CityU HK Tech 300: Venture Beyond Boundaries

CityU celebrated the University Day 2022 that the Office of the Vice-President (Research and Technology) (OVPRT) arranged two online events under the theme “Research and Technology - Beyond Boundaries” on Thursday, 17 March 2022. The second event named “HK Tech 300: Venture Beyond Boundaries”. The webinar aimed to witness how these young entrepreneurs skillfully convince a panel of seasoned investors to invest in their start-ups.  Panellists included Dr. Alan Lam (Director and CTO, Gravity Capital Partners Co. Ltd.), Mr. Mingles Tsoi (Executive Committee of Hong Kong Startup Council, Federation of Hong Kong Industries; and CXO of ParticleX), Dr. Gordon Yen (Chairman of the HK Business Angel Network) and Ms. Scarlett Chen (Managing Director, Ecosystems, Prudential Corporation Asia)

The speakers of startups showed as follows.

Alpha AI - Revolutionises the car insurance claims process by empowering drivers to inspect car damage with an AI-powered mobile application

iLandy - A blockchain-powered leasing and property-management platform, offering account consolidation, smart contracts, and an assets tokenisation exchange and clearing system through a trustworthy verified network

Kamakura Foods Limited - Enables restaurants to expand sales channels extensively and sustainably to consumers' doorsteps and provides hot and fresh meals to end-users with the patented Bento Machine HaaS (Hardware-as-a-Service)

Open Ocean Camera - A turnkey solution for marine ecosystem monitoring, resulting in 50 times faster post-processing time and a much lower annual operational cost

Super Bamboo - The world's most advanced augmented bamboo-based material to provide carbon-neutral and sustainable products for a better and stronger world

Vuzec - A platform that leverages blockchain (NFT) technology to allow recording artists and musicians to directly collect payment and royalties for their work, while keeping distribution and creative direction in their hands

During and after their presentation, panelists asked different questions including service office, team members, growth, quality, roadmap, seeking customer, benefit to customer, patent or secret, competitive edge and entry barrier, etc.

Reference:

Research and Technology - Beyond Boundaries - https://www.cityu.edu.hk/hktech300/resources/events/research-and-technology-beyond-boundaries-2022

HK Tech 300 - https://www.cityu.edu.hk/hktech300/

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