Travis Kalanick, CEO, Uber, speaking at the launch of the app in Hong Kong UPDATE: [#ubericecream is happening today in Hong Kong. Log onto Uber App and you can order 5 cups of ice cream for $150 and ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/predictionio1.png) L to R: Kenneth Chan – Founding Engineer,Simon Chan (CEO) Donald Szeto (CTO), Justin Yip – Data Scientist PredictionIO, an open source mach...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hkfintech.jpg) Besides being a great hardware hub, Hong Kong’s strength lies in its age old reputation as a financial center. Homegrown FinTech startups have ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TZ-Echelon-4.jpg) Following homegrown startup Divide’s recent Google acquisition, we’re convinced that enterprise tech is a space more startups should be payi...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hotelquickly.png) Hong Kong’s HotelQuickly has raised a huge Series A-1 round of US $4.5 million. The investment was led by global mobile social company GREE ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/newsletterhead5.jpg) With its robust legal system and solid intellectual property protection, Hong Kong truly is an ideal place to start a business. While you...
After kicking tail and taking names at two Singapore-hosted tech conferences this year, our startups have yet another opportunity to make us proud. At the upcoming TechCrunch Beijing 2014 themed ‘The ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/105068462437798558153365029799345685981566o.jpg) Another co-working space has just come up on our radar. The Workground, the newest space to hit Causeway Bay ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/KyleLam.png) Introducing Kyle Lam of Big Bloom Investment – a business angel with a hardware background. While managing operations for the family business, an...
Photo by Edward Barnieh Today we commemorate the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Admin...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/LIBBLER-founders.jpg) Recruitment is a process that any Hong Kong founder has griped about at one point or another. While the struggle to find the right perso...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/WeareHKentre.png) The tech entrepreneur’s life is a busy one, so why clutter it any further with old school accessories? Native Union, a Hong Kong design hous...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/talent.png) Amongst deals, mergers and acquisitions, it’s been a busy year for Hong Kong so far. The latest back-to-back exits of homegrown startups Divide an...
This kick off post was written by startup mentor Marcel Ekkel and was first published on Medium. RISE @ CoCoon, a five-day program powered by the lean startup materials used by Startup Weekend, is loo...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Photo-of-Ray-Chan.jpg) In the last two months, we’ve been seeing a lot of Ray Chan of 9GAG. Not only was he a keynote at PingWest’s one-day conference at CoCo...
Next week, Media Bistro kicks off their global tour for ‘Inside Bitcoin,’ stopping in nine innovative hubs such as Tel Aviv, Singapore and NYC – just to name a few. It should come as no surprise that ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140614-Spoilt-Team-Photo.jpeg) Spoilt, a web shopping platform that sells vouchers for experience-focused activities, has acquired its biggest competitor Red ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Screen-Shot-2014-06-18-at-2.07.08-AM.png) Internet Society Hong Kong hosted ‘HK Got Talent’ yesterday – an evening of keynotes and panel discussion on the ele...
Following the Hong Kong Venture Capital Forum on June 13th, the HKVCA has released data on how the venture capital and private equity space has changed in Hong Kong, especially after the recession. Be...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10175898101522828782008621976420742o.jpg) Innovation in the mobile email space is long overdue. If you’re an iPhone user, scrolling through a mess of transcri...
