July, August & September 2020
The Startup News Asia third quarter 2020 round-up of Hong Kong’s startup news from July, August and September.
Each news headline listed below deals with a tech or startup news item from Q3 2020 connected with Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem in some way, whether an announcement by a startup around a new service, pivot or VC investment, or an article covering something likely to affect Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem, such as a government or corporate startup program, for instance.
The focus is obviously on Hong Kong’s startups, but wider-world technology and startup news headlines are included where useful as points-of-reference, food for thought, or to deliver wider industry or technology knowledge.
September 2020 | August 2020 | July 2020
Hong Kong startup news: September 2020
- Hong Kong: An intro to Distinctive Action’s eco-friendly Invisible Bag which can dissolve in hot water, non-toxic and without causing environmental harm
- Asia Smart App Summit 2020 set for September 17th with theme of ‘how to tackle COVID-19 with apps and technology’, delivered online from Hong Kong
- Hong Kong: XanPool secures $4.3M pre-Series A with payment infrastructure that allows instant processing of both traditional and cryptocurrency transactions
- Hong Kong: An intro to Miny, cloud-based Bitcoin mining startup
- An intro to 6 packaging startups focused on combating plastic waste, including innovations from Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand
- Hong Kong Blockchain Week 2020 set for November 17-19
- Hong Kong: Standard Chartered launches Mox Bank ‘virtual bank’
- Singapore’s Style Theory launches in Hong Kong allowing users to lease, sell and purchase designer garments and accessories
- Consensys blockchain firm awarded contract for Project Ithanon-Lionrock, cross-border payment project using CBDC between Thailand and Hong Kong
- Hong Kong’s Betatron accelerator and VC firm unveil the 9 startups selected for its 6th cohort, including startups from India and the Philippines
Hong Kong startup news: August 2020
- Hong Kong: Harnessing Blockchain Technology for Digital Transformation online event set for August 18th
- Hong Kong: DayDayCook food e-commerce startup raises $20M with mainland-focused app delivering recipes, videos, classes and more
- Hong Kong: Neat fintech adds $4M, lifting Series A to $15M, backing online company incorporation and multi-currency wallet for SMEs trading across Europe and Asia
- Hong Kong: InvestHK unveils new Global Fast Track Programme for help local firms globalize and global fintechs enter the region
- Report: Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research releases Artificial Intelligence in Banking: The Changing Landscape in Compliance and Supervision
- An intro to 14 startups from Hong Kong-based Brinc accelerator’s first online Demo Day, working on food-tech, hardware, IoT and more
- China: Coding-focused Notepad++ text editor downloads banned in-country over naming of updates ‘Stand with Hong Kong’ and ‘Free Uyghur’
Hong Kong startup news: July 2020
- ICYMI: United States bans export to Hong Kong of US-made dual-use equipment and technology that could be used for military purposes
- Hong Kong: IOHK, developer in Cardano blockchain and crypto space, launches $20M fund for startups and businesses operating in Cardano and IOHK ecosystem
- Hong Kong: Telegram messaging app to temporarily refuse data requests from HK authorities until international consensus emerges over new security law concerns
- Hong Kong: “…dramatic decline of…a free and open internet…sets it apart from mainland China where Facebook, Twitter, Google and most major foreign news sites are blocked”
- Hong Kong: Australia to introduce incentives for high-growth export companies alongside fast-tracked special talent tech visas to attract entrepreneurs and investors
- An intro to the 6 blockchain startups selected as part of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers program, including Hong Kong’s Veridium Labs
- ICYMI: In Hong Kong, some citizens are turning to crypto assets and encrypted communication to resist financial surveillance and internet censorship
- Cybersecurity: Over 20 million VPN users warned of huge data breach, exposing estimated 1BN records, due to use of white-label service based in Hong Kong
