The startup community in Hong Kong is growing and only getting bigger with time.
And it’s about to get even bigger!
Realizing how important startups are to the economic climate of Hong Kong, InvestHK recently launched the StartmeupHK Venture Programme, a competition geared towards sparking the growth of new businesses in the region. This intensive programme is from December 4th – 7th 2013, and will allow twelve high impact entrepreneurs to showcase their vision to investors and compete for the sweet bonuses of the Grand StartmeupHK Awards.
Everyone is encouraged is apply, from locals to those looking to expand their startups globally. The chosen few will gain exclusive access to financial capital and partnership networks, high-level mentorship, market knowledge, and marketing opportunities. StartmeupHK will also include a forum with an impressive panel of judges and speakers. Here, entrepreneurs can pitch to a large pool of potential investors and business partners.
Benefits such as one year of free work/retail space in Hong Kong, professional services from accounting and legal firms, and free exhibition at the 2014 Innovation Design Technology Expo and many more will be given to the three most outstanding ventures, prizes worth over US $300,000.
Rachel Chan, founder and chief catalyst of Innofoco, strongly believes in creativity and ingenuity, which explains her reasons of becoming involved with StartmeupHK. “I want to highlight the importance for HK to nurture and attract more ‘high impact’ startups that can bring greater economic and social prosperity for the city.” Getting Timothy Draper on the StartmeupHK Ventures forum is another accomplishment Chan is happy about, his appearance a positive influence for the competitors.
InvestHK created StartmeupHK to strengthen the reputation of Hong Kong as a premier startup destination, encouraging founders from around the world with scalable businesses to realize their futures here. Enter the StartmeupHK Venture Programme to grow your business today. Apply by August 26th 2013.
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