4

Age Distribution of Entrepreneurs

< 35 years old

44%
Common Barriers for Young
Entrepreneurs

62.9% Lack funding

43.4% Fear acute competition
38.2% Face high rents

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Startups Receiving Funding

Startups Receiving Funding in Comparison to Silicon Valley

100% 100% 100%

NORMAL 75%
SERIES A 75% 75%
25%
SEED
25% 25%
SERIES B

50% 50% 50%

HONG KONG
SINGAPORE
NEW YORK CITY
Hong Kong does not have a funding gap between
Series A and B rounds, due to its long history of being
a leading international financial centre. However
there are few late-stage funding rounds which shows
that the city has a lack of high potential late-stage
startups to invest in.

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The Unicorn

WeLab
Founded in 2013, WeLab operates WeLend, a P2P lending platform in Hong Kong, and Wolaidai, a
mobile lending platform in China.

WeLab has raised US$180M in 2 rounds - US$20M in January 2015 and US$160M in January 2016.

The Series B round was led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, with participation from ING Bank and
Guangdong Technology Financial Group.

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Recent Exits/IPO
Plukka
An online marketplace for
unique designed jewellery.
Went public on Dec 3, 2015 /
ASX:PKA
Raised US$1M in 1 round of
funding from Fresco Capital.
ZNAP
A mobile business platform
that optimises transactions,
developed by MPayMe.
Acquired by Powa Technologies
in June 2014 for US$75M.
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Lucibel Designs
A company specialised in LED
lighting solutions for commercial,
industrial and residential
applications.
Strengthened net equity by 17M
(around USD $19M) . Went public
on Alternext Paris in July 2014.
Alive not dead
A online platform that connects
artists with job opportunities and
offers international networking
opportunities.
Acquired by mig33 in
February 2014.
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Recent Exits/IPO

Pacnet jobsDB
A telecommunications service A jobs search engine in Asia.
provider in Asia during
2008 - 2015. Sold for US$206M to rival site Seek
Limited in 2011.
Sold for US$697M to Australian
telecoms giant Telstra.

Divide
A productivity app that
synchronises work email, calendar
and contacts on mobile devices.

Acquired by Google in May 2014

for US$120M.

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Recent IPO

Guru Online (Holdings) Limited

As of May 2015:
Number of Placing Shares: 448,000,000 Shares

Placing Price: Not more than HK$0.25 per Placing Share

and not less than HK$0.21 per Placing Share

Nominal Value: HK$0.01 per Share

Founded in 2007, Guru Online (Holdings) Limited helps companies

maximise marketing ROI.

Digital advertisement placement services, social media management

services, creative and technology services, and internet marketing
platform engagement are the four main activities of the company.

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Funds Raised

Analytics
$53.05M in 4 rounds from 10 investors
including Cowboy Ventures, Founders
$1M raised from 500 Fund, Madrona Venture Group, Marc Bell
Startups Ventures and New Enterprise Associates

Klarity is an analytical engine that

Branch is a business analytics platform
allows users to monitor brands and
that helps mobile apps grow. It focuses
gather insights on competitors social
on developing mobile deep linking
performance.
technology.

$1.5M in 1 round from $1.6M raised in 1 round

Vectr Ventures from 4 angels

Lamplight Analytics is a social media Notey is a technology and media

intelligence platform that offers company featuring the top stories from
insights into online conversations, thousands of publishers globally.
helping users understand customers
and competitors better.

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Funds Raised
E-Commerce
$1.24M in 3 rounds
from 9 investors
Shopline is an e-commerce platform for
creating online shopswithout having to
code. It focuses on the Southeast Asia
market.
$1.2M in 1 round from 4 investors
including aCommerce, Ardent Capital,
Vectr Ventures and VPG Asia
Floship is a global logistics solution,
shipping goods directly form Hong
Kong to customers worldwide. Floship
provides e-commerce and crowdfunding
fulfillment.
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> $6M in 4 rounds from 500 Startups,
Big Blom Investment, Bluebell Group,
Golden Gate Ventures, MindWorks Ventures
and Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Grana is an online clothing store that
ships high-quality clothing globally,
specialising in making affordable
wardrobe essentials.
Undisclosed amount in
1 round from Alibaba
Entrepreneurs Fund
YEECHOO.com is an online designer clothing
rental platform providing dresses for different
occasion made by a selection of designers.
They revolutionise the fashion industry and
give people access to remarkable luxury
experiences.
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Funds Raised

E-Commerce

$41.8M in 3 rounds from 500 Startups, Undisclosed amount in 2

QuestVC, Sequoia Capital, Rakuten rounds from Aria Ventures
Ventures and Golden Gate Ventures (March 2016)

Carousell is a community marketplace Swapit is a location-based trading app,

that allows users to sell and purchase which allows users to buy and sell goods
all kinds of new and secondhand good near them.
with ease.

$3.8M in 2 rounds from 4 investors $1.62M in 1 round from 2

including East Ventures, Gary Vaynerchuk, Investors including Ardent
Metamorphic Ventures and Vayner/ RSE Capital and Chryseis Tan

Bindo is a cloud-based iPad Point-of-Sale Goxip is a fashion discovery platform

system with multiple customisable features that allows users to find fashion items
for retail and restaurants. by uploading a photo and shopping
suggestions from the website.

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Funds Raised
EduTech
$1M raised from HKSTP
Corporate Venture Fund (CVF)
ShowMuse is a video tutorial app that allows
users to keep learning outside of the classroom.
ShowMuse is an incubatee of HKSTPs Incu-Tech
programme for technology startups.
Real Estate
$644K raised
room launched Hong Kongs first
virtual reality application, using
professional virtual reality photography
equipment and software.
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$1.8M in 2 rounds from 2 investors
including Arthur Kho and SOSV.
Snapask is a mobile app that provides
on-demand homework help for students.
Users take photos of difficult questions and
have answers matched or connect with
tutors.
$3.5M in 2 rounds
Spacious is an online real estate
marketplace that connects tenants to
properties in Asia. It combines superior
user experience with powerful analytical
tools.
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$1.18M in 1 round from 5 investors including 500
STARTUPS IN HONG KONG Startups, Ceyuan Ventures, Crosspacific Capital
Funds Raised Partners, Digital Currency Group and Lightspeed
China Partners

FinTech Melotic, Inc. is a digital asset exchange which aims to be a

liquidity provider to facilitate conversions between numerous
digital assets.

$15M raised

ANXBTC.com is a 24 hours digital assets trading $4.5M in 1 round from

platform that allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin PGA Venture Partners
crypto-currency, simplifying the trading process.
Quantifeed is a financial technology company that services
financial intermediaries and institutional investors.

$500K raised from a Japanese

investment company

$1.1M in 2 rounds from 7 investors including

Bigcolors, Big Bloom Investment, Click Ventures,
Gatecoin is a regulated Money Service Operator- Innotech Capitals, Justin Dry, Kim Ventures and
Andre Eikmeier
licensed digital currency exchange that focuses
on security, reliability and transparency.
Oddup is a data-driven research platform that provides analysis
on startups, providing new investors more information to be
able to finance startups across the world.

