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.
E2 is Hong Kong’s First Tech x Social Pitching Event on April 21
Are you an entrepreneur with big ideas? Are you a tech entrepreneur that aims at creating innovative tech products? Are you a social entrepreneur that aims at solving social problems with social innov...
6 Judges, 10 Startups and 200+ Audience Reach for the Stars at the Echelon 2013 Hong Kong Satellite
e27.co is one of the leading tech blogs covering Asian startups and their annual event Echelon is one of the bigger events focused on startups. To showcase their devotion in finding the very best star...
Free Mobile User Experience General Assembly Class for Startups
One of the reasons we’re so proud to call Hong Kong home is it boasts the highest smartphone penetration rate in the world. That means if you don’t like doing something from your mobile, you’re probab...
Hong Kong’s LotsOfButtons.com Takes the Top Prize at Startup Asia 2013 in Singapore
Last week was TechInAsia.com‘s big startup event Startup Asia 2013 Singapore – and it was 2-days of panels and pitches from across the region giving amazing insight into the startup scene from Japan a...
Hong Kong’s LotsOfButtons.com Takes the Top Prize at Startup Asia 2013 in Singapore
Last week was TechInAsia.com‘s big startup event Startup Asia 2013 Singapore – and it was 2-days of panels and pitches from across the region giving amazing insight into the startup scene from Japan a...
Echelon x StartUpsHK Hong Kong Satellite 2013
StartUpsHK is partnering with e27to host Echelon Hong Kong satellite event in April! Register Now: Echelon 2013 is Asia’s premier technology and business event that is attended by the region’s top inv...
Mobile App CoachBase Makes Coaching And Sharing Easier
A critical game on the line, only 20 seconds left on the clock, how do you effectively explain your play to the team in order to execute and win the game? Gone are the days of whiteboard and marker, C...
5 Questions with Teddy Chan, Co-Founder of AfterShip
Teddy Chan is the co-founder of AfterShip. Teddy has been running an online store selling remote-controlled toys since 16, and now the store is generating USD2.5 million sales every year. He is a deve...
Forbes Names Hong Kong ‘#1 Tech Capital to Watch’ After Silicon Valley and New York
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Untitled-1.jpg) WOW! We’re absolutely thrilled with this post at Forbes.com today by Karsten Strauss: > We at FORBES have a thing or two to say about Hong Kon...
Forbes Names Hong Kong ‘#1 Tech Capital to Watch’ After Silicon Valley and New York
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Untitled-1.jpg) WOW! We’re absolutely thrilled with this post at Forbes.com today by Karsten Strauss: > We at FORBES have a thing or two to say about Hong Kon...
FAIL FAST, SUCCEED FASTER – Lean Startup Machine in Hong Kong
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Lean-Startup-Machine.png) Lean Startup Machine is a 3-day intensive workshop that teaches entrepreneurs and innovators how to build products customers ACTUALL...
5 Questions with Ling Cai, Co-Founder and COO of ZAOZAO
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lingcai-zaozao.png) Ling Cai is the co-founder and COO of ZAOZAO, a crowdfunding platform for emerging designers. Prior to launching her own company, she work...
The Adventures of Hong Kong’s Snaptee at South by Southwest 2013
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-1.jpg) Wai-Lun Hong the founder and CEO of recently funded SnapTee went to the annual South by Southwest event in Austin, Texas and he was able to send ...
AcceleratorHK Opens Applications for its Second ‘Cohort’ Starting May 13
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/acceleratorHK.jpg) After a successful first cohort at AcceleratorHK, they are starting recruitment for cohort #2 that will begin on May 13th. This cohort will...
Want to Learn How to Turn Innovation into Commercial Success? Join this Entrepreneurship Workshop in Hong Kong on March 20
We are happy to announce a special vist to Hong Kong by Dr. Gregory Leman, Director of Baylor University’s LAUNCH Innovative Business Accelerator, one of the top entrepreneurship programs in the Unite...
American Chamber of Commerce Features Cover Story on Hong Kong Startups
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/amcham.jpg) The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong‘s newsletter Biz.hk features a great cover story – Is Hong Kong Ready to Become a Startup Hub? – on ...
CoCoon First Pitch Night Now Online
Hong Kong co-Workspace CoCoon held their first Pitch Night last week and now they have the video up for the entire event. 12 startups pitched to a panel of judges on March 8th and it was a great turn ...
5 Questions with Cory Kidd, Founder and CEO of Intuitive Automata
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/KiddAutom1.jpg) Cory Kidd, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Intuitive Automata. Intuitive Automata is creating interactive, social robots for helping people wi...
BootHK Hot Desk Access Ready for Startups Working in Sheung Wan or Lai Chi Kok
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/boothk.jpg) BootHK – the first and original Hong Kong co-workspace started by our co-founder Jon Buford – has relocated from Wan Chai to Sheung Wan and Lai Ch...
5 Questions with Alice Zhang, Founder of Mischmasch
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/alicezhang.jpg) Alice Zhang is the founder of Mischmasch. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006 with a degree in graphic design. After ...