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HKSTP Unveils Top 74 Global Startups Confirmed for EPiC 2024 Grand Finale

  • Written by Media Outreach
  • EPiC 2024 Grand Finale on 26 April 2024 features US$45 million investment to be arranged, up to US$5 million in HKSTP venture funding, US$240,000 in cash prizes, plus partnership opportunities
  • This year's finale features 80% of semi-finalists coming from 16 overseas markets
  • All semi-finalists will have access to unrivalled benefits and opportunities provided by HKSTP's innovation ecosystem
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 18 March 2024 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has revealed the top 74 startups from over 600 contestants for its eighth and biggest ever global Elevator Pitch Competition 2024 (EPiC 2024) Grand Finale, taking place in Hong Kong on 26 April 2024. The semi-finalists were selected from the first-ever four-city series of global semi-finals held in the innovative hubs of Hong Kong, Silicon Valley, Stuttgart and Singapore.
This year, 80% of semi-finalists are overseas competitors from 16 economies, making this contest the most international iteration of EPiC to date. EPiC’s global growth stands testament to Hong Kong’s status as a leading international I&T hub that attracts top-tier startups from around the world.
EPiC 2024 is a HKSTP’s annual flagship startup event and one of Hong Kong’s mega events, becoming one of the most highly anticipated events for the I&T community. This year’s Grand Finale will take place on 26 April 2024, at the sky100 venue atop Hong Kong’s tallest building, International Commerce Centre. The participating startups will compete across the three competition tracks of FinTech, PropTech and MobilityTech.
Startups will have exactly 60 seconds to amaze the judges with their disruptive innovation, in a genuine elevator pitch experience for all participants. All applicants will target US$45 million investment to be arranged[1], have the opportunity to compete for up to US$5 million in investment from HKSTP Corporate Venture Fund (“CVF”), as well as US$240,000 in cash prizes, plus partnership opportunities. By participating in EPiC, startups can leverage Hong Kong’s largest innovation ecosystem at HKSTP as a springboard to huge market opportunities in Mainland China, across Asia and beyond.
The full list of semi-finalists below:
MobilityTechCompany Name (in alphabetical order)Headquarter1 ABAKA AI Mainland China 2 ACCURE Battery Intelligence United States 3 AUTOCRYPT South Korea 4 Certivity Germany 5 Coordle United States 6 EVA Germany 7 FlyX Technologies Inc. United States 8 ivilion Germany 9 KONVERY DATA TECH CO.LTD Mainland China 10 Libpet Tech Limited Hong Kong 11 Meep Spain 12 MotoNerv Limited Hong Kong 13 Mushroom Material Singapore 14 Novac Italy 15 Ohoskin Italy 16 OpalAI Inc United States 17 PIX Moving Mainland China 18 SCRAMBLUX GMBH Germany 19 Shanghai Qiongche Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd Mainland China 20 Smart Audio Technologies United Kingdom 21 Soter AI United States 22 tozero GmbH Germany 23 Vidi Labs Limited Hong Kong 24 Waveye Inc Germany 25 wheel.me Norway 26 XYZ Robotics Mainland China PropTechCompany Name (in alphabetical order)Headquarter1 Agora World United States 2 Ailytics...

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