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Funds Raised

IoT/Hardware
$500K in 2 rounds
$217.84K Product Crowdfunding from Asgard Capital

Omate offers hardware and software Soundbrenner has created the worlds
solutions, allowing fashion and jewelry first wearable smart device for musicians,
brands to design wearables. combining its hardware products with
mobile and desktop apps.

BioTech
$12.65M in 2 rounds from Ping An
Ventures, Venturra Capital, Capital Undisclosed amount in
Union Investments, 500 Startups 1 round from 1 investor
and COENT Venture Partners (Jan 2015)

Prenetics is a DNA bio-technology Vitargent is a bio-technology company

company focused on providing parents providing innovative sensing solution
a higher level of pre-natal care which is with their FET test technology. Their
highly accurate, safe, and non-invasive. toxicity screening methods can be used as
alternatives to animal testing.

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Funds Raised

Mobile

$1.18M invested by $2M in 2 rounds from investors

Central Exchange including Sprout Capital and
SEGNEL Ventures

Storellet is a platform to facilitate CallFixie is a platform that connects

shops and merchants to create and businesses and households to end-to-end
manage their loyalty systems and infrastructure maintenance and repair
better leverage mobile to promote to services.
their loyal customers.

$1.04M in 3 rounds from 4

investors $600K raised from Hong Kong
and Israel-based investors

SensBeat is a mobile app that Bloom Me is a spa and beauty booking

allows users to share their stories and application that allows customers to
communicate with their friends reserve beauty treatments across the
through music. city.

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Funds Raised

Logistics
$1.0M raised
$1.1M from SIG, Caldera
Pacific and Gabriel Fong

AfterShip is a shipment tracking

OpenPort are the first neutral mobile platform for application and API for eCommerce
enterprise supply chain management in emerging retailers and buyers.
markets, directly connecting shippers and carriers in
order to reduce cost, improve performance and drive
continuous supply chain optimization.

$30M in 3 rounds from $26.54M in 6 rounds

6 investors, including from 9 investors
MindWorks Ventures, including Alibaba and
Crystal Stream, AppWorks, Centurion undisclosed
Aria Group and Asia Plus

Lalamove is an online platform that
connects users with professional drivers,
simplifying the delivery process and
revolutionising the logistics industry.
GoGoVan is an mobile application Easyship is a tech startup
that connects van and truck drivers that provides logistics
with customers to provide a delivery solutions
service and improve logistics to e-commerce
efficiency. merchants.

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Funds Raised

Technology

$3.34M in 3 rounds from $1.9M raised

Sustainable Development
Technology Canada

Nanoleaf is a green technology Chinese University Hong Kongs research

company that focuses on transforming project on the Vision-based Intelligent
traditional illumination into something Forklift AGV System, built on advanced
sustainable. robotic and automation technology.

Travelling
$6.5M in 2 rounds from 6 investors
including China Growth Capital, $5.66M in 2 rounds from 3
Cyberport Hong Kong and Matrix investors
Partners

Klook is a online platform that HotelQuickly is a mobile application

provides a selection of special travel that allows users to reserve hotel in
experiences for users to reserve. discounted rates throughout Asia Pacific.

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Funds Raised

Gaming

$41.25K in 2 rounds $2M in 1 round

Playto develops learning tools that helps Fifth Journey is a gaming startup
children to learn life skills like concentration, that develops Hollywood games and
organisation and mindfulness through mobile entertainment, with the latest
playing games. advancements in AR and VR technologies.

Legal (SaaS) Social Media

$1.5M in 1 round $3.8M raised $1.49M in 4 rounds from

4 investors including 500
Startups and Cherubic
Ventures

Dragon Law offers cloud-based legal Spottly is a social travel app

tools to help businesses get support and HYPEBEAST is the leading
online destination for mens
access to independent legal advice.
contemporary fashion and
streetwear.
that acts as a visual guide for
you to discover places near and
far, handpicked by the Spottly
community.

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Funds Raised

Food & Beverage

$800K from 2 investors undisclosed from Alibaba
including Triplestar Capital Entrepreneurs Fund
and Swiss Founders Fund

CaterSpot is a software and logistics NOSH by Secret Ingredient hopes to

company who builds an online revolutionise the delivery industry by meeting
marketplace that connects companies the demands of the new lifestyle consumer with
and local caterers. speed, quality and efficiency.

Entertainment

$1.02M in 4 rounds from 3 Investors > $5.3M raised from Heyi Capital,
including Adam Lindemann, Fresco M Fund, 500 Startups and Alibaba
Capital and Yat Siu Entrepreneurs Fund

DayDayCook is an online platform that provides

Jamn develops innovations that allows
recipes through different channels. It also has an
users to discover and understand music,
e-commerce store the DayDayCook Shop.
with the aim to help users improves
their musical skills and knowledge.

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Rising Startups

myfairtool is a trade Riding the 4.0 digital
show solution that allows revolution, Steel Available is
companies exhibiting at disrupting the Steel Industry
trade shows to plan and supply chain, bringing in
budget their event. definitive transparency,
efficiency and sustainability.
Click Kit is an Advwhere is Asias
online marketplace Influencer Professional
democratising the Network where users
customization of can understand more
active wear and high about the myth of social
performance apparels. influencers and share
their world of influence
with passionate people
around the world.

BSD Code and Design
Academy is a EduTech
startup that provides
workshops, courses and
programs related to web
and graphic design.
Key2Cell is a B2B startup
that enables marketers
to deliver high impact ads
on any mobile device. It is
to mobile messages what
Mailchimp is to emailing.
Made in Sense is disrupting the
digital experience and the way
we consume technology by
enabling apps to talk not only to
your eyes and ears, but directly
to your heart via patented multi-
vibration technology.

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Rising Startups

Currenxie is a P2P Made in Genuine Weconvene is a Skipmenu facilitates

foreign exchange (Selinko) offers software that manages frictionless conversations
platform that serves as advanced technology interactions between between consumers and
FX and international against counterfeit wines investors, corporates and companies bypassing
payments for and spirits. sell side. annoying automated
corporates. phone menus.

EONIQ is a platform Heartisans is a uHoo is a hardware

for high quality healthtech startup that startup that develops
customised develops wearables indoor air quality
mechanical watches. to track users health sensors.
condition.

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Rising Startups

Urban Spring is a mission-focused Qupital is an Popmap is an online marketplace

start-up that is determined to online invoice trading platform.
address the plastic waste issue in Businesses receive immediate
Hong Kong. financing for unpaid invoices in a
few clicks previously only accessible
by large institutions
that allows users to shop from
more than 900 boutiques from
over 40 countries.

Neat is an artificial intelligence company Deepsky designs and manufactures

doing finance. The artificial intelligence
can establish so-called behavioral clusters
based on users spending habits.
seamless digital screens with sub-
millimetre pixel pitch, with tremendous
contrast and high brightness capabilities,
empowering clients to digitise even the
most demanding of environments.

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Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns

US$215+K
US$296K Kello is a smart alarm clock that
offers users a variety of programs
Aumeo Audios aimed at changing your sleep
app provides a habits incrementally. US$160K
personalised audio
experience, tailored to EzeeCube is an open source, Apple
the listeners hearing. TV-like, entirely wireless device
that automatically syncs and sorts
photos, videos and contacts.

US$220K US$95K
Soundbrenner has Muku Shuttr is a bluetooth
created the worlds remote camera control.
first wearable smart
device for musicians.

