In the last decade, HK has played an important role in the world’s startup ecosystem due to its geographical location, efficient financial markets, and skilled labour supported by one of the most tax friendly systems globally. TI1is ecosystem has demonstrated remarkable resilience in recent years and growth has picked up since 2023 . Despite various external challenges, InvestHK’s 2023 Startup Survey showed that both the number of startups and their number of staff employed reached a new record high, with
a total of 4,257 startups employing nearly 17,000 staff.
StartmeupHK’s 2024 Festival kicks off the week of October 21 -25 and the FCC is hosting three passionate and experienced Founders who will share their stories, discuss the reasons for basing their companies in HK and how they see their future. Moderated by Associate Board Governor Barbara Yu Larsson, Founder and CEO of PAKT.
