2017 HONG KONG STARTUP ECOSYSTEM TOOLBOX V2.0

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HONG KONGSTARTUP ECOSYSTEM TOOLBOX

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The following report aims to share insights into the startup ecosystem in Hong Kong. It is based on external information, our observations and opinions. It is not exhaustive and cannot be considered as such. We do not receive financial incentives from the organisations, startups, companies or individuals listed in the report.

The report has been prepared in good faith and with no intention to promote or diminish certain organisations, startups, companies or individuals in particular.

We see this report as a tool to raise awareness and help educate external observers about who and what makes up the startup ecosystem in Hong Kong.

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Introduction to the Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem

Startups in Hong Kong

Community Builders

Government Support & Universities

Incubator & Accelerator Programs

Competitions & Events

Talents Corner

Co-working Spaces

Venture Capital

Resources

References

CONTENTS

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1INTRODUCTION TO THEHK STARTUP ECOSYSTEM

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEM

After 155 years of British rule, the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred back to China in 1997. Yet Hong Kong remains some what independent from the mainland.

As with Macau, Hong Kong is a part of China, but operates as a Special Administrative Region (S.A.R.). Both regions retain their own capitalist economies, while the rest of China uses the socialist system. Each of the three regions is able to have their own currency, legal, economic and political systems, including foreign policies.

One Country, Two Systems

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMOverview

Sources:http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/home/index.jsphttp://blog.compass.co/hong-kong/

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GDPUS $307.3B

(2015)

CapitalUS $42,000

Growth180 times

between 1961 to 1997.

IMF ranks HK 17th globally

Labour Force3,940,800 (2/2016- 4/2016)

Unemployment Rate3.3% (2015)

Retail Sales Growth+ 2.8% (Q2 2016)

Population7,324,300 (End-2015) 1M fewer people than New York

Startup Ecosystem ValueUS$2.8 - 3.5 Billion (2015) $

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* HK ranks 17th in terms of GDP per Capita

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As one of the worlds leading international financial centres, Hong Kongs service-oriented economy is characterised by its low taxation, almost free port trade and well established international financial market, built on a long history of trade and commerce.

Hong Kong is ranked first as the freest economy in the world. Starting a business is easy and safe.

Startups are defined by disruption and growth. Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to allow fast and high scalability. Products can be tested quickly by its hyper-connected population. The proximity to the Pearl River provides easy access to manufacturing and supply facilities. The potential opportunity to supply half of the worlds population can also add impressive growth power.

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About Hong Kong

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Easy and safe

Ultra-connectedpopulation

Technologicalinfrastructure

Rapidlygrowing ecosystem

Close to China: manufacturing hub

Why Choose Hong Kong?

A diverse ecosystem

Close to China: One Belt One Road

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Easy & Safe

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#1MOST COMPETITIVECITY TO DO BUSINESS

FOR PROTECTINGMINORITY INVESTORS

FREEST ECONOMY

#3LEAST CORRUPTEDECONOMY IN ASIA

#4SIMPLEST TAX SYSTEMIN THE WORLD

#5FASTEST GROWINGSTARTUP ECOSYSTEM

EASIEST PLACE TO DO BUSINESS

#7PLACE FOR OVERALL

#8EASIEST CITY TOSTART A BUSINESS

#15 IN PATENT APPLICATION16/129 ECONOMIES IN THE MOST SECURE

IP PROTECTION

BEST BUSINESS CITYIN THE WORLD

BEST CITY FORBUSINESS EVENTS

GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Ultra Connected Population

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#1MOST CONNECTEDPLACE GLOBALLY

FOR INTERNET SPEED:105 MB/s (2016)

IN NETWORKREADINESS INDEXIN ASIA

Internet Speed

Social Network

#2FASTEST AVERAGEPEAK INTERNETCONNECTION SPEED101. MB/s

4.65MACTIVE INTERNETUSERS

64%TOTAL POPULATIONACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIAUSERS

96%SMARTPHONE USERSBROWSE INTERNETDAILY

4.4M USERS

1M USERS

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Ultra Connected Population

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17,000+FREE WIFI HOTSPOTSACROSS THE CITY

> WILL INCREASE TO34,000 WITHIN NEXT3 YEARS

Internet

~US $3.5BE-COMMERCE MARKET SIZE

$535AVERAGE ANNUALSPENDING ONLINE PER USER

96%OF POPULATIONACTIVELY BROWSE~30 MINS DAILY

Mobile

#1SMARTPHONE PENETRATION IN ASIA

#12LARGEST APP MARKETIN THE WORLD

230%MOBILE PENETRATIONRATE

16.6MMOBILE SUBSCRIBERS

62%ANDRIOD USERS

23%IOS USERS

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Technological Infrastructure

RELATED GLOBAL RANKINGS:

#1FIXED TELEPHONE TARIFFS/LOCAL CALLS

#1 IN THE WORLD

MOBILE PHONESUBSCRIBERS PER1,000 INHABITANTS

INTERNETBANDWIDTH

13MMOBILE SUBSCRIBERS

#2MOBILE PHONECOSTS/LOCAL CALLS

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1 INTRODUCTION TO HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Close to China: Manufacturing Hub

- Close to Shenzhen: 15 minutes from Kowloon to Shenzhen.

- Close to the Pearl River Delta: the manufacturing hub of China and the world.

- The mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) enables easier access to the mainland markets for Hong Kong-made products and Hong Kong-based service companies.

- Foreign investors can partner with a certified Hong Kong Service Supplier to form wholly-owned enterprises in the mainland to carry out various types of ICT services.

- *Hong Kong was the sixth largest source of technology imports for the Chinese mainland in terms of contract value (2.6% of the total).

*According to 2014 figures from the Ministry of Science and Technology

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Close to China: One Belt One Road

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Belt and Road Development (One Belt One Road)

When? In autumn 2013, president of the PRC, Xi Jinping, announced the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.

Who had the idea? Xi Jinpings ambitious strategic initiative explained how Hong Kong can seize a key role in the initiative.

Who is involved now?

4.4 billion people63% of worlds population 40% of global GDP

Involves 65 countries representing a third of the worlds total economy

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1 INTRODUCTION TO HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Close to China: One Belt One Road

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Raising Funds: Hong Kong has a unique competitive advantage as a fund raising hub, as it is the largest centre of offshore renminbi in the world.

Building Infrastructure: There are huge opportunities for Hong Kong firms as the city has several companies which have proven their efficiency (i.e MTR Corp).

Global Expansion: Hong Kong can develop business links with countries participating in the project.

What is the potential? Hong Kong can take up three main roles for the One Belt One Road initiative:

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Growing, Diverse Ecosystem

Hong Kongs startup ecosystem is very diverse in multiple aspects:

1. Benefiting from its long history in international trade, as a logistic hub and financial centre, startups are disrupting a huge variety of industries and sectors.

2. In terms of gender diversity, it is 2nd in the world for the number of female entrepreneurs (45% of entrepreneurs are women).

3. 57% of startup founders are Hong Kong citizens, while the remaining founders are foreign and mainland Chinese.

4. There are eight main industry verticals in Hong Kong. Hardware /IoT (Internet of Things) and FinTech are notable (11% and 8% respectively), however E-commerce is the dominant startup sector (25%) followed by SaaS (Software as a Service - 13%).