US$31K US$115K
Huzi puts a new perspective Ambi Climate provides
into everyday objects by a smart add-on for your
combining functionality and home and business air
artistic sensibility.

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Crowdfunding in Hong Kong

Indiegogo
Indiegogo is a donation-based crowdfunding
platform available in 223 Countries and
territories including Hong Kong.

Success Story in Hong Kong

The Worlds Smallest 4K Camera - Mokacam
They raised more than $US 1 million, exceeding
its campaign goal by more than 1,333%
(January 2016)
More information here:
https://www.indiegogo.com/#/picks_for_you
FringeBacker
FringeBacker is a bilingual crowdfunding
platform, in both English and Chinese.
FringeBacker provides several options for online
fundraising: direct fundraising for charities and
reward-based crowdfunding for startups.

Success Story in Hong Kong

HKFP - Hong Kong Free Press,
Successfully raised HK$588,417 (around
US$75,862) in June 2015, exceeding its campaign
goal by 392%.

More information here:

https://www.fringebacker.com/en/

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Crowdfunding in Hong Kong

Next Chapter
Next Chapter is a new rewards based crowdfunding
website for female entrepreneurs that launched in
early 2016.

Their focus is on businesses by women, creating

products and services that women will love. The
longer-term vision is to build a community of networks
and partnerships with other organisations, so that
female entrepreneurs gain access to the capital
and other resources they need to launch and grow
successful businesses.
Successful Campaigns
Check out latest campaigns:
https://nextchapter.com.hk Zarie DREAM Pants by Zarie.co
raised over US$16,000
Workspace for Female Artisans by
Knotsandstrokes.com
raised over US$8,000

Bi-lingual Childrens Book by Runem Ragged

raised over US$3,000

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Crowdfunding in Hong Kong

Kickstarter
Kickstarter announces launch in Singapore and Hong Kong!
The reknowned crowdfunding platform Kickstarter will soon launch in its first Asian markets. Kickstarter
is currently available to project creators in 18 markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom,
Australia and some European countries.

https://www.techinasia.com/kickstarter-singapore-hong-kong-launch

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FinTech
Facts and Figures

Acting as one of the leading international financial centres,

Hong Kong has an advantage to establish itself as a fintech
hub for the region.

According to a recent survey1 Hong Kong has

demonstrated a high adoption rate for fintech
services: 29.1% of Hong Kong citizens used at least
two fintech services products in 2015.

1
Survey conduted by Ernst & Young

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FinTech / Background
HKMA-ASTRI Fintech Innovation Hub
HK Monetary Authority collaborates with the
Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
(ASTRI) to set up the Fintech Innovation Hub:
It will be equipped with all necessary system
and support resources to enable players of the
banking and payment industry to conduct proof
of concept trials of products and services through
the use of new technologies, and do it safely as
this controlled environment is separated from their
internal systems.
Further details via keynote speech at Treasury Markets Summit 2016
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Sandbox
HKMAs second initiative is the
Fintech Supervisory Sandbox:
This Sandbox allows banks to conduct testing and
trial of newly developed technologies and applications
on a pilot basis. Within the Sandbox, banks can try
out their new Fintech products without the need
to achieve full compliance with the HKMAs usual
supervisory requirements. This will enable banks
to gather real-life data and user feedback on their
Fintech products or services more easily and in a
controlled environment, so that they can make
suitable refinements to their products before the full
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FinTech / Background
Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is
an independent statutory body set up in 1989
to regulate Hong Kongs securities and futures
markets.
Recently, The Fintech Advisory Group was formed
to facilitate the Fintech Contact Point in order to:
- Obtain information on the latest trends of Fintech;
- Collect stakeholders input on specific Fintech
themes
- Identify the opportunities, risks and regulatory
perimeter implications of Fintech and
- Broaden the understanding of Fintech as an
evolution of the financial services industry.
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The Fintech Advisory Group Members
The Fintech Advisory Group includes:
Ex officio members from the SFC
- NOLENS, Bndicte
Senior Director, Head of Risk and Strategy (Chair of the
Fintech Advisory Group)
- CHIONG, Ron Sai Lung
Associate Director, Risk and Strategy Unit
- CHAN, Rogers Man Cheong
Senior Manager, Risk and Strategy Unit
External members with one-year renewable term
effective from 1 March 2016
ADVANI, Alokik Indru
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
BARBERIS, Janos: Founder & CEO, FinTech HK
CHEUNG, Joanna Wai Sze
Managing Director, Tuspark Global Network
CHU, Irene Ngar Yee: Partner, KPMG
GUZY, Melissa C
Managing Partner, Arbor Ventures
LLOYD, James Philip
Executive Director, Ernst & Young
JOHNSTONE, Syren
Adjunct Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong
SETO, Adrian: Director, Accenture
SFC Homepage
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Resources
STARTUPS IN HONG KONG
FinTech FinTech HK

Fintech HK is A single point of

access for Hong Kongs Fintech
Startups scene. We list the startups and
the events that are shaping Hong
Kongs Fintech ecosystem.

Fintech O2O Global Summit

Co-sponsored by Nexchange and

Cyberport, Fintech O-2-O began in
2015 as a monthly meetup.

The aim of the event is to bring

together likeminded professionals,
to network and discuss the impact
that technology has on traditional
finance.

Hong Kong Fintech by InvestHK

A website with helpful resources

and links launched by InvestHK in
2016.

If you are setting up your business,

InvestHK provides support to help
you succeed.

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Internet of Things (IoT)

The Internet of Things refers to a connected network of
physical devices, from smartphones and wearables, to
vehicles and buildings. IoT can provide individuals and
businesses better data about their lifestyles, purchases and
communication habits.

The Hong Kong SAR government has addressed the

importance of IoT in its agenda. In the 2015 Policy Address
introduced a new initiative Energizing Kowloon East
aiming to carry out a pilot study to examine the feasibility of
developing a Smart City.

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Internet of Things

Startups

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COMMUNITY
BUILDERS

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The Importance of
Community Builders
Startups cant do it alone! Over the past four
years a great number of community builders
have been creating professional and social links
within the ecosystem. The continuous success
of offline events, mentoring opportunities and
online community platforms are providing value
and making a lasting impact on entrepreneurs.

More connections
+ Quick access to quality feedback
and mentoring
= Higher chance of success!

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Ada Yip Alan Chan Alexander

* Urban Spring * Vectr List
* 43 Ventures * Dim Sum Lab
* Startup Weekend

Alexis Allison Baum Ankit Sethi

Bautista * Fresco Capital * Startup Weekend
* Creative Jam HK * SpotHelp
* Kokonuzz

Bay Ben Cheng Ben Crox

McLaughlin * Internet Society * BarCamp
* Brinc (HK) * Startup Commune
* Oursky Limited

Betty Wong Carman Chan Casey Lau

* Google Eye * Click Ventures * StartupsHK
Program * Web Summit

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Cesar Harada Charles Ng Cynthia

* MakerBay * InvestHK Cheung
* Protei (product) * Startup Weekend
Hong Kong

David David Chung Deepak

Baverez * Under Secretary Madnani
* Private Investor Innovation and * Paperclip
* Author Technology Bureau

Derek Kwik Elaine Tsung Felix Lam

* Venture Capital * Garage Society * Red Chapel
& Private Equity * Eaton House Advisors

Felix Wong Gene Soo Gino Yu

* Startup Weekend * Hong Kong
* StartupsHK
Hong Kong * Citymapper Polytechnic
* The Wave University

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Gregory So
* Secretary for Henek Lo Herman Lam
Commerce and * WeWork * Cyberport
Economic Hong Kong
Development HK

Hilary Holger Bartel Irene Chu

Szymujko * Harbour Front HK * KPMG
* Brinc * uforepublic Ltd.

