EPIC victory for Singapore battery recycler in Hong Kong start-up business-pitch battle
Record high 1,200 start-ups from 70 countries and regions enter the competition hosted by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp
A Singaporean battery recycling start-up has been crowned overall winner at this year’s EPIC start-up investment competition hosted by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp.
One hundred semi-finalists from 28 countries and regions gathered at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on Friday as they competed for the top cash prize of US$60,000 and valuable exposure to dozens of the region’s top investors.
This year’s EPIC – short for Elevator Pitch International Competition – marked the ninth edition of the city’s top start-up pitching event and the first time its final was held at the 850-metre-long Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on Victoria Harbour.
The competition featured three tracks – fintech, digital healthtech and greentech – with the winners in each track taking home US$20,000.
Singapore’s Belli, which builds air cargo software for airlines, won in the fintech category.
Canada’s KA Imaging took the prize in digital healthtech, impressing judges with its claim to have created the world’s first spectral X-ray system capable of separating different materials. The firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canossa Hospital in Hong Kong.