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Events

• Singapore Airlines AppChallenge 2020
• ReThink 2020
• Virtual FinTech Fair
• Venture Hours by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund (31 July 2020)
• Unleash! Design Thinking Forum: Managing VUCA with Design Thinking
• Executive Certificate in Digital Marketing
• CoCoon Pitch: Connecting Founders and Investors
• HKTDC Entrepreneur Day 2020
• Effective Presentation Skills for Engineers
• Understanding Blockchain Technologies & Applications
• HKFIA 2020 Forum
• Silicon Dragon Online Hong Kong 2020 by Silicon Dragon
• All About UX in HK: 8 Things You Must Know About UX
• How Will Chinese and Indian Fintech Ecosystems Evolve post COVID-19? Banking, Startups and Investments by Finstep Asia Limited
• Fostering Winning Partnerships in the Open Banking Ecosystem by Zuhlke Engineering Hong Kong
• 疫流而上創業101系列 - 微信營商新趨勢 +如何利用政府400萬資助發展中小企
• Bite Sized Linkedin #7: Linkedin Messaging App Tips & Tricks
• StartmeupHK Festival 2020: Lifestyle Tech Conference
• CoCoon Pitch: Connecting Founders and Investors
• StartmeupHK Festival 2020: Ecosystem Summit
• HKPC TechDive科技商品化系列 - 環保技術
• Europe meets Asia by InvestHK Brussels, London and Berlin
• Promotional Seminar on “Feasibility study on the quality of Hong Kong start-up development for supporting the sustainable business growth” by Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency
• Mentorship Hacks: The Do’s and Don’ts of Mentorship with Startup Founders by Asia Society Hong Kong Center
• Takeoff Your Business - Grow And Scale Your Business With Ease
• "A Greater Horizon for Indonesian Companies in Hong Kong - Capital and Beyond" by InvestHK, Indonesia Fintech Association and Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited
• StartmeupHK Festival 2020: Connected Retail Experiences
• Webinar: Open Innovation 4 Good by Agorize
• StartmeupHK Festival 2020: Startup Impact Summit
• Growing Internationally - Investing Internationally by Startup Grind Hong Kong
• StartmeupHK Festival 2020: Connected Cities Conference

