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World’s most valuable AI start-up SenseTime raises US$620 million to lead China tech ambitionsHong Kong-founded SenseTime Group has raised US$620 m...

Alibaba, SenseTime, HKSTP to Launch AI Lab in HKAlibaba partners with Hong Kong’s AI startup SenseTime to launch an AI lab which aims to create mor...

HSBC claims to have world’s 1st blockchain finance transaction Although there have previously been transactions using blockchain, HSBC Holdings cla...

WeLab to be HK’s first virtual bankWeLab, one of HK’s very own unicorns, is set to be the first local startups to apply for a virtual banking licen...

HK Decoding Law wins at Global Legal HackathonHK-based Decoding Law won the public sector award at the initial Global Legal Hackathon (GLH) in New ...

Hong Kong, Singapore - New Kids on the BlockchainSingapore and Hong Kong have become the up-and-coming destination for companies that want to raise...

HK Prenetics acquires UK genetic testing startup DNAFitHK based Prenetics, with over $50m in funding from Alibaba and Ping An Insurance, has acquir...

HK's SenseTime, now the Most Valuable AI Startup globallySenseTime Group Ltd, a HK-based startup which specializes in systems that analyze faces an...

8 Securities to receive USD $25 million from Nomura  Nomura, Japan’s biggest investment bank, will invest USD $25 million into 8 Securities, a Hong...

Rocketbots closes funding round and launches new AI Platform Rocketbots, a Hong Kong-based AI Chatbot company has just closed their Seed Round to h...

SFC asks to halt an ICOThe Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), an independent body dedicated to regulate securities and futures, raised concer...

Ofo raises US$866 millionChinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo, also operating in Hong Kong (https://whub.io/startups/ofo-hk-limited), said it has secu...

HKMA's “Sandbox” tested 29 new technology products so farAs of last month, HKMA's FinTech Supervisory Sandbox scheme had tested 29 new technology p...

Paul Chan announces HK$50 billion budget to support the "unstoppable wave of innovation and technology"This year's budget announces a spending blue...

TravelTech startup KKday raises US$10.5MTaiwan-based TravelTech startup KKday has raised US$10.5 million in a Series B round led by Japanese travel...

The Mills Fabrica reveals two new incubateesThe Mills Fabrica announced 2 incubatees at StartmeupHK last Friday - Unspun and Simple Pieces, both wh...

Pakpobox raises US$1.2M in pre-Series APakpobox raised US$1.2 million in a pre-Series A funding round from Infinity Venture Partners, SQ Capital, a...

The Mills "Fabrica Fund" participated in Goxip's US$5M Series A roundHong Kong-based social commerce platform Goxip has raised US$5 million in a ro...

Betatron Accelerator Programme Opens for ApplicationBetatron, a four-month non-vertical accelerator programme, is opened for applications for its c...

Trend Lab raises US$12.5M in angel round (Updated on January 21, 2018)The new AI FinTech startup, Trend Lab said it has raised HK$100 million (US$1...

Asian Financial Forum to Showcase 20 StartupsThe InnoVenture Salon will debut at next week's Asian Financial Forum (AFF), to foster start-up develo...

Chinese Unicorn Ucommune Moves to Hong Kong and TaiwanChina's largest co-working space provider Ucommune, formally known as UrWork, will move into ...

24 Startups From Across the Globe are Selected to Compete at FinTech Finals 2018 24 startups from around the world will be competing for the chance...

The Mills Fabrica Launches an Evergreen VC Fund, “Fabrica Fund”The Mills Fabrica of Nan Fung Group is excited to announce the launch of “Fabrica Fu...

Fintech Startup Nanopay Forms a Partnership with Canadian Interbank InteracThis month, startup Nanopay is announcing a partnership with Canadian no...

Boxful raises US$18M in Series BHong Kong-based startup Boxful secured US$18 million in a Series B round from investors including real estate devel...

Ever since I used its WiFi egg on my first solo trip to South Korea, I became a fan of this travel tech startup. It is my great pleasure to intervi...

Click here to view that latest Hong Kong Startup News Round Up - Dec 08, 2017Hong Kong's Hendale Capital invests in Vietnam's VntripHong Kong-based...

Grana raises funding from STI Financial GroupGrana, the Hong Kong-based e-commerce startup has raised an undisclosed amount of fundings from Hong K...

Moving to Hong Kong as a young professional can be quite daunting, especially since you are without the support of your intimate circle of friends ...