Betatron Startups
Betatron has invested in 21 startups over the course of three cohorts.
We have deliberately decided not to focus on technology verticals or industrial incubators as we want to make our programme accessible to as wide a range of startups as possible.
Keeping the intake of startups small enables us to offer our startups a specific, tailored programme based on their chosen industry, business model and stage.
We have deliberately decided not to focus on technology verticals or industrial incubators as we want to make our programme accessible to as wide a range of startups as possible.
Keeping the intake of startups small enables us to offer our startups a specific, tailored programme based on their chosen industry, business model and stage.
Cohort 3 Startups
3DNA |
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What They Do:
3DNA is a digital eyewear design and production company that helps people get the perfect pair of glasses. They take a 3D face scan of the person, and then collaborate with opticians to design glasses using their eyewear design app.
They’ve simplified the eyewear creation process - from concept to design to production - with an integrated pipeline, including an interactive kiosk at the point of sale. This allows them to deliver a product that is one of a kind, perfect fitting, and emotionally connected with the user. 3DNA launched their product at Vision Expo East in March 2018 in New York city, where they sold 3 kiosks and booked over $35,000 in sales.
Website:
3dna-eyewear.org
3DNA is a digital eyewear design and production company that helps people get the perfect pair of glasses. They take a 3D face scan of the person, and then collaborate with opticians to design glasses using their eyewear design app.
They’ve simplified the eyewear creation process - from concept to design to production - with an integrated pipeline, including an interactive kiosk at the point of sale. This allows them to deliver a product that is one of a kind, perfect fitting, and emotionally connected with the user. 3DNA launched their product at Vision Expo East in March 2018 in New York city, where they sold 3 kiosks and booked over $35,000 in sales.
Website:
3dna-eyewear.org
CryptAM |
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What They Do:
CryptAM are setting the professional asset management standards in the cryptocurrency asset class by providing investors with reliable and institutional-level access to the growing cryptocurrency market.
CryptAM tackles this field as a Digital Asset management company, integrating traditional investment management standards into blockchain related assets, delivering superior index methodologies as licensor and managing investment funds with an aim to maximize upside returns while minimizing downside risks and a passive ETF strategy.
They employ quantitative research via contemporary statistical analysis and A.I. machine learning processes to reveal market insights to drive value creation for investors.
Website:
cryptam.fund
CryptAM are setting the professional asset management standards in the cryptocurrency asset class by providing investors with reliable and institutional-level access to the growing cryptocurrency market.
CryptAM tackles this field as a Digital Asset management company, integrating traditional investment management standards into blockchain related assets, delivering superior index methodologies as licensor and managing investment funds with an aim to maximize upside returns while minimizing downside risks and a passive ETF strategy.
They employ quantitative research via contemporary statistical analysis and A.I. machine learning processes to reveal market insights to drive value creation for investors.
Website:
cryptam.fund
Green Is The New Black |
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What They Do:
Green Is The New Black is building the biggest community of sustainable brands in fashion, lifestyle, beauty & F&B and consumers in Asia. Their aim is to make sustainability mainstream, sexy and accessible on a daily basis, for everyone.
They do this through conscious festivals in Singapore and Hong Kong which has brought more than 10,000 people attendees together. And an online curated platform which includes media content and a directory of 80+ brands which are clients and members.
Website:
greenisthenewblack.asia
Green Is The New Black is building the biggest community of sustainable brands in fashion, lifestyle, beauty & F&B and consumers in Asia. Their aim is to make sustainability mainstream, sexy and accessible on a daily basis, for everyone.
They do this through conscious festivals in Singapore and Hong Kong which has brought more than 10,000 people attendees together. And an online curated platform which includes media content and a directory of 80+ brands which are clients and members.
Website:
greenisthenewblack.asia
Oxpecker Labs |
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What They Do:
Oxpecker Labs is a deep bio-tech company that specializes in sensor technology. They have developed a patent-pending, non-invasive sweat sensor that tracks electrolyte loss. After attaching the sensor hydration sensor, statuses can be displayed on an app with recommend ideal fluid intake levels.
They have miniaturized the sensor to allow easy integration into different forms of wearables, such as patches, watches, glasses and safety helmets, etc. There are many commercial applications for their technology such as health, sports, and the construction industry. Oxpecker Labs has a team of 8 people with 4 PhDs. Combined, the team has over 80 years experience in sensing technology, manufacturing, patent application and business development.
Website:
oxpeckerlabs.com
Oxpecker Labs is a deep bio-tech company that specializes in sensor technology. They have developed a patent-pending, non-invasive sweat sensor that tracks electrolyte loss. After attaching the sensor hydration sensor, statuses can be displayed on an app with recommend ideal fluid intake levels.
