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/2014/04/hackathon51.jpg) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the city’s first ever university-backed hackathon. With HK $43,000 in prizes on...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC3833.jpg) Cyberport recently hosted the two-day Asia Innovation Forum 2014 (April 23-24) themed “building a more vibrant mobile ecosystem through innovatio...
The Founder Institute, the Silicon Valley-originated entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is coming to Hong Kong! In addition to General Assembly and Paperclip’s Academy, the Founder Inst...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Constant2.jpg) The Hive has been busy expanding their co-work space empire. In the same month as their Kennedy Town expansion, The Hive opened up another loca...
Yesterday’s Silicon Dragon Hong Kong 2014 at Cyberport featured a stacked panel line-up, with speakers from the US, China and Hong Kong chatting about finance, tech and innovation. Organized by Silico...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Wai-Lun.jpg) Last month, mobile startup Snaptee celebrated reaching 1 million t-shirt designs by announcing an app partnership with Manga Camera. The popular ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/carshareimg.jpg) A couple weeks ago, a Shark Tank-esque TVB show called “I Am a Boss” came on our radar. One episode in particular featured Hong Kong startup ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Silicon-Dragon.jpg) Silicon Dragon Hong Kong 2014 is just around the corner! The Cyberport-hosted event will feature a record of 25 speakers this year hailing...
While Hong Kong edged forward two spots to 7th in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitive Index thanks to its outstanding infrastructure (1st), our city’s overall score was compromised by low in...
Continuing on our profiles of active supporters of Hong Kong’s startup scene, we’d like to introduce you to Melissa Guzy – entrepreneur, venture investor and the founder and managing partner of Arbor ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/startupweekend.png) Startup Weekend, aka your ultimate opportunity to meet your startup’s future team, is just around the corner! With only a handful of spots...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Team.jpg) This just in – Hong Kong gaming startup Phonejoy wins the very first “ICT Best Startup Award!” Today’s Hong Kong ICT Awards is one clear indicator t...
The startup journey is a risky, grueling but extremely rewarding one. While everyone’s experience varies, one thing’s for certain – you shouldn’t go it alone. Besides your team, friends and family, ha...
On the startup side, finding the right people has been cited by Hong Kong founders as one of the biggest hiring challenges. David Zhu, co-founder of Divide, says that although local talent is availabl...
Any business magazine picking tech startups in Hong Kong to feature on the cover of their print magazine is OK by us! Hong Kong Business did this list last year and so here are their picks for 2014. 1...
Following our post introducing 12 Hong Kong eCommerce startups that we thought you should know, we met another new company that’s also making waves in the online shopping space. Originally hailing fro...
In the past month alone, Hong Kong has been hit with interesting FinTech news – with Bitcoin ATMs launching within hours of each other and investment incubator NEST teaming up with banking giant Barcl...
According to a world report released at the end of 2013, crowdfunding in China could blow up to US $46-$50 billion in the year 2025 – 50% of which is expected to be funneled into backing startups and ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Barclays.jpeg) No startup has let rain and hail scare off their mission to change the world! As an established financial center and growing tech hub, Hong Kon...
Uber – the ride request app – is finally in Hong Kong right now – but for this weekend only! To help with the craziness of this weekends Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong, starting today till Sunday you can a...
