WNJ Ventures

Are you an entrepreneur looking to change the way our next generation live, learn, work and play? Let's do it together! We are opening up application for cohort 4 of our LAUUNCH! Incubation Program - a co-ideation partnership with HKSTP - Incubation and Acceleration Programmes since 2022. Join 30 LAUUNCH! incubatee and alumni and power your Asia market growth with mentor guidance, pitch advisory and go-to-market support provided during the 3-month program. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions at [email protected] or apply directly via https://lnkd.in/g6XWmT-s. Let's build together! Application deadline: End of July #Incubation #HongKongStartup #VentureCapital #Ideation

Dear fellow Entrepreneurs, Tech Enthusiasts & Innovators, We would like to invite you to join us in the latest SportX Connect Series for an incredible evening of sports, sharing and social! Enjoy a light team-based workout 💦 and connect with a like-minded community 🤝 at the premium, modern facilities and social space at TOWNPLACE WEST KOWLOON. The event is co-organised by The Grind, TOWNPLACE by SHKP and WNJ Ventures with a vision to create a fun, meaningful experience for our respective communities of next generation professionals and entrepreneurs. Rundown 1️⃣ 19:15 - 20:30 The Grind Challenge 🤝 Team-based fitness challenges 🏆 Win as a Team 📖 The Games 🔗The Grind Challenge - https://lnkd.in/gsGGQUcm 2️⃣ 20:30 - 21:30 Sharing Social 💬 Group sharing led by startup founders 🤝 Social & meet new friends! 📍 Location: TOWNPLACE WEST KOWLOON (10 Lai Ying St, Hong Kong | Nam Cheong Station Exit B) 📅 Date: 22/8 (Thur) ⏰ Time: 7:00PM - 9:30PM RSVP now via DM or leave a comment below and we will send you the invite link! Wing Lee Andrew Li Karen Lung

Next in line for our star mentor list is Wing Lee, Founding Partner of WNJ Ventures! 🕺🏿 WNJ Ventures is an early stage venture fund focused on investing in next generation entrepreneurs and tech ventures. Wing is a seasoned veteran in investments, venture building and consultancy with over 15 years of experience. Wing will be delivering a workshop on the Orientation Day of our mentorship program (that is July 27, 2024.) Those of you that are keen to hear him share valuable insights, trends, and experiences related to entrepreneurship. Investing in yourself pays the best dividends. Don’t miss this chance by signing up for our mentorship program. Registration is open until June 25, 2024! Registration link 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gbQUDCJP

We also want to congratulate all our LAUUNCH! incubatees for their solid presentation and performances, as our nine founding teams showcased their ventures which span across HR & Work Tech, BioTech, Sustainability, Food/Pet Tech and AI. Are you a local or international startup interested in our LAUUNCH! Incubation Program? Our cohort 4 application has officially opened and you may visit the link for further details: https://lnkd.in/dS4GJqcr Leadrly Leah McKerrow Paul Stewart Garth Stewart Zupe Jonathan Seah Candice Chan Patrick Deloy Tatum Stiles Find Recruiter Lawton Lai Howard Sung Klipy AI Jung-Hong Kim Tina L. Joey, Wing Sze Lee Russell John Gapasin HOLY CAP Brian Cheng Rosa Byun Deco AI Ricky Chan Factgie Corporation Limited Yuk Shing Cheng Edward Wan Contract Man Designify.AI Maggie Luk

A big thank you to everyone who participated and attended our LAUUNCH! Demo Day this week. A special thanks to our esteemed panelists - Didier Magloire Benjamin Wong Carmen Mak Lee Murphy Wing Lee for their questions and feedback to our founders; our co-ideation partner HKSTP - Incubation and Acceleration Programmes (Felix Yu, Christie Wong) for their continued support with our program, our mentors who have guided our founders (Betty W., Ying Huang Phillip Welburn Charles Fauchet) and our fellow alumni Andrew Li (The Grind), Hin Lok C. (PerksBar), John Ku Chonwai Un Weng Lam Lee (Travel 3) for their showcase and support during the event. Are you a local or international startup interested in our LAUUNCH! Incubation Program? Our cohort 4 application has officially opened and you may visit the link for further details: https://lnkd.in/dS4GJqcr