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMWhy Choose Hong Kong?Growing, Diverse Ecosystem

2,500+ Startups in Hong KongDistribution of Popular Startup Sectors

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8% FINTECH

10% ENTERPRISE

10% ADVERTISING

7% B2B

EDUTECH 8%

HARDWARE/IOT 11%

SOCIAL 8%

SOFTWARE 13%

25% E-COMMERCE

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HK STARTUP ECOSYSTEMThe Entrepreneurs Voice

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People in this city are clued into global trends: people are eager to hear and try new ideas. We have fantastic support structures in Hong Kong to facilitate a startup...there is always a channel available to get help from.

- Mehdi Ferradj, Kawa

- Augustin Ceyrac, Easyship

- Vincent de Saint Exupery, LCCS

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"1. Supportive startup community 2. Diverse background3. Very open with sharing input 4. Accessibility and number of events 5. Helpful organisations".

- Anita Chan, Sam the Local

- Tania Cheung, Miss Runner

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There is good talent in the finance sector.

- Julien Labruyere | 4xLabs

Starting a company is technically very easy in Hong Kong, as the incorporation procedures are quick and straightforward.

- Loubna Halty Ferreira | Bahia Cosmetics

Hong Kong has the best infrastructure to start a business: from registering a company; to setting up logistics to the tax-free environment, so it actually saves a lot of headaches on the operations end.

- Stephanie Poon | Zarie

The financial literacy here is stronger than in most other places in SEA so people get the value proposition of the product/service much faster.

- Stefan Bruun | CompareAsiaGroup

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The local labour market offers quality talent and if we need to look to hire someone from outside the territory, there is a standardised, straight forward process for getting talent into Hong Kong. The local laws in that aspect are made with the understanding that there is a need for quality talent immigration.

- Patrick Kosiol | Swapit

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The startup system in Hong Kong is great and is open to sharing and supporting new entrepreneurs.

- Nicole Denholder | Next Chapter Ventures

Hong Kong is the known to among the top financial centre of the world. Hong Kong has great infrastructure in terms of mobile, internet, power, bandwidth and people which countries like Philippines, Indonesia lack in Southeastern Asia.

- Mukesh Bubna | Monexo Innovations Limited

The diversity mixed with the density makes Hong Kong a literal concrete jungle of east-meets-west fusion. Hong Kong serves as a proving ground for startups that intend to go after the two largest internet markets in the world: China and the US.

- Vivian Peng-Williams | Hausie

There is no location within the city confines that can truly be considered remote, and everything is so convenient - this opens up a lot of opportunities for people to try something new and share something that theyre passionate about with the community.

- Vince Siu | Press Start Hong Kong

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Hong Kong is an ideal place to start up because of its complete financial institution ecosystem.

- Juwan Lee | NexChange

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There are more opportunities for networking, making it easy to get in touch with successful entrepreneurs who are always enthusiastic when it comes to sharing advice.

- Amina | Mao Loves Art

Its in every Hong Kong citizens DNA to be entrepreneurial and business savvy. With a highly educated and innovative population, no one in their right mind would bet against Hong Kong being able to rise to the occasion.

- Kenneth Chan | Paperlss

It is well connected, diverse and multi-cultural.

- Pushpendra Sharma | Spacegenie

The startup ecosystem has been maturing and there are connections to China and the wider APAC region... E-commerce is just taking off in Hong Kong, so there are advantages of being an early player in the market.

- Yosha Gupta | LafaLafa

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Currently Hong Kong has only WeLab to call its near-unicorn, however the city is capable of nurturing successful startups. There is a reliable infrastructure, access to resources (R&D, talent, money), a proximity to large pools of customers and an ambitious younger generation.

While the number of exits, amount of money raised or startup growth rate cannot prove the success of an ecosystem alone, it is important to note that Hong Kong is a place where to expect, and look for, exciting (ad)ventures!

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2 STARTUPS IN HONG KONGHong Kong Startup Founders2016: 2,500+ Startups (> +60%)2015: 1,558 Startups (+56%)* 2014: 998 Startups *As of August 2015 (Invest HK)

Age Distribution of Entrepreneurs

Local Founders of Top 50 Startups

in Hong Kong

in Singapore

57%

23%

44%

< 35 years old

Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs

~ 3/4

Common Barriers for Young Entrepreneurs

62.9% Lack funding 43.4% Fear acute competition 38.2% Face high rents

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NORMAL SEED SERIES A SERIES B

Hong Kong does not have a funding gap between Series A and B rounds, due to its long history of being a leading international financial centre. However there are few late-stage funding rounds which shows that the city has a lack of high potential late-stage startups to invest in.

HONG KONGSINGAPORENEW YORK CITY

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25% 25% 25%

50% 50% 50%

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Founded in 2013, WeLab operates WeLend, a P2P lending platform in Hong Kong, and Wolaidai, a mobile lending platform in China.

WeLab has raised US$180M in 2 rounds - US$20M in January 2015 and US$160M in January 2016.

The Series B round was led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, with participation from ING Bank and Guangdong Technology Financial Group.

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2 STARTUPS IN HONG KONGRecent Exits/IPOPlukka

An online marketplace for unique designed jewellery. Went public on Dec 3, 2015 / ASX:PKA

Raised US$1M in 1 round of funding from Fresco Capital.

ZNAP

A mobile business platform that optimises transactions, developed by MPayMe.

Acquired by Powa Technologies in June 2014 for US$75M.

Lucibel Designs

A company specialised in LED lighting solutions for commercial, industrial and residential applications.

Strengthened net equity by 17M (around USD $19M) . Went public on Alternext Paris in July 2014.

Alive not dead

A online platform that connects artists with job opportunities and offers international networking opportunities.

Acquired by mig33 in February 2014.

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2 STARTUPS IN HONG KONGRecent Exits/IPOPacnet

A telecommunications service provider in Asia during 2008 - 2015. Sold for US$697M to Australian telecoms giant Telstra.

jobsDB

A jobs search engine in Asia.

Sold for US$206M to rival site Seek Limited in 2011.

Divide

A productivity app that synchronises work email, calendar and contacts on mobile devices.

Acquired by Google in May 2014 for US$120M.

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2 STARTUPS IN HONG KONGRecent IPO

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As of May 2015: Number of Placing Shares:

Placing Price:

Nominal Value:

448,000,000 Shares

Not more than HK$0.25 per Placing Share and not less than HK$0.21 per Placing Share

HK$0.01 per Share

Guru Online (Holdings) Limited

Founded in 2007, Guru Online (Holdings) Limited helps companies maximise marketing ROI.

Digital advertisement placement services, social media management services, creative and technology services, and internet marketing platform engagement are the four main activities of the company.

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$1M raised from 500 Startups

Klarity is an analytical engine that allows users to monitor brands and gather insights on competitors social performance.

Analytics

$1.5M in 1 round from Vectr Ventures

Lamplight Analytics is a social media intelligence platform that offers insights into online conversations, helping users understand customers and competitors better.

$53.05M in 4 rounds from 10 investors including Cowboy Ventures, Founders Fund, Madrona Venture Group, Marc Bell Ventures and New Enterprise Associates

$1.6M raised in 1 round from 4 angels

Branch is a business analytics platform that helps mobile apps grow. It focuses on developing mobile deep linking technology.

Notey is a technology and media company featuring the top stories from thousands of publishers globally.

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$1.24M in 3 rounds from 9 investors

Shopline is an e-commerce platform for creating online shopswithout having to code. It focuses on the Southeast Asia market.

E-Commerce> $6M in 4 rounds from 500 Startups, Big Blom Investment, Bluebell Group, Golden Gate Ventures, MindWorks Ventures and Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

Grana is an online clothing store that ships high-quality clothing globally, specialising in making affordable wardrobe essentials.

