ATEC2022 Finals
3 December 2022 at Cyberport, Hong Kong
Opening and Keynote
The conference started with a fireside chat featuring Peter Yan, CEO of Cyberport
Opening and Keynote
The conference started with a fireside chat featuring Peter Yan, CEO of Cyberport
Startup Competition
Announcement of Winners
Panels
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ATEC2022 Finalist Selection Event - October 20th
20 October 2022 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
ATEC2021 Main Event
ATEC2021, 25 September, 2021 at Cyberport, Hong Kong
ATEC2021 was held live in-person and virtually on Saturday, Sep 25, 2021 at Cyberport, Hong Kong.
Over 500 registered participants, both online and in-person, watched as our 8 ATEC Startup Competition Finalists pitched live before the ATEC VC judges panel for the opportunity to win HK$200,000 in prize money and the coveted title of "ATEC Startup of the Year"!
ATEC2021 was held live in-person and virtually on Saturday, Sep 25, 2021 at Cyberport, Hong Kong.
Over 500 registered participants, both online and in-person, watched as our 8 ATEC Startup Competition Finalists pitched live before the ATEC VC judges panel for the opportunity to win HK$200,000 in prize money and the coveted title of "ATEC Startup of the Year"!
Opening and Keynote
Mr. Peter Yan, CEO of Cyberport, helped kick off the event with his a few opening remarks on Cyberport's mission to foster talent cultivation, industry development and integration of new and traditional enterprises through digital technology in Hong Kong’s new economy.
Following that, was a keynote fireside chat with Nisa Leung, Managing Partner at Qiming Ventures and one of the foremost early-stage healthcare investors in Asia. This fascinating conversation was facilitated by Damien Horth, Head of Global Research New Business Initiatives at UBS.
Following that, was a keynote fireside chat with Nisa Leung, Managing Partner at Qiming Ventures and one of the foremost early-stage healthcare investors in Asia. This fascinating conversation was facilitated by Damien Horth, Head of Global Research New Business Initiatives at UBS.
Startup Competition
Congratulations to all 8 Finalists of the ATEC2021 Startup Competition!
Coming from an initial pool of over 100 applicants, pitching and competing their way through the Semi-Finals in June 2021, and now presenting in front of the esteemed ATEC VC Judges, these startups truly represent some of the most innovative and resilient entrepreneurs in Asia!
Startups:
Judges:
Coming from an initial pool of over 100 applicants, pitching and competing their way through the Semi-Finals in June 2021, and now presenting in front of the esteemed ATEC VC Judges, these startups truly represent some of the most innovative and resilient entrepreneurs in Asia!
Startups:
- Avant - "Pioneering Animal Protein Technologies"
- GenieBiome - "Breaking the Wall of Colon Cancer to Save Lives"
- HK Decoman - "O2O One-Stop Renovation Ecosystem"
- Lifespans - "Making the Technologies that make Bone Fracture Repair Safer for Elderly Patients"
- OneDegree - "Building the Operating System of the Insurance Industry"
- PickUpp - "Tech Platform to help Ecommerce Deliver with Flexibility and Transparency"
- Gigacover - “Future of Independent Worker Incentives and Benefits”
- Zrou - "Creating a Holistic Plant-Based Food and Beverage Ecosystem in China"
Judges:
- Daniel Auerbach, Senior Managing Partner, Head of Global Ventures, Eight Roads
- Jimmy Chang, Founder and Partner, Jeneration Capital
- Stephanie Hui, Managing Director & co-head of the Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs
- Chibo Tang, Managing Partner, Gobi Partners, Alibaba HK Entrepreneurs Fund
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LifeSpans
Grand Prize Winner HK Decoman
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OneDegree
(1st Runner Up) ZRou
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PickUpp
(2nd Runner Up) Avant
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Gigacover
GenieBiome
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Announcement of the Winners
Afternoon Speaker Panels
Smart City Panel
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The Afternoon Session of ATEC2021 kicked off with the very insightful and topical panel discussion on "Smart Cities - The Digitization of Future Urban Life".
