VENTURE CAPITAL

21 June 2022

The information technology revolution continues to transform our lives, and IT is now at the heart of every area of business. Underlining this trend, the entrepreneurs making their pitches for one of Hong Kong’s leading start-up development programmes came from a very wide range of tech-focused sectors. More

Tech & Innovation

Virus as furnace

03 February 2021

Just as Mainland China took two years to fully recover from the SARS outbreak that hit in 2003 – a process that greatly boosted the then-young Alibaba and Taobao – the United States is now going through its pandemic crucible, the 14th Asian Financial Forum heard last month. More

Market Opportunities

VC specialist goes to sea

17 November 2020

As with any biome, innovation ecosystems have crowded, intensively competitive spaces – “red oceans” – and wide-open spaces full of potential – “blue oceans” – where pioneers can potentially grow far and quickly. More

Market Opportunities

HKTDC Entrepreneur Day

25 May 2020

The 12th edition of HKTDC Entrepreneur Day (E-Day) is themed “Revive • Redefine” and aims to support start-ups that use disruptive and innovative ideas to redefine business rules and revive ever-changing business ecosystems. More

Market Opportunities

Picking start-up winners early

06 April 2020

An early-stage venture capital firm – investing in seed- to series-A scalable technology start-ups across promising sectors – Click Ventures has helped many Asian and United States-based start-ups fast-track their global expansion. More

hktdc research

Brazil: Giving Wings to Start-ups

06 March 2020

Brazil is the leader in Latin America’s start-up ecosystem. The more favourable environment in tandem with the economic recovery and market liberalisation have been giving wings to Brazilian start-ups whetting the appetite of a vast number of global investors, including Hong Kong entrepreneurs and financiers looking for good yields. More

Market Opportunities

VC firm sees golden opportunities

28 October 2019

Founded in 2002 in Shanghai, Gobi Partners was one of first venture capital (VC) firms to establish itself in Mainland China and currently has 10 offices across Asia, with more than US$1.1 billion in assets under management. More

Market Opportunities

How-to for budding entrepreneurs

05 June 2019

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are right.” More

Market Opportunities

Cutting-edge smart-city firm picks Hong Kong

04 June 2019

“Our business is international but the location for our headquarters is strategic,” Anywhere Networks CEO Winfred Fan said when explaining why the technology company decided to establish its base in Hong Kong. More

Market Opportunities

Hands-on entrepreneurs in focus

15 May 2019

The term “start-up” often brings to mind a team of engineers devising the next big thing in such abstract areas as fintech or blockchain but the start-up innovation field is limitless and many start-ups develop hands-on solutions which impact our daily lives. More

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