Floship is a global logistics solution, shipping goods directly form Hong Kong to customers worldwide. Floship provides e-commerce and crowdfunding fulfillment.

$1.2M in 1 round from 4 investors including aCommerce, Ardent Capital, Vectr Ventures and VPG Asia

Undisclosed amount in 1 round from Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

YEECHOO.com is an online designer clothing rental platform providing dresses for different occasion made by a selection of designers. They revolutionise the fashion industry and give people access to remarkable luxury experiences.

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Carousell is a community marketplace that allows users to sell and purchase all kinds of new and secondhand good with ease.

Bindo is a cloud-based iPad Point-of-Sale system with multiple customisable features for retail and restaurants.

E-Commerce

$41.8M in 3 rounds from 500 Startups, QuestVC, Sequoia Capital, Rakuten Ventures and Golden Gate Ventures

$3.8M in 2 rounds from 4 investors including East Ventures, Gary Vaynerchuk, Metamorphic Ventures and Vayner/ RSE

Swapit is a location-based trading app, which allows users to buy and sell goods near them.

Undisclosed amount in 2 rounds from Aria Ventures (March 2016)

$1.62M in 1 round from 2 Investors including Ardent Capital and Chryseis Tan

Goxip is a fashion discovery platform that allows users to find fashion items by uploading a photo and shopping suggestions from the website.

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$1M raised from HKSTP Corporate Venture Fund (CVF)

ShowMuse is a video tutorial app that allows users to keep learning outside of the classroom. ShowMuse is an incubatee of HKSTPs Incu-Tech programme for technology startups.

EduTech

Snapask is a mobile app that provides on-demand homework help for students. Users take photos of difficult questions and have answers matched or connect with tutors.

$1.8M in 2 rounds from 2 investors including Arthur Kho and SOSV.

room launched Hong Kongs first virtual reality application, using professional virtual reality photography equipment and software.

Spacious is an online real estate marketplace that connects tenants to properties in Asia. It combines superior user experience with powerful analytical tools.

Real Estate

$644K raised $3.5M in 2 rounds

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FinTech

$1.18M in 1 round from 5 investors including 500 Startups, Ceyuan Ventures, Crosspacific Capital Partners, Digital Currency Group and Lightspeed China Partners

Melotic, Inc. is a digital asset exchange which aims to be a liquidity provider to facilitate conversions between numerous digital assets.

$1.1M in 2 rounds from 7 investors including Bigcolors, Big Bloom Investment, Click Ventures, Innotech Capitals, Justin Dry, Kim Ventures and Andre Eikmeier

Oddup is a data-driven research platform that provides analysis on startups, providing new investors more information to be able to finance startups across the world.

ANXBTC.com is a 24 hours digital assets trading platform that allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin crypto-currency, simplifying the trading process.

$15M raised

$500K raised from a Japanese investment company

Gatecoin is a regulated Money Service Operator-licensed digital currency exchange that focuses on security, reliability and transparency.

$4.5M in 1 round from PGA Venture Partners

Quantifeed is a financial technology company that services financial intermediaries and institutional investors.

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$217.84K Product Crowdfunding

Omate offers hardware and software solutions, allowing fashion and jewelry brands to design wearables.

IoT/Hardware

$500K in 2 rounds from Asgard Capital

Soundbrenner has created the worlds first wearable smart device for musicians, combining its hardware products with mobile and desktop apps.

$12.65M in 2 rounds from Ping An Ventures, Venturra Capital, Capital Union Investments, 500 Startups and COENT Venture Partners

Prenetics is a DNA bio-technology company focused on providing parents a higher level of pre-natal care which is highly accurate, safe, and non-invasive.

BioTech

Undisclosed amount in 1 round from 1 investor (Jan 2015)

Vitargent is a bio-technology company providing innovative sensing solution with their FET test technology. Their toxicity screening methods can be used as alternatives to animal testing.

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$1.18M invested by Central Exchange

Storellet is a platform to facilitate shops and merchants to create and manage their loyalty systems and better leverage mobile to promote to their loyal customers.

Mobile

$2M in 2 rounds from investors including Sprout Capital and SEGNEL Ventures

CallFixie is a platform that connects businesses and households to end-to-end infrastructure maintenance and repair services.

$1.04M in 3 rounds from 4investors

SensBeat is a mobile app thatallows users to share their stories andcommunicate with their friends through music.

Bloom Me is a spa and beauty booking application that allows customers to reserve beauty treatments across the city.

$600K raised from Hong Kong and Israel-based investors

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$30M in 3 rounds from 6 investors, including MindWorks Ventures, Crystal Stream, AppWorks, Aria Group and Asia Plus

Lalamove is an online platform that connects users with professional drivers, simplifying the delivery process and revolutionising the logistics industry.

Logistics

$26.54M in 6 rounds from 9 investors including Alibaba and Centurion

GoGoVan is an mobile application that connects van and truck drivers with customers to provide a delivery service and improve logistics efficiency.

AfterShip is a shipment tracking application and API for eCommerce retailers and buyers.

$1.1M from SIG, Caldera Pacific and Gabriel Fong

OpenPort are the first neutral mobile platform for enterprise supply chain management in emerging markets, directly connecting shippers and carriers in order to reduce cost, improve performance and drive continuous supply chain optimization.

$1.0M raised

Easyship is a tech startup that provides logistics solutionsto e-commercemerchants.

undisclosed

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$6.5M in 2 rounds from 6 investors including China Growth Capital, Cyberport Hong Kong and Matrix Partners

$5.66M in 2 rounds from 3investors

Klook is a online platform thatprovides a selection of special travelexperiences for users to reserve.

HotelQuickly is a mobile applicationthat allows users to reserve hotel indiscounted rates throughout Asia Pacific.

Travelling

$3.34M in 3 rounds from Sustainable Development Technology Canada

Nanoleaf is a green technology company that focuses on transforming traditional illumination into something sustainable.

Technology

Chinese University Hong Kongs researchproject on the Vision-based IntelligentForklift AGV System, built on advanced robotic and automation technology.

$1.9M raised

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$41.25K in 2 rounds $2M in 1 round

Playto develops learning tools that helps children to learn life skills like concentration, organisation and mindfulness through playing games.

Fifth Journey is a gaming startupthat develops Hollywood games andmobile entertainment, with the latest advancements in AR and VR technologies.

Gaming

Legal (SaaS)

$1.5M in 1 round

Dragon Law offers cloud-based legal tools to help businesses get support and access to independent legal advice.

HYPEBEAST is the leading online destination for mens contemporary fashion and streetwear.

Social Media

$1.49M in 4 rounds from 4 investors including 500 Startups and Cherubic Ventures

Spottly is a social travel app that acts as a visual guide for you to discover places near and far, handpicked by the Spottly community.

$3.8M raised

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$800K from 2 investors including Triplestar Capital and Swiss Founders Fund

CaterSpot is a software and logistics company who builds an online marketplace that connects companies and local caterers.

Food & Beverage

undisclosed from Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

NOSH by Secret Ingredient hopes to revolutionise the delivery industry by meeting the demands of the new lifestyle consumer with speed, quality and efficiency.

$1.02M in 4 rounds from 3 Investors including Adam Lindemann, Fresco Capital and Yat Siu

Jamn develops innovations that allows users to discover and understand music, with the aim to help users improves their musical skills and knowledge.