Resources

• Next Chapter Raise
• MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node
• HKPC Inno Space
• InnoSpace
• Dash Coliving Carnarvon
• WanderLoft
• Subsidy for the Aviation Sector
• Subsidy to Operators of Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, PMQ and Fly the Flyover Operation
• Relief Measures for Construction Sector
• Tourism Industry Support Schemes
• Providing Relief to Creative Industries
• Subsidy for the Passenger Transport Sector
• Cash Subsidy for Individual Licensees in the Estate Agency Sector
• Special Subsidy to Exchange Participants and Securities and Futures Commission Licensees
• Subsidies for Local Primary Producers
• Subsidy for the Refuse Transfer Station Account Holders for Transporting Municipal Solid Waste
• Relief Grants for Freelance Workers Hired by Subvented Non-governmental Welfare Organisations to Provide Training and Coaching for Service Users
• A 20 per cent Fare Concession of MTR and Temporary Relaxation of the Monthly Threshold of the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme
• Sports and Recreational Sites Subsidy Scheme
• Club-house Subsidy Scheme
• Subsidy Scheme for Beauty Parlours, Massage Establishments and Party Rooms
• Mahjong/Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme
• Place of Public Entertainment Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme
• Support Places of Amusement in Anti-epidemic Efforts
• One-off Grant to Registered Sports Coaches 
• Relief Grants for Providers of Catering Services for Schools and Post-secondary Education Institutions and Providers of Interest Group and School Bus Services for Schools
• Relief Grant for Tutorial Schools
• Matching Grant Scheme for Skills Upgrading
• Training Subsidies for Consultants in the Construction Sector
• Fitness Centre Subsidy Scheme
• Commercial Bathhouses Subsidy Scheme
• Amusement Game Centres Subsidy Scheme
• Catering Business (Social Distancing) Subsidy Scheme
• Distance Business Programme
• Subsidy Scheme for Encouraging Early Deployment of 5G
• COVID-19 Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Scheme
• Law Tech Fund
• Job Creation
• Employment Support Scheme (ESS)
• Cyberport Esports
• Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP)
• Cyberport Tech Career Placement and Internship Programme (TCPIP)
• Azalvo
• Bizhouse
• TALENT.GOV.HK
• V-CO by V POINT
• FINTECH SLINGSHOT
• Development Fund for the Travel Industry
• Pilot Green Transport Fund
• Cleaner Production Partnership Programme
• CreateSmart Initiative
• Film Development Fund (FDF)
• Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Funding Scheme (MHKJFS)
• Special 100% Loan Guarantee under the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme
• Maritime and Aviation Training Fund
• Export Credit Insurance
• Chinese Medicine Development Fund
• TechnoPreneur Partnership Programme
• Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITSP)
• Second Round of Anti-epidemic Fund
• Home Quarantine Support
• Support Cleansing and Security Staff Engaged by Government and Hong Kong Housing Authority Service Contractors in Anti-epidemic Efforts
• Support Construction Sector in Anti-epidemic Efforts
• Technology Applications to Enable Reusability of Masks
• Support to Training Bodies
• Support Property Management Sector in Anti-epidemic Efforts
• Arts and Culture Sector Subsidy Scheme
• Pilot Information Technology Development Matching Fund Scheme for Travel Agents (Pilot Scheme)
• Global Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment
• Support to Child Care Centres
• Subsidies for live marine fish wholesale traders and fishing vessels with Mainland deckhands
• Support Local Mask Production
• Rental waivers for tenants at the Science Park, industrial estates and Cyberport
• Fashion Incubation Programme - Hong Kong Design Centre
• Enhancing Support to the Hospital Authority in Combatting the Epidemic
• Additional student study grant for 2019/20 school year
• Special Allowance for Eligible Working Family Allowance and Student Financial Assistance Households
• Convention and Exhibition Industry Subsidy Scheme
• Subsidy for the transport sector
• Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme (PASS)
• Trade and Industrial Organisation Support Fund (TSF)
• Public Sector Trial Scheme (PSTS)
• DATA.GOV.HK
• Innospot
• The 2020-21 Budget
• BitRock Capital
• HKSTP Ventures
• SC Ventures
• Google Hong Kong's Smarter Digital City 3.0 Whitepaper
• Bitwork
• Ablaze
• InvestHK
• Construction Innovatoin & Technology Fund (CITF)
• Brinc
• HKSTP Ventures
• Hong Kong R&D Centres
• CreateHK
• Cyberport
• Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF)
• Cyberport Incubation Programme
• Cyberport Macro Fund (CMF)
• Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund)
• Design Incubation Programme
• Elevator Pitch Competition (EPiC)
• "Four-in-One" SME Centres
