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Startups from Hong Kong
Following the Protei Hackathon & Dim Sum Lab meetup
March 2014

2.
#1 – Protei, the DIY boat with environmental data
• Protei makes DIY boats as makers do, with fast prototyping, DIY materials and
Arduino electronics to get it work
• Has been working in Fukushima waters to test radioactivity
• Open-hardware principles: anyone can build on it! Soft launch done for a boat
now under $1000

3.
#2 – Makibox: let’s scale down manufacturing!
• Makibox could be yet another maker doing an affordable 3D-printer
• Jonathan Buford’s goal is more to find a technology and a process to
scale down manufactuing and empower makers to find a tool to create
products that are between the prototype and the mass-production

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#3 – 8securities, when trading meets social media
• Founded by the team who already made E-Trade, the first reputed
trading digital service
• 8securities mixes the lure of trading with the power of the crowds,
adding social media data to the value of stocks
• 50k users and $1bn assets played with on the platform

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#4 – WeLend, the p2p loans engine in Hong Kong
• WeLend is a peer-to-peer loan platform, with 5k users who have
lent/borrowed about $300m in two years
• Typical transaction is a $10-20k, 24-month loan

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#5 – BigColors, p2p platform for early-stage investors
• BigColors is a platform for early-stage investors to trade their shares, advice and
connections
• Founded by an ex-banker from Goldman Sachs & JP Morgan
• Now expanding to other countries in Asia (Singapore in Dec. 2013), $8m raised

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#6 – 6Waves, mobile gaming publisher
• 6Waves publishes mobile games, has raised $17.5m so far
• Sued by King (publisher of Candy Crush) for copying too many of
its successes (Farm Heroes Saga -> Farm Epic)

8.
Our project
An exploration of innovation ecosystems across the world

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Innovation has no place in a global world, it’s everywhere
Innovation ecosystems can learn from one another
Local context matters and should be a source for innovators
This is why…
We’re on a world tour of innovation ecosystems!
We believe…

10.
Martin Pasquier
Entrepreneur in
Singapore (social
media agency), long-
time traveller
Mixes economics,
politics and travels to
analyze ecosystems,
reports on innovation
About our team
Analysis, community & network
Anne Lalou
CEO of Innovation
Factory & Web School
Factory in Paris
Transfer knowledge of
ecosystems to new
generation and to a
network of top French
companies
Nicolas Loubet
Serial entrepreneur
in Paris
with 3 companies,
growth hacker
Manages and
nurtures creative
communities
on & offline

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A world tour of innovation: 2013-2014
SUPPORT US! Travel & time of exploration isn’t free 
 Custom reports on emerging markets & trends
 Workshops, talks on innovation trends
 Connection to key local players for VCs, brands, tech communities

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Thanks!
Martin Pasquier, for Innovation is Everywhere
martin@innovationiseverywhere.com