Archive for June, 2007
Asia Web 2.0 Conference
Comments Written by angus June 27th, 2007 . Tags: Asia-Web-2.0-Conference, Hong Kong, Web 2.0.Update 2: In case anyone was wondering (I think most of you are), the conference will be conducted in English with the exception of the panel discussion at the end of the conference, which will be in Cantonese. Update: I have just gotten a confirmation email from a representative at Zenith events, the organizer of [...]
Google taking on Korea… again
Comments Written by angus June 23rd, 2007 . Tags: localization, South Korea, YouTube.Google really has their sights set on Korea and will not let go. First their failure to succeed a few years back, then the establishment of a R&D center earlier in the year. Whether they succeed this time around remains to be seen, but now, they are going to try it, not with their search, [...]
Funding and assistance
Comments Written by angus June 15th, 2007 . Tags: entrepreneur, Funding, Hong Kong, startups, Web 2.0.So you have a grand idea of how to make the next great web service or maybe you have a service with a user base already, but want to take it to the next level or think it’s fun to grab a little cash. Luckily in Hong Kong, there are options where you can get [...]
Hong Kong Web startup meetup
Comments Written by angus June 15th, 2007 . Tags: Hong Kong, meetup, Mobile-2.0, social, startups, Web 2.0.Since my start in covering Web 2.0 in Hong Kong back in June 2006, I’ve seen the number of web startups shoot up in a year’s time. I started with meeting two startups, then three, then organizing meetups for five startups and now, eleven and counting. The numbers are minute compared to those in China [...]
EditGrid lands Series A funding
Comments Written by angus June 11th, 2007 . Tags: EditGrid, Funding, Hong Kong, Series-A, Web 2.0.Team and Concepts Limited, the parent company of EditGrid has secured US$1.25M in Series A funding from WI Harper. EditGrid is one of the few Hong Kong web startups to secure funding from overseas VC firms. EditGrid has had a busy 2007 thus far and with this funding, they have set themselves up for a [...]