• Enhanced Tax Deduction for R&D Expenditures
• Enterprise Support Scheme (ESS)
• EMSD E&M InnoPortal
• General Support Programme (GSP)
• Fintech Supervisory Sandbox (FSS)
• Hong Kong Design Centre
• Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)
• Hong Kong R&D Centres
• Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
• Incu-App Incubation Programme
• Incu-Bio Incubation Programme
• Incu-Tech Incubation Programme
• Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
• Insurance Authority Insurtech Sandbox ("Sandbox")
• InvestHK FintechHK
• Leading Enterprises Acceleration Programme (LEAP)
• Overseas/Mainland Market Development Support Scheme (MDSS)
• Partnership Research Programme (PRP)
• Patent Application Grant
• Postdoctoral Hub
• Recycling Fund
• Reindustrialisation and Technology Training Programme (RTTP)
• Research and Development Cash Rebate Scheme (CRS)
• Researcher Programme
• Retail Technology Adoption Assistance Scheme (ReTAAS)
• Science and Technology Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)
• SFC Regulatory Sandbox
• Smart Government Innovation LAB
• SME Export Marketing Fund
• SME Financing Guarantee Scheme
• AIESEC
• Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA) Pearl River Delta Chapter
• CityU Innopreneurship Ecosystem
• CUHK's Center for Entrepreneurship
• DEEPTECK
• HKQAA Hong Kong Registration - Start-ups
• HKU's iDendron
• HKU's Knowledge Exchange (KE)
• HKUST Entrepreneurship Center (EC)
• Hong Kong Commons
• Hong Kong Startup Support Group – HKSSG
• Internet Society Hong Kong Chapter - ISOC HK
• INVOTECH
• Jumpstart
• Make a Difference - MaD
• Oddup
• POLYU's Institute for Entrepreneurship (IfE)
• Sino Inno Lab
• Startup College
• Startup Weekend
• StartupsGBA
• The Entrepreneurs Club
• The Entrepreneurs' Network - TEN
• The Floor
• THE GOOD LAB
• The Hive CoFarm
• The Indus Entrepreneurs - TiE
• The Women Entrepreneurs Network
• 4 Cats Suite
• Central Park
• Blueprint
• Campfire
• Coffice
• CoCoon
• Downtown KT
• Commons
• Commune
• Cyberport Smart-Space
• D.Work
• Dim Sum Labs
• Eaton Workshop
• INDEX
• Garage Society
• Hatton Studios
• INFINITE
• JTL
• InnTech
• Jockey Club Social Innovation Centre
• Kafnu
• Junkyard Makerspace
• Mizuho Crowd Brain
• MakerBay
• MakerHive
• Metro Workspace
• Mustard Seeds
• Ooosh
• playground.work
• Royal One Co-Working Space
• Smithfield Collective
• SPACES
• Tencent WeStart
• The Coffee House
• The Crafties
• The Executive Centre
• The Hive
• The Loft
• The Wave
• The Work Project
• theDesk
• SME Loan Guarantee Scheme (SGS)
• Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund)
• Talent List Hong Kong
• Web Wednesday Hong Hong
• Whub
• Xccelerate
• 500 Startups
• Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
• Arbor Ventures
• Avantfaire
• Beyond Ventures
• Bright Success Capital
• Business Angel Programme
• Catalyst Ventures
• Click Ventures (CV)
• CoCoon Ignite Ventures
• Fresco Capital
• Global Citizen Capital
• Honey Capital
• Hong Kong Angel Investment Network
• Hong Kong Business Angel Network
• Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association
• Mind Fund
• MindWorks Ventures
• Mount Parker
• New Ventures
• Three Commas
• TusParkHK
• Ucommune
• UNO
• Uptown
• Vspace Prime
• WeWork
• WorkTech
• Belt and Road Initiative Hong Kong
• Corruption Prevention Advisory Service
• Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS)
• GOVHK
• HKMA – Account Opening
• Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint Portal
• Hong Kong Startup Council
• Hong Kong’s Legal Services
• Meetings And Exhibitions Hong Kong
• News.gov.hk
• Pre-Arrival Registration For Indian Nationals
• Significant Controllers Registers By Company
• Talent List Hong Kong
• The 2019-20 Budget
• The Chief Executive's 2018 Policy Address
• The Chief Executive's 2019 Policy Address
• The Greater Bay Area
• WYND
• Yoofhex
• Yoofhill
• The Good Fashion Fund (GFF)
• Betatron
• Cocoon X Google for Startups: 92 Express
• Cyberport Incubation Programme
• Design Incubation Programme (DIP)
• Entrepreneur First
• Eureka Nova
• Fashion Incubation Programme (FIP)
• FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific
• Founder Institute
• Global Acceleration Academy (GAA)
• Greater Bay X
• HKAI LAB
• Hong Kong Science and Technology Park's Incubation Programmes
• Kaleidoscope Lab
• LimeHK
• Mizuho Crowd Brain
• Scalabl
• SOW Asia
• Sprinter
• Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU)
• Technology Talent Admission Scheme
• Technology Voucher Programme (TVP)
• Cyberport Accelerator Support Programme
• The Innovation and Technology Fund for Better Living ("FBL")
• The Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF)
• Trade and Industry Department (TID) of the HKSAR Government
• Youth Development Fund
• STARS Programme
• True Global Ventures
• VECTR Ventures
• Venture Investors Alliance Of Hong Kong
• The STILE Initiative
• Zeroth

