The Cyberport Entrepreneurship Programme Graduation Ceremony was held on the first day of the Cyberport Venture Capital Forum 2021 to celebrate the graduation of 170 start-ups from Cyberport Creative Micro Fund and Cyberport Incubation Programme this year. Cyberport Incubation Programme received more than 650 applications last year competing for 130 places while Cyberport Creative Micro Fund received close to 750 applications with only 97 projects shortlisted, reflecting a keen interest from entrepreneurs to participate in innovation and technology development.
Cyberport's support beyond graduation. The two programmes, combined with the Overseas/Mainland Market Development Support Scheme (MDSS) and the Cyberport Accelerator Support Programmer offer up to $1.1 M in financial subsidies, as well as free space, mentorship, networking, and so much more for start-ups to jumpstart their businesses. MDSS has recently extended to include current incubatees or grantees, Cyberport have listened to our community members to extend coverage to online marketing efforts that are so essential for start-ups today, allowing them to have more flexibility when utilising Cyberport's suport.
Panel Session : Our Entrepreneur's Journey - From Zero To Hero
Moderator, Ms Viola Lam, Co-president of Cyberport Start-up Alumni Association, CEO & Founder, Find Solution Ai Ltd
Speakers :
- Mr Fred Ngan, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Bowtie Life Insurance Co Ltd
- Mr Ibrahim El-Mouelhy, Founding Member and Chief Commuications Officer at Outblaze, Animoca Brands
- Mr Wilson Chan, Co-Founder and CEO of E-Buy Global Limited (Buyandship)
Disscussion Panel Highlight:
Mr Fred Ngan claimed Great to be part of Cyberport community. It gives me the opportunity to learn from other entrepreneurs which allows me to broaden my network. In addition, I am honored to be invited to speak at different important events, which helps us build our brand and creditability especially resources and limited.
Mr Ibrahim El-Mouelhy claimed Animoca Brands has been in Cyberport since 2002, their hero is the current incubate fouder of OliveX. They have joined an incubation programme developed by Coachbase Limited. Furthermore, recently The Sandbox, the leading open NFT metaverse platform and part of the Animoca Brands family, made the exciting announcement that is has secured US$93M in its Series B fundraising.
Mr Wilson Chan claimed during the incubation programme that Cyberport provieded a lot resources in order to help us develop our business. Mentorship programme has a great network of mentors with whom I can receive useful advices regarding my business development. Cyberport always here to support!
Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF) is Cyberport's premier annual venture capital event, with the theme "Venturing for Success: Resilience, Growth & Opportunity" this year. The Forum attracted more than 2500 participants, since its launch on 20 October, CVCF's interactive online platform has recorded a total of around 110,000 page views.