They have miniaturized the sensor to allow easy integration into different forms of wearables, such as patches, watches, glasses and safety helmets, etc. There are many commercial applications for their technology such as health, sports, and the construction industry. Oxpecker Labs has a team of 8 people with 4 PhDs. Combined, the team has over 80 years experience in sensing technology, manufacturing, patent application and business development.
Website:
oxpeckerlabs.com
PatentBot |
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What They Do:
PatentBot is the first legal chatbot that helps you to register trademarks. They have developed PatentBot to speak three languages and since launching in July 2017, they have over 8,500 unique users from all over the world and 700+ paid customers. PatentBot was recently voted bot of the year by Product Hunt.
Website:
Patent.bot.lawyer
PatentBot is the first legal chatbot that helps you to register trademarks. They have developed PatentBot to speak three languages and since launching in July 2017, they have over 8,500 unique users from all over the world and 700+ paid customers. PatentBot was recently voted bot of the year by Product Hunt.
Website:
Patent.bot.lawyer
Sinotech Marine |
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What They Do:
Sinotech Marine is a online platform which connects the shipping industry to shipping consultants across the world. Established by a team of senior maritime professionals, Sinotech Marine offers specialized independent technical consulting services globally to ship owners & buyers, shipping equity investors, banks & financial Institutions, and ship charterers and operators. Since launching last year, they have generated over US$100K in revenue and have a 100% repeat order rate from clients.
Website:
sinotechmarine.com
Sinotech Marine is a online platform which connects the shipping industry to shipping consultants across the world. Established by a team of senior maritime professionals, Sinotech Marine offers specialized independent technical consulting services globally to ship owners & buyers, shipping equity investors, banks & financial Institutions, and ship charterers and operators. Since launching last year, they have generated over US$100K in revenue and have a 100% repeat order rate from clients.
Website:
sinotechmarine.com
TAP Media |
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What They Do:
Tap Media is a media company focused on the mixed martial arts industry in Asia, serving a fan base of more than 200 million people. Tap Media owns and operates three of the largest, dedicated websites covering mixed martial arts in the region and are launching the Asia MMA Awards in Hong Kong on 14 September - an new initiative to bring the sport to another professional level.
For the past year, Tap Media has been on an aggressive growth path, acquiring two of the best MMA publishing companies in Hong Kong and Singapore, plus building their senior management team. Their model is to operate multiple media brands in the industry, which gives them the ability to scale their audience and cement a position as the authoritative voice of MMA.
Website:
thefightnation.com
Tap Media is a media company focused on the mixed martial arts industry in Asia, serving a fan base of more than 200 million people. Tap Media owns and operates three of the largest, dedicated websites covering mixed martial arts in the region and are launching the Asia MMA Awards in Hong Kong on 14 September - an new initiative to bring the sport to another professional level.
For the past year, Tap Media has been on an aggressive growth path, acquiring two of the best MMA publishing companies in Hong Kong and Singapore, plus building their senior management team. Their model is to operate multiple media brands in the industry, which gives them the ability to scale their audience and cement a position as the authoritative voice of MMA.
Website:
thefightnation.com
TradeMonk |
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What They Do:
TradeMonk is an all-in-one, cloud-based platform that makes it incredibly easy for restaurants to order & manage their wine. Unlike other generic solutions, TradeMonk was built from the ground up to cater to wine professionals, which is why they’ve already got some of Hong Kong’s F&B giants like Grand Hyatt, Duddell’s and Otto E Mezzo signed up for their launch.
Website:
trademonk.co
TradeMonk is an all-in-one, cloud-based platform that makes it incredibly easy for restaurants to order & manage their wine. Unlike other generic solutions, TradeMonk was built from the ground up to cater to wine professionals, which is why they’ve already got some of Hong Kong’s F&B giants like Grand Hyatt, Duddell’s and Otto E Mezzo signed up for their launch.
Website:
trademonk.co
Vfluencer |
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What They Do:
Vfluencer is an influencer marketing platform which helps brands and agencies to identify and manage micro-influencers at scale. They use data analytics to benchmark and locate influencers and use A.I. to categorise and identify the most relevant ones.
In essence, they turn influencers into a sales army for brands, which allow influencers to continuously generate revenue for brands. The team includes experienced entrepreneurs and A.I. and marketing experts. Since launching three months ago, they’ve already discovered 10,000 influencers and made US$20,000 revenue.
Website:
vfluencer.com
Vfluencer is an influencer marketing platform which helps brands and agencies to identify and manage micro-influencers at scale. They use data analytics to benchmark and locate influencers and use A.I. to categorise and identify the most relevant ones.
