Deal Discovery (Deck)

findrecruiter

8/7/2019

One Liner: FindRecruiter is a recruiter marketplace that enables business to hire simply, anywhere.
Problem: The global talent shortage is fueling a tremendous demand for recruiters, but with over 1.5M recruiters around the world, each unique in specialization, service & pricing, businesses find it challenging to filter recruiters best suited to help in their hiring efforts.
Solution: FindRecruiter make an online marketplace that empowers companies to discover qualified recruiters around the world. It aims at finding the best talent for suitable companies, expand the market globally and make universal agreements with all recruiters
Founder: Lawton Lai
Website: https://www.findrecruiter.com/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

guiddoo

8/7/2019

One Liner: Guiddoo is an Omni-Channel In-Destination Platform that offers curated In-Destination Experiences like Tours & Activities, Dining and Entertainment for the Indian Outbound Traveler.
Problem: Very few tourist service companies know the real need of Indian travellers.
Solution: The founder uses his own experience to build Guiddoo, a mobile product that provides a B2B holidays marketplace, tours & activities platform and product & operations backend.
Founder: Vineet Budki
Website: https://www.guiddooworld.com/Index.aspx
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

kristal.ai

8/7/2019

One Liner: Kristal.Ai is an AI driven Robo-Advisor and multi-country licensed Fund Manager.
Problem: The investment process should be simpler, transparent and zero-cost for the average investor.
Solution: We are using technology in all aspects of Wealth Management to achieve this. Kristal is VC funded and was recently voted the “outstanding AI-powered and web-based Asset Management Platform” in HK. Our products will be available to Retail investors soon.
Founder: Leung Chi Yung
Website: https://kristal.ai/hkg/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

pureform tech

8/7/2019

One Liner: With our smart running wearable, you can get professional athlete-level insights into your running. Run better, faster and injury-free.
Problem: There are 70% yearly running injury risk.
Solution: Pureform Tech invented a wearable to put on the ankle and provide specific biofeedback after running a trial for a better and safer performance
Founder: Ben Cheung
Website: https://www.pureform.tech/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

easy bacchus

8/7/2019

One Liner: Easy Bacchus makes the wine easy & funny for everyone!
Problem: the wine market is switching to a younger generation and online purchasing experience. However, over 90% of the customers find it complicated to choose a suitable one.
Solution: Easy Bacchus will provide a patented Smart Wine Label to the users to get a simulated smell and texture of the wine so that online customers can purchase their favourite wine without leaving their house.
Founder: Cecile Israel
Website: http://easybacchus.com/winetasting/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

paperbag

8/7/2019

One Liner: The first step of Paperbag is doing takeaway service. We want to provide Hong Kong people with a quality platform on diet and save time for everyone. Next stage, we are going to develop a dine-in service and S&S system to provide a more complete catering experience to users.
Problem: Famous food stores have long waiting time, which is wasting our time.
Solution: Paperbag is an app to allow users to pre-order food anytime. Diners can also e-order food in the restaurants so as to help restaurants effectively receive orders. Users can even get and share coupons with their friends.
Founder: Steve Lam
Website: N.A.
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

plannerscape

8/7/2019

One Liner: 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.
Problem: Companies are overwhelmed with different tasks and they are lack of time and focus. Also, it is difficult for them to know where to find skills, or resources, and feel stressed while planning things.
Solution: Plannerscape use blockchain and AI technology to help companies plan and prioritize their task in a more efficient way
Founder: Winnie Tsui
Website: https://www.plannerscape.com/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

tale

8/7/2019

One Liner: Tale is an A.I. presentation coach for users to practice presentation at anytime and anywhere.
Problem: Many people find presentations scary and suffer from speech anxiety.
Solution: Designed to improve the presentation skills of our users, Tale assists users to tackle problems encountered when presenting and provide professional guidance, prepare them to deliver an organized presentation with skills and confidence using artificial intelligence. Tale offer comprehensive analysis and feedback for users’ verbal and non-verbal communication.
Founder: Jaime Lao
Website: http://talelabs.ai/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

