Innovation is Everywhere - Startups from Hong Kong (2014)

Startups from Hong Kong

Following the Protei Hackathon & Dim Sum Lab meetupMarch 2014

#1 – Protei, the DIY boat with environmental data

• Protei makes DIY boats as makers do, with fast prototyping, DIY materials and Arduino electronics to get it work

• Has been working in Fukushima waters to test radioactivity• Open-hardware principles: anyone can build on it! Soft launch done for a boat now under

$1000

#2 – Makibox: let’s scale down manufacturing!

• Makibox could be yet another maker doing an affordable 3D-printer• Jonathan Buford’s goal is more to find a technology and a process to

scale down manufactuing and empower makers to find a tool to create products that are between the prototype and the mass-production

#3 – 8securities, when trading meets social media

• Founded by the team who already made E-Trade, the first reputed trading digital service

• 8securities mixes the lure of trading with the power of the crowds, adding social media data to the value of stocks

• 50k users and $1bn assets played with on the platform

#4 – WeLend, the p2p loans engine in Hong Kong

• WeLend is a peer-to-peer loan platform, with 5k users who have lent/borrowed about $300m in two years

• Typical transaction is a $10-20k, 24-month loan

#5 – BigColors, p2p platform for early-stage investors

• BigColors is a platform for early-stage investors to trade their shares, advice and connections

• Founded by an ex-banker from Goldman Sachs & JP Morgan• Now expanding to other countries in Asia (Singapore in Dec. 2013), $8m raised

#6 – 6Waves, mobile gaming publisher

• 6Waves publishes mobile games, has raised $17.5m so far• Sued by King (publisher of Candy Crush) for copying too many of

its successes (Farm Heroes Saga -> Farm Epic)

Our project

An exploration of innovation ecosystems across the world

Innovation has no place in a global world, it’s everywhere

Innovation ecosystems can learn from one another

Local context matters and should be a source for innovators

This is why…

We’re on a world tour of innovation ecosystems!

We believe…

Martin Pasquier

Entrepreneur in Singapore (social media

agency), long-time traveller

Mixes economics, politics and travels to analyze ecosystems,

reports on innovation

About our teamAnalysis, community & network

Anne Lalou

CEO of Innovation Factory & Web School

Factory in ParisTransfer knowledge of

ecosystems to new generation and to a

network of top French companies

Nicolas Loubet

Serial entrepreneur in Paris

with 3 companies, growth hackerManages and

nurtures creative communities on & offline

A world tour of innovation: 2013-2014

SUPPORT US! Travel & time of exploration isn’t free Custom reports on emerging markets & trends Workshops, talks on innovation trends Connection to key local players for VCs, brands, tech communities

Thanks!

Martin Pasquier, for Innovation is [email protected]