In essence, they turn influencers into a sales army for brands, which allow influencers to continuously generate revenue for brands. The team includes experienced entrepreneurs and A.I. and marketing experts. Since launching three months ago, they’ve already discovered 10,000 influencers and made US$20,000 revenue.
Website:
vfluencer.com
Weesper |
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What They Do:
Weesper is a HR Tech startup building a platform where companies can reach and engage a curated community of referrers who compete to source the best talent in the market. Weesper’s army of referrers screen the market for you, so when they find the perfect talents, they introduce them to your company.
Referrers on the platform earn cash reward for any successful hires, ranging from HK$5,000 to 50,000+. Since Weesper launched last October, they have built a community of 300+ referrers and have more than 40 clients that have placed up to HK$1,600,000 as referral rewards.
Website:
weesper.com
Weesper is a HR Tech startup building a platform where companies can reach and engage a curated community of referrers who compete to source the best talent in the market. Weesper’s army of referrers screen the market for you, so when they find the perfect talents, they introduce them to your company.
Referrers on the platform earn cash reward for any successful hires, ranging from HK$5,000 to 50,000+. Since Weesper launched last October, they have built a community of 300+ referrers and have more than 40 clients that have placed up to HK$1,600,000 as referral rewards.
Website:
weesper.com
Cohort 2 Startups
CAPSL Entertainment |
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What They Do:
CAPSL Entertainment is building genre-defining competitive Virtual Reality games. Formed by ex-Zynga & Konami executives, CAPSL believes that Virtual Reality is primed to be the next big esports gaming platform. At over $1 billion USD esports is the fastest growing segment in the games industry. The team at CAPSL are drawing on their unique blend of AAA sports franchise and social games experience to appeal to over ½ billion esports gaming fans. CAPSL Entertainment’s first VR game is targeting beta launch end of 2017.
Team:
Paddy Markham
Website:
www.capsl.cc
CAPSL Entertainment is building genre-defining competitive Virtual Reality games. Formed by ex-Zynga & Konami executives, CAPSL believes that Virtual Reality is primed to be the next big esports gaming platform. At over $1 billion USD esports is the fastest growing segment in the games industry. The team at CAPSL are drawing on their unique blend of AAA sports franchise and social games experience to appeal to over ½ billion esports gaming fans. CAPSL Entertainment’s first VR game is targeting beta launch end of 2017.
Team:
Paddy Markham
Website:
www.capsl.cc
International Compliance Workshop |
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What They Do:
A B2B platform for product testing, inspection and factory certification, which enhances the efficiency in the procurement process. Since launching in Nov 2016, we have over 100 enterprise users, generating 700 projects and 6.3 million dollars in revenue. Our vision is to make Hong Kong the international center of global product testing, inspection and certification.
Team:
Gary Lam
Raymond Lee
Website:
icw.io
A B2B platform for product testing, inspection and factory certification, which enhances the efficiency in the procurement process. Since launching in Nov 2016, we have over 100 enterprise users, generating 700 projects and 6.3 million dollars in revenue. Our vision is to make Hong Kong the international center of global product testing, inspection and certification.
Team:
Gary Lam
Raymond Lee
Website:
icw.io
KidHop |
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What They Do:
KidHop's vision is to be a one-stop-shop for all types of kids activities. Parents want to spend meaningful time with their children, but children's activities are hard to find and even harder to book. The education industry is a massive, dated market that still relies heavily on limited word-of-mouth recommendations and going to centers in-person registration and payment. We want to revolutionize the education activities industry by the bringing the experience online, where parents can discover and book relevant and new classes with just a few clicks.
Team:
Oscar Yeung
Website:
kidhop.co
KidHop's vision is to be a one-stop-shop for all types of kids activities. Parents want to spend meaningful time with their children, but children's activities are hard to find and even harder to book. The education industry is a massive, dated market that still relies heavily on limited word-of-mouth recommendations and going to centers in-person registration and payment. We want to revolutionize the education activities industry by the bringing the experience online, where parents can discover and book relevant and new classes with just a few clicks.
Team:
Oscar Yeung
Website:
kidhop.co
OMyCAR |
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What They Do:
OMyCAR is an analytics platform that helps drivers understand and improve their driving habits, by measuring their driving patterns and incentivizing good behavior. In addition, our data can assist insurance companies to better understand their customers and therefore provide them with better value.
Team:
Evan Li
Jerry Chen
Johnny Hui
Ada Sin
Website:
omycarapp.com
OMyCAR is an analytics platform that helps drivers understand and improve their driving habits, by measuring their driving patterns and incentivizing good behavior. In addition, our data can assist insurance companies to better understand their customers and therefore provide them with better value.