Entertainment

> $5.3M raised from Heyi Capital, M Fund, 500 Startups and Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

DayDayCook is an online platform that provides recipes through different channels. It also has an e-commerce store the DayDayCook Shop.

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myfairtool is a trade show solution that allows companies exhibiting at trade shows to plan and

budget their event.

Riding the 4.0 digital revolution, Steel Available is disrupting the Steel Industry

supply chain, bringing in definitive transparency,

efficiency and sustainability.

Click Kit is an online marketplace democratising the customization of

active wear and high performance apparels.

Advwhere is Asias Influencer Professional Network where users can understand more

about the myth of social influencers and share

their world of influence with passionate people

around the world.

BSD Code and Design Academy is a EduTech startup that provides

workshops, courses and programs related to web

and graphic design.

Key2Cell is a B2B startup that enables marketers

to deliver high impact ads on any mobile device. It is to mobile messages what Mailchimp is to emailing.

Made in Sense is disrupting the digital experience and the way

we consume technology by enabling apps to talk not only to your eyes and ears, but directly

to your heart via patented multi-vibration technology.

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Currenxie is a P2Pforeign exchange

platform that serves asFX and international

payments forcorporates.

Skipmenu facilitates frictionless conversations between consumers and

companies bypassing annoying automated

phone menus.

Weconvene is asoftware that managesinteractions between

investors, corporates andsell side.

EONIQ is a platformfor high quality

customisedmechanical watches.

Heartisans is ahealthtech startup that

develops wearablesto track users health

condition.

uHoo is a hardwarestartup that develops

indoor air quality sensors.

Made in Genuine (Selinko) offers

advanced technology against counterfeit wines

and spirits.

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Deepsky designs and manufactures seamless digital screens with sub-

millimetre pixel pitch, with tremendous contrast and high brightness capabilities, empowering clients to digitise even the

most demanding of environments.

Popmap is an online marketplace that allows users to shop from

more than 900 boutiques from over 40 countries.

Urban Spring is a mission-focused start-up that is determined to

address the plastic waste issue in Hong Kong.

Neat is an artificial intelligence company doing finance. The artificial intelligence

can establish so-called behavioral clusters based on users spending habits.

Qupital is anonline invoice trading platform. Businesses receive immediate

financing for unpaid invoices in a few clicks previously only accessible

by large institutions

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2 STARTUPS IN HONG KONGSuccessful Crowdfunding Campaigns

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US$296KAumeo Audios app provides a

personalised audio experience, tailored to the listeners hearing.

US$220KSoundbrenner has

created the worlds first wearable smart

device for musicians.

US$31KHuzi puts a new perspective

into everyday objects by combining functionality and

artistic sensibility.

US$215+KKello is a smart alarm clock that offers users a variety of programs aimed at changing your sleep habits incrementally. US$160K

EzeeCube is an open source, Apple TV-like, entirely wireless device

that automatically syncs and sorts photos, videos and contacts.

US$95KMuku Shuttr is a bluetooth

remote camera control.

US$115KAmbi Climate provides

a smart add-on for your home and business air

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2 STARTUPS IN HONG KONGCrowdfunding in Hong Kong

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Indiegogo is a donation-based crowdfundingplatform available in 223 Countries andterritories including Hong Kong.

Success Story in Hong KongThe Worlds Smallest 4K Camera - MokacamThey raised more than $US 1 million, exceedingits campaign goal by more than 1,333%(January 2016)

More information here:https://www.indiegogo.com/#/picks_for_you

Indiegogo

FringeBacker is a bilingual crowdfundingplatform, in both English and Chinese.FringeBacker provides several options for onlinefundraising: direct fundraising for charities andreward-based crowdfunding for startups.

Success Story in Hong KongHKFP - Hong Kong Free Press, Successfully raised HK$588,417 (around US$75,862) in June 2015, exceeding its campaign goal by 392%.

More information here:https://www.fringebacker.com/en/

FringeBacker

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Next Chapter is a new rewards based crowdfunding website for female entrepreneurs that launched in early 2016.

Their focus is on businesses by women, creating products and services that women will love. The longer-term vision is to build a community of networks and partnerships with other organisations, so that female entrepreneurs gain access to the capital and other resources they need to launch and grow successful businesses.

Zarie DREAM Pants by Zarie.co raised over US$16,000

Next Chapter

Successful CampaignsCheck out latest campaigns: https://nextchapter.com.hk

Workspace for Female Artisans by Knotsandstrokes.comraised over US$8,000

Bi-lingual Childrens Book by Runem Raggedraised over US$3,000

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Kickstarter announces launch in Singapore and Hong Kong!The reknowned crowdfunding platform Kickstarter will soon launch in its first Asian markets. Kickstarter is currently available to project creators in 18 markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and some European countries.

https://www.techinasia.com/kickstarter-singapore-hong-kong-launch

Kickstarter

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Facts and Figures

Acting as one of the leading international financial centres, Hong Kong has an advantage to establish itself as a fintech hub for the region.

FinTech

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According to a recent survey1 Hong Kong has demonstrated a high adoption rate for fintech services: 29.1% of Hong Kong citizens used at least two fintech services products in 2015.

1 Survey conduted by Ernst & Young

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HKMA-ASTRI Fintech Innovation Hub

HK Monetary Authority collaborates with the Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) to set up the Fintech Innovation Hub:

It will be equipped with all necessary system and support resources to enable players of the banking and payment industry to conduct proof of concept trials of products and services through the use of new technologies, and do it safely as this controlled environment is separated from their internal systems.

Sandbox

HKMAs second initiative is theFintech Supervisory Sandbox:

This Sandbox allows banks to conduct testing and trial of newly developed technologies and applications on a pilot basis. Within the Sandbox, banks can try out their new Fintech products without the need to achieve full compliance with the HKMAs usual supervisory requirements. This will enable banks to gather real-life data and user feedback on their Fintech products or services more easily and in a controlled environment, so that they can make suitable refinements to their products before the full launch.

Further details via keynote speech at Treasury Markets Summit 2016

/ Background

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Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is an independent statutory body set up in 1989 to regulate Hong Kongs securities and futures markets.Recently, The Fintech Advisory Group was formed to facilitate the Fintech Contact Point in order to:- Obtain information on the latest trends of Fintech;- Collect stakeholders input on specific Fintech themes- Identify the opportunities, risks and regulatory perimeter implications of Fintech and- Broaden the understanding of Fintech as an evolution of the financial services industry.

SFC Homepage

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The Fintech Advisory Group Members

The Fintech Advisory Group includes:

Ex officio members from the SFC

- NOLENS, BndicteSenior Director, Head of Risk and Strategy (Chair of the Fintech Advisory Group)- CHIONG, Ron Sai LungAssociate Director, Risk and Strategy Unit- CHAN, Rogers Man CheongSenior Manager, Risk and Strategy Unit

External members with one-year renewable termeffective from 1 March 2016

ADVANI, Alokik IndruManaging Director, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.BARBERIS, Janos: Founder & CEO, FinTech HKCHEUNG, Joanna Wai SzeManaging Director, Tuspark Global NetworkCHU, Irene Ngar Yee: Partner, KPMGGUZY, Melissa CManaging Partner, Arbor VenturesLLOYD, James PhilipExecutive Director, Ernst & YoungJOHNSTONE, SyrenAdjunct Associate Professor, The University of Hong KongSETO, Adrian: Director, Accenture

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Resources

Fintech O2O Global Summit

Co-sponsored by Nexchange and Cyberport, Fintech O-2-O began in 2015 as a monthly meetup.

