StartupsHK Blog
Archived content from StartupsHK, the community that helped build Hong Kong's startup ecosystem. Explore the history, interviews, and stories from the early days of the GBA tech scene.
Stephen Forte is Living the Dream: From AcceleratorHK to Mach5 to Multi-million Dollar Acquisition and Driving a Tesla
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Stephen.png) Although they’ve left Hong Kong, some entrepreneurs continue giving back to our startup scene – just like AcceleratorHK’s Stephen Forte. Although...
Meet ‘Coco Alexandra PR & Events,’ a Hong Kong PR Startup Geared Towards Helping Entrepreneurs
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Founders-Head-Shot-21OCT14.jpg) Unsure your startup needs a PR hand? Meet Coco Alexandra PR & Events. Co-founded by PR pro Coco Alexandra Chan and auditor-tur...
Meet ‘Coco Alexandra PR & Events,’ a Hong Kong PR Startup Geared Towards Helping Entrepreneurs
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Founders-Head-Shot-21OCT14.jpg) Unsure your startup needs a PR hand? Meet Coco Alexandra PR & Events. Co-founded by PR pro Coco Alexandra Chan and auditor-tur...
Hong Kong’s EzeeCube Raises US $100,000 From Nest Investments on Top of a Successful Indiegogo Campaign
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ezeecube.png) After coming off a successful Indiegogo campaign, EzeeCube pulls in an additional $100,000 from Nest Investments. Just four months ago, we had a...
‘Digital Nomads’ Meetup: Teleport.org’s Co-Founder Silver Keskkula Shares Tales of Geo Arbitrage; Making a Happier Life
In the past 14 years, the number of Internet users around the world have leapt from 394 million to almost 3 billion. With an increasingly connected world, emerges a new breed of nomadic worker – one t...
Hong Kong Online-Only Fashion Brand GRANA Raises US$1 Million in Seed Funding From Local Investors
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/grana2.png) Disruptive fashion brand GRANA raised a US $1 million seed round from Hong Kong luxury retail marketer and distributor Bluebell Group, with local ...
Hong Kong Online-Only Fashion Brand GRANA Raises US$1 Million in Seed Funding From Local Investors
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/grana2.png) Disruptive fashion brand GRANA raised a US $1 million seed round from Hong Kong luxury retail marketer and distributor Bluebell Group, with local ...
Startmeup Week 2014 is Running Hot this November as Hong Kong Hosts Startup Events Across the City
Kick the starter, give it all you got and get out your calendars and book off the second week of November for Startmeup Week 2014! The Invest HK-backed ‘StartmeupHK Venture Programme,’ received 550 ap...
5 Questions with Markus Stefanko, Co-Founder and CEO of PitchXO
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/team.jpg) Born in Poland and raised in Germany, Markus Stefanko (pictured on the far right) headed straight for Copenhagen as soon as he finished school and w...
Meet the 6 Hong Kong Startups Heading to Google to Meet Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs and Investors
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/BikingatGoogle.jpg) The Bay Area has seen a whole lot of Hong Kong as of late. While our own Shopline has been accelerating with 500 Startups and the Cyberpor...
Hong Kong Travel Startup ‘Klook’ Raises Seed Round to Fund Mainland China Expansion Plans
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/klook.png) For those that enjoy planning trips almost as much as the actual traveling itself, there’s a startup we want you to meet. Klook, a carefully curate...
Shopline’s Raymond Yip Gives an Update on ‘500 Startups’ and Cyberport’s Recent Delegation to the US
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/shopline1.jpg) Back in August, we congratulated DIY eCommerce startup Shopline on their acceptance into 500 Startups. It was kind of like watching your kid go...
5 Questions with Vincent De Saint-Exupery, Founder of LCCS
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Vincent.jpg) After 15 years working in Spain, France, the US and Hong Kong in the international development consulting space, Vincent De Saint-Exupery quit hi...
Ambi Labs Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Ramp Up Beta Testing For Its Smart Air Conditioning Device
For those that have a love-hate relationship with their air conditioning unit, Ambi Climate is now available on Kickstarter. (Visit their campaign here.) Billing themselves as the tamer of unruly A/C ...
PolyU Micro Fund Backs 20 Student Startup Teams with a Seed Investment of HK $100,000
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/polyu.jpg) The ‘PolyU Micro Fund 2014’ awards ceremony last week honored teams of students for their startup projects. Operating under the ‘Do Well, Do Good’ ...
PolyU Micro Fund Backs 20 Student Startup Teams with a Seed Investment of HK $100,000
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/polyu.jpg) The ‘PolyU Micro Fund 2014’ awards ceremony last week honored teams of students for their startup projects. Operating under the ‘Do Well, Do Good’ ...
Two Ways Hong Kong’s Startup Scene Could Borrow and Benefit from Singapore’s Techventure 2014
Singapore’s Techventure 2014 has come and gone, with 100+ exhibiting tech startups and 700 visiting conference attendees from Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Switzerland, Malaysia and the US. Notable talks ...
Stay Strong Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Protests Rally the World Together to Support Our City
It’s been a heartbreaking time in Hong Kong! The #OccupyCentral and #HKStudentStrike protests have turned Hong Kong upside down. We urge you to follow the events on Twitter following the above hashtag...
Stay Strong Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Protests Rally the World Together to Support Our City
It’s been a heartbreaking time in Hong Kong! The #OccupyCentral and #HKStudentStrike protests have turned Hong Kong upside down. We urge you to follow the events on Twitter following the above hashtag...
East Meets West in Startup Paradise: Pitch Your Startup in Hawaii this November
We’ve seen pitch events offered to Hong Kong startups from all over the world – from Moscow to Zurich to Boracay to Kelowna, British Columbia – but this one has to be the nicest: Honolulu, Hawaii! Blu...