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Exciting news for Hong Kong's startup landscape! KPay Group, a leading fintech startup revolutionising payment solutions for businesses, has raised an impressive US$55 million in Series A funding. In just three years, this homegrown startup has scaled rapidly, growing from its roots in Hong Kong to serve over 45,000 merchants across Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. We can’t wait to see what’s next as #KPay continues to drive meaning changes in the industry! -- Looking for opportunities as a startup or investor? Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/guMgSpw7 Subscribe to the StartmeupHK eNewsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRZuyXsQ #InvestHK #StartmeupHK #startups #fintech #innovation #technology #payment #merchants

Andy Lee, co-founder of Sprout, is on a mission to help #startups to better manage #equity, #shareoptions and #digitalassets, including #tokens. We spoke to Andy about how he is leveraging Hong Kong's supportive environment, to help founders navigate ownership complexities and scale effectively. Andy's advice? "You don’t need to be young to start a startup. #Founders that are older have a higher chance of success as they have a larger set of skills and experiences.” Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gvraRUTW -- Looking for opportunities as a startup or investor? Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/guMgSpw7 Subscribe to the StartmeupHK eNewsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRZuyXsQ #InvestHK #SMUHKFest2024 #StartmeupHK #HongKong #entrepreneurs #innovation #technology #businesshash

The Greater Bay Area International Clinical Trial Institute (GBAICTI), in the Hong Kong section of HSITP Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, is a pivotal development in the biomedical field and highlights the city’s commitment to innovation and technology. GBAICTI will streamline clinical trials for #drugs and #medicaldevices to accelerate #healthcare and #biomedical research and bring cutting-edge solutions to market. To foster an environment ripe for entrepreneurial growth, @StartmeupHK is also providing invaluable support to startups, including those in the healthcare and medtech sector, ensuring they have the right resources to thrive in our local innovation ecosystem. -- Looking for opportunities as a startup or investor? Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/guMgSpw7 Subscribe to the StartmeupHK eNewsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRZuyXsQ #InvestHK #SMUHKFest2024 #StartmeupHK #GBAICTI  #HongKong #entrepreneurs #innovation #biotechnology

ParkIt Malaysia, the ‘AirBnB for car parking’, is starting up in Hong Kong. But will it prove a match for the city’s uniquely challenging conditions for private cars? We spoke with the founder, Kyan Liew to learn why they chose Hong Kong as ParkIt’s first foray outside their homeland. Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gQT-MFQj -- Looking for opportunities as a startup or investor? Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/guMgSpw7 Subscribe to the StartmeupHK eNewsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRZuyXsQ #InvestHK #SMUHKFest2024 #StartmeupHK #HongKong #entrepreneurs #innovation #technology #business #parking

Charcoal is exceptionally easy to make and cheap to buy, and Carbon Lite System (CLS) is determined to transform this readily available base material to replace other, less environmentally friendly materials. We spoke with CLS’s CEO, Pirry L. , and COO, Dr. Oliver Yeung, to learn how they turn biomass and biochar into another financially viable and conductive material—graphene—in less than 30 seconds. Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gKggd2xm -- Looking for opportunities as a startup or investor? Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/guMgSpw7 Subscribe to the StartmeupHK eNewsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRZuyXsQ #InvestHK #SMUHKFest2024 #StartmeupHK #HongKong #entrepreneurs #innovation #technology #business #environment #greentech

The annual #HKTDC Entrepreneur Day (E-Day) will return on 5-6 December! This year's E-Day, under the theme "Where Start-up Dreams Take Flight," offers #startups the opportunity to broaden their networks, enhance their skills, connect with investors and much more. Register now for a free visit to #EntrepreneurDay: bit.ly/3XCmnPW Learn more: bit.ly/3XLBXJv

Who would have thought a small but mighty insect—the Saharan silver ant—could inspire cutting-edge cooling technology? Inspired by the ant’s physiological structure that enables it to survive scorching desert heat, City University of Hong Kong startup i2Cool Limited has developed a water-based, reflective paint-on coating that, in trials, had proved capable of reducing surface heating by a stunning 30°C! We spoke with Prof. Martin ZHU, founder of i2Cool, to learn the story behind this revolutionary technology and how it supports the carbon-neutral goals of modern cities. Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gFTsrDes -- Looking for opportunities as a startup or investor? Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/guMgSpw7 Subscribe to the StartmeupHK eNewsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRZuyXsQ #InvestHK #SMUHKFest2024 #StartmeupHK #HongKong #entrepreneurs #innovation #technology #business #coolingtechnology #carbonneutral

A growing number of companies are working on ways to take the planet-ravaging edge off the extraction of rare earth elements. One of the leaders is a promising Hong Kong-based startup, Hwaxin Achelous (Hong Kong) Technology (Achelous Pure Metal Co. Ltd.), whose ion exchange technology is proving effective in transforming waste into a windfall. Check out our interview with the company’s power trio here: https://lnkd.in/gn3PMTcM -- Looking for opportunities as a startup or investor? Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/guMgSpw7 Subscribe to the StartmeupHK eNewsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRZuyXsQ #InvestHK #SMUHKFest2024 #StartmeupHK #HongKong #entrepreneurs #innovation #technology #business #smartcity #spatialcomputing

With a built environment shaped by hilly terrain and the imperative to build up rather than out, three-dimensional thinking comes naturally to Hong Kong’s denizens. For Nils Pihl, Founder and CEO of Auki Labs, it is precisely this quality that makes Hong Kong a contender as not just a future ‘smart city’, but perhaps the world’s smartest city. Find out why spatial computing is the key to it all. Check out the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/eSrFQ_Tw -- Looking for opportunities as a startup or investor? Get in touch with us: https://lnkd.in/guMgSpw7 Subscribe to the StartmeupHK eNewsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRZuyXsQ #InvestHK #SMUHKFest2024 #StartmeupHK #HongKong #entrepreneurs #innovation #technology #business #smartcity #spatialcomputing

Hack A Day 2024 is back, and it’s bigger than ever!   Building on last year’s focus on AI, we are addressing the escalating challenge of fake identities created through technologies like deepfake and more. Our theme for this year, ‘Securing Identity’, highlights the critical importance of protecting digital identities in our interconnected world.   Join us at the #HackADay Cybersecurity Conference on 11th November as we work together to make the digital world a safer place.   This is our identity. This is PwC’s Dark Lab. Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/gHgRpD4t Kok Tin Gan Jenius Shieh Daryl Li Vanessa Law   #PwC #PwCHK #HackADay2024 #DarkLab #SecuringIdentity #Cybersecurity