Hong Kong Legal Startup Dragon Law Soft Launches Their Legal Services Platform to Help Startups

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One of the most often questions we get at StartupsHK is: Can you introduce me to a startup friendly lawyer?

As a first-time founder, you may not be too familiar on the legal aspects of your startup. In fact, you’re probably keen on focusing on business and product development instead. That’s where legal startup Dragon Law comes in.

Combining technology with know-how, Dragon Law provides a suite of legal services for startups that struggle or would like to spend less time in that area. The first layer of their subscription-based services is very hands-off, where startups will have access to Dragon Law’s legal document builder that draws from an online library of startup-friendly templates. ‘The Starter Package’ (rolls out by the end of this year), might appeal to the entrepreneur that just needs a simple contract drawn up with the occasional customer support via email.

The second layer would appeal more to entrepreneurs that need a legal helpline here and there, but also want to avoid paying astronomical hourly fees for a lawyer. ‘The Professional Plan’ lets startups reach out to the Dragon Law team of lawyers and paralegals for email and telephone support on an ad-hoc basis. The third layer is targeted more so toward SMEs with larger documentation requirements. Visit their website for pricing details.

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PolyU Announces Two New Funding Programs For Hong Kong Startups; Grants of Up to HK$1 Million

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PolyU announced two new funding programs to support tech startups last week, on top of their existing ‘Micro Fund’ and ‘STEFG-PolyU China Entrepreneurship Fund’ – which offers up to $200,000 RMB of funding.

The first is the HKSTP-PolyU Tech Incubation Fund (TIF) and PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund (TLF), which are backed by the Hong Kong Government’s ‘Technology Startup Support Scheme for Universities.’

‘Tech Incubation Fund’ (TIF)

PolyU teams up with Science Park to offer seed funding of HK $100,000 with incubation support and office space – for a total support package worth up to $745,000. Tech startup teams made up of PolyU students, alumni or staff established for less than two years are encouraged to apply.

‘Tech Launchpad Fund’ (TLF)

The TLF is structured as an collaborative program where PolyU and investors will match dollar-for-dollar up to a maximum grant of HK $1 million and applications are open to startups that are currently in, or have graduated from Hong Kong incubation programs such as the PolyU Micro Fund, HKSTPC or Cyberport. [Read more…]

StartupsHK Meetup on Tuesday With Gabriella Draney, the Co-Founder of Dallas-Based B2B Accelerator Tech Wildcatters

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Earlier this year, Cyberport led a delegation of Hong Kong startups to the US where they got to check out Silicon Valley’s culture and mingle with their investors and entrepreneurs. This time, the US is coming to us.

Dallas-based B2B seed accelerator Tech Wildcatters will be visiting Hong Kong to get to know our startup scene – and we’ll be hosting a meetup at Garage Society for them this Tuesday from 7-9pm.

Globestart, which is their international initiative, has been bringing their US startups to Silicon Valley, Las Vegas, Amsterdam, Berlin and London to bridge connections and create a soft landing for companies interested in those markets. Now, they’re looking to Hong Kong and Singapore.

The idea is to facilitate an exchange between the east and the west. While Hong Kong can offer support in the way of helping American startups launch and set up offices, our entrepreneurs can expect the same kind of hospitality from Dallas and their network throughout the US.

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