The aim of the event is to bring together likeminded professionals, to network and discuss the impact that technology has on traditional finance.

Startups

FinTech HK

Fintech HK is A single point of access for Hong Kongs Fintech scene. We list the startups and the events that are shaping Hong Kongs Fintech ecosystem.

Hong Kong Fintech by InvestHK

A website with helpful resources and links launched by InvestHK in 2016.

If you are setting up your business, InvestHK provides support to help you succeed.

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The Internet of Things refers to a connected network of physical devices, from smartphones and wearables, to vehicles and buildings. IoT can provide individuals and businesses better data about their lifestyles, purchases and communication habits.

The Hong Kong SAR government has addressed the importance of IoT in its agenda. In the 2015 Policy Address introduced a new initiative Energizing Kowloon East aiming to carry out a pilot study to examine the feasibility of developing a Smart City.

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Startups

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3COMMUNITYBUILDERS

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Startups cant do it alone! Over the past four years a great number of community builders have been creating professional and social links within the ecosystem. The continuous success of offline events, mentoring opportunities and online community platforms are providing value and making a lasting impact on entrepreneurs.

More connections + Quick access to quality feedback and mentoring = Higher chance of success!

COMMUNITY BUILDERS

The Importance of Community Builders

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Ada Yip * Urban Spring

* 43 Ventures * Startup Weekend

Alexis Bautista

* Creative Jam HK * Kokonuzz

Allison Baum * Fresco Capital

Ankit Sethi * Startup Weekend

* SpotHelp

Bay McLaughlin

* Brinc

Ben Cheng* Internet Society

(HK)* Oursky Limited

Ben Crox * BarCamp

* Startup Commune

Betty Wong * Google Eye

Program

Casey Lau* StartupsHK

* Web Summit

Alan Chan * Vectr

Alexander List

* Dim Sum Lab

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Carman Chan * Click Ventures

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Charles Ng* InvestHK

Cynthia Cheung

* Startup Weekend Hong Kong

David Baverez

* Private Investor * Author

David Chung * Under Secretary

Innovation and Technology Bureau

Deepak Madnani * Paperclip

Derek Kwik* Venture Capital & Private Equity

Elaine Tsung* Garage Society

* Eaton House

Felix Lam * Red Chapel

Advisors

Gene Soo * StartupsHK * Citymapper

Gino Yu* Hong Kong Polytechnic

University

Felix Wong* Startup Weekend

Hong Kong * The Wave

Cesar Harada* MakerBay

* Protei (product)

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Irene Chu* KPMG

Ivy Shum* TED x Hong

Kong * SMECC

James Munro Boon

* UnLtd* 43 Ventures

Janos Barberis

* SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator

* FinTech HK

Jayne Chan * Startmeup HK

Jeffrey Broer* PostMortem

Jennifer Cheng

* Investor * Writer

Henek Lo* WeWork

Holger Bartel* Harbour Front HK

* uforepublic Ltd.

Herman Lam* Cyberport Hong Kong

Gregory So* Secretary for

Commerce and Economic

Development HK

Hilary Szymujko

* Brinc

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Lawrence Morgan

* Nest

Matthew Rudy Jacobs

* CodeaholicsHK* CodeConf

Matthieu Bodin

* Techstars * Startup Weekend

Joshua Steimle* MWI

* Forbes

Juliet Ohalloran

* Creative Mornings

Keith C. M. Ng * Startup Grind HK* Startup Weekend

Hong Kong

Kostadin Kolev * PassportX

* Hack Horizon

Joanna Cheung

* Office8* Tuspark

Jong Lee* TED x HK

* RGL Ventures

Jo Hayes* The Womens

Foundation

Kyle Ellicott * Wearable IoT

World

Larry Salibra* Bitcoin

Association of Hong Kong

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Ray Cheung* City University

of Hong Kong

Raymond Chu * Hong Kong Polytechnic

University* HK Design Centre

Paul Cheung* The Hong Kong

University

Peter Mok* Hong Kong

Science & Technology

Parks

Nio Liyanage* Nest

* StartUpRIGHT

Nick Zieber* Product Hunt

Nicole Denholder

* Next Chapter Ventures

Matt Brick* Vectr

OscarVenhuis * TheDesk

* DigiMeet

Patti Hunt * Make Studios

* Service Design Hong Kong

Michelle Buultjens* Blueprint

Mart Van de Ven

* Open Data

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Yat Siu * Outblaze

Tony Verb * Metta

* Nest

Tytus Michalski

* Fresco Capital

Theodore Ma* Cocoon HK

* maBelle

Sonalie Figueiras

* Green Queen HK* Ekowarehouse

Timothy Yu* HKUAEC* Snapask

Tim Chan * HelloReporter

* HelloPR.io

Yana Robbins

* JumpstartMagazine

Scott Lawson * SOW Aisa

Simon Squibb

* Nest

Stephen Barnes

* Hong Kong Visa Centre

Sam Chan* VisaPro

* Angel Investor

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Karena BelinCo-Founder

Business Development, Fundraising & Marketing

Karen FarzamCo-Founder

Community Building,Fundraising & Technology

Double diploma from ESSEC Business School in Paris / University of Manheim.15 years for Procter & Gamble in Finance, Sales, Strategy and Management.

Speaker, mentor and judge at events and organisations such as the Chicago Booth GNVC, Google EYE, RISE Conference, Tech Open Air Berlin, Techstars StartupWeekendHK and Poly U Entrepreneurial Mentorship Network.

Board member of WOW at theAmerican Womens Association.

Double engineering diploma from EPF (France) / ETS (Canada) - Master in International Finance from HEC Paris.

Six years for JP Morgan Tokyo as a Exotic Equity Derivatives Trader.

Worked in a IoT Startup / Taught Web Development at General Assembly.

Co-Founder of Women Who Code (Hong Kong)

Speaker at Women Who Code International Conference.

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Diane MensahStrategic Partnerships

Nicolas BreitburdFundraising Catalyst

Heather LoDigital Marketing & Community

Graduated from Manchester University with a Bachelor in English Language and Literature. Worked in luxury fashion retail management in the UK for eight years and three years at the UK government Home Office overseas.

Diane then joined General Assembly as the founding Admissions Manager in the companys opening year in Hong Kong.

Graduated from Insead with a Global Executive MBA. Worked in FMCG European Industry for 20 years in COO and CEO positions. Senior Advisor for a F&B start-up since his arrival in Hong Kong.

Graduated from Sun Yat-sen University with a Bachelor of Art in Spanish Language and Literature.

Spent two semesters at the University of Valladodid (Spain).Interned at Swire Properties.

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4GOVERNMENT SUPPORT& UNIVERSITIES

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Realising the importance of entrepreneurship on Hong Kongs future generations, the government is consolidating the programs and organisations it controls to provide more resources, more activities and more visibility. Laws are being passed to make Hong Kong more to foreign investment and talent, such as Universities are joining the movement by creating new programs to encourage entrepreneurship.

Government & Universities

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4 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT & UNIVERSITIESGovernment Organisations

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A government department providing free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in the citys economy.

A creative digital cluster that nurtures ICT industry startups and entrepreneurs, promotes collaboration to gather resources and create business opportunities.

A statutory body that had built a vibrant innovation and technology ecosystem to connect stakeholders and nurture technology talent.

A platform listing the latest startup events and various resources including government incentives and incubator schemes.

A one-stop portal gathering tech startup influencers and creators providing a dynamic environment.

