12 Cyberport Start-ups Featured on Tatler Gen.T List 2021
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Press Release
For Immediate Release
12 Cyberport Start-ups Featured on Tatler Gen.T List 2021
Hong Kong, 17 September 2021 – Cyberport is pleased to announce that 12 of its
community start-ups are featured on the Tatler Gen.T List 2021. These start-ups cover a
number of sectors, including FinTech, EdTech, Digital Entertainment and Esports, IoT,
Blockchain, Smart Building and RetailTech. MediConCen is also an honouree of the Social
Impact Awards, recognising the impact of its innovation on society. This year the Gen.T List
features 300 Leaders of Tomorrow from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan, among which 30 honourees are from Hong
Kong.
All 12 Cyberport start-up honourees are current Cyberport incubatees and alumni of the
Cyberport Incubation Programme (CIP), including MediConCen and Lynk of the FinTech
cluster; Snapask and Cantab Star Education of the EdTech sector; Talon Esports and
SyZyGy of the Digital Entertainment and Esports cluster; Farmacy HK, Gense Technologies
and Rice Robotics of the IoT sector; D Labs Global of the Blockchain cluster; Dash Group
Holdings which focuses on smart co-living concept; and Toby Technology (HK) of the
RetailTech sector. (Please refer to Annex for details.)
Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer of Cyberport, said, "Hong Kong's innovation and
technology sector is booming, and its start-ups continue to perform exceptionally well. This
has not gone unnoticed by the international community. Tatler Gen.T’s recognition towards
Cyberport’s start-ups is a strong affirmation for Cyberport’s dedication to the cultivation of
talents and start-ups, and speaks to the depth and breadth of Hong Kong's start-up
community. Hong Kong is forging ahead to become an international innovation and
technology hub. As Hong Kong's innovation and technology flagship, Cyberport will continue
to support and promote the development of the I&T sector, thereby generating new impetus
for Hong Kong's economy."
Since its launch in 2005, CIP has admitted over 900 technology start-ups. Among them,
73% have continued to operate for three years or more after graduation. Cyberport has, to
date, hatched five unicorn start-ups, among which GOGOX, Klook and TNG are alumni of
CIP.
Introduced by Tatler Asia in 2016, Generation T (Gen.T) is a group of young entrepreneurs
and creators in Asia, aged under 40 and coming from a variety of sectors, who are
recognised for their common drive to excel and disruptive ideas.
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Annex: List of Cyberport start-ups featured in Tatler Gen.T List 2021:
Cyberport Introduction of start-ups
start-ups
Cantab Star Cantab Star Education is a current
Education Cyberport incubatee. Its interactive
learning platform, Big Bang
Academy, provides online science
courses, learning apps, activities,
seminars and teacher training.
Sarah Tong, Co-founder and CEO,
Big Bang Academy
Dash Group Dash Living is a current Cyberport
Holdings incubatee. It provides co-living
spaces incorporating technological
elements, as well as develops and
promotes the concept of co-living in
an asset-light mode. Currently, Dash
Living provides a total of more than
1,300 fully serviced co-living,
residential, and long-stay hotel units
in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and
Sydney.
Aaron Lee, Founder and CEO,
Dash Living
D Labs As the market for blockchain-based
Global decentralised applications (dApp)
gradually takes shape, especially in
finance and digital entertainment, D
Labs Global capitalised on the trend
by creating the Dapp.com website to
provide dApp data analysis and
ranking to assist users in selecting
the best dApp.
Kyle Lu, CEO, Dapp.com
Farmacy HK Farmacy HK is the 1st agriculture-
properties technology company in
Asia creating Smart Mobile Farms
with full remote-control capabilities
for highly urbanised cities and agri-
focused places. We carry the
mission of “Enabling Ecological
Farming of Safe and Fresh Produce
Right in the Heart of the City”
bybuilding decentralised Smart
Mobile Farms.
Raymond Mak, Co-founder and
CEO, Farmacy HK
Gense Gense offers an affordable and
Technologies portable self-help medical imaging
device for in-depth health monitoring
and diagnostic screening at home
and clinics.
Justin Chan, Co-founder and CEO,
Gense Technologies
Lynk Lynk is committed to applying
artificial intelligence to develop a
knowledge sharing platform in the
form of a "knowledge-as-a-service"
application. The company formed a
global alliance with UBS to further
integrate expert services into
customer investment research.
Peggy Choi, Founder and CEO,
Lynk
MediConCen MediConCen uses blockchain
technology to automate medical
insurance claims, and reduces fraud
through the use of digital signatures
and smart contracts.
William Yeung, Co-founder and
CEO, MediConCen
Rice Rice Robotics is a current Cyberport
Robotics incubatee. It conducts large-scale
development of independent robots
and provides hardware and software
support. Rice Robotics' disinfection
robots and delivery robots are widely
used in Hong Kong and around the
world.
Victor Lee, Founder and CEO,
Rice Robotics
Snapask Snapask is a one-stop online
learning platform that provides on-
demand academic support 24/7,
matching students with quality tutors
within 30 seconds. The platform also
provides access to multimedia
resources such as video lessons,
quizzes and study tips to foster self-
directed learning
Timothy Yu, Founder & CEO,
Snapask
SyZyGy SyZyGy focuses on creating digital
experiences, applying XR and
holographic technologies in different
spaces such as performance stages
or venue installations. The
company’s equipment for 1:1 live
broadcast or display of holographic
images can be used in senior homes
for remote visitations.
Queenie So, Founder and CEO,
SyZyGy
Talon Talon Esports is a current Cyberport
Esports incubatee and one of the fastest
growing e-sports teams in the Asia-
Pacific region. It has millions of
supporters around the world and has
participated in international and
regional e-sports competitions.
Sean Zhang, Co-founder and
CEO, Talon Esports
Toby Toby's online service platform
Technology provides a variety of functions,
(HK) including expert matching for users,
and searching for service providers
near users, etc. Experts will submit
quotations according to the service
request from the customer, who can
then select the suitable expert for the
task.
Jason Zheng, Founder and CEO,
Toby
*Photos provided by Tatler Asia
For high-resolution photos, please download via this link. Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer of Cyberport, says that Tatler Gen.T 2021’s recognition towards Cyberport’s start-ups is a strong affirmation for Cyberport’s dedication to the cultivation of talents and start-ups, and speaks to the depth and breadth of Hong Kong's start-ups community.
For media enquiry, please contact: Cyberport Yuan Tung Financial Relations Sandra Chong Agnes Yiu T: (852) 3166 3867 T: (852) 3428 5690 E: sandrachong@cyberport.hk E: ayiu@yuantung.com.hk About Cyberport Cyberport is an innovative digital community with over 800 on-site start-ups and technology companies. It is managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, wholly owned by the Hong Kong SAR Government. With a vision to be the hub for digital technology, thereby creating a new economic driver for Hong Kong, Cyberport is committed to nurturing a vibrant tech ecosystem by cultivating talent, promoting entrepreneurship among youth, supporting start-ups, fostering industry development by promoting strategic collaboration with local and international partners, and integrating new and traditional economies by accelerating digital transformation in public and private sectors. For more information, please visit www.cyberport.hk
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