A lot is written about Hong Kong as a startup ecosystem, but one thing is for sure: a working visa isn’t a breakpoint anymore! As startup mentor and as co-director of the Founder Institute in Hong Kon...
Are you STILL wondering why you should go to AngelHack Hong Kong 2015??! Here a few reasons why you shouldn’t only go, but also bring along your friends! 1. Isn’t AngelHack one of the biggest global h...
[](http://www.klook.com "Klook") In 2008, Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk founded Airbnb, today the startup is valued at over 10 billion USD and has disrupted the traditional travel in...
source: @KellyPhotos On April 25th, the worst earthquake in over 80 years struck Nepal, killing over 7,000 people. The death toll continues to rise. Hundreds of thousands of people have been left home...
Before looking at the future of the Hong Kong startup ecosystem, it’s important to begin with the past. The Hong Kong startup ecosystem has seen tremendous progress during the past five years. The mos...
Above: Hackers get into their groove at AngelHack Hong Kong, 2013 Between Chinese New Year and the end of March this year six hackathons will have taken place in Hong Kong. From the HK Budget Hackatho...
The man, the legend, the sitter in red chairs: Walt Mossberg – returns to Hong Kong for an intimate and interactive evening on March 20 to discuss technology and startups at the Qube at PMQ in Central...
[](https://www.ideatory.co/dbs-hackathon/) UPDATE: An info session will be held at Garage Society this Friday 13th Feb On March 4 to 6 of this year, DBS will be bringing DBS Hackathons to Hong Kong fo...
In what seems like a whole bunch of eating going on – just last June we saw Koziness acquire an old-school food delivery platform Dial-a-Dinner (see Online Food Ordering and Delivery Platform Koziness...
Today Shopline announced closing it’s seed round of US$1.2 million! Congrats Team Shopline – Raymond, Tony and Fiona! Some more details include: Completed the 500 Startups Accelerator program in San F...
Of all 35+ spaces that have opened since the original BootHK and The Hive (who we still hold as the gold standard that showed everyone how co-workspace is done here in Hong Kong) nothing has made us m...
There are a number of reasons why a company might want to buy a startup, whether it’s joining forces with the competition or absorbing the talent and the technology. As for the Australia-based Crowd M...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Startup-Weekend.jpg) Startup Weekend: A whirlwind 54 hours where engineers, designers and ideas people collaborate and possibly build new companies. Besides f...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Boxful-Box-Delivery-2.jpg) Despite being home to some of the world’s smallest living spaces, shopping is still the local and expat Hongkonger’s favorite pasti...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/SUST.png) 2015 is off to a speedy start as we featured Dave McClure, founding partner of 500 Startups, at our very first Startup Saturday of the year. The las...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1.png) We kicked off the first event of 2015 with Dave McClure and Rui Ma of 500 Startups, and the accelerator’s Hong Kong alumni: Ray Chan of 9GAG, Fiona Lau...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ICT.jpg) Whatever your stance is on the necessity of startup awards, one thing is for certain: They can help raise your company’s profile and credibility. Bes...
It’s the last day of 2014 and there have been some amazing stories published on StartupsHK.com about the Hong Kong startup scene. SO we decidied to sit down with Google Analytics and have a look at wh...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hive1.png) Cloud storage startup Hive.im, creators of the first social network for file sharing, has raised a seed round of US $500,000. The funding news also...
Struggling to pick up the right gift for that tech-savvy friend that has it all? Instead of hitting the shops, fending off relentless crowds and haggling for the lowest price – why not support a Hong ...
