Category: News and Happenings (page 15)

When heritage meets innovation, exciting things happen. Chinachem Group and HKSTP are calling tech ventures to give 82-year-old Central Market a new life with technologies. Together, we can transform Central Market into a smart next-gen social hub for all. Applications are open until Friday, 20 Aug.

The EdVentures Global Business Acceleration Fellowship aims to facilitate the market entry of edtech ventures into Asia. This year, up to 20 ventures from around the world will be invited to do a virtual presentation on 3 November. They will be connected with market entry advisors, potential funders, localisation partners, and pilot opportunities in Asia.

PwC Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation are jointly launching cohort 2 of the Tech Raiser programme, which aims to build star companies, expand the investor community and attract quality technology companies to Hong Kong, with a view to fostering a robust Innovation & Technology (I&T) ecosystem for Hong Kong to stay competitive in the new economy. The 2nd cohort is now open for registration.

With the rise of “Open Data” and streamline business processes, the importance of utilising artificial intelligence with cloud solutions has equally increase as they can provide a range of algorithms to produce timely analysis for decision making and connected processes in a more secured environment. In this regard, Hong Kong Technology Advancement Group (HKtag) will hold a “Open Data Hackathon” (ODH) from 13 to 15 November 2021 with conference cum Hackathon Final on 15 November 2021 (Monday).

Elevator Pitch Competition (EPiC), organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), is an exciting tech startup challenge drawing hundreds of brilliant minds from the globe to unleash their brain powers. Starting from 2016, this international event has been scaling up significantly attracting overwhelming attention and has become an eagerly anticipated annual occasion in town ever since.

The Captain’s Table Innovation Challenge, a pitch competition focused on the maritime and logistics industry, is recruiting for its 3rd cohort. Pitch to win international exposure to stakeholders, a cash prize of US$20,000 and access to a top network of corporates and investors within the maritime industry. The program is designed to propel start-ups to success.

Calling all innovative fintech companies planning to scale in Asia to join the 2021 edition of the Global Fast Track programme! Those who have cutting-edge B2B or B2C fintech solutions will have the opportunity to meet with and pitch to senior executives from corporates and investors in Hong Kong.

Brinc Accelerator Programs are focused on supporting global startups building technologies to improve every aspect of our daily lives and developing tech-driven solutions to enhance sustainability across multiple industries and solve some of the world’s biggest environmental challenges.

Animoca Brands and global venture accelerator Brinc have launched Launchpad Luna, a new accelerator program to identify, mentor, and invest in promising blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFT) startups that are shaping the future of the Web and driving digitalization. Launchpad Luna will also accept high-potential startups seeking to adopt blockchain and NFTs into their core business. Applications are now open.

Calling all Tech-savvy startups. Our partner, Mizuho Bank, is now recruiting for Mizuho Crowd Brain’s Cohort #5. In this cohort, the main focus is on tech-savvy startups but not limited to Fin-Tech, Prop-Tech, Food-Tech, Green-Tech, Robotics and Hardware related technology.