Want to take a peep into the dynamic relationship between startups vs. investors in HK & China? Join us at this webinar to find out more about why an investor will invest or not invest in a startup, and learn how to get the best deal from startups or from investors.

--About the Panelists--

Joe Chan - Partner at Mindworks Ventures

Joe co-founded MindWorks in 2013 with a career prior in the technology sector at Central Asset Investments where he has built a deep relationship with executives at Tencent and Alibaba. MindWorks currently manages over US$900 million in total net asset value across its funds and is a co-investment partner of the Innovation Technology Venture Fund initiated by the Hong Kong government. As early backers of companies including Lalamove, KKday, Yibai, and XTransfer, MindWorks is one of the top-performing funds in the APAC region.

Dr. Frances Du – Founding Partner at J Ventures

J Ventures (將門創投) is a venture capital firm focusing on tech investment, which also work with many global Fortune 500 companies and China leading companies on their open innovation strategy to incubate and accelerate startups business value creation. J Ventures currently managed 3 RMB ventures funds, and one US dollar fund, +30 portfolio companies include WeRide, HesaiTech, DarkMatter AI, Deepinformatics Pathology, GritWorld, Convertlab, Anyscale etc.

Phil Yuen – Investor & CEO, Aurabeat Technology Limited

Phil Yuen is the CEO of Aurabeat Technology. He has grown and led multinational teams and has had multiple successful exits in his previous companies to Amazon and Zynga. Phil holds 19 patents around mobile payments, transactional security and authorization services. Aurabeat Technology's goal is to develop sustainable and pollution-free clean air solutions. Aurabeat, backed by the top silicon valley incubator Y Combinator, is committed to providing sustainable, pollution and virus-free clean air for everyone in the world.

Harris Sun - Founder & CEO, Raspect

Harris founded Raspect in 2017, and he was named as “The Most Inspiring AI CEOs to watch in 2020” by Industry Wired and “Winner of 2020 AABI Torch Award for Promising Entrepreneur” by Asia Association of Business Incubation. RaSpect is an AI-powered inspection company for 'Built Infrastructure' such as buildings, roads, bridges, power lines, etc; and the company received a seed investment from Alibaba Venture Capital in 2018.

Amar Dhillion – Founder & CEO, HOMI Smart Home

Amar is the CEO and Founder of HOMI SmartHome. He’s been building smart home devices and other IoT devices for the last 5 years and helped deploy 5,000+ smart home devices in Hong Kong. HOMI SmartHome is a consumer IoT platform that specializes in wellness and energy management solutions, with most recently funds raised from Jungle Ventures, Xoogler Angels, and AngelCentral.

--About the Host--

Event Moderator: Akina Ho

Akina has over 20 years of experience in change management and innovative technology, from the Silicon Valley to worldwide. She heads digital transformation and innovation at the group level at Great Eagle also sits in Investment Committee that evaluate start-ups in cutting-edge technology.

Guest Speaker: Vivian Chan

Vivian is the chairperson of the Hong Kong PropTech Association. She brings nearly 20 years of experience in finance, real estate, and startup investing. Vivian serves as an advisor of the International Innovative Parks Alliance and is active in public services for the community.