HK Startups – Page 113

作為亞洲兩小龍及金融中心，新加坡與香港一直以來都處在競爭狀態。香港的初創起步較新加坡遲4至5年，但猶如「龜兔賽跑」故事的主角一樣急起直追，初創企業數目在短短幾年間翻了幾倍，在2021年增至3,000多間，港產「獨角

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In less than a decade, Prenetics Group Ltd. transformed itself from a DNA-kit maker to a major Hong Kong Covid-19 test provider. Now as the coronavirus ebbs in the city — and the rest of the world adjusts to living with it — Chief Executive Officer Danny Yeung is already planning its next pivot.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-18/covid-testing-unicorn-is-plotting-bets-for-post-virus-world

CBX Software, the leading Extended Product Life Cycle Management platform provider, has closed on its first institutional investment in partnership with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA).

Read more: https://www.newswire.com/news/cbx-software-announces-10-million-series-a-funding-from-baring-private-21708221

HONG KONG — Biotech startup Prenetics, a COVID-19 test provider that helped soccer’s Premier League resume matches, is set to go public Wednesday on the Nasdaq, making it Hong Kong’s first unicorn to list.

Read more: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Health-Care/Hong-Kong-biotech-Prenetics-rides-COVID-wave-to-Nasdaq

美國軟件工程服務供應商GitStart昨宣布，完成種子輪融資500萬美元（約3900萬港元），由風投公司Neo領投，微軟技術總監（CTO）Kevin Scott及谷歌副總裁Parisa Tabriz等科企高層跟投。該企於香港科學園設有據點，早前亦入選美國著名企

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CoverGo, a global enterprise no-code SAAS insurance platform, secured $15 million in Series A funding led by California-based SemperVirens VC with participation from U.S. venture capital firms SixThirty, Tribeca Early Stage Partners and Fresco Capital.

Read more: https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2022/05/12/236103.htm

Asia’s BrandTech holding company, Gusto Collective, has raised USD 11 million in its Seed Plus funding round led by Animoca Brands and Gaw Capital. The oversubscribed round also received participation from BlackPine, YCI Limited, and several existing shareholders including ClearVue Partners.

Read more: https://retailinasia.com/in-markets/gusto-collective-completes-seed-plus-financing-round-of-usd-11-million/

Hong Kong-based Gusto Collective, a content production service for brands, has raised US$11 million in a seed funding round led by Animoca Brands and Gaw Capital. This brings the firm’s total funds raised to US$23 million.

Read more: https://www.techinasia.com/animoca-brands-co-leads-hk-content-firm-gusto-collective-11m-raise

YesAsia本港首個智能倉庫，將選址青衣嘉民領達中心。（Geek+網上圖片）

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