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.
In the past 18 months, co-working spaces have been cropping up faster than we can count them, addressing the issue of high rents and lack of space in Hong Kong. This is great news for the local ecosys...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Verxigo2.png) Verxigo, a startup focused on globally connected co-working spaces, reached its goal of US $25,000 in exchange for a 5% stake on Bigcolors last ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Top-photo.jpg) Many people know that usability testing can help them refine their website/app design effectively. However, they have not incorporated usabilit...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Top-photo.jpg) Many people know that usability testing can help them refine their website/app design effectively. However, they have not incorporated usabilit...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/codeclub-1.jpg) CodeClub, a project kicked off by volunteers who set up after-school clubs that teach young children how to programme computers. Aiming to ins...
Did you know there are a lot of super-successful Kickstarter campaigns that originated from Hong Kong? Crowdfunding on Kickstarter is a speedy way to harness the power of the crowd. By rallying the we...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/retrospotevents-001.jpg) Here’s a message for newly joined entrepreneurs in this city: “You can startup for less than the cost of an iPhone 5s!” Yes, this is ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AW-Photo.jpg) Alex So is a co-founder of FastLanePro Hk, a tech savvy professional accounting firm which serves the startup community. He is passionate in pro...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MartODHK.jpg) Meet Mart Van de Ven: programmer by trade, instructor at General Assembly and one half of the co-founding duo behind Open Data Hong Kong (ODHK)....
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hotelquickly.jpg) HotelQuickly, the hotel booking app that offers last-minute deals across Asia, has expanded to the Philippines. Those travelling through the...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/maneck-green.jpg) As Google and Ipsos Media CT revealed in a joint study in August, Hong Kong tops the APAC charts in smartphone internet usage and we discove...
[](http://crowdfunding2014.eventbrite.com) Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, RocketHub, FringeBacker, Big Colors, Crowdrise, Quirky, AngelList – crowdfunding is definitely the future of getting your ideas off t...
[](http://crowdfunding2014.eventbrite.com) Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, RocketHub, FringeBacker, Big Colors, Crowdrise, Quirky, AngelList – crowdfunding is definitely the future of getting your ideas off t...
Got a few minutes to support the Hong Kong ecosystem? Help InvestHK with your input for a report by Ernst & Young about Hong Kong’s ecosystem and vote for the Best Hong Kong startup at the ICT awards ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Nicolas.jpg) Having lived and worked in Beijing’s entrepreneurial ecosystem for 11 years, investor Nicolas du Cray is no stranger to the Chinese startup scene...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bitcoinlinet.jpg) Li Ka-Shing, Asia’s wealthiest man, knows what the future looks like: virtual currency. Having backed a number of tech startups early in the...
As 2014 is just around the corner, and you’re planning your New Year’s Resolutions – we’re sure that every entrepreneur has “more networking” on their list of things to do more of in 2014 in Hong Kong...
As 2014 is just around the corner, and you’re planning your New Year’s Resolutions – we’re sure that every entrepreneur has “more networking” on their list of things to do more of in 2014 in Hong Kong...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screenshot-2013-12-13-14.19.25.png) Sopheap Lao is an international serial entrepreneur and a father of 4, who was born in a Chinese-Cambodian-Vietnamese fami...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/media-20131212.jpg) Today we have Simon Siu, founder of Hong Kong taxi app Flytaxi who has years’ experience in leading mobile projects. Simon is a passionate...
