Client Profiles October 2020 profiles-en.pdfexperience in the Asia Pacific Region. Invictus Alliance has supported multi-nationals, local or family-owned corporates with regional presence

Supreme Entertainment Limited strives

to become Mainland China’s leading

supplier for the recreation and leisure-

time food and beverage concessions

industry. The company imports and

distributes popcorn ingredients, cotton

candy sugars, popcorn and cotton

candy machines, hot dog machines,

nacho warmers, and a whole range of

concession items.

With a sharp focus on concessions and

partnerships with the best brands in the

industry, the company aims to offer the

best value for customers by combining

quality, competitive pricing and expert

support.

Its customers in Hong Kong, Macao,

Taiwan and Mainland China include

leading cinemas, amusement parks,

snack manufacturers, catering

companies, snack shops, schools,

carnivals, festivals, businesses, and even

individual fun food lovers.

Thanks to its unique position in

terms of geography, regulation and

infrastructure, Hong Kong is the ideal

place to set up headquarters for Supreme

Entertainment’s Greater China business.

Food Service

www.supreme-ent.com.hk

Client Profiles October 2020

Argentina

Vellum Group is a boutique investment

house which has obtained Financial

Services License in Hong Kong and

Australia respectively.

Vellum is well-positioned to support

global investors throughout one-stop and

cross-border financial solutions starting

from scratch endeavour the objective of

capital maximisation, which gives more

choice and opportunities to investors

and industries among Mainland China,

Hong Kong and Australia.

Vellum focuses on direct real estate

investments, cross-border capital

management and bond issuance.

Currently, Vellum is delivering a Greater

Sydney Residential Fund and a High

Yield Fund.

In partnership with industry leaders

and state-owned enterprises, Vellum

provides tailor-made and innovative

financial services to investors,

accompanied by its strong project

sourcing in scarce resources including

finance, forestry, property and others to

better assist investors in every step of the

investment.

Brokerage and Asset Management

vellum.hk

Australia

Workstem is a one-stop platform

for payroll human resources (HR)

management platform that is completely

cloud-based. The company offers a SaaS

subscription model with great flexibility

in terms of cost and effectiveness. It

allows SMEs to focus on growing their

business while they handle the HR

workload.

Workstem does this by helping to

manage the entire employment journey

from staff management, rostering, time

tracking, attendance data management,

leave management, payroll, and MPF to

tax reporting.

SMEs become more efficient, reduce

human error, and save time and labour

costs with Workstem’s solution.

Payroll and HR Tech Platform

workstem.com

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ESG Matters Limited was founded by

Dr. Glenn Frommer, one of the pioneers

of sustainability and the environmental

movement. Founded in 2014, ESG Matters

specialises in platform solutions to

meet the needs for sustainable impact

investing and green financing. Working

closely with listed companies, small

and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),

and various growing organisations, ESG

Matters aims to address the global market

through enabling solutions to achieve the

relevant sustainable development goals

(SDGs) and building resilience to climate

change.

Continuously engaging businesses in

the environmental, social, and corporate

governance sectors, ESG Matters has

ventured into new markets through the

channel, research and development, and

academic research partnerships, further

strengthening its company backbone. Its

flagship data management system, ESG

Dashboard, makes environmental data

collection and conversion, emissions

calculation, and carbon pricing and

audit accessible. Its values “technology,

creativity, assurance” — have long been

guiding the way the company operates

its business. Its products are designed to

help businesses and project owners meet

the ESG and financial goals.

Green FinTech, IoT, ESG Software,

Sustainability and Technology, Turnkey

Solutions

www.ESGmatters.asia

Debayn launched in March 2017 as a

more versatile approach to men’s beach

and swim shorts. Based on the solid

colours of a tailored pair of shorts for

men, and with their unique double skin

concept, they are not just a swim short;

they are one of the most versatile shorts

customers can swim in. The company is

taking Debayn off the beach with a range

of polos and accessories. The brand has

rapidly gained global recognition and

is sold through multiple channels. The

company is establishing Debayn as the

choice lifestyle brand for holiday clothes

to wear every day. In addition to its first

store opened in Hong Kong in June 2020,

the company expands its retail network

across Asia and Europe in 2021.

