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/HK-8.jpg) Hong Kong’s ACE HEARING is the winner of the ‘Community Impact’ Award at this year’s ‘Talent Unleashed Awards,’ held at the W Hotel last week. For t...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8securitiesfounders.jpg) Hey look at this great news today for Hong Kong Startups – our good friends Mathias Helleu and Mikaal Abdulla (left and right in phot...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jamn.png) MiQ, the Hong Kong startup behind novel music app Jamn, raises US $300,000 in seed funding. The investors who collaborated on this deal include Adam...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cedric1.jpg) We’re very happy to start running these personal profiles from Hong Kong entrepreneurs to share their stories with the local community. We’ve kno...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cedric1.jpg) We’re very happy to start running these personal profiles from Hong Kong entrepreneurs to share their stories with the local community. We’ve kno...
Silicon Valley is unarguably the Mecca of the tech world, but many entrepreneurs are now recognizing the untapped potential in Southeast Asia and setting up their startup headquarters there. In its fi...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ezeecube4.jpg) EzeeCube, a stackable media hub that syncs, stores and manages your content, has been fully funded on Indiegogo! 31 days into their campaign, E...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SG.jpg) Here in Hong Kong, we find our startup scene being constantly compared with our Southeast Asian neighbor Singapore. As this ‘Startup Nations Asia’ rep...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/startmeup.jpg) Applications for this year’s StartmeupHK Venture Programme are due on July 31st! For those unfamiliar with the programme, StartmeupHK is an Inv...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ambi.jpg) Homegrown hardware startup Ambi Climate has launched a crowdfunding campaign this morning for its smart air conditioning device. Taking to the Singa...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Silicon-Valley.jpg) The Bay Area’s startup scene is like a well-oiled machine that startups in the east often look up to. While Hong Kong-based startups have ...
Travis Kalanick, CEO, Uber, speaking at the launch of the app in Hong Kong UPDATE: [#ubericecream is happening today in Hong Kong. Log onto Uber App and you can order 5 cups of ice cream for $150 and ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/predictionio1.png) L to R: Kenneth Chan – Founding Engineer,Simon Chan (CEO) Donald Szeto (CTO), Justin Yip – Data Scientist PredictionIO, an open source mach...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/predictionio1.png) L to R: Kenneth Chan – Founding Engineer,Simon Chan (CEO) Donald Szeto (CTO), Justin Yip – Data Scientist PredictionIO, an open source mach...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hkfintech.jpg) Besides being a great hardware hub, Hong Kong’s strength lies in its age old reputation as a financial center. Homegrown FinTech startups have ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TZ-Echelon-4.jpg) Following homegrown startup Divide’s recent Google acquisition, we’re convinced that enterprise tech is a space more startups should be payi...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hotelquickly.png) Hong Kong’s HotelQuickly has raised a huge Series A-1 round of US $4.5 million. The investment was led by global mobile social company GREE ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hotelquickly.png) Hong Kong’s HotelQuickly has raised a huge Series A-1 round of US $4.5 million. The investment was led by global mobile social company GREE ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/newsletterhead5.jpg) With its robust legal system and solid intellectual property protection, Hong Kong truly is an ideal place to start a business. While you...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/newsletterhead5.jpg) With its robust legal system and solid intellectual property protection, Hong Kong truly is an ideal place to start a business. While you...