Janos
Ivy Shum James Barberis
* TED x Hong Munro Boon * SuperCharger
Kong * UnLtd FinTech Accelerator
* SMECC * 43 Ventures * FinTech HK

Jayne Chan Jeffrey Broer Jennifer

* Startmeup HK * PostMortem Cheng
* Investor
* Writer

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Jo Hayes Joanna Jong Lee

* The Womens Cheung * TED x HK
Foundation * Office8 * RGL Ventures
* Tuspark

Joshua Steimle Juliet Keith C. M. Ng

* MWI Ohalloran * Startup Grind HK
* Forbes * Creative Mornings * Startup Weekend
Hong Kong

Kostadin Kolev Kyle Ellicott Larry Salibra

* PassportX * Wearable IoT * Bitcoin
* Hack Horizon World Association of
Hong Kong

Lawrence Matthew Matthieu

Morgan Rudy Jacobs Bodin
* Nest * CodeaholicsHK * Techstars
* CodeConf * Startup Weekend

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Mart Matt Brick Michelle

Van de Ven * Vectr Buultjens
* Open Data * Blueprint

Nicole Nick Zieber Nio Liyanage

Denholder * Product Hunt * Nest
* Next Chapter * StartUpRIGHT
Ventures

Oscar Patti Hunt Paul Cheung

Venhuis * Make Studios * The Hong Kong
* TheDesk * Service Design University
* DigiMeet Hong Kong

Peter Mok Raymond Chu

* Hong Kong Ray Cheung
* Hong Kong
Science & * City University Polytechnic
Technology of Hong Kong University
Parks * HK Design Centre

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Sam Chan
* VisaPro Scott Lawson Simon
* Angel Investor * SOW Aisa Squibb
* Nest

Sonalie Stephen Theodore Ma

Figueiras Barnes * Cocoon HK
* Green Queen HK * Hong Kong * maBelle
* Ekowarehouse Visa Centre

Tim Chan Timothy Yu Tony Verb

* Metta
* HelloReporter * HKUAEC
* Snapask * Nest
* HelloPR.io

Tytus Yana Yat Siu

Michalski Robbins * Outblaze
* Fresco Capital * Jumpstart
Magazine

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W Hub Team

Karena Belin Karen Farzam

Co-Founder Co-Founder
Business Development, Community Building,
Fundraising & Marketing Fundraising & Technology

Double diploma from ESSEC Business School in
Paris / University of Manheim.
15 years for Procter & Gamble in Finance, Sales,
Strategy and Management.
Speaker, mentor and judge at events and
organisations such as the Chicago Booth GNVC,
Google EYE, RISE Conference, Tech Open Air
Berlin, Techstars StartupWeekendHK and Poly U
Entrepreneurial Mentorship Network.
Board member of WOW at theAmerican
Womens Association.
Double engineering diploma from EPF (France)
/ ETS (Canada) - Master in International Finance
from HEC Paris.
Six years for JP Morgan Tokyo as a Exotic Equity
Derivatives Trader.
Worked in a IoT Startup /
Taught Web Development at General Assembly.
Co-Founder of Women Who Code (Hong Kong)
Speaker at Women Who Code International
Conference.

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W Hub Team

Diane Mensah Nicolas Breitburd Heather Lo

Strategic Partnerships Fundraising Catalyst Digital Marketing & Community

Graduated from Manchester
University with a Bachelor in
English Language and Literature.
Worked in luxury fashion retail
management in the UK for eight
years and three years at the UK
government Home Office overseas.
Diane then joined General Assembly
as the founding Admissions
Manager in the companys opening
year in Hong Kong.
Graduated from Insead with a
Global Executive MBA. Worked
in FMCG European Industry
for 20 years in COO and CEO
positions. Senior Advisor for a
F&B start-up since his arrival
in Hong Kong.
Graduated from Sun Yat-sen
University with a Bachelor of
Art in Spanish Language and
Literature.
Spent two semesters at the
University of Valladodid (Spain).
Interned at Swire Properties.

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& UNIVERSITIES

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Government & Universities

Realising the importance of entrepreneurship
on Hong Kongs future generations, the
government is consolidating the programs
and organisations it controls to provide more
resources, more activities and more visibility.
Laws are being passed to make Hong Kong
more to foreign investment and talent, such
as Universities are joining the movement
by creating new programs to encourage
entrepreneurship.

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Government Organisations

InvestHK Cyberport HKSTP StartmeupHK iStartupHK

A government A creative digital A statutory body that A platform listing A one-stop portal
department cluster that nurtures had built a vibrant the latest startup gathering tech startup
providing free advice ICT industry startups innovation and events and various influencers and
and customised and entrepreneurs, technology ecosystem resources including creators providing a
services to help promotes to connect stakeholders government dynamic environment.
businesses succeed collaboration to and nurture technology incentives and
in the citys economy. gather resources talent. incubator schemes.
and create business
opportunities.

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Government Organisations

Invest HK publications and website provide information useful for a startups preliminary planning. In addition,
the organisation offers specific advice, including:

- Sector-specific business opportunities

- Business incorporation procedures
- Tax and business regulations
- Business matching services,
- Advice on government initiatives and grants

InvestHK will organise the 2017 StartmeupHK Festival on 13-21 January, which will be an assembly of key
conferences, workshops, exhibitions, pitching competitions and networking opportunities.

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Government Organisations

StartmeupHK

InvestHK launched StartmeupHK to create a buzz among entrepreneurs in the local and overseas startup
communities in June 2013.

At its core is the promotion of Hong Kong as a startup destination:

- to bring global entrepreneurs to the city
- to attract innovative, scalable and high-impact ventures in setting up a presence here
- to connect and encourage collaboration between overseas entrepreneurs and Hong Kong-based startups
- to provide a one-stop platform for overseas startup entrepreneurs setting up in the city
- to propel the development of Hong Kong as a leading destination for entrepreneurship and innovation

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Incubators | Hong Kong Science and Technology Park

HKSTP Incubator - Tech HKSTP Incubator - Bio HKSTP Incubator - App

Incu-Tech is an incubation Incu-Bio is an incubation Incu-App in an incubation
programme designed for programme designed for programme which aims to
technology startup companies. biotechnology startup provide support to web/ mobile
companies that require wet lab. application technology startups.

