Hong Kong Founder Institute Opens Applications for the Spring 2015 Semester

The Founder Institute, world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is now accepting applications for the Hong Kong 2025 Semester. Since launching in Hong Kong in 2014, the Founder Institute has helped launch over a dozen companies in the region, and our efforts in Hong Kong have also been profiled by several high profile media channels, including Startups HK, among others.

If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Hong Kong, click here to apply today.

Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Apr 13, 2025) will have their application fees waived (typically $50) and are eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.

In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit you day job to participate, so you can begin testing and developing your startup ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.

In order to celebrate the launch, the Hong Kong Founder Institute will host a "Pre-Curriculum" of free startup events for the general public:

Hong Kong Events:

Workshop 10 (of 12): Ignite Your Startup Story—AI Storytelling Tools : 7:00pm, Mar 05, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/364163

Global or Regional Events:

Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Investor Valuation Basics: How to Assess Your Startup’s Worth ft Neil Shah: 2:00am, Feb 25, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/364413
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Javier Caruso: 2:00am, Feb 28, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/364359
How to Adopt an Entrepreneurial Mindset: 2:00am, Mar 04, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/366874
Pitch Practice for Startups Entering the U.S. Market, featuring SelectUSA: 8:30pm, Mar 11, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/367152
Co-Founder Networking: Sales and Marketing Partner Matchmaking: 1:00am, Mar 13, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/364807
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 1:00am, Mar 20, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/364992
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Christian Karrer : 8:00am, Mar 25, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/365230
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00am, Mar 27, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/365037
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Stavros Pavlidis: 1:00am, Apr 03, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/368092
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Trasition to Startup Founder : 1:00am, Apr 08, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/365807
How to Choose the Right Fundraising Path for Your Startup: 1:00am, Apr 10, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/367908
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00am, Apr 17, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/366067
FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 8:00am, Apr 24, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/367743
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00am, Apr 29, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/366140
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 8:00am, May 08, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/366306
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Nathan Beckord: 1:00am, May 13, 2025 (Asia/Hong_Kong): https://FI.co/e/366557

See all upcoming events

The Hong Kong Chapter will begin on Jun 02, 2025, and will be led by local leaders Jeffrey Broer (Co-founder of Surround App), Leo Ku (Managing Director of Asia Pacific), and Martin Kessler (CMO of Ambi Labs).

In addition, some of Hong Kong's top entrepreneurs will help teach founders in the program, including:

