We don’t normally publish press releases but since everyone is super busy getting ready for RISE next week and this is news we wanted to get out – we decided to publish this as is: Blueprint announced...
It’s super easy to book flights and places to stay online – but what do you do when you get there? Hong Kong startup Sam the Local wants to help you to find the best things to do when you get to your ...
UPDATE: Grouvly will have its invite-only launch party on April 22nd 7-9pm @ a secret location. ~~Here’s how to get an invite.~~ – FULL HOUSE Grouvly’s Co-founder & CEO Camilo Paredes is a young seria...
Almost everything in our life has been impacted by technology that changes the way we do things to be better, faster, cheaper, safer, and smarter—be it in transportation, architecture, communication, ...
I just got back to the Valley from a Distro Tour of Asia with a group of mentors from 500 Startups. It sounds glamorous… AND IT WAS. Aside from doing lots of eating, we also helped 60+ companies in Ta...
It’s been a heartbreaking time in Hong Kong! The #OccupyCentral and #HKStudentStrike protests have turned Hong Kong upside down. We urge you to follow the events on Twitter following the above hashtag...
A joint study done by Google and CUHK’s Center for Entrepreneurship shows that Hong Kong’s startup scene has grown almost 300% since 2009. The study surveyed over 600 young entrepreneurs, interviewed ...
[Updated September 1] While finding quality engineers in Hong Kong is a common complaint, the war for talent in established ecosystems like Silicon Valley is just as present. In fact, some tech compan...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/startmeup.jpg) Applications for this year’s StartmeupHK Venture Programme are due on July 31st! For those unfamiliar with the programme, StartmeupHK is an Inv...
Uber – the ride request app – is finally in Hong Kong right now – but for this weekend only! To help with the craziness of this weekends Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong, starting today till Sunday you can a...
Hong Kong’s new hardware startup meet-up StartWareHK met for the first time ever yesterday. Hosted by active hardware startup founders Julian Lee of Ambi Climate, Jon Buford of Makible and Martin Kess...
Have an idea for a new event or niche startup group – let us know and if it makes sense we’ll help you to launch it. As Hong Kong gets more and more diverse in the types of startups that launch we und...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/codeclub-1.jpg) CodeClub, a project kicked off by volunteers who set up after-school clubs that teach young children how to programme computers. Aiming to ins...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AW-Photo.jpg) Alex So is a co-founder of FastLanePro Hk, a tech savvy professional accounting firm which serves the startup community. He is passionate in pro...
Got a few minutes to support the Hong Kong ecosystem? Help InvestHK with your input for a report by Ernst & Young about Hong Kong’s ecosystem and vote for the Best Hong Kong startup at the ICT awards ...
As 2014 is just around the corner, and you’re planning your New Year’s Resolutions – we’re sure that every entrepreneur has “more networking” on their list of things to do more of in 2014 in Hong Kong...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screenshot-2013-12-13-11.30.52.png) Where there is need, there is a way. More and more co-working spaces are coming to rescue the ever-growing Hong Kong start...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/117.jpg) Hong Kong’s very own creative digital community Cyberport announced this week its latest three-year strategic plan with further investment of HK$200 ...
[](/startupshk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ERI1.jpg) Healthcare tech has been getting a facelift as the wearables space teems with competition. Seasoned players and startup companies alike are all tink...
ArtisTree hosted Hong Kong’s first ever Google DigiCamp on Wednesday. If you’re having trouble visualizing this, think 20,000 square feet of sensory overload: larger than life 3D brand logos (YouTube,...
