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HotelQuickly Closes Series A Funding of 9Million HKD

September 25, 2013 by StartupsHK

This month has witnessed a lot of exciting things in the Hong Kong startup community, today we are thrilled to share another hot news with you. HotelQuickly, our local hero closes its series A round after raising USD 1.13M (HKD 9M ). Accordingly, the funds will be used for further expansion within the Asia-Pacific region and to accelerate product development which came from several angel investors, including Boon Hwee Koh, former Chairman of Singtel, Singapore Airlines and DBS Bank, and current board member of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings. [Read more…]

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Registration Now Open for Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 on 12 Oct – Hong Kong’s Biggest Mobile Startup Conference

September 23, 2013 by StartupsHK

We’re happy to open up registration now for Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013.

We’re bringing back our wildly popular Startup Saturday event every quarter going forward with each one focusing on a specific startup industry – this first one will be about mobile startups and will be at a gorgeous new venue called The Vine in Wan Chai.

We’ve approached a Who’s Who of the Hong Kong mobile startup scene to bring you amazing talks, startup showcases and panels all covering every aspect of the mobile space we can think of. This is the event for you – made by startups, for startups! So get your tickets now and get ready for more startup excitement than you can probably handle!

And yes, bring your smartphone – you will want to tweet, Instagram and post to Facebook what you see and hear on Oct 12!

Register here.

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Filed Under: Events, News Tagged With: Mobilliance 2013, Startup Saturday

[Event] Cyberport Speaker Series: Fundraising In Silicon Valley

September 19, 2013 by StartupsHK

Good news for HK Startups! Next month from 9-11th Oct, Cyberport is bringing a group of VCs to Hong Kong. Part of the event is a Cyberport Speaker Series themed as the “Fundraising in Silicon Valley“.

This conference presents the most influential VC partners, angel investors, startup incubators, TechCrunch’s CrunchBase and high profile startup founders from Silicon Valley. Speakers will share the practical experience, lean startup approach and insights on funding requirements from very seed to Series A & B and founder challenges with the Hong Kong audience.

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Filed Under: Events Tagged With: cyberport, Fundraising, silicon valley, VC