coolhobo

8/7/2019

One Liner: Coolhobo is a mobile AR shopping app, combining experiences with convenience for in-store shoppers, merging physical and digital worlds for businesses.
Problem: Customers always have to sacrifice when choosing between offline and online shopping. Also, traditional retailers are struggling to survive while ecommerce is reaching a glass ceiling
Solution: Coolhobo creates a virtual assistant for an augmented shopping experience. The app provides floor plan guidance, product information and social media related tools.
Founder: Loic
Website: https://www.coolhobo.com/en/home
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

wanted.jobs

8/6/2019

One Liner: Unlock the Power of Referrals. Get paid to refer friends to jobs.
Problem: Companies rely on traditional ways when it comes to recruiting talent.
Solution: Wanted.Jobs created a wanted referral-based social recruiting platform to source talents. People can refer colleagues to job opportunities and earn a cash reward upon successful hire.
Founder: Marco Jorge
Website: https://www.wanted.jobs/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

god taxi

8/6/2019

One Liner: App for calling taxis at a fast speed
Problem: Passengers choose not to take taxi because of the presence of other public transport, taxi drivers refusing to hire and take the most direct route and overcharging.
Solution: Hong Kong as a smart city in the world should bring better consumer protection through innovation by offering personalized point-to-point car transport service.
Founder: Nick Chan
Website: http://godtaxi.com.hk/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

aimviva

8/6/2019

One Liner: Provides multiple benefits to regular travelers
Problem: There isn’t any full travel package including lounge access, VIP hotel benefits, data SIM card, smart baggage tag and travel insurance from other companies.
Solution: Aimviva provides services more than travel insurance, better value than lounge access, social good and online engagement.
Founder: Brad Emery
Website: https://www.aimviva.com/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

mediconcen

8/6/2019

One Liner: Together we will build the first blockchain insurance medical network in the world. Our blockchain will instill trust to even the smallest bonesetters, mobilizing medical experts all over the world to serve the insured population without middleman.
Problem: Medical networks sign up doctors to the panel list, set a fixed price, pay the doctor and claim the insurance for you. Yet, it only covers 10% of doctors with long process and fixed price.
Solution: MediConCen recreates the medical networks by Blockchain, where every doctor are allowed to participate in insurance market with smart contract and democratic price setting.
Founder: William Yeung
Website: https://www.mediconcen.com/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

fundkernel

8/6/2019

One Liner: World's First End-to-End Digital Fund Distribution Service
Problem: There is a lack of personalization in financial and investment services.
Solution: FundKernal introduces case-based reasoning, an artificial framework that solves problems by referencing past experiences.
Founder: Simon Wong
Website: https://fundkernel.com/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

gotalents

8/6/2019

One Liner: A bespoke LinkedIn for creative professionals, hobbyists and employers worldwide; community and media, where the creative can freely collaborate, showcase and be inspired. We build an ecosystem where creators are recommended work opportunities, connections and learning based on their self-expression and preferences.
Problem: The creative workplace is fragmented and creative careers discouraged.
Solution: We alleviate the aforementioned problems and empower creativity through employment and collaboration, irreplaceable creativity-based jobs, increased generation of opportunities and matches, increased overseas opportunities for the creative, larger window for sustainable income and rewards, increased opportunities and transparency for the Creative.
Founder: Paul Lee
Website: https://www.gotalents.net/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

smartsave.life

8/6/2019

One Liner: SmartSave.Life is a platform to help you invest directly in investment funds to reach your personalised savings goals, missing out the middle men.
Problem: In Asia, 60% of millennials save with money just sat in their bank.
Solution: SmartSave.Life is a platform to help millennials invest directly in investment funds to reach their personalised savings goals through customer control, trusted partners and market outperformance.
Founder: Tim Jones
Website: https://www.smartsave.life/en/home
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

