Beijing and Shanghai preliminary competition registration will be closed on October 22nd and October 28th respectively. If you are interested in participating, please register as soon as possible!
Let young entrepreneurs to better use their creativity and imagination, and provide a broad space for development. At the same time, with the location advantage of Hong Kong and the Alibaba ecosystem blessing, to help start-ups from all over the world acquire key talents and opportunities. And funding – this is what the Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund / HSBC JUMPSTARTER Global Entrepreneurship Competition (“JUMPSTARTER 2020”) is doing.
From August to November 2019, the JUMPSTARTER 2020 team visited eight cities around the world, including Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, London, the San Francisco Bay Area and Toronto to host the Global Entrepreneurship Competition. The stimulating, stressful and rich preliminary scene and the enthusiasm of the entrepreneurs brought an unforgettable experience to the audience. This is a good fit for the slogan of the event: “Dream should be soaring, JUMP START YOUR DREAMS”.
The Global Entrepreneurship Competition has been launched since June 27th and has received more than 2,000 entries from all over the world. The preliminary competitions in Shanghai and Beijing have entered the final stage of registration.
After fierce competition, the top five teams in each of the eight cities in the world were born, with a total of 40 teams. They will participate in the finals held in Hong Kong from February 11 to 12, 2020. The five teams that will eventually win will have a total investment of 5 million US dollars and a cash prize of 100,000 US dollars. Winners will also have the opportunity to receive valuable advice, experience or other resources on entrepreneurship through the Alibaba Digital Economy.
Beijing, Shanghai preliminary registration will be closed on October 22nd and October 28th respectively. If you are interested in participating, please register as soon as possible!
Next, let’s review the exciting moments of JUMPSTARTER 2020 Shenzhen, Kuala Lumpur, London, San Francisco Bay Area and Toronto Preliminary:
1. JUMPSTARTER 2020 Shenzhen Junior Tournament
JUMPSTARTER 2020 Shenzhen preliminary kick kicked off in Shenzhen on August 19-20, 2019. The contest was supported by Shenzhen Shenzhen-Hong Kong Research Institute.
The 30 finalists who participated in the competition experienced the one-on-one meeting on the first day, and the road show in the afternoon of the next day, which finally gave birth to the top five: Shenzhen Rice Basket Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Huayuan Regenerative Medicine Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Zeqingyuan Technology Development Service Co., Ltd., The Block Ledger and Guangzhou Weijing Technology Co., Ltd.
Shen Yiqiong, one of the judges of the Shenzhen Station Competition, said: “This time I saw the senior deputy director of the Industrial and Commercial Finance Department of Shenzhen Branch of Shenzhen Branch, and the head of the innovation and high-tech team.High-level finalists are looking forward to the success of the global entrepreneurial competition. She encourages a group of start-ups to consider the “big window neighborhood” in Hong Kong as a “window” to access overseas markets.
The preliminary competition also invited a number of experts to participate in the round-table discussion session, and to share the topic of “exploring the latest financing environment and finding the first generation of Hailiangfang”. Experts analyzed in detail the needs of mainland start-up overseas financing and the role of Hong Kong in overseas financing, hoping to bring more valuable information on financing to start-ups.
Shenzhen Zeqingyuan Technology Development Service Co., Ltd., one of the top five, shared his participation in JUMPSTARTER 2020 and his thoughts on these two days: “JUMPSTARTER has two characteristics, one is global, One is innovation. We hope that we can use the JUMPSTARTER platform to call for more people to care about the environment and care about our ecology. Through these two days of activities, we have met many friends and they have given many suggestions. I believe we can do more in the future. Ok.”
JUMPSTARTER 2020 Shenzhen Preliminary Winner and Executive Director of Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund Zhou Luomeiqi (third from left) photo
The event invites the investment community and people from all walks of life to share with the initial creations, including Tang Qibo, partner of Gobi Venture Partners, Liang Wei, head of financial technology at the Hong Kong Investment Promotion Agency, and head of the listing and distribution services department of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in China. Chen Cong, and Zhang Keke, President of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation Promotion Association
2. JUMPSTARTER 2020 Malaysia Junior Tournament
In the Malaysian Digital Economy Development Agency (MD)With the support of EC), the JUMPSTARTER 2020 Malaysian preliminary competition successfully attracted a number of talents in the region to register and more than 200 applications, 80% of which came from the ASEAN region, reflecting the vitality of the entrepreneurial market in the region and the enthusiasm of entrepreneurs.
