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Hong Kong start-up Caterspot targets corporate catering and party food delivery in food-loving city

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Hong Kong company ready to sell interactive mirrors aimed at boosting shops’ sales

19 Apr 2016 - 7:53pm

China has over 400 million gamers, many of whom will swap mobile devices throughout the day depending on their preferences. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Taiwan’s Appier says advertisers in Asia must look beyond mobile-only as report finds half of netizens use 3 or more devices to go online

8 Apr 2016 - 4:01pm

Harvard Business School students and co-founders of Funding Societies Kelvin Teo (left) and Reynold Wijaya pose in front of the school in Boston, Massachusetts on March 24. They have deals signed or pending with DBS Group Holdings and other Southeast Asian banks to collaborate with their start-up, which connects investors with borrowers from small and medium-size businesses. Photo: Bloomberg

Harvard MBA student pitches idea of P2P lending start-up Funding Societies to CEO of major bank in Asia - and hits a homer

7 Apr 2016 - 4:16pm

Students using the Pocket Point app earn points for not using their phones on campus which can then be cashed in at local businesses.
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US developers of successful app that stops college students using their phones have dropped out of college

18 Apr 2016 - 5:17pm

Girls in bikinis wash cars in Taiyuan, the capital of north China’s Shanxi province, in this July 2014 file photo. O2O service providers like Bopai that offer routine car-washing services have been dropping like flies in China since last year. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Where angels fear to tread: bankrupt Bopai the latest O2O venture in China to fall victim to hasty overexpansion

6 Apr 2016 - 9:52pm

Boni co-founders Kelvin Lee (left) and Elaine Leung. Photo: Felix Wong

Boni and dried: how 2 Hongkongers are laying siege to the city’s on-demand laundry market with a neat little app

5 Apr 2016 - 2:59pm 1

Pingo Space co-founder Sophie Su gives two thumbs-up as she poses for a pic with other members of the team. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Have a skill, want to monetise it and live in China? See how locals and expats are connecting on Zaih and Pingo Space

25 Mar 2016 - 6:26pm 1

Jiang Yilei, 29, has posted 40 original videos on Weibo, where she has 8 million followers, and WeChat since September. Photo: Weibo

China’s top cyber celebrity? ‘Papi Jiang’ from Shanghai has VC firms lining up as brand valuation hits record US$1.84 million

24 Mar 2016 - 9:35pm 1

Diners in Xiamen tuck into Diet Internet’s ready to eat meals. Photo: SCMP Handout

Xiamen startup aims to change China’s US$7 billion food delivery market

22 Mar 2016 - 8:14pm

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Day Day Cook: how a Hong Kong hobbyist chef plans to ride the e-commerce bandwagon to become a household name in China

21 Mar 2016 - 9:01am

Chinese venture capitalist Mike Cai cited Meitu (pictured), which makes smartphones as well as camera and video apps, as a good example of a Chinese tech firm that is looking to expand overseas. Photo: Simon Song

China leads innovation in mobile internet space but must attract foreign entrepreneurs to stay competitive, pundits say

18 Mar 2016 - 3:45pm

Amareos’ argument is that the best-informed investors are the most likely to prosper - and the company can save them the trouble of collating reams of pertinent data that will point them in the right direction. Photo: Reuters

Mind-reading the market: Hong Kong’s Amareos claims to offer investors an edge by analysing news articles and social media

16 Mar 2016 - 7:16pm

Samsung’s Gear VR requires a Galaxy smartphone from the same company be attached to provide it with a screen. By adding motion scanners and joysticks from Ximmerse, the user may feel more immersed in their virtual world. Photo: Bloomberg

Ximmerse yourself: Chinese start-up offers fans of virtual reality a helping ‘hand’ by selling joysticks, sensors

15 Mar 2016 - 7:04pm

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Hong Kong start-up Neat uses selfies to verify payment account users’ identities

14 Mar 2016 - 5:25pm 1

A SuperCharger workshop in Hong Kong. The accelerator programme plans to have early stage start-ups learn from more developed businesses by embracing both. Photo: LinkedIn

SuperCharged: accelerator picks 4 early and 4 late-stage start-ups in Hong Kong to give fintech industry a boost

10 Mar 2016 - 5:39pm

Hong Kong is one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech hubs. Now it wants to spread the word and build further momentum. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Fishing for fintech: Hong Kong to hunt for companies in London, New York as InvestHK sets up dedicated team to chase hub goal

10 Mar 2016 - 9:00am

Nbition Development holds an unveiling ceremony to introduce their new Arist Professional smart coffee machine at the Hong Kong Science Park in Sha Tin on Tuesday. Photo: Nora Tam

Storm in a coffee cup? Hong Kong-based Nbition tells angry Kickstarter backers their Arist smart coffee maker is coming - just not the one they ordered

9 Mar 2016 - 4:52pm 2

Cheques are about to get some serious competition. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong start-up Yintran aims to eliminate paper cheques and facilitate free money transfers

2 Mar 2016 - 8:59pm

Mobile e-commerce sales are booming in China. Indonesia’s Orami said it aims to tap the broader Asian market. Photo: Simon Song

Girls’ generation: Indonesian e-commerce start-up Orami attracts US$15 mln from group including Facebook co-founder Saverin

24 Feb 2016 - 1:57pm

Kit Chan (left) and Adrian Chan both serve as directors at PopUp Angels. Photo: Jonathan Wong

From designer lingerie to hair products, Hong Kong start-up PopUp Angels offers retailers super short leases to show off

24 Feb 2016 - 5:14pm

The new centre will open in March. Photo: Handout

Free showroom for Hong Kong-based start-ups: China’s Ingdan launching new exhibition centre at Cyberport

16 Mar 2016 - 3:23pm

If you have a smartphone and can speak more than one language, you may be able to start making money from the Stepes app today. Photo: Reuters

‘The Uber of translation services’: China’s Stepes wants to corner U$38 mln language services industry with app for freelancers

1 Mar 2016 - 3:05pm 2

Open sesame: China’s Alibaba to let students in Hong Kong intern at its exclusive Hangzhou HQ for up to a year

19 Feb 2016 - 2:40pm 2

Michelle Sun launched First Code Academy in 2013. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Start me up: Hong Kong entrepreneurs breaking new ground with app ventures

10 Mar 2016 - 3:23pm

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Hong Kong’s Grana secures US$3.5 million to ‘further disrupt the online clothing market’ from LA to Shanghai

19 Feb 2016 - 5:31pm 1

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Lunch boxes for Instagrammers: Hong Kong’s Prepd raises US$500,000 by cashing in on ‘food selfies’ and healthy eating trend

5 Feb 2016 - 4:17pm 1

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Forget being the next Silicon Valley but play to your strengths as a ‘connector’ for start-ups, report advises Hong Kong

29 Jan 2016 - 4:30pm 2

Lee Braine, a senior manager in Barclays Plc's investment bank, poses for photograph at the Rise London accelerator, setup by Barclays Plc in 2003 and run in partnership with Techstars, in London, U.K., on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Born in Silicon Valley a decade ago, accelerators have helped launch companies such as Airbnb Inc., Dropbox Inc., and Sphero Inc., the toy company that made the rolling robot in the latest Star Wars film. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Lee Braine

Man in pinstripe suit has 13 weeks to get tech magic to Barclays

29 Jan 2016 - 10:00am