resta

8/6/2019

One Liner: Resta Trust is Resta's platform for bridging and connecting CRE HK investors and UK Commercial Real Estate developers. It guarantees privacy and exclusivity by leveraging a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) implementation based on Corda R3. RESTA Trust is currently being extended with functionality to support end-to-end deal making and AI-based property and lead recommendation.
Problem: HK CRE investors cannot access to the UK service providers directly and have to pay expensive package services to the intermediary companies.
Solution: HK CRE investors request cross-border services required to perform investment through Resta and companies bid their prices.
Founder: Yerbol Arshynbek
Website: N.A.
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

kin

8/6/2019

One Liner: A revolutionary pill dispenser that makes sure you never miss a medication.
Problem: The leading cause of 75% of patients not adhering to their drug prescription is forgetting to take medication.
Solution: Kin is going to create a smart pill dispenser with security measure and smart notification when it is linked other devices, such as smart phones and watches.
Founder: Oswin Yeung
Website: https://www.kinhealthcare.co/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

lifespans

8/6/2019

One Liner: Lifespans - a spinoff from the HKU Faculty of Medicine - invents, manufactures, and sells trauma and spine implants optimized for repairing bone fractures in the elderly, the fastest growing patient group worldwide.
Problem: Today’s implants are too rigid for soft, elderly bone.
Solution: Introduce soft hip, soft shoulder and soft spine to the elderly patients, which are highly safe and effective.
Founder: Sloan Kulper
Website: https://www.lifespans.net/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

wecarebill

8/2/2019

One Liner: Wecarebill is a database for surgery costs in private hospitals. We survey patients to help other patients to find out the cost of surgery so they can select private services based on their budget. Our mission is to enhance price transparency.
Problem: There is an uncertainty of costs when you need to pay for the appointment.
Solution: WeCareBill sets up a surgery cost database with Chatbot to allow patients to choose doctors that fit their budgets.
Founder: Gracia Tsui
Website: https://www.wecarebill.org/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

tasteout

8/2/2019

One Liner: Tasteout is a data technology company that works with hundreds of restaurants to offer premium takeaway with discount of 35% off in average, while each restaurant offers 1 daily signature dish for production optimisation.
Problem: Expensive lunch, frustration of waiting and restaurant’s pressure.
Solution: Food delivery app at a cheaper price.
Founder: Henson Tsai
Website: https://www.tasteout.com.hk/home
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

Bitex

8/2/2019

One Liner: Bitex is an A.I. aided decision making engine that maximizes information gain and monetizes knowledge for investors within 10 minutes with intelligent FinTech.
Problem: Decision makers cannot access monetizable knowledge.
Solution: Bitex Feed Flow maximizes information gain within 10 minutes.
Founder: Susan Chen
Website: http://www.bithkex.com/bitex_v2/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

brightwood

8/2/2019

One Liner: Introducing Brightwood, the first machine learning home lighting system. It automates your lighting at one tenth the cost of existing lighting systems.
Problem: No smart space technology for home now.
Solution: Brightwood is developing machine learning to automate your environment and improve your sleep, security and health.
Founder: Brian Hirsh
Website: https://www.brightwood.ai/en/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

42lab

8/2/2019

One Liner: 42Lab is a biotech education by providing affordable & portable biotech mini-laboratory to schools & the public.
Problem: Due to outdated environment, lack of biotech equipment, laboratory and inexperienced biology teachers, biotech education is not accessible in every school.
Solution: 42Lab plans to democratize biotech education through providing portable and affordable hardware, ready-to-go experiment kits, electronic manual and logbook to schools.
Founder: Data Ng
Website: https://42lab.io/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

Nova creative ltd

8/2/2019

One Liner: An integrated online platform which contained workshop/activity, local fashion brand & flea market. The aim is to provide lifestyle hub and regular events to connecting local brands and customers.
Problem: There is a lack of choice in large scale shopping malls.
Solution: Nova Creative Ltd features customized products and high engagement with customers while the set up cost is low.
Founder: Andriy Chiu
Website: https://minorbemajor.com/
Meeting: If you would like to set up a meeting with the founder, let us know.

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