Swimwear

debayn.com

Wizpresso Limited is an AI-driven

technology company that aims to

improve and automate research, business

processes, and risk management for

financial institutions and businesses.

With regional headquarters located in

Hong Kong, Wizpresso services global

investment banks, international law

firms, as well as various local enterprises

in the region.

The company’s technology helps

organise and extract insights from

internal and external information.

It delivers value by providing market

intelligence, content extraction,

and workflow-oriented tools to help

professionals increase efficiencies,

predict performances, and manage

risks. Its search platform provides global

operational data and metrics to financial

professionals to facilitate the investment

evaluation process.

Founded in 2018, Wizpresso is an

alumnus of Cyberport’s Incubation

Programme and is recognised as an

outstanding alternative data platform by

etnet’s FinTech Awards 2019.

Financial Intelligence and Big Data

wizpresso.com

France

Canada

Denmark

Client Profiles

Exclusive Venue, a sister company of

the global Rouge Agency, selects and

connects unique and atypical venues

with luxury brands and corporate

clients. The company operates in Hong

Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. Each of

its venues tells a story through unique

architecture and ambiance ranging from

classical and colonial to modern and

avant-garde. Once customised according

to the client’s requirements, the venues

deliver picture-perfect events.

With Exclusive Venue, luxury brands

and corporate clients can add dazzle to

their events by hosting them at the most

exclusive addresses.

Hong Kong has plenty of places for VIP

events, gala dinners and corporate brand

parties, but there are some under-the-

radar spots for organisers looking for

something unique, venues designed and

built with an eye for the unusual.

Thanks to an unrivalled portfolio of

venues, Exclusive Venue hosts stunning

and surprising events to share unique

experiences with guests.

Venue Provider for Prestigious Events

exclusive-venue.com

Founded in Hong Kong, Francois Hurtaud Limited is an eponymous designer studio

aiming at delivering sustainable product

design and manufacturing approach on

consumer goods for the industries.

The studio is dedicated to accompany

its clients throughout their design,

development and industrialisation

process in collaboration with

manufacturing leaders to realise timeless

products along with crafting meaningful

brand identities. The founder fuses

his design experience and access to

the world’s largest consumer goods

manufacturing of Mainland China by

being strategically located in Hong

Kong, which stands at the forefront of

innovation.

Its founder has received multiple

international design awards and

accolades, such as Good Design Award,

Red Dot Design Award, German Design

Award and A’ Design Award.

Environmental Technology

francoishurtaud.com

Thymus Consulting makes companies

think people first. A leader in human

centred solutions, Thymus changes

the way organisations approach the

importance of people through innovative

and impactful programmes and mindset

transformation.

From startups and family offices to

public listed companies, Thymus

provides a full range of customised

people-related services including

business restructuring, organisational

transformation, mergers and

acquisitions, employee engagement,

reskilling, change management, and HR

strategies and programmes. Thymus also

supports individuals throughout their

careers, from senior executives advisory

services, to tailored professional

coaching, career mentoring, and

outplacement support.

Headquartered in Hong Kong since 2014,

Thymus’ experts have a deep knowledge

of Asia, reflected by the cultural diversity

of its teams across the region.

Management Consulting

www.thymusconsulting.com

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1st.codes Ltd. was founded by a team

of IT, design and technic enthusiasts,

who brings in decades of professional

experiences. It is working on anomalous

ideas, focusing on solutions, unique by

purpose and customised on demand.

The company’s latest project Spam-X is

an active email inbox. Spam-X is not an

ordinary spam-filter solution, it is the

only option to usual spam-filters. Spam-X

is a personal agent, which recognises any

message sent by an unknown sender,

providing a photo of that message for

quick confirmation, and deliver it right

away to the inbox.

