The Hong Kong Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Hong Kong 2023 program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just eight companies were able to make it through.
Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Hong Kong's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Hong Kong program:
- Ridy - a company that provides in-car vending and ads solutions serving both rideshare drivers and their passengers.
- Finoscope.io - an application that increases users’ income when trading on a cryptocurrency exchange.
- ASHAVI - a startup that revolutionizes surveying for businesses with a generative AI software.
- Luva Blockchain - a digital wallet that provides built-in smart contracts made for up-to-date users requirement.
- FinOptima Solutions - a company that helps banks detect and stop credit and debit card fraud swiftly using tech like private blockchains.
- Phoenix Lab - an AI-powered project management and productivity tool.
- Husa Technology Joint Stock Company - a company that conducts candidate competency assessments to assist businesses and workers.
- Gamota Corp - a game publisher popularising the value games have in people's lives.
The Hong Kong 2023 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Founder Institute Hong Kong 2023 Graduation Event will take place on December 5
Hong Kong Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Hong Kong Founder Institute: Arthur Lai (Spokesman, JOULE), Hk Admin (., Flutterwave), Warren Linger (CEO, exmersive.ai). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Hong Kong that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Hong Kong program was supported by some of Hong Kong's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Hong Kong’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, including:
In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over 2BN.
After Graduation, the new Hong Kong Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The next Hong Kong Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/hong-kong.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over 2BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/graduates.