- No equity stake - No equity stake - No equity stake

- Financial aid : max HKD 645,000 - Financial aid : max HKD 860,000 - Financial aid : max HKD 300,000
- 3 year programme - 4 year programme - 18 month programme

Target Industry Target Industry Target Industry

IT & Telecommunication/ Bio-Tech/ Therapeutics/ Chinese Web based applications
Electronics/ Precision Medicine/ Medical Devices/ Smartphone/Web based Apps.
Engineering Diagnostics

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Incubators | Hong Kong Science and Technology Park

Programme Details

Current Incubatee Alumni

410 technology graduates

310 still in business
76%
4 IPOs in Hong Kong

6% Incu-Bio
38% Incu-App
56% Incu-Tech

How to apply
Financial Aid Package Fundrasing
All three incubation programmes are open
Incu-App | HK$60,000 Over HK$1555 million for applications all year round. Interested
Incu-Tech | HK$180,000 from angel/ venture companies can download the application
Incu-Bio | HK$240,000 capital and 428 material from the HKSTP website and
technical awards return to biadmin@hkstp.org

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Universities in Hong Kong

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University Programs and Competitions

PolyU Institute for Good Seed @PolyU Technology Transfer HKUST Entre-
Entrepreneurship (IfE) Office @ HKU preneurship Center

PolyU Micro Fund Tech Incubation Fund HKU Knowledge CityU Enterprises The Base @HKUST
(TIF) Sheme @PolyU Exchange Limited

CUHK Center for CUHK Center for Innovation Commons TecHKU Knowledge
Entrepreneurship Innovation and @ CityU Transfer Office
Technology @ HK Baptist University

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University Programs and Competitions

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge
Incubation Support
Vice-Chancellors Cup of Student Entrepreneurship

Hong Kong Baptist University

Business Entrepreneurship Support and Training Programme

City University of Hong Kong

Student Contest Support Fund
Enterprises Limited

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

HKUST One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition
Entrepreneurship Programme
E-Academy
The Base

The University of Hong Kong

Technology Transfer Office
Technology Startup Support Scheme

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKSTP - PolyU Tech Incubation Fund Scheme
IfE and J.C.DISI - Good Seed Training and Funding Plan
Micro Fund Scheme

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INCUBATOR &
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Incubators & Accelerators

Hong Kong used to have only a handful of
incubators and accelerators a few years ago.
It has now a large number of these intense
three to six month programs, allowing the
entrepreneurs to focus on their project while
fundings, space, mentoring and knowledge
is provided. Sometimes associated with large
MNCs or organisations depending on the
government, incubators and accelerators
can be associated with large multinational
corporations or government bodies, and
educating a new breed of entrepreneurs.

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Pre-accelerator

Startup Next
Validation
Transforms the idea into a real life business, helps startup to
build a scalable company

Mentorship
Provides weekly feedback from mentors, coaches and
startup experts. Startups work with mentors in both group
settings and one on one

Exposure
Top teams from the program will get introductions, referrals
and invitations to pitch for accelerators and investors.
Startup Next HK is an pre-accelerator
program that gives startups the tools
and mentorship needed to navigate the
early stages of building a business. Startup Next is a Techstars Community Program and is run in a
collaboration with W Hub and a number of community partners,
Financial aid : none venues and community builders who help startups level up.
5 week program
Target sector: Technology

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Accelerators
FinTech
SuperCharger
How to Apply
Startups interested in the second
cohort interested can apply on
the SuperCharger website. The
application can also be found on
the SuperChargers social media
platforms.
http://www.fintechsupercharger.com/
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SuperCharger is powered by
Standard Chartered, Baidu x
APIStore and TusPark Global
Network
Hong Kongs first home-grown
FinTech accelerator
The programs mission is to
supercharge Asias FinTech scene.
$30,000 for 5% equity stake
12 week program, runs every year
from January to April
Round 1 Applications
The inaugural SuperCharger pro-
gram received over 160 applica-
tions from across 20 countries.
The companies portfolio
consisted of four early-stage
startups: Amareos, Funding
Societies, Gatecoin and Neat;
and four late-stage scale-ups:
EKO, Jade Payments, Microcred
Baobab and Wecash.
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Accelerators
FinTech
FinTech Innovation Lab
FinTech Innovation Lab
powered by Accenture brings
together young FinTech
companies with senior
executives from financial
institutions across Asia.
Takes equity stake
12 week program
3 cities including New York,
London, Hong Kong
< 10 startups per batch
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B2B & SaaS
Amplifi Paperclip
Amplifi is a SaaS dedicated
accelerator company
headquartered in Mumbai, 3 month program
India, recently completed
1.5 % advisory equity
their inaugural cohort based
each startup
out of Bangalore, India.
Paperclip is Hong Kongs first
dedicated startup campus
which uniquely combines
accelerator programs with
co-working space and offices.
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Accelerators
IoT/ Hardware
Brinc
How to Apply
Applications are accepted on a
rolling basis all year round.
For more details on the
application process,
visit: http://brinc.io/apply/
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Brinc is a hands-on hardware Startup Requirements
accelerator that accelerates
IoT startups from concept to While Brinc evaluates each founder and
sustainable commercialisation team on a case-by-case basis, there are
some characteristics that are favorable:
A program tailored for hardware
startups looking for speed, access - 2 co-founders
and the know-how to build - Teachable and open minded
successful companies - Functional prototype
- Pre-crowdfunding
Take equity stake
- Grit and determination
12 month program
3 cities including Hong Kong and Additional Offers
Shenzhen Organized trips to Shenzhen for
Invested in 14 startups and hardware founders: http://brinc.io/
worked with more than 40 trip-to-china/
founders
Provides access to the back-end of
China, de-risk and accelerate the
time to market in about 12 months
after initial ideation
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Accelerators

IoT/ Hardware
Wearable IoT World Labs

WIoTW is the worlds first accelerator 15 week program

dedicated to the Internet of Things Based in San Francisco
(IoT)
Accelerated over 90 startups, in
Not currently providing any funding 15 countries around the world
capital including Hong Kong
Takes equity stake (around 3-4%)
Success Stories

How to Apply

Founders can apply to

programs in Hong Kong or
CreoPop SKULLY Nuheara Tzoa Grush San Francisco through:
Now available Raised US$11 Exceeded its Named Won the 1 - Wearable IoT World Labs
in 1,000 Best million and revenue goals as Time million top prize
Buy stores and deliver their by 800% in the Magazines 25 in Americas - AngelList
online at multiple product first two weeks Best Invention Greatest Makers - F6S
retailers worldwide of 2015 in 2016

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Accelerators

Corporate
The Cage Blueprint

The Cage is a development program Accelerator program powered by

powered by The Lane Crawford Swire Properties
Joyce Group, which offers intensive Approximately 10 startups per batch
mentorship to startups building retail-
relevant technologies and/or services.
- Mentor-driven accelerator programs
Kicking off in September 2016
- No initial equity stake
Targeted Sector:
- 6 month program
- Fashion and Lifestyle Retail
- based in Hong Kong
12-week program (full time)

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Accelerators

Accelerators powered by NEST

Corporate 12 week full time program
Up to 8 startups selected
NEST
No initial equity stake
AIA HealthTech Accelerator dedicated to health tech
and/or wearable businesses
Tech support from accelerator
sponsors Microsoft and Amazon

A mentor-focused program
12 week program
HealthCare Accelerator powered by AIA
No initial equity stake
SmartCity & IoT Accelerator powered by Infinity
Designed to support and accelerate
FinTech Accelerator incorporated by DBS Infiniti Smart City the progress of early-stage Smart City
and Internet of Things (IoT) Companies

A mentor-focused program
12 week program
No initial equity stake
dbs FinTech Designed to support and accelerate
the progress of early-stage Companies
with an innovative FinTech proposition.