In the upcoming project, 1st.codes will

invest and work on technical solutions

for active privacy protection of Internet

users while they are using connected

smart devises.

Cybersecurity – Active Privacy Protection

Solutions

spam-x.com

Germany

iVE.ONE Ltd. provides companies and

investors worldwide with technologies

that enable professional digital

investment and issuance services.

With iVE.ONE’s technology platform,

customers can participate in capital

markets through tokenisation of assets

while investors can expand their portfolio

with technical supports needed. The core

technology of the platform simplifies

compliance process by connecting

national regulatory requirements with

secure blockchain technology.

With its user-friendly navigation,

iVE.ONE gives companies a competitive

advantage by providing them with

the compliance supports needed in

tokenisation of financial instruments on

blockchain. The vision of the company

is to provide the best financial services

with better digital assets for everyone.

FinTech, Blockchain, DLT

ive.one

Founded in 2020 and headquartered

in Hong Kong, Mastery in Languages Limited is a one-stop language education

provider. The company serves local and

international individuals, enterprises,

government bodies and schools.

The company’s expertise in training

and content development enables

the delivery of generic or customised

programmes for every imaginable

purpose. It offers first and foreign

language training delivered in person or

blended forms, as well as cross-cultural

and communicative coaching, with a

belief that the future of communication

and learning languages in particular lies

in a mix of both face-to-face and digital

delivery.

In the future, Mastery in Languages aims

to export quality language education at

an affordable cost through its blended

learning content in order to narrow the

education gap in the local societies.

Language Training Provider and eLearning

Content Developer

m-ilanguages.com

Client Profiles

Trinity Bridge is a specialist advisor and

execution partner for businesses on a

growth path in the media, technology

and lifestyle sectors in Asia. The partners

have over 100 years of combined

advisory and operating experience

in Asia. They have a wide network of

contacts in the media, technology and

creative industries. The company is

supported by associates with a proven

track record of knowing where to find

insightful research data. The company

works with a network of collaborators

who bring their skills in specialist areas

to support and supplement the core team.

Management Consulting

trinitybridge.asia

Ciao Italia Company Limited is created

with an idea to serve the Hong Kong

community with healthy Italian food.

Through the years, Ciao Italia’s family has

been producing homemade products

with natural ingredients.

Customers can discover “a new taste of

food” as well as Ciao Italia’s traditions

through its unique organic products, from

manufacturing direct to sales from Sicily.

Organic Italian Food

ciaoitalia.com.hk

Ireland

Italy

Based in Korea, MegazoneCloud

recently expanded into Hong Kong. The

company empowers customers with

cloud-optimised technology, people

and processes to unlock the business

potential by providing consulting

services and technology solutions for

businesses’ cloud adoption and digital

transformation based on a strong

partnership with Amazon Web Services

(AWS) and over 100 global technology

partners.

With its diverse services and solutions

including simple cloud migration

and complex application projects,

MegazoneCloud is trusted by more than

1,500 customers including startups and

renowned large enterprises. With its

in-depth technical expertise and years

of experience working with customers

of different sizes and industries,

MegazoneCloud is regarded as one of

the largest AWS premier consulting

partners in Asia-Pacific region. Apart from

Korea and Hong Kong, MegazoneCloud

is expanding its businesses to global

markets, including Palo Alto, Tokyo,

Shanghai, and Hanoi.

Information Technology

www.megazone.com/us

Korea

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Hadsund International Technology Limited is the major operating entity

of Huifu Payment Limited (HK1806)

in Hong Kong and operated with the

Money Service Operator (MSO) Licence.

Hadsund International provides

remittance and foreign exchange service

to global cross-border eCommerce

merchants in connection to Mainland

China.

With industry-leading payment

technology and professional operation

services, uPrimer is a product of

Hadsund, providing one-stop cross-

border payment services such as

collection, foreign exchange, tax

planning, supply chain finance for

Chinese export sellers.

As one of the leading payment

technology companies in Mainland

China, Huifu is committed to building

a global payment network to provide

customers with aggregate payments,

account services, marketing services,

data services and financial value-added

services.

