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The Founder Institute, the World's Largest Startup Accelerator, is in the final stage of testing demand for opening a new chapter in Hong Kong for the Spring of 2014.  

The testing phase ends soon (Jun 03, 2024), so if you'd like to help bring this great program to Hong Kong, please fill out this form today and spread the word. It only takes five minutes, and there is no obligation.

Over the last few weeks, the feedback we have received in Hong Kong has been positive, and we have received a large amount of support from local startup and economic development organizations. In addition, we have reached out to some of the area's top technology entrepreneurs to support the program. 

We are humbled by the list of top local and global entrepreneurs that have pledged their support to mentor new companies in a Hong Kong Founder Institute program. 

This list of entrepeneurs includes: 

  • Aaron Everhart: Country Manager, Draper Startup House
  • Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO Platform
  • Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
  • Alex Samson: Founder & CEO, dvhb
  • Alison Massey: Digital Marketing Consultant , GLG
  • Amit Chatterjee: Founder & Group Chairman, Shadow Factory
  • 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
  • Andrii Moroz: Partner, Network VC
  • Andy Ann: CEO, NDN GROUP
  • Anna Fedorova: CEO, Unicorn Events
  • Arnold Cheung: Founder, Profind
  • Ashok Jaiswal: Founder / CMO, Lecker Labs Ltd
  • Austin Keung: Chief Financierge, Financierge
  • Belinda Pham: VC Investor & Scout | Web3 & Blockchain, Brinc
  • Ben Chien: Managing Director, Greater China , AnyMind Group
  • Ben Stein: Co-founder & CEO, Staple
  • Bowie Lau: Director, MaGE Group
  • Brian Chen: Founder, Board Click
  • Brian Tsui: Partner , Catallyze
  • Burtujin Dashnyam
  • 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
  • Doug Glen: Principal, Hong Kong Tech Incubator
  • Dr Francois Fong: Founder & CEO, Neo-Health Group
  • 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
  • Esme Pau: Senior Director, China Tonghai Securities
  • Frank Lee: Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk
  • Frank Yam: CEO & Founder, Focus Strategic Group Inc.
  • Gaetan Gosset
  • Gary To: Founder & General Manager, Koziness (acquired by Food Panda)
  • Giang Trịnh Minh: Trịnh Minh Giang's Biography, VMCG
  • Gregory Yuen: Associate Director, AsiaPay
  • Guy Facey: Partner, Facey & Associates LLP
  • 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
  • Ivan Hui
  • Jacey Paik: Executive Vice Chairman, Association of Family Offices in Asia
  • 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.
  • 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
  • John D. Evans, CFA: Founder & 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 - Corporate Ventures , isBIM Limited
  • Joseph Chow: Partner, Maurice WM Lee Solicitors
  • Jude O'kelly: General Partner, Mount Parker Ventures
  • Justin Wong: Manager - New Ventures, PwC
  • Kelvin Kwong: Founder, Managing Director, XGD Media
  • Ken Cheung: Co-Founder & President, Our Happy Company
  • Kevin Leung: CEO, Muku Labs
  • 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
  • Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
  • Maeva Slotine: Founder , Slotine
  • Mara Rada: CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)
  • Mark Munoz: Founder & Executive Director, Vectr Ventures
  • Mason Ahn Bui: Investment Manager, 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
  • Michelangiolo Mazzeschi: Founder, choicy.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
  • Oleksii Chepelyk: Co-founder & CEO, Startup.Inc
  • Oscar Venhuis: CEO, EQ Lab
  • Padraig Walsh: Partner, Tanner De Witt
  • Patrick Collins: Founder, Prospect Labs
  • Peter Chan: Global Growth Lead, Seafair
  • Peter Lau
  • Plei Mou, Agreso
  • Polly Chan: Co-Founder , Thrive Limited
  • Povilas Steikunas: Head of 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
  • Rex Ng: President
  • Roger Do: Co-Founder, QSearch
  • Rudi Leung: General Manager
  • Sam Gellman
  • Sam Dash: General Manager, Bimeda
  • Sebastien Borget: Co-Founder & COO, The Sandbox
  • Simon Loong: Founder & CEO, WeLab
  • 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
  • Victor Lin, Ph D: Partner, QiGoal
  • Vincent Vaucelle: Founder & Member, Ocean Vega
  • Vitaly Gnatenko: Chief Analytics Officer, Network VC
  • Warren Linger: CEO, exmersive.ai
  • Winnie Tan, CAD INsurance Management Company
  • Yemi Oluseun: Founder/ CEO - Fintech, SaaS Business Growth, Automation & Change Management, The Change Hive

  • And many more to be announced. 

 

In the Founder Institute's structured, step-by-step program, these mentors will provide promising startup entrepreneurs in Hong Kong with expert feedback and support to build their companies. In addition, participants are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.

If we get enough demand to officially launch a Hong Kong Founder Institute chapter, then we will secure approximately 10 - 20 additional mentors. In fact, in most Founder Institute semesters the ratio of Mentors to Founders is greater than 1:1. 

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,000 companies form and improve their business ideas, develop their marketing strategy, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, prepare to raise capital, bootstrap to profitability, generate revenue, and more. 

 

Help bring this world-renowned program to Hong Kong and fill out an Interest Form today.

 

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