Our LAUUNCH! cohort 3 open-forum pitch day is coming up! Watch our 9 startups pitch to our panelist group from across HR, Tech, Finance and VC. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gwd2muuG Did you know: 🚀 Our 9 startups are from 5 dynamic sectors including HR/Work Tech, Bio Tech, Prop Tech and Lifestyle Tech 🌐 >50% international founders from across New Zealand, Taiwan, Canada, US and Korea. 👩🏽💼 >70% female co-founded startups Wing Lee Lee Murphy Carmen Mak Didier Magloire Benjamin Wong Leadrly Klipy AI Factgie Corporation Limited Find Recruiter Zupe HOLY CAP Paul Stewart Leah McKerrow Robert Stewart Garth Stewart Jonathan Seah Patrick Deloy Candice Chan Jung-Hong Kim Tina L. Brian Cheng Rosa Byun Lawton Lai Maggie Luk Yuk Shing Cheng Ricky Chan

On behalf of WNJ Ventures, we would like to kindly invite you to RSVP for WNJ Ventures' LAUUNCH! Program Demo Day 2024 on Wednesday 5 June 2024. Don't miss the opportunity to: - Be part of the open forum pitching and assessment with our most recent incubatees - Experience hands-on demos of our 20 incubation startups Explore application details for our latest cohort - LAUUNCH! International (Cohort 4) - Network with our mentors/advisors (corporate executives, angel/family fund/VC investors) as well as fellow startup founders and other professionals in the HK startup ecosystem! More details will follow. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gwd2muuG Event Address: 1/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Date: Noon-3PM, Wednesday 5 June 2024 Email:  [email protected] Wing Lee Lee Murphy Carmen Mak

WNJ Ventures x LAUUNCH! Startup Spotlight: FamBam HK FamBamhk (https://fambamhk.com/) is an all-in-one family entertainment platform that connects a community of parents, family brands and brand ambassadors. 🚀 FamBamhk’s Journey FamBamhk is led by serial entrepreneur Elton Yau who possess in-depth experience and extensive network across the family sector in Hong Kong. With a growing user base of 15,000 and over 700 service providers & brand ambassadors, the team has effectively leveraged the LAUUNCH! program to develop a healthy balance between the demand and supply side dynamics for it's platform. The team's unique strategic partnership with Eugene Group, one of the leading family brands in Hong Kong, provides the venture with proprietary data access to further finetune it's product development. 📈 WNJ’s Sector Analysis: Family Consumption Family consumption has remained a solid, "counter-cyclical" sector. In the Hong Kong market alone, there's 2.5M households - of which 260K represent next generation families who are the ideal target customer segment for FamBamhk's core proposition of "making parenting easier and more fun". ⏭️ The Next Phase FamBam continues its go-to-market growth in Hong Kong, as it looks to develop product features that better serve its increasing customer segment pool in a more effective way. #startup #familytech #community #incubation #LAUUNCH #startupspotlight

WNJ Ventures x LAUUNCH! Startup Spotlight: PopChill 拍拍圈 PopChill 拍拍圈 is a sustainable fashion marketplace powered by AI authentication that enables users to buy and sell second-hand fashion and apparel, including clothing, shoes, bags and accessories. 🚀 PopChill’s Journey Led by serial entrepreneur 郭家齊 (Andy Kuo), PopChill presented a venture with an exciting mix of opportunities, while the team handles a delicate balance of building social impact, customer trust and facilitating the flow of products across borders. With around US$5.2 million fundraised from investors to date including 500 Global and US-based Acorn Pacific Ventures, the venture symbolises a great example of an emerging, international startup successfully using Hong Kong and the LAUUNCH! program for a pilot Go-To-Market to scale across international markets. 📈 WNJ’s Sector Analysis: Sustainable Fashion Estimated to be at US$7.8 billion in 2023, the global sustainable market size is forecast to grow to US33.1 billion by 2030 (source: Coherent Market Insights), driven largely by increasing consumer awareness and consciousness about environmental and social issues. 75% of Gen Z consumers have purchased 2nd hand goods to reduce their environment impact. ⏭️ The Next Phase PopChill is currently in their go-to-market phase in Hong Kong, concentrated at growing both their demand and supply side. It is well positioned to leverage off the connectivity and consumer habits of Hong Kong to grow in Asia (such as Singapore and Malaysia) and beyond. #startup #fashiontech #community #incubation #LAUUNCH #startupspotlight

Great to have a lively discussion around initiatives to drive connectivity across the region together with BritCham representatives from British Chamber of Commerce Singapore (BritCham) and British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (BCCTaipei) - always good to see both David Kelly and Colin Giles in Hong Kong!