Data & Analytics Aficionados Rejoice: the MeasureCamp Unconference is Coming to Hong Kong 17 January

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Looks like startups had better make sure to relax over the Christmas holiday as it looks like we have a power-packed January for events.

Our good friend Cedric Delzanne is bringing Measurecamp to Hong Kong on January 17th – and we sat down with him and his co-orgaznier Charles Grosperrin about their “Barcamp for Analytics!”

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StartupBootCamp FinTech Pitch Day Comes to Hong Kong on 27 January

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The Financial Technology or FinTech scene keeps getting hotter and hotter in the city that was built for it in Asia. So its no surprise that more events revolving around this industry are happening in Hong Kong.

We sat down with Markus Gnirck the co-founder and COO of StartupBootCamp to throw some light on the upcoming pitch day on 27 January 2015 at PaperclipHK.

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East Meets West in Startup Paradise: Pitch Your Startup in Hawaii this November

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We’ve seen pitch events offered to Hong Kong startups from all over the world – from Moscow to Zurich to Boracay to Kelowna, British Columbia – but this one has to be the nicest: Honolulu, Hawaii!

Blue Startups, Hawaii’s first tech venture accelerator, has officially launched registration for East Meets West 2014 (EMW’14)! This is a groundbreaking event for Hawaii that will bring together entrepreneurs and investors from Asia and the United States. This year’s theme is “Digital Lifestyle” – the innovative and disruptive ways in which technology complements all facets of daily living.

A signature piece of this event is the East Meets West Pitch contest. Blue Startups are looking for five to ten teams from North America and five to ten teams from Asia to pitch to attendants and panel of judges. The judge’s panel will include prominent investors from 500 Startups, The Hong Kong Angel Network, TPG Capital, SCRUM Ventures in Japan, Bootstrap Labs, and Blue Startups.

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