Aaron Everhart: Country Manager, Draper Startup House
Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Aleena Zacharia: Program Coordinator, Brinc
Alex Samson: Founder & CEO, dvhb
Alison Massey: Digital Marketing Consultant , GLG
Amit Chatterjee: Founder & Group Chairman, Shadow Factory
Andre Lin: Associate Director , Speedpixel Ventures
Andrea Livotto: Partner, TenX2
Andrea Springmann: Co-Founder/ Director, Don't Throw Me Limited
Andrew Chen: Managing Partner , Arion Ventures
Andrew Stotz: Founder & CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research
Andrew Keh: Founder, Aisle8
Andrii Moroz: Partner, Network VC
Andy Ann: CEO, NDN GROUP
Angela Tang: HR & Training Partner, Hewlett Rand
Anna Fedorova: CEO, Unicorn Events
Arnaud Touati: Lawyers in new technologies, HASHTAG AVOCATS
Arnold Cheung: Founder, Profind
Ashok Jaiswal: Founder / CMO, Lecker Labs Ltd
Austin Keung: Chief Financierge, Financierge
Avishek Majumder, Xccelerate
Belinda Pham: VC Investor & Scout | Web3 & Blockchain, Brinc
Ben Chien: Managing Director, Greater China , AnyMind Group
Ben Stein: Co-founder & CEO, Staple
Ben Berenson: Managing Partner, Asia SGE, Hong Kong
Bill Laboon: Director of Education and Governance Initiatives, Web3 Foundation
Bowie Lau: Director, MaGE Group
Brian Chen: Founder, Board Click
Brian Tsui: Partner , Catallyze
Bruno Škvorc: Web3 Idealist, Caimeo
Burtujin Dashnyam
Caroline York: Director of Marketing, Gusto Collective
Carolyn Li: Deputy Secretary, International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA)
Catherine Sofia Somi: Founder, Co-Founder, DZF333.XYZ, SEEDEFY
Cesar Jung Harada: Founder , Makerbay Limited and Foundation
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Christian Ng: Manager, Swire Properties
Christina Tang: Director, Blue Sky Energy Technology
Christine Yu: Co-Founder, Sophia
Claudio Trucco: Strategy & innovation manager, AECOM
Clay Sen: Head of SEO/Ecomm/Content+ , Client Lead Partnership, Mindshare
Crystal Pang: Co-founder, Pickupp
Daniel Szuc: Founder, Make Meaningful Work
Daniel Cruickshanks: CTO, Profind
Danny Yeung: Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor, Astronaut, uBuyiBuy (acquired by Groupon)
David Brabbins: Associate Partner , Prophet
David Rosa: CEO, Neat
David Liu: Executive Vice President & Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Clarivate
Derek Kwik: Managing Partner, BraveSoldier Venture Capital
Derrick Cramer: Global Head of Marketing, Hawk:AI
Desmond Augustus: Data Analyst, Freelance
Doug Glen: Principal, Hong Kong Tech Incubator
Dr Francois Fong: Founder & CEO, Neo-Health Group
DrWarren Linger: CEO, exmersive.ai
Edmund Chan
Elaine Ng: Founder and Designer, The Fabrick Lab
Elton Xu: First Vice President, East West Bank
Enric Danieletto: Partner, Pairstech Capital Management LLP
Erdinç Ekinci: Co-Founder & CEO of Openfor.co & Co-capital.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan
Eric Yeung, Flowpamine
Eric Yang: Managing Partner, Fundamental Labs
Eric Woo: Investment Analyst, Alibaba
Esme Pau: Senior Director, China Tonghai Securities
Eureka Kwan: Founder, Shines
Frank Lee: Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk
Frank Yam: CEO & Founder, Focus Strategic Group Inc.
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
Gaetan Gosset, Independent Investor & Analyst
Gary To: Founder & General Manager, Koziness (acquired by Food Panda)
Gerard Escaler: Chief Marketing Officer, Lyrium Venture Partners Limited
Giang Trịnh: Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
Gilbert Ng: Founder, Mura Capital
Gregor Borosa: Co-Founder & Security Principal, Boson Protocol
Gregory Yuen: Associate Director, AsiaPay
Guy Facey: Partner, Facey & Associates LLP
Hadassah Okandeji: Programs & Operations
Helen Kwok: Business Development Representative, Amazon Web Services
Henry Fung: Investment Analyst, Ion Pacific
Hoi Tak Leung: Counsel, Ashurst
Howard Kwong: Chief Digital Officer, Prudential Hong Kong
Ho Yin Cheung: Founder, Remo
Humphrey Wrey: Mr, QuickBus
Idris Gbaja Biamila: Global Head of Partnerships, Geniusto
Ingo Rübe: Founder , KILT Protocol
Ivan Hui
Jacey Paik: Executive Vice Chairman, Association of Family Offices in Asia
Jack Cai: Secretary General-AIIA, International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA)
Jacky Fung: Senior Business Development Lead , Choco Up Venture Capital
Jaclyn Tsui: Managing Partner, Altitude Labs
James Kwan: Executive Chairman, Jumpstart
James Kwan: Managing Partner, Soapbox Capital
Janet Tse: Director and Principal Trainer, Life Habits Consulting Ltd.
J.D. Salbego: COO & Co-founder, Etheros Labs
