April, May & June 2020
Startup Hong Kong
Startup News Asia’s quarterly summary of Hong Kong’s startup news, collected across April, May and June of 2020.
The items listed here are tech-focused or startup news headlines from Q2 2020 connected with the Hong Kong startup ecosystem in some way, spanning announcements by Hong Kong startups about products, pivots or funding, articles detailing impacts on the Hong Kong startup space, and similar items.
The focus here is, of course, on Hong Kong; but outside-world tech and startup news headlines are included where applicable as points-of-reference, food for thought for Hong Kong’s early-stage tech startups, and to provide knowledge of tech industry developments.
June 2020 | May 2020 | April 2020
June 2020
- Hong Kong: InvestHK unveils daily schedule for StartmeupHK Festival 2020, set for July 6-10 and running virtually
- Download: Fintech Adoption and Innovation in the Hong Kong Banking Industry, from the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (pdf)
- Hong Kong: MINY blockchain startup launches platform to facilitate cryptocurrency mining, including Cloud Mining Pool allowing users to combine resources
- HackAsia 36-hour online hackathon set for July 6-8, as part of Hong Kong’s StartMeUpHK Festival 2020
- An intro to the finalists from the 3rd edition of Start-up Express entrepreneurship development program delivered by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (pdf)
- Hong Kong marks the Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary for what many fear may be the last time as ‘authorities’ ban commemoration
- Hong Kong: An intro to Zeek, placing itself in the food delivery space by allowing users to order directly from restaurants rather than a self-owned app
May 2020
- ICYMI: Hong Kong Blockchain Ecosystem Map 2.0, released in November 2019 by the Fintech Association of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong-based ZuBlu secures $1M seed funding with focus on scuba diving and underwater-focused adventure travellers
- Hong Kong: Ecoinno raises $6M with compostable food packaging made from sugar cane and bamboo, initially focusing on coffee capsules and single-use food containers
- Hong Kong: An intro to Beyond Ventures, HK-based venture capital fund focusing on early-stage tech startups
- Singapore’s Carousell online marketplace launches Carousell Property real estate listing platform in Hong Kong
April 2020
- Hong Kong-based AsiaPay partners Plug and Play global innovation platform for tie-in with Plug and Play fintech program in Singapore
- Hong Kong: Venture Smart Asia launches HK’s first approved crypto fund with target first-year size of $100M, offering a window for institutional investors into Bitcoin
- Hong Kong: OneDegree insurtech startup launches first product line, medical plans for pets called Pawfect Care
- Hong Kong: An interview intro to Terminal 1 Recruitment, using AI and automation to improve the hiring process for tech companies
- Hong Kong: Oriente raises $50M with focus on tech infrastructure for digital credit and online financial services, backed in part by Wix web-dev platform
- Hong Kong: Betatron Cohort #6 applications now open, closing April 15th, with no requirement to be in HK for the program – details here
- Hong Kong: Airstar Bank, JV between China’s Xiaomi and AMTD Group corporate finance house, launches pilot for its virtual banking service
- Hong Kong: China Mobile Hong Kong, Hutchinson and HKT have launched commercial 5G services
- Hong Kong: Start-up Express preps for 3rd edition for startups in AI, robotics, big data, biotech, IoT, fintech and smart cities
- Hong Kong: Neat fintech gains Visa as investor in $11M funding round, with sights in part set on the next generation of Neat credit cards for businesses
- Hong Kong Smart Government Innovation Lab unveils security framework for mobile apps to secure against advanced persistent threats, trojans and rootkits
- Hong Kong Smart Government Innovation Lab unveils Dolphin IPS, indoor positioning system for use where GPS and satellite tech lacks precision or fails
- ICYMI: Aegis opens, Taiwan’s first cafe supporting Hong Kong’s protests against extradition bill and CCP erosion of HK’s democratic freedoms
Startups: Get featured
To have your startup banner featured in future Australian startup news updates from Startup News Asia (monthly and quarterly) or to have a news item distributed on our daily startup news feeds (on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and via Startup News Asia mobile app) talk to us: Partner with Startup News Asia.
Asia’s tech news, daily
To stay up-to-the-minute with ongoing daily updates:
• follow @wadekwright on Twitter
• follow Startup Asia News on Facebook
• follow our LinkedIn startup news updates
• or install the Startup News Asia Android app
