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Partners

Startup Grind University

Startup Grind events hosted by university students for student startup enthusiasts and university-based founders in Hong Kong. Campus Partners include CityU, HKBU, CUHK, EdUHK, HKU, HKUST, LU, PolyU. If you're interested to host or speak at Startup Grind University (SGu), please contact our Hong Kong Chapter Director at keith.ng@startupgrind.com.

Primasia Corporate Services Limited

Primasia is a leading HK-based corporate service supporting clients’ Hong Kong and China operations since 1987. We offer incorporation, accounting, tax, payroll, visa, treasury and trade/shipping support, covering English, Mandarin and Cantonese language. Primasia is an official Xero Silver Partner, offering a full suite of cloud-based accounting services such as assisting in the transition from traditional accounting software to cloud accounting, plus supporting Xero setup and Xero training.

Campfire

Campfire Collaborative Spaces is the first and fastest growing, industry-focused network of shared workspaces. Our mission is to optimize the way we work, live, learn and play. With over 15 locations across the globe, the Campfire community brings together like-minded individuals from all walks to go further, faster. More than providing space and business amenities, Campfire also produces community events and partners with industry leaders to inform and inspire our members.

Video Cha Cha

Video Cha Cha was started by Stephen Barnes (aka the Hong Kong Visa Geeza) to bring truly affordable website video to the entrepreneur and start up community of Hong Kong. Located next to Coyote restaurant on Lockhart Road in Wanchai, Video Cha Cha studio time costs just HKD999 per hour providing professional quality video footage which you can then produce yourself using readily available Windows or Mac video editing software making high quality website video content finally within reach. We provide all the equipment (camera, audio, lighting, Autocue) and the studio itself allowing you to shoot your footage against a white or black backdrop or on state-of-the-art green stage for chroma key editing if you prefer. It’s quick, convenient and very cost effective.

Wilbe Ventures

Wilbe is an equity-based advisory of early stage innovative companies from pre-incorporation to Series A, where we provide white-collar services mainly for technical founders, so that they can focus on building the product. We focus on startups which utilise deep technology to solve critical problems, preferably through the use of deep technology stacks such as blockchain, IoT, robotics, AI/ML.

The Jay Kim Show

Jay Kim sits down with the world’s most successful Entrepreneurs, Investors, Founders, and Thought Leaders to catalogue their entrepreneurial journey, review critical lessons learned, and divulge secrets to success. A must listen for all aspiring young entrepreneurs and startup founders.

Entersoft Security

Entersoft is an Application security service provider with rifle focus on proactive security through security by design. Through our managed service offerings, we currently work with 300+ customers in FinTech, IoT, Blockchain, BFSI and Healthcare. We help our customers achieve a high Application security quotient and implement proactive app security culture in the developers’ DNA.

Ripple Effect Consultancy

Ripple Effect Consultancy is a Hong Kong-based digital and business solutions company providing a range of services to advance companies’ growth and manage change in this fast-moving, complex and connected world. The company was founded on three core passions – passion for all things digital, passion for making the world more efficient, and passion for finding solutions.

Launch Campus

Launch Campus is a university student-driven startup community in Hong Kong. It aims to incubate student startup heroes to change the world.

Jumpstart

Launched in 2014, Jumpstart is a Hong Kong-based print & digital platform geared to startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Jumpstart has become well known in Asia’s rapidly expanding startup ecosystem with coverage of FinTech, AI, robotics, IoT, lifestyle, news, events and more. The print mag is free and available at 1,500+ venues in HK, China, SE Asia and Australia.

W Hub

Our mission is to unleash startup full potential with meaningful connections.

Startup Digest

A curated source for everything entrepreneurial in your community. Stay connected to people, events, and opportunities in over 300 cities around the world, or subscribe to topical reading lists for a curated selection of the best articles in the global startup community.

StartupsHK

StartupsHK was founded in 2009 by Casey Lau, Jon Buford, Gene Soo and Daniel Cheng to help grow the startup community in Hong Kong.

Invotech

Invotech is a non-profit do-tank dedicated to promote and support positive changes in Hong Kong through innovation and technology. We will engage individuals, entrepreneurs, corporations, associations, academia and the government by acting as a catalyst and leveraging their collective energy to improve Hong Kong.

HK TECH Meetup

An event for the HK tech community by the community.

Nest

Nest builds platforms to support the entrepreneurial journey through funding, innovation programmes and access to transformational resources.

Mettā

Mettā is a member's club uniting innovators from across the world and empowering them to drive positive impact through connections, inspirational content, and a platform for action.

HKTDC

HKTDC Entrepreneur Day is an annual event organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to address the society's needs in finding possible ways to develop entrepreneurship. It is a platform for information exchange and experience sharing in starting new businesses.

RISE

The largest tech conference in Asia

Female Entreprenuers Worldwide

Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW) is a female-founders platform that aims to connect, inspire and empower women for entrepreneurial and personal success. We currently have over 10,000 registered female members and are rapidly expanding our community in Greater China. We offer connections, training and development, business advice to female founders and senior executives.