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Incubators
Jockey Club Social-Tech Incubation and
Youth Entrepreneurship Programme by HKSTP
Jockey Club consists of two sub-
programmes:
- Youth Entrepreneurship
- Social-Tech Incubation (SISG)
Partnership with Le Comptoir de
lInnovation (CDI), the first global
network of green and social start-
ups from France, and Hong Kong
Children & Youth Services (HKCYS)
Tech & Social innovations
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The Social-Tech Incubation Programme
So In So Good Project under HKSTP
2 Sub-program
SISG is open for application for companies
- 12 startups selected under HKSTPs incubation programmes.
- No Equity Stake Targeted Sector:
- 12 months program - Social Good & Green Tech
- Dedicated to Social
Go Global
Good and Green Tech
- Network with 500+ social entrepreneurs
startups
- Exchange programme
Interested parties are welcome
to contact HKSTP or
http://www.soin-sogood.co/incubation
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Incubators
The Mills Fabrica by Nan Fung Group
The Mills Fabrica is a business
incubator for companies at the
intersection of fashion, textile and
technology.
A total of 10 startups are selected
1 year program
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SOW Asia Incubation Program
i2i, funded by JP Morgan, is an
accelerator program designed to help
businesses clarify their social impact,
improve their business model, and
refine their pitch for investment.
Financial Aid: None
Social Challenges/ Environment
No initial equity stake
12 week program
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Programs

Empowering Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)

Objectives
- Drive collaborative innovation by connecting entrepreneurs
with corporates
- Empower startups and entrepreneurs through mentorship and
interaction with industry leaders to enhance strength

Key Features

The EYE Program is a year-long

entrepreneurship program launched by
Google and Center for Entrepreneurship
of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 6-Month
2013. The initiative is inspired by the budding Innovation Dedicated Collaborative Cross-Sector
Boost Mentorship innovation Network
entrepreneurial environment in Hong Kong

Previous EYE Program Achievements

Financial aid : max HK$530,000
- A total of 16 startups were created and supported from over 1,000
No equity stake applications received
1 year program - Over 80 mentors and domain experts supported the program
- Over 600 media stories reported
- Awarded by Marketing Magazine

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COMPETITIONS
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Startup Competitions

CoCoon Pitch Night Seedstars world International Startup

HKD 100,000 for the winning Competition by TiE
team

Asia Social Innovation Award Young Entrepreneur of the Pitch Perfect

Year by HKFYG Chance to gain funding from
China or overseas investors

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Startup Competitions

Global Student Challenge YDC e-challenge HSBC Youth Business Award

HKD 30,000 prize for the
winning team

Chicago Booth Global Hong Kong Business Angel

Network Venture Challenge Network (HKBAN)

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Hackathons & Events

Startup Weekend hackUST

Angelhack Fishackathon

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Regular Events

Codeaholics Barcamp Creative Mornings

Gatherings of developers Unconference to explore Early morning interviews
different tech topics with out of the ordinary
professionals

DigiMeet DrinkEntrepreneurs Friday Beer Bay

Meetup to learn about digital Monthly casual meetup Weekly casual meetup
marketing

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Regular Events

Postmortem Conf Startup Grind TED x HK

1 day conference with Interviews of established TED-style events
entrepreneurs explaining entrepreneurs
why they failed

RISE HK WebWednesday
3 day conference with Interviews with entrepreneurs
hundreds of startups and on the way up
thousands of visitors

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TALENTS CORNER

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Talents Corner
A startup is composed of a team sharing the
same mission and vision. There are many
incredibly talented people in Hong Kong and
while it is improving, many engineers would
rather work for a larger corporation instead of
a startup. Getting the team right is, therefore,
a continuous challenge. The time and effort
required cannot be underestimated and the
following resources will help along the journey.
Get started early, train fast, retain or move on!

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Find your new job at a startup!

Job Fairs
W Hub has been the first to organise HK Tech & Startups Job Fair in Hong Kong. With more than
850 job seekers, 80+ job opportunities and 41 startups, stay put for the next one on W Hub!

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5 HK Tech & Startups

Job Fairs
Presented by W Hub
In total, these fairs combined over:

100 Startups
250 Jobs
2.000 Participants

Infographic displaying data

from the May 2016 Job Fair

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CO-WORKING SPACES

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HONG KONG ISLAND

Hong Kong Island Price per month or person (minimum)
4 Cats Co-business Community $3,600 fixed
Blueprint $2,000
Brinc $3,000
Campfire Work $3,550 fixed
Centre O Connect $2,800
CoCoon $2,000 (for the 2 first persons, then $1,000 per person)
Cyberport Smart-Space $1,500 fixed, $800 flexi-space
Garage Society $7,200 fixed
Hatton Studios $2,500 for bench rental (students special)
HKFYG Social Innovation Centre $3,000 for jewellers or jewellery designers
Hong Kong Commons $1,500 fixed
Incu-Labspace $3,800 fixed
MakerHive $3,600 fixed / $3,200 hot desk
Paperclip Startup Campus $4,500 fixed / $2,000 hot desk
Playground.work $4,800 hot desk
Retro Spot $3,000 fixed / $2,500 hot desk

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HONG KONG ISLAND

Hong Kong Island Price per month or person (minimum)
Smithfield Collective $2,500
TheDesk $4,500 fixed / $3,600 hot desk
The Crafties $800 coworking space tailored for crafters
The Coffee House Cowork $1,500 fixed / $1,000 hot desk
The Hive Kennedy Town $3,600 fixed / $3,200 hot desk
The Hive studios $3,600 fixed
The Hive $6,000 fixed / $4,500 hot desk
Synergy Biz $2,500 fixed
Three Keys Craft Space $4,500 fixed / $4,000 hot desk
Thinkaholic $3,999 fixed / $2,699 hot desk
Tuspark $2,700 fixed
UNO Co-working Space $3,000 fixed / $2,500 hot desk
Urban Serviced Office ltd $4,000 fixed / $3,500 hot desk
Wework $6,990 fixed (Tower 535) | $7,200 (Wan Chai)
WYND Co-Working Space $6,200 fixed / $4,200 hot desk

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KOWLOON
Kowloon Price per month or person (minimum)
BootHK Lai Chi Kok Campus $1,500 fixed
CentrePark $3,500 hot desk
Coffice $2,500 fixed / $1,600 hot desk
Cowork CHM $2,500 fixed / $1,500 hot desk
Fashion Farm Foundation (FFF) $2,500 fixed / $2,000 hot desk
MakerBay $2,500 fixed / $1,500 hot desk
MISSOLINK $2,000 fixed /
NeighborFarm Coworking Space Starting from $900
Ooosh for Startups $1,500 fixed / $800 hot desk
Synergy Startup Base Startup membership: $1,800
Team office: $8,000
The Good Lab $2,100 fixed
The Loft $2,900 (special offer) or $3,500 fixed
$1,900 (special offer) or $2,500 hot desk
Tuspark $2,700 fixed
UNWIRE Space $1,800 fixed
The Wave Membership starting from HKD $99; hot desks and
team offices upon request

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NEW TERRITORIES
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New Territories Price per month or person (minimum)

HaHaHub $1,000 fixed
LOffice IncuCentre $1,900 for 1 - 4 pax per pod
The Hive Sai Kung $1,500 hot desk
Tuspark $2,700 fixed

