SaaStock Lands in Hong Kong May 14-15 to Showcase Software-as-a-Service Startups

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With SaaS eating the world its time to make sure you know what the market opportunities are and how, if you’re a SaaS startup, to up your game.

SaaStock is a huge European conference that is kicking off their first Asia conference right here in Hong Kong – and so we wanted to make sure you all knew about it and had a chance to get involved.

We sat down with founder and CEO Alex Theuma to get a little more insight into his conference and why you should go.

Hi Alex, tell us about about yourself:

Hi StartupsHK, I’m the Founder and CEO of SaaStock. In 2015, while working in SaaS sales, I decided to start a blog and podcast that would help SaaS founders and execs to grow their businesses. I began by interviewing key influencers in the SaaS space, hosting SaaS meetups, and building relationships that would later be crucial when he launched the first SaaStock conference in Dublin in 2016.

What is SaaStock?

SaaStock is a global community of SaaS founders, execs, and investors. Now in its fourth year, our flagship conference is the largest SaaS gathering in Europe with 4,000 attendees over 3 days. In May 2019 we are bringing this experience to Hong Kong with the first edition of SaaStock Asia.

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How Startups, Investors and Community Can Get Involved with RISE 2019 This July 8-11 in Hong Kong

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It’s coming again – RISE –  the conference to end all tech conferences is coming back for its FIFTH year in Hong Kong and the excitement is already growing as we are ready to welcome 18,000+ attendees from around the world to our fair city to talk and showcase tech.

But how can you, dear reader get more involved with the conference itself? We’ve put together this handy list so that you can filter through all the messages.

For Startups

If you haven’t got your booth yet you can apply for one here. Its more than just a stand, you get to register for Office Hours with mentors and investors and your company will have a chance to selected for the PITCH Competition

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Klook Completes US$425M Series D Funding with New Capital Raise led by Softbank Vision Fund

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Klook announced it has raised US$225M in Series D+ funding. This increases the company’s total Series D funding round to US$425M. The SoftBank Vision Fund led the round with participation from existing investors, including Sequoia China, Matrix Partners, TCV, and OurCrowd. This represents the largest financing in the global travel activities and services industry.

In just four years, Klook has become the most searched travel activities and services company on Google. In the last year, the Hong Kong-based company expanded its global footprint into Australia, Europe and the United States to deliver new, unique and exciting consumer experiences. Klook also entered into major global partnerships with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group; and Rail Europe, a leading distributor of European rail products that represents more than 50 railroads throughout Europe.

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