6 top tech innovation activities at Hong Kong’s Jumpstarter 2023 Tech by the Harbour
- Festival, which runs until November 19, features interactive activities, exhibitions, networking events, talks and battle between 30 start-ups in Grand Finale of Global Pitch Competition at venues beside Victoria Harbour
- Platform that helps entrepreneurs and young people launch business dreams, organised by not-for-profit Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, launched by Alibaba Group Holding, owner of South China Morning Post
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There is nothing like a festival to bring people together to be inspired and, when it comes to tech festivals, there is nothing like Hong Kong’s Jumpstarter 2023 Tech by the Harbour.
Jumpstarter, a not-for-profit initiative of Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF), is an annual festival that provides a platform to help entrepreneurs and young people launch their business dreams. It is attended by entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, investors and members of the public.
AEF was launched in 2015 by Alibaba Group Holding, owner of South China Morning Post.
This month’s sixth edition of Jumpstarter, which runs until November 19, features Tech by the Harbour – a series of tech activities at venues beside Victoria Harbour giving people the chance to listen to lively panel discussions featuring industry experts, view and interact with outdoor art installations and exhibitions, and take part in networking events – as well as the Grand Finale of the Global Pitch Competition
The main event – the 6th Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund/HSBC Jumpstarter 2023 Global Pitch Competition Grand Finale, on November 16 and 17 – features 30 finalists, which after several earlier rounds were whittled down from more than 1,000 teams from 85 countries and regions worldwide that originally entered to compete for honours, including the Top Winner title and prize money totalling HK$1 million (US$128,000).
“We continue to push boundaries this year by organising a two-week Tech by the Harbour event against the stunning backdrop of the Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront,” Cindy Chow, director and CEO of AEF, said.