InvestHK Cyberport HKSTP StartmeupHK iStartupHK

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Invest HK publications and website provide information useful for a startups preliminary planning. In addition, the organisation offers specific advice, including:

- Sector-specific business opportunities - Business incorporation procedures - Tax and business regulations - Business matching services, - Advice on government initiatives and grants

InvestHK will organise the 2017 StartmeupHK Festival on 13-21 January, which will be an assembly of key conferences, workshops, exhibitions, pitching competitions and networking opportunities.

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StartmeupHK

InvestHK launched StartmeupHK to create a buzz among entrepreneurs in the local and overseas startup communities in June 2013.

At its core is the promotion of Hong Kong as a startup destination: - to bring global entrepreneurs to the city - to attract innovative, scalable and high-impact ventures in setting up a presence here - to connect and encourage collaboration between overseas entrepreneurs and Hong Kong-based startups - to provide a one-stop platform for overseas startup entrepreneurs setting up in the city - to propel the development of Hong Kong as a leading destination for entrepreneurship and innovation


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4 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT & UNIVERSITIESIncubators | Hong Kong Science and Technology Park

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HKSTP Incubator - Tech

Incu-Tech is an incubation programme designed for technology startup companies.

- No equity stake

- Financial aid : max HKD 645,000

- 3 year programme

Target IndustryIT & Telecommunication/ Electronics/ Precision Engineering

HKSTP Incubator - Bio

Incu-Bio is an incubation programme designed for biotechnology startup companies that require wet lab.

- No equity stake


- 4 year programme

Target IndustryBio-Tech/ Therapeutics/ Chinese Medicine/ Medical Devices/ Diagnostics

HKSTP Incubator - App

Incu-App in an incubation programme which aims to provide support to web/ mobile application technology startups.

- No equity stake


- 18 month programme

Target IndustryWeb based applications Smartphone/Web based Apps.

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How to apply

All three incubation programmes are open for applications all year round. Interested companies can download the application material from the HKSTP website and return to [email protected]

Over HK$1555 million from angel/ venture capital and 428 technical awards

Financial Aid Package

Incu-App Incu-Tech Incu-Bio

| HK$60,000| HK$180,000 | HK$240,000

Programme Details

Current Incubatee Alumni

Fundrasing

76%

410 technology graduates310 still in business 4 IPOs in Hong Kong

6% Incu-Bio38% Incu-App56% Incu-Tech

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Universities in Hong Kong

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4 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT & UNIVERSITIESUniversity Programs and Competitions

TecHKUCUHK Center for Entrepreneurship

HKU Knowledge Exchange

CUHK Center for Innovation and

Technology

Technology Transfer Office @ HKU

Innovation Commons @ CityU

PolyU Institute for Entrepreneurship (IfE)

CityU Enterprises Limited

HKUST Entre-preneurship Center

Knowledge Transfer Office

@ HK Baptist University

Tech Incubation Fund (TIF) Sheme @PolyU

Good Seed @PolyU

PolyU Micro Fund The Base @HKUST

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge Incubation Support Vice-Chancellors Cup of Student Entrepreneurship

Hong Kong Baptist University Business Entrepreneurship Support and Training Programme

City University of Hong Kong Student Contest Support Fund Enterprises Limited

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUST One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition Entrepreneurship Programme E-Academy The Base

The University of Hong Kong Technology Transfer Office Technology Startup Support Scheme

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University HKSTP - PolyU Tech Incubation Fund Scheme IfE and J.C.DISI - Good Seed Training and Funding Plan Micro Fund Scheme

University Programs and Competitions

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5INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS

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Hong Kong used to have only a handful of incubators and accelerators a few years ago. It has now a large number of these intense three to six month programs, allowing the entrepreneurs to focus on their project while fundings, space, mentoring and knowledge is provided. Sometimes associated with large MNCs or organisations depending on the government, incubators and accelerators can be associated with large multinational corporations or government bodies, and educating a new breed of entrepreneurs.

INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS

Incubators & Accelerators

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5 INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMSPre-acceleratorStartup Next

Startup Next HK is an pre-accelerator program that gives startups the tools and mentorship needed to navigate the early stages of building a business.

Financial aid : none

5 week program

Target sector: Technology

ValidationTransforms the idea into a real life business, helps startup to build a scalable company

MentorshipProvides weekly feedback from mentors, coaches and startup experts. Startups work with mentors in both group settings and one on one

ExposureTop teams from the program will get introductions, referrals and invitations to pitch for accelerators and investors.

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Startup Next is a Techstars Community Program and is run in a collaboration with W Hub and a number of community partners, venues and community builders who help startups level up.

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5 INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMSAcceleratorsFinTech

SuperCharger is powered by Standard Chartered, Baidu x APIStore and TusPark Global Network

Hong Kongs first home-grown FinTech accelerator

The programs mission is to supercharge Asias FinTech scene.

$30,000 for 5% equity stake

12 week program, runs every year from January to April

SuperCharger

How to Apply

Round 1 Applications

Startups interested in the second cohort interested can apply on the SuperCharger website. The application can also be found on the SuperChargers social media platforms.

The inaugural SuperCharger pro-gram received over 160 applica-tions from across 20 countries.The companies portfolio consisted of four early-stage startups: Amareos, Funding Societies, Gatecoin and Neat; and four late-stage scale-ups: EKO, Jade Payments, Microcred Baobab and Wecash.

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5 INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMSAccelerators

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FinTech B2B & SaaS

FinTech Innovation Lab powered by Accenture brings together young FinTech companies with senior executives from financial institutions across Asia.

Takes equity stake

12 week program

3 cities including New York, London, Hong Kong

< 10 startups per batch

FinTech Innovation Lab Amplifi Paperclip

Amplifi is a SaaS dedicated accelerator company headquartered in Mumbai, India, recently completed their inaugural cohort based out of Bangalore, India.

Paperclip is Hong Kongs first dedicated startup campus which uniquely combines accelerator programs with co-working space and offices.

3 month program

1.5 % advisory equity each startup

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IoT/ Hardware

Brinc is a hands-on hardware accelerator that accelerates IoT startups from concept to sustainable commercialisation

A program tailored for hardware startups looking for speed, access and the know-how to build successful companies

Brinc

How to Apply

Startup Requirements

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis all year round.

For more details on the application process, visit: http://brinc.io/apply/

While Brinc evaluates each founder and team on a case-by-case basis, there are some characteristics that are favorable:

- 2 co-founders- Teachable and open minded- Functional prototype- Pre-crowdfunding- Grit and determinationTake equity stake

12 month program

3 cities including Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Invested in 14 startups and worked with more than 40 founders

Provides access to the back-end of China, de-risk and accelerate the time to market in about 12 months after initial ideation

Additional OffersOrganized trips to Shenzhen for hardware founders: http://brinc.io/trip-to-china/

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5 INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMSAcceleratorsIoT/ Hardware

WIoTW is the worlds first accelerator dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT)

Not currently providing any funding

capital

Takes equity stake (around 3-4%)

Wearable IoT World Labs

How to Apply

Success Stories

Founders can apply to programs in Hong Kong or San Francisco through:- Wearable IoT World Labs - AngelList- F6S

15 week program

Based in San Francisco

Accelerated over 90 startups, in 15 countries around the world including Hong Kong

CreoPop SKULLY Nuheara Tzoa Grush

Now available in 1,000 Best

Buy stores and online at multiple

retailers

Raised US$11 million and deliver their

product worldwide

Exceeded its revenue goals

by 800% in the first two weeks

Named as Time

Magazines 25 Best Invention

of 2015

Won the 1 million top prize

in Americas Greatest Makers

in 2016

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Blueprint

Accelerator program powered by Swire Properties

Approximately 10 startups per batch

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Corporate

- Mentor-driven accelerator programs- No initial equity stake- 6 month program- based in Hong Kong

The Cage

The Cage is a development program powered by The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, which offers intensive mentorship to startups building retail-relevant technologies and/or services.

