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.
China Outbound Mixer with Tencent and Evotech Capital at The Hive on August 30
On Friday, August 30th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Emerging China and Angelvest Group will hold a cocktail with speakers from Tencent (Developer of QQ and WeChat) and Evotech Capital. Mr Basillio Che...
CoCoon’s Pitch Night Finals is This Thursday August 29
What has been building up for the past few month’s is Hong Kong Co-Workspace CoCoon‘s Pitch Nights – and it comes to a head this Thursday with the 6 finalists all coming together for the final fight u...
5 Questions with Kenneth Law, Co-Founder of FilmSkout.com
Are you struggling to find the perfect place to take for a photoshoot or film a movie? Kenneth Law co-founder of FilmSkout.com, provides a convenient platform to share and get the good locations that ...
TiE Hong Kong Investors’ Forum is Happening on September 12th – Register Now
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/INVESTORFORUM-01.jpg) On September 12th (Thursday) 9.15-5.30, TiE HK will be holding a one-day conference at Hong Kong Jockey Club for investors and entrepren...
5 Questions with Patrick Kosiol, Founder of Sky Drone FPV – IndieGoGo Campaign Now Live
It was great to sit down and interview Patrick Kosiol, the co-founder of the Sky Drone team. His passion in modern technology is unsurprising; after studying computer science in his home country-Germa...
Introduction to Usability Testing for Startups on Sept 2
Have you asked the following kinds of questions? My team is working on an app prototype, but we are not confident that the app would meet our customers’ needs or suit their behaviors. What can we do? ...
Google Reveals That 96% of Hong Kongers Never Go Without their Smartphones and Browse the Internet Daily, Highest Rate in Asia
Startups always need good data to show to investors – so if you’re building a mobile app we have the newest stats from Google for you right here. Google and Ipsos MediaCT jointly announced results of ...
Help Change Hong Kong with Technology: Social Innovation Camp 2013 Hong Kong Call for Ideas Now Open
Sometimes the best innovations are ones that affect a small group of people’s daily lives. So this is your chance to help change Hong Kong through technology. The Social Innovation Camp held its first...
Is Hong Kong the New Tech Hub of China? (INFOGRAPHIC)
Just in case you missed this story on TechInAsia.com (via HotelClub) – we thought we’d repost this infographic which spotlights some information about Hong Kong’s benefits and challenges. Great to see...
AcceleratorHK Cohort 2 Demo Day Launches 5 New Mobile Startups in Hong Kong
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2834xOZMFDUdaUdPM36nZ5FnRl360NYW06oKfTlBdMc59Qv5gBhfJ3rqIZCcGeB2jJfgNrXBBTJ5STUYgcWo.jpeg) A big congratulations to AcceleratorHK for graduating its second co...
Martina Arroyo-Burton Says Farewell to Asia’s World City
Martina Arroyo-Burton was our Summer intern and helped us to write many of the stories you’ve read over the past few months – we will miss her energy and enthusiasm for the Hong Kong startup scene and...
Startup Founders: Sabrina Sakhrani Helps You Loc8Food
Hong Kong sports a plethora of fine dining eateries, all of which are unique in the kinds of dishes they offer, or the atmosphere they provide. With so many choices available to the customer, restaura...
25 International Leaders and Mentors to Ignite Thai Tech Industry
Tech Startup trend in Asia is indeed getting hotter by the day! Following our recent trip to attend AppWorks Demo Day in Taipei, we have been invited to bring a Hong Kong contingent to attend the upco...
AWS Cloud Kata for Start-Ups and Developers – August 8th
Next Thursday, 8th August 9.30a-6p, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be holding a day long seminar at Hong Kong Science Park to share best practices and provide technical mentoring on using Amazon Web S...
5 Questions with Jackie Lam, Co-Founder of Bigcolors
With August upon us, it’s a great time to look at what the rest of 2013 has in store for the Hong Kong startup scene. Bigcolors, a crowdfunding platform revolutionizing the way startups raise capital ...
Hong Kong E-Retailer PandaSundae Hosts Launch Party At 7Heaven
This Friday, At Lan Kwai Fong’s 7Heaven, PandaSundae will be hosting its launch party! Come and join the excitement at 6:30 pm, treating yourself to mini burgers and truffle fries while watching a 30 ...
StartupsHK Partners Up for Singapore’s Annual TechVenture 2013 Summit on September 26
This year, StartupsHK will be a media partner for Singapore’s annual summit event, TechVenture 2013, with E27 as the marketing partner. TechVenture has been connecting influential, high profile invest...
Social Innovation Camp Asia Coming To Hong Kong
Every creation begins with an idea, and sometimes not a very clear one. That initial spark of insight can lead to great inventions and possibly change the world, but more often than not, is left to de...
5 Questions with Patti Hunt, Founder of On-Off
Businesses have been speaking the digital dialect for the past few decades, connecting with customers, suppliers and other important contributors via the Internet. Transforming human interaction into ...
Startup Weekend Hong Kong Global Battle Winner AfterShip.com Goes Live; New Features Added
Just last week, AfterShip officially went live. Congratulations! Helping businesses track shipments and alert customers of packages in transit, AfterShip has simplified the process of ordering online....