Jeffrey Broer: Investor, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Kohpy Ventures
Jennifer Che: Managing Director, Eagle IP Limited
Jervis Chua: Designer, Build Republic Limited
Jina Zhu: Manager, Corporate Relations, SEIML Ventures
Jin Hui Wong: Partner, Ivest Capital
Joe Pan: Editor and Producer, Blockwind News
John D. Evans, CFA: Fouinder & General Manager, SEIML Ventures
Jon Pedersen: Co-Founder, Chairman & Director, Foundation for Shared Impact (FSI)
Jonah Lau: Head of Portfolio, Animoca Brands
Jonathan Nguyen: Founder & CEO, Unsensible
Jonathan Ma: Investment Director , isBIM Capital
Joseph Chow: Partner, Maurice WM Lee Solicitors
Jude O'kelly: General Partner, Mount Parker Ventures
Justin Wong: Manager - New Ventures, PwC
Kapil Dhiman: Co-founder and CEO, Quranium
Kelvin Kwong: Founder, Managing Director, XGD Media
Ken Cheung: Co-Founder & President, Our Happy Company
Kevin Leung: CEO, Muku Labs
Kevin Brockland: Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures:
Kinson Cheung: Co-founder , DeltaDeFi
Koen Munneke: CEO, Intrinsik
Koen Vanderhoydonk: Founder & CEO, The Connector
Lai Kiu Chan: Founder, atTTempspace
Laurent Koehler: Co-Founder and CBO, HK-Dtech Limited
Laurent Koehler: Co-founder & Chief Business Development Officer, HK-Dtech Limited
Lavina Ramkissoon: Africa's Voice - Chairperson and Director #aiMom, Founder Institute
Leo Ku: Managing Director, PlayNetwork
Leon Eisen: Venture Partner, Network.VC
Lewis Cerne: CEO, Spacebox
Loong Ling: Ventures, Standard Chartered Ventures
Luca Von Wyttenbach: Co-Founder, Polimec
Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
Maeva Slotine: Founder , Slotine
Mani Hagh Sefat: Chief Technology Officer, Energy Web Foundation
Mara Rada: Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
Mark Munoz: Founder & Executive Director, Vectr Ventures
Mason Anh Bui: Venture Capitalist, Venturra Capital
Matthew Southern: Founder and CEO, Southern Straps
Max Song: Investor, Data Scientist, Schwarzman Scholar, Pacific Century Group
Max Zheng: Director of Investments, Blockchain Founders Group
Michael Tang: Founder, FlourishAI
Michelangiolo Mazzeschi: Founder, simsearch.co
Michelle Lam: Founder & Managing Director, The Spoilt Experiences Group
Mikaal Abdulla: Co Founder and CEO, SoFi
Mike Mastroyiannis: Ex CEO, COO, now Founder and Managing Partner , TenX2
Mike Grundy: Founder & CEO, Amazon Papyrus Chemicals Ltd
Mimi Lee: Flexible Space Expert, Bela Offices
Ndifon Ajone: CEO, Proxima Growth
Oleksii Chepelyk: Co-founder & CEO, Startup.Inc
Olivia Lee: Co-Founder, LIVVIUM
Oscar Venhuis: CEO, EQ Lab
Padraig Walsh: Partner, Tanner De Witt
Patric Vogel: CEO & Co-Founder, SBC Suisse Blockchain AG
Patrick Collins: Founder, Prospect Labs
Pauli Wong: Principal / Chinese Patent Attorney, Eagle IP Limited
Peter Chan: Global Growth Lead, Seafair
Peter Lau
Phil Ingram, meed Business
Plei Mou, Agreso
Polly Chan: Co-Founder , Thrive Limited
Povilas Steikunas: Vice President, Global Partnerships , @ Ondato
Quinn Lai: CEO, Eoniq
Raj Sahu: Founder and CEO at , Utobo Inc
Raymond Yip: Venture Partner , Mount Parker Ventures
Reisa Matsuda: Community Manager, Google Japan
Renee Paik
Rex Ng: President
Robert Chiu, Angelflow
Roger Do: Co-Founder, QSearch
Roger Dong: Senior Associate, Ashurst
Rudi Leung: General Manager
Ryan Dinh: Co-founder, Koni Studio & SubWallet
Sam Gellman
Sam Dash: General Manager, Bimeda
Scarlett Chen, Verge HealthTech Fund
Sean Greenhalgh, Angelflow
Sebastien Borget: Co-Founder & COO, The Sandbox
Shashank Aiisvari: Founder, Aiisvari
Simon Loong: Founder & CEO, WeLab
Simona Irmova: Operations Manager, Founder Institute
Simona Irmova: Eastern Europe Program Manager & HQ Operations Associate, Founder Institute
Steven Fung: Patent Attorney, Real & Complex IP Services
Sue Kim: Founding Partner, Libbler
Suresh Balaji: Chief Marketing Officer- Asia , HSBC | Web3 Marketing Association | HH Global
Thiago Garcia: CEO & General Partner, 10X Venture Partners SPA
Thomas Pun: Founder, https://fairengine.com
TL Lee: Founder, EggLogics
Tommie Lo: CEO, Preface
Tommy Shek: Manager, Hong Kong Science & Technology Park
Tracy Ho: Founder and Director, Frame & Fame Personal Branding
Tristram Miners Jones: Head of Digital Assets, AngelHub
Victor Lin, Ph D: Partner, QiGoal
Vincent Vaucelle: Founder & Member, Ocean Vega
Vitaly Gnatenko: Chief Analytics Officer, Network VC
Wilson Santoso: Co-Founder at Dabble, Director at Founder Institute Jakarta
Winnie Tan, CAD INsurance Management Company
Winson Tay: Principal of UX, Google Maps
Winston Tse: Founder, Tokalent
Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive