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回收基金在「企業資助計劃」下設立特邀項目 –「新成立及初創企業開展項目」以支援新成立及初創企業以創新意念促進回收作業

🤝 Meet Experts — from diverse fields like Fintec, VC, Bio-medical, Investment, Entrepreneur, Professional, AI, and beyond. 💡 Discover Opportunities — whether you're hiring, job hunting, freelancing, or looking to invest or collaborate.

今集「Tech Talk 踢拖講科技」特別邀請香港電子商貿供應鏈協會（HKeCSC）創始人兼主席陳建輝先生（Terry）及鄧白氏（Dun & Bradstreet）的專家團隊，為您深入剖析中小企拓展新市場的洞見與實用策略。

例子有透過專利保護去確保創新成果的市場獨佔性並促進技術研發，以及利用專利質押貸款為綠色專案提供資金支援等

Speakers: Giovanni Casinelli, President & Co-Founder of Aspire, YC W18 ​Giovanni is a serial entrepreneur with 10 years of leadership experience in financial services, deep-tech, marketplaces and payments. He has a proven track record of leading tech companies and optimising for innovation and scale. ​As the Co-founder and President of Aspire, Giovanni plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s vision to empower startups and small businesses globally. Under his leadership, Aspire has grown into a leading fintech platform, streamlining financial operations for over 50,000 businesses worldwide. ​ Elton Chan, Co-Founder of Branch8 and Second Talent, YC S15 ​Elton is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Second Talent, a platform connecting global tech leaders with Asia’s top remote software developers. He also co-founded Branch8.com, a Y Combinator-backed e-commerce tech enabler working with global brands like Lululemon, Clarks, and Li & Fung. Elton also serves as the Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong E-Commerce Business Association (HKEBA), leading government-backed initiatives to promote digital transformation across Asia.With a talent network spanning over 100,000 developers, Second Talent helps companies hire fast with pre-vetted engineering teams ready to deploy in days. Matt Li, Co-Founder of Branch8 and Second Talent, YC S15 ​Matt is the co-founder of Second Talent, where he helps global companies scale engineering teams by connecting them with top-tier remote developers across Asia. He also serves as a director at Branch8.com, a leading e-commerce tech enabler backed by Y Combinator, and has helped some of the region’s most recognized brands go digital. ​As Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong E-Commerce Business Association (HKEBA), Matt has led industry-wide initiatives to promote digital innovation across the region. ​ Janet Liu, Co-Founder of RevisionDojo, YC F24 Janet is the co-founder of RevisionDojo, a Y Combinator-backed startup building the AI-powered study platform students actually obsess over. Designed to adapt to each learner, RevisionDojo offers tailored mini-lessons, smart study notes, and pre-loaded question sets—all guided by an AI tutor that personalizes the experience in real time. Janet is on a mission to reinvent how students learn and prepare, one dopamine-packed study session at a time. ​Michael Tong, Co-Founder of RevisionDojo, YC F24 ​Michael is the co-founder of RevisionDojo, the YC-backed AI study platform designed to make learning addictive—in a good way. While currently pursuing his studies at Stanford University, they're building tools that help students learn smarter and faster, with AI-powered tutors, custom question sets, and adaptive lessons. Balancing classes and startups, they’re living proof that the future of education is being built by the students themselves. ​About Aspire: Aspire is the all-in-one finance platform for modern businesses globally, helping over 50,000 companies save time and money with international payments, treasury, expense, payable, and receivable management solutions - accessible via a single, user-friendly account. ​Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has 600+ employees across nine countries, clients in 30+ markets and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y-Combinator, Tencent and Paypal. In 2023, Aspire closed an oversubscribed US$100M Series C round and announced that it has achieved profitability.

🎯 Highlights: • Up to 100 HKUST startups showcase and marketplace • Experts' insights on global unicorn trends • Pitching sessions featuring HKUST’s top deeptech projects • Startup World Cup 2025 Hong Kong Region Finals – Pitch Day • Networking lounge

是次研討會將會有專家全面剖析東南亞電商市場，包括相關趨勢、消費者行為及主要市場特點。