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.
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/altitude-labs-2.jpg) This column is written by Justin Yek, software developer, designer and co-founder at Altitude Labs. Altitude Labs is a Silicon Valley sty...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dustin2.jpg) Born and raised in the Philippines, Dustin moved to Singapore to pursue a Bachelor of Computing in eCommerce where he first took the leap into en...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mobilepayments.png) Mobile payments are on the rise with $235 billion transactions processed in 2013, up 44% from the previous year’s $163 billion (Gartner). ...
[Updated September 1] While finding quality engineers in Hong Kong is a common complaint, the war for talent in established ecosystems like Silicon Valley is just as present. In fact, some tech compan...
[Updated September 1] While finding quality engineers in Hong Kong is a common complaint, the war for talent in established ecosystems like Silicon Valley is just as present. In fact, some tech compan...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/martin1.jpg) Note from the guest author Martin Kessler: After reading Cedric Delzenne’s guest post on the lessons he learnt as a first time founder, I felt in...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/martin1.jpg) Note from the guest author Martin Kessler: After reading Cedric Delzenne’s guest post on the lessons he learnt as a first time founder, I felt in...
It’s your moment in the limelight. You’re facing a panel of angel investors and you have just 10 minutes to convince them that your startup is worth backing. If you succeed, you’ll be given HK $500,00...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140887-Startup-HK.jpg) Before co-founding Notey, Catherine was an investment banker for a number of years on both the regulatory and derivatives side. While...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140887-Startup-HK.jpg) Before co-founding Notey, Catherine was an investment banker for a number of years on both the regulatory and derivatives side. While...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jackiegetviable.jpg) Crowdfunding for equity platform Bigcolors has just acquired Melbourne-based startup GetViable for an undisclosed amount. With offices in...
GoGoVan, a mobile startup that matches delivery vehicles up with the people that need them, has raised US $6.5 million in Series A funding. The homegrown startup was able to secure the deal in just 4 ...
We told you about Jumpstart magazine – Hong Kong’s first entrepreneur magazine with a first issue devoted to tech startups and a second issue on foodpreneurs, now the South China Morning Post is stepp...
Sue Kim is co-founder LIBBLER, a cloud-based recruitment platform innovating the way employers identify and attract high potential talent with smart matching technology. She has more than 12 years of ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kevinhale.jpg) Hong Kong startups seeking their next round of funding should consider Singapore’s upcoming ‘Techventure 2014.’ The three-day conference, organ...
Our newest guest writer comes from the world of User Experience and she will answer your pressing questions each month right here! Please welcome Patti Hunt who has 15+ years of experience in roles sp...
The next ‘NEST Pitch Day’ is coming up on Saturday, 6 September! The investment incubator, who has invested in local mobile startups such as personalized t-shirt designer Snaptee in the past, runs the...
Next week, SoftLayer – and IBM Company‘s Chief Strategy Officer George Karidis will be back in Hong Kong and there are a bunch of events happening for startups. This is a great chance to learn from th...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Sensbeat4.jpg) Ben Chan, Leo Wong and Conrad Lo (pictured above) are the co-founders of Sensbeat, a newly launched Hong Kong mobile startup that wants to be T...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shopline500strong.png) The hits keep on rolling in this week for Hong Kong startups! Our own Shopline has been accepted into 500 Startups’ Batch 10. The globa...