Remittance and Foreign Exchange

www.uprimer.com

EasiTech Limited is the international

arm of the Doubao Networks Group,

which was established in 2015 and has

grown to be one of the leading service

providers of intelligent insurance

technology in Mainland China. The

company’s vision is “Making insurance

services smarter through technology”.

To this end, it provides one-stop

solutions, covering intelligent marketing,

intelligent customer service, intelligent

claims handling and management,

intelligent operations and employee

benefits solution. Its clients include

insurers, brokers, agents, corporate

customers, and third party service

providers.

EasiTech is the centre for the pan-Asian

business development of the Doubao

Group, it has launched Traditional

Chinese and English version of SaaS

products in Hong Kong and in Southeast

Asia. The company will continuously

act as a professional InsurTech agent

with service quality and ability

improvements.

InsurTech

easitech.hk

China Vision Capital (Hong Kong) Limited (China Vision Capital) is a

China-based global asset management

firm, which has licensed for Hong Kong

Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)

Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9

(asset management) activities, focusing

on off-shore funds management and

advising on global markets investment.

China Vision Capital’s team has extensive

investment experience and resources,

and well-established network in the

financial industry. Keeping up with

global market development and Chinese

capital globalisation, the company

works closely with world-leading capital

markets and wealth management

companies, providing high growth and

long-term value to global institutions

and families with skills, integrity and

devotion.

Asset Management

chinavisionhk.com

Mainland China

Client Profiles

Hong Kong Appraisal Advisory Ltd (HK Appraisal) is the Hong Kong branch

of China United Assets Appraisal Group,

the largest financial valuation group

in Mainland China according to China

Appraisal Society. The company has

recently expanded its business in Hong

Kong in March 2020. HK Appraisal

offers professional advisory services

in the appraisal of business enterprise,

tangible and intangible assets, financial

instruments, mineral properties and

Environmental, Social and Governance

(ESG) reporting. The company has track

records of producing quality appraisals

as public documents required by

worldwide stock exchanges, such as the

Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, the Stock

Exchange of Singapore, London Stock

Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange,

etc. Moreover, HK Appraisal’s valuation

solutions are also widely adopted by

financial institutions, listed and private

companies for various purposes,

including Initial Public Offering (IPO),

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A),

litigation support, investment, financial

reporting, etc.

Financial Services Asset Appraisal

hkappraisal.com

New Zealand Quality Waters Limited

(NZQW) was established in 2006 by

a synergistic team with passionate,

energetic and creative individuals.

NZQW is an experienced bottling and

production company in New Zealand,

offering multi-beverage, non-alcoholic,

water-based product.

Its brand “Waiz” refers to Blue Spring

Water originated from Te Waihou River in

Putaruru, New Zealand. The Blue Spring

Water is the rainwater in the rainforests

in Mamakau – Kaimai ranges in North

Island. The rainwater gets absorbed into

the earth, filtered through multiple layers

of volcanic rock as natural filters, and

then accumulated as an underground

aquifer before being collected as Waiz –

the Blue Spring Water. This entire journey

takes 50 to 100 years.

“Waiz” has arrived in Hong Kong in

May 2020 and brought over all the way

from New Zealand by our Hong Kong

operation company NZO international

Limited.

Water Manufacturer – Bottle Water

nzqw.co.nz

Singapore

New Zealand

Morning Media is one of the major

boutique creative media houses with

media production and digital marketing

solutions in Asia. Delivering innovative

ideas and inspiring stories requires a

unique mix of talent. Its team is formed

by passionate and talented creators,

storytellers, videographers, editors,

designers, digital marketing experts,

communications specialists, and

copywriters to bring stories to life.

Headquartered in Singapore with office

in Hong Kong, Morning Media serves

SMEs and corporates in the APAC

region such as the Singapore FinTech

Association, Société Générale, and

others.

Morning Media plans to keep expanding

the team and launch “Happyer Digital”

focused on employer branding media

and content for its Happyer customers.

