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ATEC 2021 PREVIEW EVENT

Featuring David Yeung of Green Monday
FREE REGISTRATION
8:00 – 9:00 pm HKT, Thursday, March 11, 2021
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ATEC: The Preeminent University Alumni Club-Led
Technology Conference ​& Startup Competition in Asia. 
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The Asia Technology Entrepreneurship Conference (ATEC) is the largest university alumni club-led technology conference and startup competition in Asia. Founded by the Hong Kong and South China university and business school alumni clubs of Harvard, Columbia, MIT and Stanford, ATEC's events are designed to foster active engagement of our alumni with the broader startup ecosystem in Asia, as either founders, mentors or investors.

ATEC believes that technology and entrepreneurship are key pillars in creating long-term value, with these principles being deeply rooted in the reputations of the universities represented by our founding alumni clubs. ATEC's goal is to spur innovation across Asia by delivering events that highlight the most creative minds and promising startups, including those affiliated with our alumni club organizers, that are successfully executing on their regional and global ambitions.

ATEC is a non-profit organization and all net proceeds from the event go towards the annual prize money for the Startup Competition.

Lead Organizers

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Co-Lead Organizers

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Lead Sponsors

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"ATEC has built the largest alumni club-led technology conference in Asia with over 35 university alumni clubs from around the region participating in our startup competition"

Frank Au, ATEC Steering Chair
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"ATEC has given us a lot of exposure as a result of our participation in the startup competition and has helped us connect with a number of VC investors"

Christian Secci, Co-Founder Pakpobox, ATEC 2019 Winner
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"ATEC helps put a spotlight on some of the most innovative, promising and disruptive tech startups in Asia"

Chibo Tang, Gobi Partners & ATEC Advisory Council Member

Highlights From ATEC2019

400+

Attendees

90+

Startup Competitors

35+

​Startup Ecosystem Partners

15+

University Alumni Groups

10

​Startup Finalists
What to Expect​

Startup Competition Process 

To participate in the ATEC2021 Startup Competition, please submit your business plan to info@atecstartup.org
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Dec 20, 2020
Business Plan Submission
See business plan submission guidelines here.
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Dec 20, 2020
Alumni Club Nominations
Alumni Clubs can nominate up to 3 startups to represent their organization in the Startup Competition.
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Feb 2021
​Semi-Finalists Announced
ATEC Competition Committee will review all submissions and select a group of 20 Semi-Finalists. Semi-Finalists will be given the opportunity to pitch live to the ATEC Steering Committee. ​
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March 2021
​Semi-Finalists Present to ATEC
Semi-Finalists will pitch live (virtual) to the ATEC Steering Committee. ​
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April 2021
Finalists announced
From the Semi-Finalists, we will select 8 Finalists that will present live either in-person or remotely at ATEC 2021 scheduled for Saturday June 5, 2021 at Cyberport in Hong Kong
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Jun 5, 2021
ATEC2021 Startup Competition
ATEC 2021 Finalist Presentation. Winners will be selected based on a combination of ATEC Advisory Council, VC judges and audience voting. We will name first, second and third place winners.
A prize money pool of over HK$200,000, shared between the 3 winners of the competition.

How to Apply

Please email your business plan materials to info@atecstartup.org
Submission Guidelines
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  • Technology or technology enabled business
  • Currently between the Seed and Series B stages of funding
  • Company must have an Asia element to business, but can be based outside of Asia
  • Selection will be based on market, product, business model, and team
  • All industry sectors welcome
  • No alumni affiliation is necessary
  • 10 slides presentation in PDF format
  • Link to a 3 minute video on company or product (optional). We suggest using Vimeo or YouTube for hosting your video and send us the link. Please do not send large video files
  • ​English preferred

Don’t Forget: ​
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Join us at ATEC2021
Saturday June 5 2021
Hong Kong Cyberport

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About ATEC
The Asia Technology Entrepreneurship Conference (ATEC) is the largest university alumni-club led technology conference and startup competition in Asia.  Founded by the Hong Kong and South China university and business school alumni clubs of Harvard, Columbia, MIT and Stanford, ATEC's events are designed to foster active engagement of our alumni with the broader startup ecosystem in Asia, as either founders, mentors or investors.
info@atecstartup.org

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