2018’s third quarter
Hong Kong’s startups
- Neat digital bank secures US$2M for entrepreneur, startup and business-focused services
- Blockchain-focused accelerator program for startups and smart city initiatives launched
- Campfire industry-focused coworking startup lands $18M; preps for 3-country growth
- PolyU to hold world’s first conference on integration of AI and fashion
- A brief overview of Hong Kong Fashion Week’s look at the intersection between fashion and technology
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority preps for August launch of blockchain-based trade finance; 21 banks onboarded to date
- Neat fintech startup secures $2M for mobile current account concept
- Hong Kong Police launch free online antivirus tools for smart devices in response to rise in cyberattacks
- ELLIPAL launches mobile-oriented cold wallet for cryptocurrency
- Data centres become a rising investment class in HK’s smart city growth
- NISI medical startup moves closer to scarless surgery, using robotics
- En-trak energy IOT management startup backed by China’s Alibaba HK Entrepreneurs Fund
- Klook travel activities platform raises $200M to expand worldwide
- An intro to Handy, mobile phone startup for travelers to get online wherever they go
- Crypto com, Asia’s first blockchain-based cryptocurrency Visa debit card, preps for Singapore launch
- How blockchain tech is changing the world’s jewellery landscape
- Stamplet app startup turns receipts into customer rewards
- OneDegree insurance tech startup secures $25.5M to make coverage more accessible
- SmartUp blockchain incubator secures new backing 3 months after $5M investment
- noon, Middle East digital marketplace, launches China and Hong Kong operations
- Thailand: Gov’t Ministry working with Hong Kong Cyberport to develop national startup community and one-stop facilitation