Media Agency

morningmedia.asia

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ACCIONA is one of the leaders in water

treatment sector with the ability to

design, construct and operate drinking

water treatment plants, residual

purification plants, tertiary treatment

plants for re-use and reverse-osmosis

desalination plants. ACCIONA is

committed to innovation and the

application of the latest technologies,

together with ensuring water quality in

the different areas of activity.

ACCIONA provides end-to-end services

in covering every stage of the water

treatment process. It makes water fit

for human consumption, delivers it to

the population and purifies urban and

industrial wastewater, with direct billing

to end-users.

With the mission of being a leading

provider of global solutions contributing

to sustainable development in the water

sector, ACCIONA is currently building,

and will maintain the first phase of the

Tseung Kwan O desalination plant with

an initial output of 135,000 m³ per day.

Water Infrastructures

acciona.com

Headquartered in Shanghai, SBA Stone Forest (SBASF) is a corporate advisory

and public accounting group with offices

in Beijing, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu,

Hangzhou, Hong Kong and Singapore.

As a trusted business advisor for over 20

years, the company has been supporting

the growth of foreign businesses, offering

expert knowledge and one-stop, hassle-

free solutions, including audit, advisory,

equity investment management, risk

management, business solutions,

accounting and advisory, payroll and

HR advisory, corporate secretarial and

advisory, tax advisory and compliance

and global expansion advisory.

SBASF opened its Hong Kong office

in June 2020. With its favourable

geographic location and extensive

network of tax treaties, Hong Kong is

widely known as one of the ideal hubs

for regional headquarters and business

expansion into APAC cities like Shanghai,

Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

Through its affiliation with Allinial

Global, the group has a global reach

of over 592 locations in 85 countries,

and given its Singapore parentage in a

top financial and business hub in Asia,

SBASF is well-positioned to help Chinese

enterprises internationalise and expand

globally.

Corporate Compliance Related Services

www.sbasfhk.com

Immerse Languages understands that

languages are the key communication

tool among human beings. Knowing the

language that a person, an organisation

or a society understands enables one to

access to their thoughts, ideas, reasoning

and all aspects of communication; an

essential tool that not only nurtures

individuals, but also enriches

understanding in the global society.

The company believes that learning

a new language opens up the world to

an individual in the ways of thinking,

friendship, and brings positive results.

The company’s mission is to help people

and organisations achieve their goals by

developing the necessary tools in order

to enhance their communication skills.

Immerse Languages provides world

language and coding language teaching,

as well as translation services to

individuals, companies, schools and

government bodies.

Language Training and Translation

Services

imlanguages.com

Spain

Client Profiles

Invictus Alliance is a boutique search

firm with a focus on consumer goods,

industrial, manufacturing, IT, logistics

and supply chain industries. Its team

has a track record of over 25 years’

experience in the Asia Pacific Region.

Invictus Alliance has supported

multi-nationals, local or family-owned

corporates with regional presence and

startups. It takes pride in understanding

the clients’ needs and through the

assessment of experience, culture

and potential fit. The company always

delivers the top candidates.

Business and Professional Services

invictus-alliance.com

United Kingdom

Voted Asia’s Best Human Resources (HR)

Outsourcing Partner for consecutive

years, Links International is recognised

as one of the Asia’s leading HR service

providers delivering 100 percent

in-country services in Hong Kong,

Singapore, Macao, Mainland China,

Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia,

Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam,

Cambodia, Myanmar, Australia and New

Zealand.

Links’ has over 200 employees across

Asia with specialist services including

payroll outsourcing, EoR or PEO,

recruitment, immigration, outplacement,

HR Tech and integrations.

Links’ tailored recruitment solutions

range from retained and contingent

recruitment services to executive search

and is trusted by over 10,000 clients with

helping them find the right talent to build

their businesses in Asia.