Skilfully moderated by Thomas Chou, Partner at Morrison & Foerster, the conversation covered developments in technology, urban policy and evolving consumer preferences on where to live, work and play. The panellists included some of the most influential decision makers and thought-leaders in the Smart City space in Asia, including: Panel: SMART CITY - "Digitization of Future Urban Life"
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Health Care Panel
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ATEC2021's Afternoon Session continued with the highly anticipated panel discussion on "Healthcare - Key Bio/Med Tech Investment Themes".
This fascinating conversation was moderated by Tracy Wut, Partner at Baker McKenzie, with the discussion covering new advances in technology, sector investment themes and the experience of building a hard science-based startup in the Greater Bay Area. The panellists included some of the most well-regarded early-stage investors in the healthcare space as well as one of the most successful startup leaders in Asian life sciences , including: Panel: "HEALTHCARE - Key Bio/Med Tech Investment Themes"
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Impact Investing Panel
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ATEC2021's Afternoon Session concluded with an enlightening panel discussion on "Impact - Investing for Social Good".
This thoughtful conversation was moderated by Philo Alto, CEO at Asia Value Advisors and HBSAHK Officer, with the discussion covering social entrepreneurship business models, quantifying returns from impact investing and how technology is enabling greater opportunities to deploy scalable, sustainable solutions to society-wide issues. The panellists included pioneers of the Asian Impact Investing space including: Panel: "IMPACT - Investing for Social Good"
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ATEC2021 Semi Finalist selection
Full video from the audience selection virtual event held on June 5, 2021.
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Opening remarks
1:56 - Introduction of Selected 13 SemiFinalists
4:48 - Introduction of Judges Panel
5:29 - HealthTech: Deep01, GenieBiome, Lifespans
22:37 - FoodTech: Avant, Z-Rou
39:00 - FinTech: Gigacover, OctiFi, OneDegree, Qupital
51:25 - HK Champions: HK Decoman, PickUpp
56:54 - AI/Drones: Fano Labs, EVA
1:05:54 - Live Zoom Voting
1:07:58 - Fireside Chat with Danny Lee, Blue Pool Capital, ATEC Advisory Council Member
1:32:53 - Sponsor Videos
1:34:48 - 8 ATEC Finalists Announced
1:39:34 - Closing remarks
0:00 - Opening remarks
1:56 - Introduction of Selected 13 SemiFinalists
4:48 - Introduction of Judges Panel
5:29 - HealthTech: Deep01, GenieBiome, Lifespans
22:37 - FoodTech: Avant, Z-Rou
39:00 - FinTech: Gigacover, OctiFi, OneDegree, Qupital
51:25 - HK Champions: HK Decoman, PickUpp
56:54 - AI/Drones: Fano Labs, EVA
1:05:54 - Live Zoom Voting
1:07:58 - Fireside Chat with Danny Lee, Blue Pool Capital, ATEC Advisory Council Member
1:32:53 - Sponsor Videos
1:34:48 - 8 ATEC Finalists Announced
1:39:34 - Closing remarks
Select Semi-Finalist Pitches
The pitch videos below were recorded on May 5 and May 8, 2021 at Cyberport in Hong Kong. These 13 were selected from the 25 semi-finalists chosen in the first round. Each contestant was allowed 5 minutes for a pitch which could be presented live or as a recording followed by eight minutes for live questions and answers with the judges.
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Avant
G-NiiB
OctiFi
zrou
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Deep01
gigacover
OneDegree
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EVA
HK Decoman
pickupp
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FANOLabs
Lifespans
Qupital
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The three experienced ATEC VC judges appearing in the Q&A sessions are:
Louisa Zhang (Vectr Ventures)
Henry Tan (Q Ventures)
Chris Fisher (GPO Fund)
These three venture capitalists were advised by domain experts including:
Ian Chen (Baker McKenzie)
Howard Cheng (Cyberport)
Thomas Chou (Morrison & Foerster)
Damien Horth (UBS)
Judith Li (Lilly Asia Ventures)
Anthony Woo (Alpha Intelligence Capital)
Final discussions were facilitated by Olivier Cotard and Voon Lee of the Competition Committee
