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Startup Accelerator Betatron Increases Investment up to US$150K and Opens Applications for Cohort #5

6/17/2019

![betatron](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/betatron.jpg) Betatron recently announced that they’ll be investing up to US$150K into each startup for their next cohort which starts in Sept...

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

4/9/2019

![Screen Shot 2019-04-09 at 6.12.55 PM](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-09-at-6.12.55-PM-1024x684.png) Klook announced it has raised US$225M in Series D+ funding. This incr...

Hong Kong’s 4 Fintech Unicorns: Download the Newest Whitepaper on Hong Kong’s FinTech Ecosystem Now!

4/5/2019

![FINTECH](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/FINTECH.jpg) WHub’s FinTech Whitepaper presents the key findings and facts as well as a comprehensive analysis of the contributing factors in the eco...

Klook and StartupsHK Offers ‘Welcome to Hong Kong’ Package for RISE Attendees: SIM Cards, WiFi and Airport Express Tickets!

7/3/2017

![ae_1200 x 628](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ae_1200-x-628-1024x536.jpg) Next week, Hong Kong will usher in one of the biggest tech conferences for startups, welcoming over 15,000 attendee...

3 Hong Kong Startup Podcasts to Add to Your Playlist

3/9/2017

![podcast_hk](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/podcast_hk.jpg) Podcasts are making a big resurgence these days with massive amounts of listeners tuning in while traveling or at the gym. Multita...

Hong Kong’s Annual “StartMeUpHK” Festival Returns January 2017

12/16/2016

![info-2k17-new](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/info-2k17-new-549x1024.jpg) Upfront we’d like to clarify, this site you are reading is called “StartupsHK.” The InvestHK startup initiativ...

5 Hong Kong Logistics Startups to Keep an Eye On in 2017

12/15/2016

![hkLogistics_startups](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hkLogistics_startups.png) StartupsHK co-founder Casey Lau always advises new entrepreneurs to focus on one of the 3 pillars of Hong ...

Betatron – Hong Kong’s newest accelerator coming in February [deadline for application: this Friday 16th December 9pm]

12/13/2016

![Betatron Team](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Betatron-Team-1024x745.png) Betatron team Application deadline: [countdown](http://betatron.co) [Betatron](http://www.betatron.co/)is ...

Facebook Partners with StartupsHK for FbStart Program in Hong Kong

10/26/2016

![14639611_10153791558806230_8075005458550362395_n](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14639611_10153791558806230_8075005458550362395_n.jpg) You saw their booth at RISE and now they are here full...

Calling All Hong Kong Startups: Stand Up and Be Part of #2016HKTechSurvey

10/18/2016

[![HKSS_social_2](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/HKSS_social_2.jpg)](https://www.2016hkstartupssurvey.tech) With more and more startups launching in (and moving to) Hong Kong every day it’s t...

We Are HK Founders Panel and Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem Leaders at the RISE Breakthrough Stage

5/30/2016

![weareHKfounders](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/weareHKfounders-1024x1000.jpg) [RISE](http://www.riseconf.com) is a global conference that takes place in Hong Kong, with hundreds of inv...

The Complete List of RISE Week Events in Hong Kong

5/23/2016

![riseweek](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/riseweek.jpg) Here we go everyone! The excitement of [RISE](http://www.riseconf.com) returns next week, and with it again, the Hong Kong communi...

Hong Kong’s Advantages over Singapore in the Startup Game

2/2/2016

![MIT](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MIT.jpg) Having lived both in Hong Kong and Singapore, perhaps this is one of the most often asked question: Which is better, Hong Kong or Singapore? You...

Report: Hong Kong is 5th Fastest Growing Startup Ecosystem; Ranks 25th in the World

2/1/2016

![Startup2](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Startup2.jpg) “Hong Kong is fully capable of successfully developing a strong startup ecosystem. Its number one priority is to help its entrepreneu...

From Canada to Hong Kong: A Founder’s View of Hong Kong’s Startup Community

12/4/2015

[![1-qSlXGj8hGsaHIJEHP2xkZA](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1-qSlXGj8hGsaHIJEHP2xkZA-1024x549.jpg)](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1-qSlXGj8hGsaHIJEHP2xkZA.jpg) With an average of [ei...

The Startups Have Risen: Hong Kong Startup Community Weighs in on #RISEconf

8/21/2015

![11850486_1005116322855752_2334939232662026985_o](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11850486_1005116322855752_2334939232662026985_o-1024x683.jpg) We went out and asked a bunch of people that he...

Goxip Wins BreakthroughHK at RISE: The Victory Interview

8/6/2015

[![IMG_2898](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_2898.jpeg)](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_2898.jpeg) One of the exciting things about RISE was Paddy Cosgrave’s impetus to inc...

Ambi Climate Wins RISE: The Victory Interview

8/4/2015

![20001972690_2c368d413c_z](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/20001972690_2c368d413c_z.jpg) In what was an incredible finale at RISE – over all of the startups selected for PITCH; the main R...

Hong Kong Really Rose for RISE: The Thank You Post

8/3/2015

![19570958813_9eaa00a6d7_z](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/19570958813_9eaa00a6d7_z.jpg) So, what a week eh? Just a quick post here before a longer deep dive post into RISE week. I am absol...

Welcome to Rise Week: Tips to Survive Hong Kong in July

7/22/2015

![hardpack-lmf-concert-hk-hong-kong1](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hardpack-lmf-concert-hk-hong-kong1.jpg) Asia’s biggest startup conference RISE is heading to Hong Kong next week Frida...