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Garage Society
Garage Society has demonstrated
what the boom in co-working space
looks like in Hong Kong.
Launchpad for HIGH GROWTH
international startups in Hong Kong.
HOME to General Assemblys HK campus
The MOST CONVENIENT LOCATION on
the Island for working, connecting and
growing startups.
Launched the HK STARTUP JOB FAIR in
collaboration with W Hub in 2014.
GARAGE CADET connects students to
top startups, inspiring entrepreneurship
in the younger generation.
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Industry Split Since opening the first location in
Des Voeux Road Central in 2014:
+60% in number of total companies
+92.25% in number of members
+5.3% in technology industry
+6.1% in lifestyle industry
On average, companies had
47% growth in terms of staff count
Startup Events
160 in 2014
300 in 2015
225 in 2016 (up to July 2016)
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MakerBay
MakerBay allows creators to learn new skills or
participate in exciting events, develop an invention
or grow a business. There are a wide range of
services, from consulting to digital fabrication.
Ideas can be created and shared under one roof.
The space is dedicated for CREATORS: artists;
scientists; designers and students.
Makerbay provides tools such as laser cutters, 3D
printers, visual and photography equipment.
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MakerBays Amenities
CONVENIENT LOCATION right situated in the
middle of Hong Kong in Kowloon.
Gathers ALL THE TOOLS NECESSARY to create
something for innovative entrepreneurs in its
co-working space.
BIG SPACE (6,500ft.) for developing new
products and displaying the ideas of startups.
Capacity
50 PLACES for hot bench
20 PLACES for fixed bench
ONE PRIVATE SPACE for studio
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CoCoon

CoCoon is an entrepreneurship exchange in CoCoons Amenities

Hong Kong, a co-working hub to GATHER VISION,
TALENT, EXPERIENCE AND RESOURCES, aiming
to establish a collaborative community to share
the enthusiasm of building startups and turning
them into successful businesses.
CoCoons Mission
CONVENIENT LOCATION right near MTR
Sheung Wan station.
ECO-FRIENDLY INTERIORS with facilities such
as an indoor cafe, 3D printer, mail services,
conference rooms.

BIG SPACE (9,000 sq. ft.) for startups to develop

their creative ideas and set up their business.

Find co-founders Earn seed Find the right

and build the money through investors
team paid projects

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Paperclip Startup Campus

Paperclip Startup Campus is a place which Paperclips Amenities

combines a co-working space and a STARTUP
CONVENIENT LOCATION right beside Sheung
CAMPUS. It helps entrepreneurs to build their
Wan MTR station.
networks, meet mentors, advisors, investors and
to learn the best business practices.
A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ROOMS AND
LAYOUTS available for entrpreneurs to connect.

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The Wave & Playground.work
The Wave co-working space provides a platform
for startups and other creative professionals who
want to build strong networks and collaborate
with others within the co-working space.
The Waves Amenities
CONVENIENT LOCATION near MTR Kwun Tong
Station and in the heart of the district
An INTEGRATED PLATFORM connecting
entrepreneurs, startups and SME sectors
ACCOMMODATES more than 100 people
Focus on SOCIAL GOOD & SUSTAINABILITY
Amazing SPACE & DECORATION
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Playground.work is Hong Kongs pioneer co-
working space that promotes the attitude of
work-life balance. They offer hot desks, private
offices, event space, and a coffee shop ideal for
meetings and events.
playground.work Amenities
CONVENIENT LOCATION right above Sheung
Wan MTR station with car park nearby
HIGH QUALITY in-house food and beverages
capability and tailor-made catering service
available
WELL-EQUIPPED meeting facilities with audio-
visual and lighting system.
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The Wave & Playground.work
Mett is an entrepreneurs club that connects
people, ideas and resources. Mett believes that
by bringing startup communities and ecosystems
closer together, great things can happen.
Metts Amenities
A NETWORK OF SPACES around the world
that serve as homes and meeting spots for
entrepreneurs and innovators.
In Hong Kong, a CONVENIENT LOCATION on the
21st floor of California Tower in the heart of Lan
Kwai Fong - Central district.
ACCOMMODATES more than 100 people.
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TheDesk is a co-working space with a mission:
We love what we do. We embrace each
moment, every day. We celebrate new ideas,
great people, and business challenges. What are
you celebrating today?
TheDesks Amenities
LOCATION in Sai Ying Pun, just 3 minutes walk
from the MTR station HKU.
COMMUNITY of professionals with preferential
prices from business partners and free access to
professional workshops.
WELL-EQUIPPED meeting facilities including
BBQ and space for leisure.
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VENTURE CAPITAL

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Most Active Investors in Hong Kong

Brinc 500 Startups

Cyberport HK

Intel Capital

Route 66 Ventures

Vectr Ventures

MindWorks

Ardent Capital Y Combinator

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Alibaba Hong Kong Young Entrepreneurs Foundation

Alibaba launched
an HK$1 billion Invested in:
(about US$128
million) not-for-
profit foundation to
Founder: Jack Ma | Executive Director: CIndy Chow support Hong Kong
startups in
November 2015
The core mission of the foundation is to help Hong
Kong young entrepreneurs start and grow businesses on
marketplaces and platforms in the Alibaba ecosystem.

The objective is to support the aspirations of

entrepreneurs who wish to take advantage of the The foundation will
resources offered by Alibabas ecosystem in e-commerce, also select 200
logistics, mobile platforms, cloud computing, and university students
financial services. from HK annually
to intern at Alibaba
Through the foundation, Hong Kong entrepreneurs will Groups businesses in
mainland China
have access to financial capital, technical assistance and
training so they can realise their dreams and visions.
Profits from Alibabas Hong Kong foundation will be re-
invested into startups.

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Alibaba Hong Kong Young Entrepreneurs Foundation

Selection Criteria Selected Startups to date

Hong Kong Nexus
First batch
(1) A majority of the founders of the company are permanent
residents of Hong Kong
(2) Meaningful operations of the company are carried out in
Hong Kong, as determined by the independent investment
manager under policies approved by the board.

Alibaba Ecosystem Participant

Second batch
The potential company should possess innovative and unique
business ideas that are financially viable; have a high potential to
grow and can expand beyond Hong Kong. The company will be
operating on at least one of the platforms of Alibaba Group or its
affiliates.

