StartupsHK Blog
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.
The Silicon Dragon Awards are in Hong Kong on 14 November and You’re Invited
Rebecca Fannin returns to Hong Kong with the Silicon Dragon Awards reception at KPMG’s Hysan Place office on November 14 and you’re invited. This SD event boats an evening of talks and toasts with the...
Find Your New Startup Co-Founder at StartupsHK’s New “H3” Networking Event; Sponsored by SuperSonic Ads
We’ve been promising you this event for a while and now with SuperSonic Ads, WYND, SoftLayer and General Assembly joining forces, we can now assemble as powerful as the Earth’s mightiest heroes! Peopl...
A Hong Kong Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund Info Session on 6 November
The very first social innovation camp has just passed in Hong Kong and nother tech x social entrepreneurship event is happening soon. It seems that more Hong Kong people are caring about social innova...
Watch Eric Schmidt in Hong Kong; Google and CUHK Aim to Boost Hong Kong Entrepreneurs with New Program
Google announced today that it will be partnering with The Chinese University of Hong Kong on a program to help students and young entrepreneurs in Hong Kong to innovate and connect with the global co...
E2 is Hong Kong’s Tech x Social Cross-Over Event on 9 November
Have you ever thought of being a tech entrepreneur or a social innovator? Actually you can achieve both. Entrepreneurship is never limited to specific fields for those with innovative ideas and passio...
Watch the Highlights Video from Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 Created by 8Media Now
Good things come to those who wait – and now we can all experience 8 Media‘s highlights video to last month’s Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 showcasing some of the exciting talks, pitches and pane...
20 Suggestions in Preparing to Raise Venture Capital
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1378211644039758963412942253699n.jpg) One of the great panels from Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 was the Funding panel where angel investors and startups...
Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 Speaker Deck Showcase
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/%E8%9E%A2%E5%B9%95%E6%88%AA%E5%9C%96-2013-10-27-20.54.44.png) Half of the awesomeness of the past Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 (besides the rockstar sta...
The Top 10 Mobile Startups in Hong Kong that Showcased at Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DSC98321.jpg) We did things differently at Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 – we handpicked the mobile startups that are from Hong Kong with a criteria inst...
InnoAsia 2013: Towards A Smart Green City Agenda, Happening on 4-7 December
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/enlogo.jpg) Have a nice week, everyone! It is our pleasure to be a supporting organisation of InnoAsia again. The event, organised by Hong Kong Science & Tech...
Final Call: Take Part In Hong Kong’s First Social Innovation Camp on 25-27 October
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SICHKportrait5.jpg) Good things never come easy. We know you have been waiting for a while for the very first social innovation camp in Hong Kong. Now techies...
Startup Commune: Hong Kong Startups Need A Down-To-Earth Co-Working Space
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2939142796938487083161161235751n.jpg) We’ve been visiting several collaborative workplaces in Hong Kong recently, and are really excited to see that more peop...
5 Questions with Josh Slayton, CTO of AngelList on his Upcoming Visit to Hong Kong
We were able to quickly get Angel.co’s Josh Slayton to answer a few questions on his visit to Hong Kong this weekend. Give us 5 sentences on who Josh Slayton is? Josh Slayton: I’m CTO and employee #1 ...
How You Like Me Now? Photo Gallery from Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013
We’ve finally brought the event that started it all back to Hong Kong with Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 and what an amazing return it was! On 12 October 2013, at The Vine Centre in Wan Chai, 300...
TechCrunch Disrupt Comes to Shanghai 19-20 November 2013, Now Taking Reservations for Hong Kong Pavillion
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TCSH.jpg) TechCrunch is holding its second event in China on 19-20 November, this time in Shanghai. This event will be held at Shanghai International Fashion ...
Hong Kong’s Enterproid Raises Additional US$12 Million in Series B; Renames Itself ‘Divide’
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG7275.jpg) If you joined us at our Startup Saturday: Mobillaince 2013 event in Wan Chai this past weekend, you must have heard our speaker David Zhu spoke a...
[Event] TechInAsia x SoftLayer present “Crocodile in the Yangtze: The Alibaba Story” Hong Kong Premiere at Science Park
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/alibabahongkong.png) You’ve been to a lot of talks, panels, hackathons and conferences this month; now it’s time to watch a movie – a startup movie – together...
[Agenda] Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 – Mobile Startup Conference Hong Kong
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aganda1054.png) 2 days to go, Startups! Check the fresh agenda and see who you’ll meet in this epic one-day conference. Remember to bring your mobile devices,...
Meet LaunchPilots’s Founder: The Girl Who Started a Company While Still in School
Two questions: What is your dream job when you were still in school? And what is your job now? I hope your answers to the former questions are the same because that means you are both a dreamer and a ...
Speakers Line-Up for Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 on 12 October
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bigstock-Faces-Speaking-And-Bubbles-For-45908815.jpg) Just one week to go before Hong Kong’s Biggest Mobile Startup Conference- Mobilliance 2013. Ladies and G...