Case Studies

• Healthy Matters Tells What Matters in Running a Business
• Build Your Tech Team Remotely
• Ensure Peace of Mind Online
• Entrepreneur Provides Bespoke Communication Programme
• Online Training Platform in Fashion Industry Sees Hong Kong as a Bridge between Suppliers and Manufacturers
• Accelerate Growth of Tech Talent
• Creating Bridges Between Innovation and Business
• Digital Cross-Border Payments Provider Sees Potential In The Greater Bay Area
• Clover Health Leverages Hong Kong’s High Quality Technology Talent
• All You Need To Know About Inntech – Interview With Ivan Ivanov, Founding Partner Of Inntech
• Horangi Makes Enterprise-Grade Cybersecurity Solutions Accessible to All Small Businesses
• Fintech Startup Leverages Technologies To Make Wealth Building Smarter, Simpler and More Affordable

Videos

• Why HK Financial Services Attract Companies
• Exploring GBA Opportunities
• Keeping Faith in Hong Kong
• StartmeupHK Festival 2019 Highlights
• StartmeupHK Festival 2018 Highlights
• 2018 StartmeupHK Festival- Venture Forum
• 2018 StartmeupHK Festival- Fintech Finals
• 2018 StartmeupHK Festival - The Connected City, 30 Jan
• 2018 StartmeupHK Festival - Retail's Cutting Edge, 31 Jan
• 2018 StartmeupHK Festival - Healthtech O2O, 1 Feb
• StartmeupHK Festival 2017 Highlights
• StartmeupHK Festival 2016 - Opening Speech By Greg So

Publications

• Hong Kong's Startup Ecosystem 2019
• Hong Kong's Startup Ecosystem 2018
• Hong Kong's Startup Ecosystem 2016
• Hong Kong: The Global Connector For Startups (2016)
• Hong Kong: A Promising Startup Ecosystem (2015)
• Fintech: A Fast-Growing Hub In Hong Kong
• Hong Kong: The Global Connector For Startups (2014)

Interviews

• Day 5 - Jason Calacanis Angel Investor and Entrepreneur
• Day 5 - Karena Belin Co Founder Whub
• Day 5 - Juliette Director Greater China, East and North Asia for Navitas
• Day 5 - Bay McLaughlin Co Founder and COO of Brinc
• Day 4 - Marcos Chow, Partner at KPMG
• Day 4 - Eric Chong President & CEO of Siemens Ltd
• Day 4 - Arto Mustikkaniemi from Business Finland
• Day 4 - Stephen Phillips, Director General InvestHK
• Day 3 - Oliver Ranck Director of Inside Retail and Octomedia
• Day 3 - Dae Hyan Kim Head of Business at Ingine
• Day 3 - Ankita Singh Makeup Brand Representative from 4MEGLAM
• Day 3 - Jimmy Chiang, Associate Director General of investment promotion at InvestHK
• Day 2 - Gregory Fox Vice President of Huawei
• Day 2 - Emilie S Potvin, UberEats....What's that about Flying Cars?
• Day 2 - Minesh Pore Head of Startup Launchpad
• Day 2 - Jayne Chan Head of StartMeupHK Festival 2019
• Day 1 - Learn how New Age Technologies can improve Doctor education! - Dr Bhaskar Rajakumar explains
• Day 1 - What does Health Technology look like in 2019? Andrew Work - Head of Media at Nexchange
• Day 1 - Live interview with Juwan Lee Ceo and founder of Nexchange
• Day 1 - Learn Why Hong Kong Is The Number One Hub For Start-Ups And Entrepreneurs.

Press Releases

• InvestHK Announces Core Events of Extended StartmeupHK Festival 2020
• InvestHK Announces Results of Regional Headquarters and Startup Ecosystem Surveys
• New “Connected Retail Experiences” Conference Announced For StartmeupHK Festival 2020
• Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund and HSBC Present JUMPSTARTER 2020