Description:
#CoCoonPitch Night enables entrepreneurs to present their products or services to a variety of audience and seek potential investors, co-founders, team members, customers, corporate partners or publicity.

Pitch Night in Numbers:
http://www.hkcocoon.org/pitch-night.html

-       270+ pitch teams have showcased

-       CoCoon entrepreneurs have raised HKD3.4+ billion since 2012

Agenda:

6:30 Registration

7:00 Event start

8:30 Voting

8:45 Networking

** Please note that voting codes will not be distributed after the first pitch has begun.**

Teams:

[Intelligent real estate platform] Germanrealestate.com – Pascal Piepers & Stefan Morgenweck

Germanrealestate.com is a PropTech company. We provide an end-to-end solution for overseas buyers to invest in Germany's world-class property by enabling them to access our intelligent real estate platform and chatbox that we are currently building.

[Time Management Solution] PlannerScape - Marco Ferreria

PlannerScape re-imagines the future of work as a sophisticated decentralized workplace that uses artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing to achieve a more rewarding and more balanced lifestyle. Similar to GPS navigation, PlannerScape automatically and instantly responds to changing circumstances to plot the most effective way through work and personal lives. With PlannerScape, users can enjoy more rewarding lifestyles and greater peace of mind by maximizing time and leveraging the benefits of the sharing economy.

[Blockchain Asset Management SaaS] Block Aero Technologies - Todd Siena

Block Aero is an AI-powered platform to digitize the global aerospace supply chain and create digital passports for each asset secured with blockchain technology. We solve the problems associated with the inefficient, fragmented, and paper-based approach to operating, managing, and trading aerospace assets.

[Restaurants pre-ordering platform] OntheRun – Martin Zheng

OntheRun is an app that aims to help independent cafes and restaurants in Hong Kong to increase revenues, cut costs and increase repeat customers by utilizing technology.

[Platform to connect products & retailers] Luna2 – Larry Leung

Luna2 allows product creators connecting to consumers through accurate offline location selection.

[Marketplace for entertainment activities] Reubird - Brian Chui

It is your assistant for curating your best local entertainment experience for your day-to-day gatherings in your home city.

Judges:

Derek Kwik
Managing Partner
BraveSoldier Ventures (Asia) Limited

Born and educated in Hong Kong, Derek is an early "returnee" to Asia with 25+ years of APAC market entry experience. Since the 90s, his early work in venture capital makes him one of the first investors involved with Asia based startups. He has reviewed 15,000+ business plans starting with first generation internet companies. He was part of a core team that managed funds for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Singapore Government Investment Corporation (GIC), Sun Microsystems, Mitsui, Fujitsu, NTT Docomo and PCCW. He is one of the most respected technology community leaders and involved with nearly every accelerator/co-working space in HK. Since 2004, Derek is the Managing Partner of BraveSoldier Venture Capital, an early stage tech fund. With a background in investment banking, direct investment and management consulting, he has worked in all aspects of fundraising including seed, family office, Series A and IPOs. He was
the CEO of a Chinese mobile payments company and credited for "leading from the front" from seed round to commercial responsibilities to investor exit. With over 500 "day trips" to the Pearl River Delta, Derek has direct manufacturing involvement in telecoms, robotics, wearables and pc peripherals. Derek is an author of two books, university guest lecturer, US-Global Innovation Fellow, TEDx speaker, current board member and former Trustee/co-Chairman of the Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (SPCA), advisor to the Open University of Hong Kong and mentor/advisor to start-ups. He is an extreme multi-day ultra-marathoner, PADI Dive Master and jiu-jitsu practitioner.

Till Rosar
Senior Vice President
Group Strategy
HKEX

Till has worked in the financial service sector for over 15 years and has broad experience as senior executive in Strategy, M&A, Capital Markets and Venture Capital. He has previously worked in Europe, China, Australia and is now based in Hong Kong. In his current role as SVP Strategy at HKEX he is responsible for the planning and execution of key initiatives of HKEX’s long term strategy.

Prior to his role at HKEX, he was heading the M&A department at Westpac, a leading global bank based in Australia. He was responsible for the development, establishment and execution of inorganic initiatives and had senior oversight over Westpac 3 Venture Capital funds. He is also served as the Chairman of Stanford Australia Foundation since.