8 Hong Kong Startups Raised $175.95M in July 2021
We have officially launched our very first FoundersHK Accelerate Program!Over the past few weeks, we interviewed over 150 founder applications and we invited only 12 to join our inaugural batch. Our official program was started two weeks ago! From product market fit to fundraising, from industry-specific know-how to recruiting, our companies will learn from the best investors and experts around the globe. Here is our first batch of companies:
Big Bang Academy - Effective and engaging education for kids anytime, anywhere
Dimorder - TOAST Asia Style - Restaurants' super app for sales, operations & customer experience
Find Recruiter - Bounty recruiting platform for businesses in Asia to hire in days, not weeks
PowerArena - Deep learning video analytics platform for manufacturing operations.
Preface Coding - Personalised online and in-person tech education platform
Retykle - Circular Economy for Kids
Revenir - VAT tax refunds in minutes
Sleekflow - Social selling and messaging platform
Spaceship - Shippo for Asia
Wada Bento - Next generation bento machine platform. Eat in 17 seconds!
YAS Microinsurance - Get your micro-insurance in 5 minutes
ZumVet - Virtual veterinary care for your dogs and cats
Hong Kong Funding Events in Past 30 Days
8 Hong Kong Startups raised $175.95M in July 2021 including:
Diginex (SaaS for enterprise ESG) raised $6M Series A led by Fitch Ventures
Pickupp (logistics) raised $15M Series A+ led by PChome and Cornerstone Ventures
GOGOX (logistics) raised $100M led by BOCOM International and CMF
HEX Trust (digital asset custodian) raised funding from Fintech Cybertport
Animoca Brands (gaming and blockchain) raised $50M from Blue Pool Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Liberty City Ventures, Scopely, and Samsung Venture
Preface AI raised $4M Series A
Flydesk (remote team management) raised $400K preseed
Pictta (NDT platform) raised $550K seed
Upcoming Events
For the next two months, we are hosting weekly events for our accelerator batch founders only. We will selectively release some of the talks with you.
October 5, 2021 - Accelerator Demo Day. Apply to attend.
2021 Educational Videos
At FoundersHK, we are working hard to bring you more educational events focusing on venture capital fundraising, product management, and growth. Check out videos from our 2021 events:
Startup Investing 101 for Angels, Edith Yeung, Race Capital
How to Build an Awesome eCommerce Brand From Zero to Millions, Frost Li, Founder and CEO of SocialChat and Former Head of Growth at Wish
Production Conversation with Louisa Zhang, Vectr Ventures
Silicon Valley Meets Hong Kong Featuring Flexport, Airbnb, and Airwallex
Capital Conversation with HSBC with Catherine Zhou
Product Conversation with Vincent Chan, Director of Product Management at GOGOX
Capital Conversation with Sequoia Capital with Pieter Kemp
Capital Conversation with Matrix Partners with Harry Man
Founder Conversation with Clement Pang, CoFounder and Chief Architect of Wavefront
Mentorship Updates
The goal of 港創人 FoundersHK is to bridge and connect founders and tech leaders in both Silicon Valley and Hong Kong with the mission to build Hong Kong as the next tech hub of the world. We want amazing founders in Hong Kong like you to get access to world-class mentors who are dedicated to helping you grow by providing long-term guidance on vision and strategies. Check out their profiles:
Esmond Tong - VP and GM, Application and SaaS at Oracle
Cleo Sham - Partner at Stride.VC and Ex-Uber
Emmanuel Hui - Cofounder at Moogene (listed @ Korea Stock Exchange)
Christopher Wu - Managing Director at Blue Pool Capital
Jennifer Wong - Director of Product at WorkDay
And more!
Fill out this form to get access to all the amazing mentors if you haven't done so, reserve a time to talk with them on this office hour calendar!