MDEC Chief Operating Officer Huang Bingbing pointed out: “The cooperation between Alibaba and MDEC stems from the common philosophy of both parties actively promoting the development of the technology entrepreneurship ecosystem. The synergy between the two parties will bring greater development opportunities for Malaysian technology entrepreneurs. Through this JUMPSTARTER 2020 Global Entrepreneurship Competition, Malaysian entrepreneurs have the opportunity to interact with industry experts to showcase their ideas and learn from them.”
This guest gave a wonderful sharing of entrepreneurs and attendees on the spot with the theme of “Financing Status in Asia and Hong Kong”, giving entrepreneurs a deeper understanding of the financing environment in Asia.
In the preliminary round, the winners of the Malaysian preliminary round were MC Online, PT Fatiha Sakti, FMH Group, MOSPAZE and MY Care Concierge.
The representative of PT Fatiha Sakti (Gadjian) is a female entrepreneur Afia Fitriati. She said: “The reason why I participated in JUMPSTARTER is to give our team and more international experience and exposure.” Ligar is MOSPAZE CTO, he said: “The two-day experience is very good. On the last day, we have the opportunity to show our ideas and dreams to investors from different backgrounds.”
JUMPSTARTER 2020 Malaysia Preliminary Team 5 Team Finalists and Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund Executive Director Zhou Luo Meiqi Photograph
JUMPSTARTER 2020 Malaysian preliminary review, guest and winners photo
3. JUMPSTARTER 2020 London Preliminary
JUMPSTARTER London preliminary competition was supported by Level 39 of the British science and technology community and was successfully held on September 16-17, 2019.
JUMPSTARTER 2020 London Preliminary has attracted nearly 250 start-ups from the UK and around the world, and their level of performance in the preliminary round is exceptionally good. Four of the top five London finalists are from the UK and one from the United States: British Pearl, ORB Innovations, Stasher, Unmanned Life and VividQ.
Susanne Chishti, CEO of FINTECH Circle, one of the judges of this preliminary competition, pointed out: “It is a pleasure to be able to witness the excellence of a number of quality start-ups in the London preliminary. JUMPSTARTER is a potential start-up Enterprises and investors provide a complete communication platform, and at the same time, by encouraging start-ups to share ideas and explore potential markets, and actively promote the development of the entire start-up ecology, it is of special significance.”
Ali, who was the finalist of the finals, is the chief executive of British Pearl. He said: “I don’t think there is any other activity that can be compared with JUMPSTARTER, so I participated in this competition. I think this is a great showcase for our Asian business. Platform. I am very happy to be promoted to the finals. Even if we don’t necessarily win in the finals, I am very happy to be involved.”
JUMPSTARTER 2020 London Preliminary Review, Guest and Winners Photo
JUMPSTARTER 2020 London Preliminary Discussion Session Sharing Discussion
4. JUMPSTARTER 2020 San Francisco Bay Area and Toronto Preliminary Competition
The San Francisco Bay Area preliminary competition with Berkeley Skydeck on October 9-10, 2019 was held in Berkeley, California, and sponsored by Cisco. Berkeley Skydeck is the leading start-up accelerator and incubator team at the University of California at Berkeley. The San Francisco Bay Area preliminary competition attracted more than 200 entrepreneurial teams from the United States and around the world. The top five winners were Koosmik, RealKey, Snipfeed, TuringCerts and Wavelength.
Participants have witnessed the outstanding performance of the San Francisco Bay Area short-listed startups and access to the world’s leading technology and cutting-edge technology innovation concepts. In the guest sharing session, the invited guests had a heated discussion on the topic of “Oriental and Western: Opportunities for Startups”, which was very instructive.