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Arbor Ventures
Big data, financial services and
digital commerce
Founders : Wei Hopeman and
Melissa Guzy
Seed and early stage venture
investments
Invested in : 2C2P, A-SaaS,
DemystData, Lufax, paidy,
pipaHR, Stockpile, Streem,
ABRA
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Bigcolors
Bigcolors provides seed and
early-stage funding
Founder: Jackie Lam
Focus on mobile, hardware
platforms, wearable
technology, bio-health,
fintech, and Big Data
Invested in over ten other
startups, including: Connect,
Cancelex and Oddup.
Bright Success Capital
Hardware and software
integration, robotics, security,
A.I., smart home technology
Family investment office
Seed, early stage and later stage
venture investments
Invested in over 12 companies,
including: Spotify, Bluesmart
Insight Robotics and Wonder
Workshop
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Click Ventures
Founder : Carman Chan
Seed, early stage and later
stage venture investments
Invested in over 18
companies, including:
EventXtra, parklu, Spotify,
Palantir Technologies,
Meetup, Launchpilots and
Scout
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Dow Venture Capital
Focuses on companies
tackling challenging
problems such as the need
for clean water, renewable
energy generation and
conservation, and increasing
agricultural productivity
Invests in startup companies
in various stages of maturity
across a broad set of markets
Invests in promising
businesses and technologies
Active since 1993
Fresco Capital
Fresco Capital is an early-
stage venture investor
supporting entrepreneurs to
build businesses
Early stage venture investor
Invested in over 43
companies, including:
Snaptee, Parklu, Plukka,
Insight Robotics, Jamn,
Fresco, Frenzoo, Launch
Pilots
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FUEL Capital
FUEL Capital invests in
companies seeking no earlier
than their first institutional
round
Its focus is on:
- Clean technologies
- Environmental protection
- Health care industries
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Horizons Venture
A venture capital firm with
a focus on disruptive and
technology-focused startups
Its portfolio now consists of over
40 companies around the globe
Invested in Skype, Siri, Facebook,
Waze, Summly, Spotify
IDG Capital Partners
IDG Capital Partners invests in
consumer products, franchise
services, internet and wireless
applications, new energy, and
advanced manufacturing
sectors
Primarily focusing on investing
in China related venture capital
and private equity projects
Seed, venture, and growth-
stage funding
Invested in more than 400
companies
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Intel Capital
Intel Capital invests in
Datacentre software, data
centre-cloud, digital media,
Internet of Things (IoT),
ultrabook, manufacturing
and labs, security, services
-open source, smartphones
tablets, wearables
Any stage of growth
Invested in more than 300
companies
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Mandra Capital Mind Fund
An investment holding Mind Fund provides hands
company focussed on on support and investment
early-stage and growth to entrepreneurs and
opportunities innovators at all stages of their
Invested in: development
- Agriculture and forestry Seed and early stage venture
- Internet investments
- Clean energy Invested in : Filipagram, Jamn,
- E-commerce Hummingbird Innovations,
- Materials Soapbox, Xnotes Alliance
- Mining and resources Mind Fund
- Technologies
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Mount Parker
Mount Parker consists of
technology and finance
entrepreneurs supporting and
advising early stage companies
Primarily focussed on venture
opportunities in Asia
Invested in:
GoGoVan, Shopline, Cultish
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Nest
Nest invests seed capital and
time in promising scalable
startups
Specialises in startups
developing impactful world-
changing technologies in
industries such as HealthTech,
FinTech and SmartCity/IoT
Nova Founders Capital
Builds and backs sustainable
large-scale business models
in rapidly growing internet
markets
Seed and early stage venture
investments
Invested in/started : Compare
Asia, Zalora, FoodPanda,
Groupon, HelloFresh
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Orchid Asia Group
Orchid Asia Groups mission is to
expand domestic enterprises in
high barrier to entry businesses
that have good growth
prospects in the consumer
services and products
Investment group with offices
in Hong Kong, Shenzhen,
Shanghai, Beijing and
Guangzhou
Invested in more than ten
companies
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Red Chapel Advisors
Red Chapel Advisors invests
in technology startups at seed
stage and helps them grow.
Founder: Felix Lam
Focus on technology
developments
Invested in: Snaptee,
Insight Robotics, techstars,
launchpilots, Compology,
Ardusat, Frenzoo, Coachbase,
and Blink
Regatta Capital Management
Regatta Capital Management
is a private equity fund
with a diverse portfolio of
businesses.
Invests primarily in
information technology, bio-
technology and real estate
investment sectors
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Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital invests in
companies within the energy,
enterprise, financial, healthcare,
internet and mobile sectors.
Seed, early stage and later stage
venture investments and Later
Stage Venture Investments
Invested in more than 600
companies
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Spring Capital
An independent private equity
firm that invests exclusively in
China
Targets profitable businesses in
industries that are expected to
benefit from increasing levels
of disposable income in China.
It has offices in Hong Kong and
Shanghai
Invested primarily in clean
technology products and
services, and professional and
business services.
Sumitomo Corporation
Equity Asia Capital
SCEA seeks investment
opportunities in the Greater
China and southeast Asian
region
Invests in all emerging growth
sectors, young or mature
companies
Invested primarily in high-
tech sectors, consumer/retail,
automobile, logistics, financial
services, renewable energy/
clean technology
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TiE Hong Kong
TiE runs numerous angel
investment groups and
funding forums throughout
its network
Seeds early stage companies
Invested primarily in internet
enterprise software, mobility,
big data/ analytics, health IT,
healthcare diagnostics and hi-
tech medical devices
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Tsing Capital
A leading cleantech venture
capital firm in China
Focused in areas of new
energy, energy efficiency,
environmental protection,
cleaner production,
sustainable transportation,
new materials and sustainable
agriculture
Invested in over 30 companies
Vectr Ventures
Vectr builds networks and
experiences to elevate
knowledge and value for
corporates and startups.
Seeds early-stage companies
with global ambitions
Invested in over 30 startups
including DayDayCook, Floship,
LafaLafa and Lamplight
Analytics.
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RESOURCES

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HK Communities Visa

Entering Hong Kong for the first time and in

need of a Hong Kong Immigration visa?
HKStartups Group StartupsHK Group There are different visa types available
7,000 453 65 depending on you reason for visit:
Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs
Talent - Admission Schemes for Talent,
Investors Professionals and Entrepreneurs
- General Employment Policy (GEP)
Latest news on the HK startup scene - Investment as Entrepreneurs
- Visit/ Transit
- whub.io/blog - scmp.com
- e27.co - startupshk.com - Working Holiday
- entrepreneurhk.org - techcrunch.com Communities Worldwide
- fintech.hk - techinasia.com
- jumpstartmag.com

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Chambers of Commerce

The American Chamber The British Chamber The Canadian Chamber German Chamber
of Commerce in of Commerce in HK of Commerce in of Commerce in
HK (AMCHAM) (BRITCHAM) Business HK (CANCHAM) Hong Kong
Entrepreneurs / SME Angels Entrepreneurs
Small Businesses

French Chamber Dutch Chamber of Spanish Chamber of The European

of Commerce and Commerce in Commerce in Chamber of
Industry in Hong Hong Kong Hong Kong Commerce Hong
Kong Kong

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REFERENCES

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kong-has-17000-free-wifi-spots/
Market Indicators http://startupangels.co/market/hongkong/ World Banks
Doing Business Report 2015
DB 2015 Rank Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 http://www.doingbusiness.
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http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/infographic
The International Property Rights Index 2014 http://
internationalpropertyrightsindex.org/ WIPO 2014
The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2015 v1.2 World Economic Forum
http://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015/
economies/#economy=HKG
Getting Finding for your Startup - InvestHK Hong Kong The Global
Connector for Startups | Startmeup.hk Startup ecosystem survey http://
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ESSEC-Hong Kong Startup Scene Hong Kongs internet speed ranked
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companies.html
Startbase HK http://www.startbase.hk
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spaces-in-hong-kong/#Coffice
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Alibaba Hong Kong Young Entrepreneurs Foundation
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in-hong-kong-entrepreneurs
One Belt One Road http://www.cbbc.org/cbbc/media/cbbc_media/One-
Belt-One-Road-main-body.pdf
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