{"id":1895,"date":"2019-11-15T10:53:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T10:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startmeup.hk\/?page_id=1895"},"modified":"2023-05-16T10:48:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T02:48:17","slug":"about-smu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/about-us\/about-smu\/","title":{"rendered":"About StartmeupHK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1895\" class=\"elementor elementor-1895\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-620b854 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"620b854\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75796b2c\" data-id=\"75796b2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-26f5ecf1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26f5ecf1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f07c0f\" data-id=\"5f07c0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761b206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"761b206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #ee3d96;\">About StartmeupHK<\/span><\/h1>\nStartmeupHK is an initiative by InvestHK aimed at helping founders of innovative and scalable startups from overseas to set up or expand in Hong Kong. Our services include providing information about the startup ecosystem here in Hong Kong, connecting people to the startup community, hosting startup events and helping to foster a positive environment for startups to thrive.\n<h2 style='font-size:1.312em;'><strong>StartmeupHK\u2019s objectives are to:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Attract and support startup ecosystem stakeholders companies to set up a presence here, and provide a one-stop service platform to enable them to grow in Hong Kong and beyond<\/li>\n \t<li>Help build a vibrant startup ecosystem to foster a culture of entrepreneurship in the city<\/li>\n \t<li>Promote Hong Kong internationally as a tech hub<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e0ac54c\" data-id=\"1e0ac54c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element 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width=\"132\" height=\"131\" class=\" wp-image-1986 aligncenter no-lazyload\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">STAY CONNECTED<\/h3>\n<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--color_content_background); font-size: 1rem;\">Startmeup.hk helps entrepreneurs to stay updated with the latest happenings in startup community in Hong Kong. Check out what\u2019s going on in the startup scene in our Events Calendar and News section.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8907862 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8907862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"more-event-btn\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/upcoming-events\/events-calendar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Events<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920a2db elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"920a2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"more-news-btn\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">News<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3109328b\" data-id=\"3109328b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ec0896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31ec0896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/icon0321-03-03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"128\" class=\" wp-image-1987 aligncenter no-lazyload\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GAIN ACCESS<\/h3>\n<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--color_content_background); font-size: 1rem;\">Our website is a one-stop portal to Hong Kong\u2019s startup community. We provide startups access to events and resources that support their entrepreneurial journey, including details of potential investors, incubation and acceleration programmes, government funding schemes, co-working spaces and entrepreneur associations.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-407b4a60\" data-id=\"407b4a60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2618a023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2618a023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/icon0321-03-04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"129\" class=\" wp-image-1988 aligncenter no-lazyload\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GET INSPIRED<\/h3>\n<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--color_content_background); font-size: 1rem;\">Startmeup.hk is also a platform for local and overseas startups to share their success stories. 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