Koosmik, one of the top five in the San Francisco Bay Area preliminary round, is a start-up in Africa. Its representative Grunitzky said that they participated in the contest because the contest can help entrepreneurs to connect to Asia and From here to introduce the best expertise in the Berkeley ecosystem to solve African problems, they are always looking for new ideas and partners outside of Togo. Hong Kong is part of our growth strategy, and its capital output to Africa in Greater China is considerable. Many people think that the investment in Africa is still in Europe and the United States, but in fact the capital of Greater China has the greatest impact on African and African economies. We believe that with these forces we will have the opportunity to get from the Hong Kong hub. Realize trade between the African continent and Asia. “
The other top five, who is also a student at Berkeley, Hu Yaojie and the chief executive of TuringCerts Inc., said that it is a great honor to be promoted to the finals. “Advisors and interviewers talked one-on-one on the first day. We have provided a lot of guiding suggestions, suggesting that we should focus on a vertical field instead of focusing on organizations, competitions, Hackathon, schools, universities and companies. We thought it would be lost, so when I knew I could advance to I was very pleased at the finals. Thanks to the opportunity provided by JUMPSTARTER and organized this event, I hope that through this competition we can educate technology (EdTech) Innovation has taken it to the next level, and I can benefit other Berkeley students.
JUMPSTARTER 2020 San Francisco Bay Area Preliminary Winner and Alibaba Entrepreneurship Fund Executive Director Zhou Luomeiqi Photograph
JUMPSTARTER 2020 San Francisco Bay Area preliminary session discussion session guests sharing
The fifth Toronto preliminary event day was held on October 17th with the support of Deloitte & Touche. The Toronto preliminary discussion session invited several experts to share the “Canadian Startups Opportunities and Challenges in Asia”. The top five winners were Agora Energy Technologies, Generation Connect, PhosphoPOWER Group, PurPicks and Stay22.
In the finals held in Hong Kong in February 2020, these teams will meet again and expect them to play better.
5. JUMPSTARTER 2020 Hong Kong Preliminary Competition
The sixth preliminary round will be held on October 31st at the Hong Kong Financial Hall in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The preliminary round also welcomes friends from all walks of life to visit the venue and register for free online admission.
At that time, local start-ups community, JUMPSTARTER title sponsor HSBC, representatives of co-organizers, large enterprise experts and investors will attend the event at the venue. The finals of the Hong Kong preliminary round will also be announced at the conference, and the road show will be on the stage. I am very much looking forward to the Hong Kong Top 5phase.
6. JUMPSTARTER 2020 Beijing and Shanghai preliminary rounds
The last two preliminary rounds will be held in Beijing and Shanghai and are supported. They are currently accepting applications. The deadlines are October 22 and October 28.
The top five teams in Beijing and Shanghai, a total of 10 teams, plus 30 teams from the above 6 cities are eligible for travel sponsorship. In February next year, they will travel to Hong Kong to participate in the finals. A $5 million investment and a $100,000 cash prize.
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7.JUMPSTARTER 2020 and its background
JUMPSTARTER 2020 launches the Global Entrepreneurship Competition, covering Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, London, San Francisco Bay Area and Toronto. The finals will be held in Hong Kong from February 11 to 12, 2020. JUMPSTARTER will allocate $5 million in investment funds and will provide a total of $100,000 in cash prizes to the five winners in the finals. As part of the Hong Kong Invest Hong Kong StartmeupHK Entrepreneurship Festival, JUMPSTARTER 2020 will also provide participants with the opportunity to connect different ecosystems and international technology resources.
A group of preliminary contestants believe that JUMPSTARTER 2020 not only gives them the opportunity to obtain investment amount and cash prize, but also is a large platform that brings together innovative and entrepreneurial people with lofty ideals to broaden their horizons and bring more opportunities for exchanges. . JUMPSTARTER 2020 is an active platform for the global start-up competition, and it is also a talented player.With a unique ecosystem of connected entrepreneurs, he will provide a broader vision and vision for start-ups with dreams.
Since its launch in 2017, JUMPSTARTER has been held for three times, deepening the public’s understanding of the booming Hong Kong startup field. The second JUMPSTARTER event attracted more than 10,000 attendees and received 600 business plans from 35 countries and regions around the world.