Kicking off in September 2016

Targeted Sector: - Fashion and Lifestyle Retail

12-week program (full time)

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NEST

HealthCare Accelerator powered by AIA

SmartCity & IoT Accelerator powered by Infinity

FinTech Accelerator incorporated by DBS

12 week full time program

Up to 8 startups selected

No initial equity stake

Accelerator dedicated to health tech and/or wearable businesses

Tech support from accelerator sponsors Microsoft and Amazon

A mentor-focused program

12 week program


Designed to support and accelerate the progress of early-stage Smart City and Internet of Things (IoT) Companies

Accelerators powered by NEST

A mentor-focused program

12 week program


Designed to support and accelerate the progress of early-stage Companies with an innovative FinTech proposition.

AIA HealthTech

Infiniti Smart City

dbs FinTech

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5 INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMSIncubators

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Jockey Club Social-Tech Incubation and Youth Entrepreneurship Programme by HKSTP

Jockey Club consists of two sub-programmes: - Youth Entrepreneurship - Social-Tech Incubation (SISG)

Partnership with Le Comptoir de lInnovation (CDI), the first global network of green and social start-ups from France, and Hong Kong Children & Youth Services (HKCYS)

Tech & Social innovations

The Social-Tech Incubation Programme So In So Good Project under HKSTP

SISG is open for application for companies under HKSTPs incubation programmes.

Targeted Sector: - Social Good & Green Tech

Interested parties are welcome to contact HKSTP or http://www.soin-sogood.co/incubation

Go Global - Network with 500+ social entrepreneurs - Exchange programme

2 Sub-program

- 12 startups selected- No Equity Stake - 12 months program- Dedicated to Social Good and Green Tech startups

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SOW Asia Incubation Program The Mills Fabrica by Nan Fung Group

i2i, funded by JP Morgan, is an accelerator program designed to help businesses clarify their social impact, improve their business model, and refine their pitch for investment.

Financial Aid: None

Social Challenges/ Environment


12 week program

The Mills Fabrica is a business incubator for companies at the intersection of fashion, textile and technology.

A total of 10 startups are selected

1 year program

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5 INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMSPrograms

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Empowering Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)

Financial aid : max HK$530,000

No equity stake

1 year program

The EYE Program is a year-long entrepreneurship program launched by Google and Center for Entrepreneurship of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013. The initiative is inspired by the budding entrepreneurial environment in Hong Kong

Previous EYE Program Achievements - A total of 16 startups were created and supported from over 1,000 applications received - Over 80 mentors and domain experts supported the program - Over 600 media stories reported - Awarded by Marketing Magazine

Key Features

Objectives

- Drive collaborative innovation by connecting entrepreneurs with corporates

- Empower startups and entrepreneurs through mentorship and interaction with industry leaders to enhance strength

Innovation Boost

6-Month Dedicated Mentorship

Collaborative innovation

Cross-Sector Network

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Young Entrepreneur of the Year by HKFYG

Seedstars world CoCoon Pitch Night HKD 100,000 for the winning

team

International Startup Competition by TiE

Asia Social Innovation Award Pitch PerfectChance to gain funding from

China or overseas investors

Startup Competitions

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Global Student Challenge YDC e-challenge HKD 30,000 prize for the

winning team

HSBC Youth Business Award

Hong Kong Business Angel Network (HKBAN)

Chicago Booth Global Network Venture Challenge

Startup Competitions

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Startup Weekend

Angelhack

hackUST

Fishackathon

Hackathons & Events

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Regular Events

DrinkEntrepreneurs Monthly casual meetup

Barcamp Unconference to explore

different tech topics

Codeaholics Gatherings of developers

Creative Mornings Early morning interviews with out of the ordinary

professionals

DigiMeetMeetup to learn about digital

marketing

Friday Beer BayWeekly casual meetup

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Regular Events

WebWednesdayInterviews with entrepreneurs

on the way up

Startup Grind Interviews of established

entrepreneurs

Postmortem Conf 1 day conference with

entrepreneurs explaining why they failed

TED x HK TED-style events

RISE HK3 day conference with

hundreds of startups and thousands of visitors

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A startup is composed of a team sharing the same mission and vision. There are many incredibly talented people in Hong Kong and while it is improving, many engineers would rather work for a larger corporation instead of a startup. Getting the team right is, therefore, a continuous challenge. The time and effort required cannot be underestimated and the following resources will help along the journey. Get started early, train fast, retain or move on!

TALENTS CORNER

Talents Corner

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Job Fairs

W Hub has been the first to organise HK Tech & Startups Job Fair in Hong Kong. With more than 850 job seekers, 80+ job opportunities and 41 startups, stay put for the next one on W Hub!

TALENTS CORNER

Find your new job at a startup!

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5 HK Tech & Startups Job Fairs Presented by W Hub

In total, these fairs combined over:

100 Startups 250 Jobs 2.000 Participants

Infographic displaying data from the May 2016 Job Fair

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Hong Kong Island Price per month or person (minimum)4 Cats Co-business Community $3,600 fixedBlueprint $2,000Brinc $3,000Campfire Work $3,550 fixedCentre O Connect $2,800CoCoon $2,000 (for the 2 first persons, then $1,000 per person)Cyberport Smart-Space $1,500 fixed, $800 flexi-spaceGarage Society $7,200 fixedHatton Studios $2,500 for bench rental (students special)HKFYG Social Innovation Centre $3,000 for jewellers or jewellery designersHong Kong Commons $1,500 fixedIncu-Labspace $3,800 fixedMakerHive $3,600 fixed / $3,200 hot desk Paperclip Startup Campus $4,500 fixed / $2,000 hot desk Playground.work $4,800 hot deskRetro Spot $3,000 fixed / $2,500 hot desk

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Hong Kong Island Price per month or person (minimum)Smithfield Collective $2,500TheDesk $4,500 fixed / $3,600 hot deskThe Crafties $800 coworking space tailored for craftersThe Coffee House Cowork $1,500 fixed / $1,000 hot deskThe Hive Kennedy Town $3,600 fixed / $3,200 hot deskThe Hive studios $3,600 fixedThe Hive $6,000 fixed / $4,500 hot deskSynergy Biz $2,500 fixedThree Keys Craft Space $4,500 fixed / $4,000 hot deskThinkaholic $3,999 fixed / $2,699 hot deskTuspark $2,700 fixedUNO Co-working Space $3,000 fixed / $2,500 hot deskUrban Serviced Office ltd $4,000 fixed / $3,500 hot deskWework $6,990 fixed (Tower 535) | $7,200 (Wan Chai)WYND Co-Working Space $6,200 fixed / $4,200 hot desk

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Kowloon Price per month or person (minimum)BootHK Lai Chi Kok Campus $1,500 fixed

CentrePark $3,500 hot deskCoffice $2,500 fixed / $1,600 hot deskCowork CHM $2,500 fixed / $1,500 hot deskFashion Farm Foundation (FFF) $2,500 fixed / $2,000 hot deskMakerBay $2,500 fixed / $1,500 hot deskMISSOLINK $2,000 fixed / NeighborFarm Coworking Space Starting from $900Ooosh for Startups $1,500 fixed / $800 hot deskSynergy Startup Base Startup membership: $1,800

Team office: $8,000The Good Lab $2,100 fixedThe Loft $2,900 (special offer) or $3,500 fixed

$1,900 (special offer) or $2,500 hot deskTuspark $2,700 fixedUNWIRE Space $1,800 fixed

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KOWLOON

The Wave Membership starting from HKD $99; hot desks and team offices upon request

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New Territories Price per month or person (minimum)HaHaHub $1,000 fixedLOffice IncuCentre $1,900 for 1 - 4 pax per podThe Hive Sai Kung $1,500 hot deskTuspark $2,700 fixed

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NEW TERRITORIES

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Launchpad for HIGH GROWTH international startups in Hong Kong.

