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[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Jumpstart.jpg) There’s a new print publication in town that’s covering Hong Kong’s startup scene! Our own Casey Lau picked up a copy of ‘Jumpstart Magazine‘ a...
Data analytics startup-turned-global software provider DemystData has raised US $5 million in Series A funding. According to Big Data Pile, Investors involved in this round include Hong Kong-based Arb...
WHub.HK, Hong Kong’s newest startup resource that connects talent with startups and entrepreneurs with co-founders, launched on Friday. As a profile-driven platform that showcases the team behind the ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/product.jpg) This is a guest post from web designer and front-end developer Holger Bartel, also the founder of Open Device Lab HK and the co-founder of uforep...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hoiio.jpg) When it comes to traditional business communications, long contracts and expensive fees come to mind. As the 21st century calls for constant mobili...
Want to learn how to navigate the venture landscape in Asia? The Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association will be holding its first ever forum on June 13th to teach you how. Veteran spea...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/talentunleashed.png) The Talent Unleashed Awards has, since their inaugural event last year (only for Australia and New Zealand), expanded to Central, East As...
Hong Kong startup AfterShip has just closed a Series A round of $1 million from IDG Capital Partners (“IDG-Accel”) who has also invested in Mainland Chinese giants Baidu and Tencent. Providing a platf...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Divide.png) This morning, the startup community woke up to the monster of all exits – Google has acquired Hong Kong/NYC startup Divide for an undisclosed sum....
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/APECChallenge.jpg) 2014 has been off to a strong start for Hong Kong, with Bindo and Craftyful taking the top prize at Singapore’s ‘Startup Arena’ and ‘Echelo...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Augment.png) We kicked off 2014 with a sold out Startup Saturday event on crowdfunding, and ever since, this year has been bustling with cool news from the co...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CyberportMicrosoft.jpg) Cyberport, Hong Kong’s ‘creative digital community’ has been drumming up a lot of support for startups in the past while, the latest b...
In the past year, there’s been a lot of growth in the Hong Kong co-work space arena. While 80/80 Space and The Loft opened in Kowloon; Platform, Paperclip and Garage Society launched on the Hong Kong ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/b7c1cbd9d9a6e166dd2d3be96ccb14a4.jpg) On Wednesday, we attended InnoFoco’s ‘Innovation in Action Forum,’ a get together for corporate and startup leaders to t...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bindowin.jpg) Hong Kong/NYC startup Bindo took the top prize at the Startup Arena Singapore 2014 yesterday! This is the second time a Hong Kong-based startup ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WomenWhoCode1.jpeg) Hailing from France, Karen Farzam moved to Hong Kong in 2010 and set her sights on the digital world. She is currently working on Whub.hk,...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Suzanne-So.jpg) Before starting Joy Sprouts, co-founder and CEO Suzanne So worked in the children business for 10+ years, managing the brand and licensing fac...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/central.jpg) You’ve heard it time and time again. Hong Kong needs to step up its innovation game. Ecosystem leaders are unanimous when it comes to the importa...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/taxiwisesold.jpg) Taxiwise has been acquired by likeminded booking platform IKKY for an undisclosed sum. As these two startups join forces, we can only expect...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MatthewTam.jpg) Before founding Myflat.hk, Matthew and his co-founder Antony met on the job working in global investment banking. Both grew up with the entrep...