Human Resources Outsourcing Agency

linksinternational.com

Insider’s growth management platform

(GMP) helps digital marketers drive

growth across the funnel, from

acquisition to activation, retention and

revenue. Leveraging real-time predictive

segmentation powered by deep artificial

intelligence (AI) and machine learning

capabilities, GMP empowers marketers

to deliver personalised journeys across

the web, mobile web, mobile applications,

and advertisement channels. Built

on a unified data layer, GMP is easy to

implement and simple to use, avoiding

the need for complex integrations and

dependency on IT teams.

Insider simplifies the life of digital

marketers and helps them drive growth

for their brands, with zero marketing

waste. Some of the most prestigious

Fortune 500 companies and top brands

in retail, automotive and travel across the

globe use Insider to deliver AI-backed

personalised experiences.

B2B Tech

useinsider.com

Turkey

10

ETFCOOL.COM is an AI-driven FinTech

company that aims to provide robo-

advisory investment management for

retail and corporate investors in Hong

Kong. It aims to provide investment

success to investors.

Based on clients’ investing goals, risk

aptitude and investment objectives in

their future and lifetime, the company

strives to assist them achieve financial

goals.

Based on a Nobel-prize winning research,

ETFCOOL.COM’s system automatically

rebalances the investment mix, so as to

build a diversified portfolio of low-cost

exchanged-traded fund (ETF) that targets

to maximise investor’s returns.

Furthermore, clients can invest on

both Hong Kong- and US-listed ETF

and monitor them around-the-clock on

ETFCOOL.COM. They can also invest in

funds that promote environment, social

and governance (ESG) issues to make

investment more meaningful.

FinTech

etfcool.com

MightyHive is a global data and digital

media consultancy that helps marketers

and agencies take control of their

digital futures. It delivers results from

the ground up through advisory for

digital transformation, privacy-first data

strategy, and digital media services.

The company is further expanding into

the Greater China region through the

establishment of the Hong Kong office.

Working closely with the Shanghai

team, MightyHive Hong Kong currently

supports brands in the retail, insurance,

eCommerce, logistics and beauty

industries. Hong Kong will play a pivotal

role when the company further expands

into the Asia market.

MightyHive has 27 offices with 460

employees globally, with a team of

consultants, platform experts, data

scientists, and marketing engineers in

19 countries around the world. In 2018,

MightyHive merged with S4Capital plc, a

tech-led new era digital advertising and

marketing services company established

by advertising veteran Sir Martin Sorrell.

Data and Digital Media Consultancy

mightyhive.com

Redsip is a social network application

that motivates stakeholders in the wine

industry while helping passionate wine

lovers and wannabes to connect with

each other, share and remember their

every experience with wine. Powered by

AR and AI technologies, Redsip enables

wine enthusiasts to learn in-depth

knowledge of their wine selections,

and revolutionises their experiences of

enjoying wine and connecting with other

wine lovers.

Redsip was firstly founded in Palo Alto,

California, then expanded to Hong Kong

– Asia’s wine trading and distribution

hub. Redsip Hong Kong is a Cyberport

incubatee. Since the official launch of

the application in early 2020, Redsip’s

user base has been growing and is now

covering more than 49 countries globally

while the number of users in Hong

Kong takes up 55 percent. The company

will launch an android version of the

application and a digital wine event in

October 2020.

Social Network Application

redsip.co

United States

Client Profiles

SHIPNEXT Limited is an international

shipping marketplace and supply

chain management system, facilitating

traders, brokers, shipowners, time

charter operators and charterers with

an algorithm-based system for instant

shipping solution search, freight

negotiations, possibility of booking

online and tracking the delivery. With

headquarters in the US and offices in

Hong Kong, Singapore, Belgium and

Ukraine, SHIPNEXT serves clients

globally. SHIPNEXT was invested by

Hong Kong-based accelerator “Betatron”

and supported and funded by Cyberport

as a Cyberport incubatee. SHIPNEXT

considers Hong Kong as a key maritime

hub and is working on expansion of APAC

region both in sales and fundraising from

Hong Kong.

Shipping Platform, Commodity Trading

and Transportation

shipnext.com

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