HOME to General Assemblys HK campus

The MOST CONVENIENT LOCATION on the Island for working, connecting and growing startups.

Launched the HK STARTUP JOB FAIR in collaboration with W Hub in 2014.

GARAGE CADET connects students totop startups, inspiring entrepreneurship in the younger generation.

Garage Society has demonstrated what the boom in co-working space looks like in Hong Kong.

Industry Split

+60% in number of total companies +92.25% in number of members +5.3% in technology industry+6.1% in lifestyle industryOn average, companies had47% growth in terms of staff count

160 in 2014300 in 2015225 in 2016 (up to July 2016)

Startup Events

Since opening the first location in Des Voeux Road Central in 2014:

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8 CO-WORKING SPACESGarage Society

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8 CO-WORKING SPACESMakerBay

MakerBay allows creators to learn new skills or participate in exciting events, develop an invention or grow a business. There are a wide range of services, from consulting to digital fabrication. Ideas can be created and shared under one roof.

The space is dedicated for CREATORS: artists; scientists; designers and students.

Makerbay provides tools such as laser cutters, 3D printers, visual and photography equipment.

50 PLACES for hot bench 20 PLACES for fixed bench ONE PRIVATE SPACE for studio

Capacity

CONVENIENT LOCATION right situated in the middle of Hong Kong in Kowloon.

Gathers ALL THE TOOLS NECESSARY to create something for innovative entrepreneurs in its co-working space.

BIG SPACE (6,500ft.) for developing new products and displaying the ideas of startups.

MakerBays Amenities

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8 CO-WORKING SPACESCoCoon

CoCoon is an entrepreneurship exchange in Hong Kong, a co-working hub to GATHER VISION, TALENT, EXPERIENCE AND RESOURCES, aiming to establish a collaborative community to share the enthusiasm of building startups and turning them into successful businesses.

CoCoons Amenities

CoCoons Mission

Find co-founders and build the

team

Earn seed money through

paid projects

Find the right investors

CONVENIENT LOCATION right near MTR Sheung Wan station.

ECO-FRIENDLY INTERIORS with facilities such as an indoor cafe, 3D printer, mail services, conference rooms.

BIG SPACE (9,000 sq. ft.) for startups to develop their creative ideas and set up their business.

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8 CO-WORKING SPACESPaperclip Startup Campus

Paperclip Startup Campus is a place which combines a co-working space and a STARTUP CAMPUS. It helps entrepreneurs to build their networks, meet mentors, advisors, investors and to learn the best business practices.

Paperclips Amenities

CONVENIENT LOCATION right beside Sheung Wan MTR station.

A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ROOMS AND LAYOUTS available for entrpreneurs to connect.

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8 CO-WORKING SPACESThe Wave & Playground.work

The Wave co-working space provides a platform for startups and other creative professionals who want to build strong networks and collaborate with others within the co-working space.

Playground.work is Hong Kongs pioneer co-working space that promotes the attitude of work-life balance. They offer hot desks, private offices, event space, and a coffee shop ideal for meetings and events.

CONVENIENT LOCATION right above Sheung Wan MTR station with car park nearby

HIGH QUALITY in-house food and beverages capability and tailor-made catering service available

WELL-EQUIPPED meeting facilities with audio-visual and lighting system.

CONVENIENT LOCATION near MTR Kwun Tong Station and in the heart of the district

An INTEGRATED PLATFORM connecting entrepreneurs, startups and SME sectors

ACCOMMODATES more than 100 people

Focus on SOCIAL GOOD & SUSTAINABILITY

Amazing SPACE & DECORATION

playground.work AmenitiesThe Waves Amenities

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8 CO-WORKING SPACESThe Wave & Playground.work

Mett is an entrepreneurs club that connects people, ideas and resources. Mett believes that by bringing startup communities and ecosystems closer together, great things can happen.

TheDesk is a co-working space with a mission: We love what we do. We embrace each moment, every day. We celebrate new ideas, great people, and business challenges. What are you celebrating today?

LOCATION in Sai Ying Pun, just 3 minutes walk from the MTR station HKU.

COMMUNITY of professionals with preferential prices from business partners and free access to professional workshops.

WELL-EQUIPPED meeting facilities including BBQ and space for leisure.

A NETWORK OF SPACES around the world that serve as homes and meeting spots for entrepreneurs and innovators.

In Hong Kong, a CONVENIENT LOCATION on the 21st floor of California Tower in the heart of Lan Kwai Fong - Central district.

ACCOMMODATES more than 100 people.

TheDesks AmenitiesMetts Amenities

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9VENTURE CAPITAL

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Cyberport HK

Route 66 Ventures

Brinc 500 Startups

MindWorks

Vectr Ventures

Intel Capital

Y CombinatorArdent Capital

9 VENTURE CAPITALMost Active Investors in Hong Kong

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Founder: Jack Ma | Executive Director: CIndy Chow

The core mission of the foundation is to help Hong Kong young entrepreneurs start and grow businesses on marketplaces and platforms in the Alibaba ecosystem.

The objective is to support the aspirations of entrepreneurs who wish to take advantage of the resources offered by Alibabas ecosystem in e-commerce, logistics, mobile platforms, cloud computing, and financial services.

Through the foundation, Hong Kong entrepreneurs will have access to financial capital, technical assistance and training so they can realise their dreams and visions. Profits from Alibabas Hong Kong foundation will be re-invested into startups.

Alibaba launched an HK$1 billion (about US$128

million) not-for-profit foundation to support Hong Kong

startups in November 2015

The foundation will also select 200

university students from HK annually

to intern at Alibaba Groups businesses in

mainland China

Invested in:

9 VENTURE CAPITALAlibaba Hong Kong Young Entrepreneurs Foundation

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Selection CriteriaHong Kong Nexus(1) A majority of the founders of the company are permanent residents of Hong Kong(2) Meaningful operations of the company are carried out in Hong Kong, as determined by the independent investment manager under policies approved by the board.

Alibaba Ecosystem ParticipantThe potential company should possess innovative and unique business ideas that are financially viable; have a high potential to grow and can expand beyond Hong Kong. The company will be operating on at least one of the platforms of Alibaba Group or its affiliates.

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Selected Startups to date

First batch

Second batch

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Arbor Ventures

Big data, financial services and digital commerce

Founders : Wei Hopeman and Melissa Guzy

Seed and early stage venture investments

Invested in : 2C2P, A-SaaS, DemystData, Lufax, paidy, pipaHR, Stockpile, Streem, ABRA

Bright Success Capital

Hardware and software integration, robotics, security, A.I., smart home technology

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