InvestHK Introduces StartMeUp.HK Venture Program – Launch Event on June 7

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Who knew the Hong Kong government where such Rolling Stones fans?

InvestHK’s new startup initiative called Start Me Up is launching a new website with resources to help Hong Kong startups including funding and support groups. The Start Me Up HK Venture Programme aims to help innovative and high impact ventures develop their global businesses through Hong Kong. The selected fellows from HK and abroad will have the opportunities to pitch to potential investors and business partners, network with the entrepreneurial and business communities, obtain expert advice from business leaders, and attend leading design, innovation and technology events in Hong Kong. Four outstanding venture stars will be further selected from the fellows with incentives to help grow their businesses.

Simon Galpin, Director-General of Investment Promotion, requests the pleasure of your company at a networking reception to launch Invest Hong Kong’s Start Me Up Hong Kong Programme. Seats are extremely limited so please register now:

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StartLab.HK: The First Startup Bootcamp for Tertiary Students is June 1-8 in Hong Kong

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We’ve held lots of events in Hong Kong for entrepeneurs now its time to start inspiring the youth of Hong Kong – and StartLab Hong Kong is going to do this from June 1-8th.

StartLab Hong Kong (www.startlab.hk) is the first bootcamp target specifically at tertiary students and graduates (within 2 years) with the supports by 6 universities in Hong Kong. It is also the first bootcamp with the 5-day format in Hong Kong and at the scale to gather all the supports locally and overseas, with over 40 organizations and institutions. It is going to be held from 1st to 8th June 2013 co-organized by Internet Society Hong Kong, Cyberport and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation.

StartLab Hong Kong is the first open and neutral platform in Hong Kong to gather all the suport, locally and overseas, from different organizations, institutions and startup communities. It aims at fostering startups and its ecosystem in Hong Kong. We are the first 5-day startup bootcamp for tertiary students & graduates in Hong Kong. We target students and graduates within two years, who study design and engineering or computer science or with related knowledge, want to start their own businesses, are willing to experience and practise entrepreneurship with the application of Internet technologies, and learn quickly from and share with the community.

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Seminar

  • Date: 1 June 2013 (Sat)
  • Time: 2pm – 4:30pm
  • Venue: TU201, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Language: English – Ceremony; Cantonese – Keynote Seminar
  • REGISTER NOW!

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EVENT: Start Club with Outblaze.com’s Yat Siu is on October 29!

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Joining us at Start Club this month is Yat Siu from Outblaze, a true pioneer of Hong Kong’s tech industry. 

From building cloud-based enterprise application that sold to IBM to building a mobile gaming enterprise, the Co-founder and CEO of Outblaze will share with us what it takes to build a company that lasts. 

This is a story of starting local and going global that no startup should miss!

 

Door open at 6:30pm

Talk starts at 7pm

 

This month’s Start Club is sponsored by SoftLayer so there is no entry fee – but you must register here and bring the confirmation ticket on your mobile phone to gain entry.

To register for Start Club click here: http://startclub.eventbrite.com

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