Team:
Evan Li
Jerry Chen
Johnny Hui
Ada Sin
Website:
omycarapp.com
PAKT |
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What They Do:
In HK and across Asia, people living in urban centres all face the same problems - lack of space, high rents, heat and humidity - which makes caring for and storing clothes difficult. PAKT solves the problems with pristine storage conditions and a digital platform so you can browse your clothes anytime, anywhere and always know what you have in storage. PAKT also helps property developers innovate - smaller units should become smart homes and that means a smart wardrobe.
Team:
Barbara Yu Larsson
William Lee
Michele Caliari
Ivan Kwong
Website:
www.pakt.hk
In HK and across Asia, people living in urban centres all face the same problems - lack of space, high rents, heat and humidity - which makes caring for and storing clothes difficult. PAKT solves the problems with pristine storage conditions and a digital platform so you can browse your clothes anytime, anywhere and always know what you have in storage. PAKT also helps property developers innovate - smaller units should become smart homes and that means a smart wardrobe.
Team:
Barbara Yu Larsson
William Lee
Michele Caliari
Ivan Kwong
Website:
www.pakt.hk
Pixofy |
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What They Do:
Imagine walking into a furniture shop and seeing a stunning set of table and chairs that really resonate with your style. Wouldn’t it be awesome to see how they fit at your home before you pull the trigger?
We at Pixofy, is focused on providing a next generation interactive shopping experience. Our augmented reality solution enables consumers to visualise products in a different environment, thereby enabling them to make enhanced purchasing decisions.
Team:
Jason Wong
Eric Cheng
Website:
pixofy.io
Imagine walking into a furniture shop and seeing a stunning set of table and chairs that really resonate with your style. Wouldn’t it be awesome to see how they fit at your home before you pull the trigger?
We at Pixofy, is focused on providing a next generation interactive shopping experience. Our augmented reality solution enables consumers to visualise products in a different environment, thereby enabling them to make enhanced purchasing decisions.
Team:
Jason Wong
Eric Cheng
Website:
pixofy.io
TripGuru |
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What They Do:
Trip Guru is an online platform which allows users to discover and book group activities, and connect with other travellers in a social and more affordable way. Trip Guru is present in 16 destinations in South East Asia and has over 700 activities on the platform.
Team:
Sebastian Renzacci
Francesco Piccolo
Website:
thetripguru.com
Trip Guru is an online platform which allows users to discover and book group activities, and connect with other travellers in a social and more affordable way. Trip Guru is present in 16 destinations in South East Asia and has over 700 activities on the platform.
Team:
Sebastian Renzacci
Francesco Piccolo
Website:
thetripguru.com
Cohort 1 Startups
Pakpobox |
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What They Do:
Pakpobox Hong Kong was founded in November 2014 as an innovative 24/7 parcel lockers network to connect merchants, couriers and consumers. So far, they have installed 62 lockers in Hong Kong and have launched pilot projects in Taiwan and Malaysia.
They have been profitable since 2015, generating significant traction and revenue. The company’s mission is to enhance the delivery of parcels, laundry, groceries and food, by making the process more efficient and hassle-free.
Pakpobox’s goal is to install 500 lockers in Hong Kong by 2020 and to continue to expand their presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Founders:
Sheldon Li
Eric Choi
Website:
www.pakpobox.com
Pakpobox Hong Kong was founded in November 2014 as an innovative 24/7 parcel lockers network to connect merchants, couriers and consumers. So far, they have installed 62 lockers in Hong Kong and have launched pilot projects in Taiwan and Malaysia.
They have been profitable since 2015, generating significant traction and revenue. The company’s mission is to enhance the delivery of parcels, laundry, groceries and food, by making the process more efficient and hassle-free.
Pakpobox’s goal is to install 500 lockers in Hong Kong by 2020 and to continue to expand their presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Founders:
Sheldon Li
Eric Choi
Website:
www.pakpobox.com
OffMenu |
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What They Do:
A membership program for consumers to discover great bars and try new drinks at a special price.
A marketing platform for bar owners to reach a defined target audience and market their offerings cost effectively.
Founders:
Cassie Mak
Website:
offmenuapp.com
A membership program for consumers to discover great bars and try new drinks at a special price.
A marketing platform for bar owners to reach a defined target audience and market their offerings cost effectively.
Founders:
Cassie Mak
Website:
offmenuapp.com
LogFlows |
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What They Do:
36Link is a one stop solution to digitalize and connect the fragmented B2B trucking & logistics industry. As a one stop solution, 36Link offers the shippers, the trucking companies and their drivers an open platform to run their business, look for new customers, and track their metrics.
What is the benefit of using 36Link? With one subscription fee, users can get a Truck Management System, a mobile app, a tailor-made company profile and the access to 36Link marketplace all at once.
36Link hope to improve the efficiency and service levels of the trucking industry in Hong Kong and China, and further extend to APAC and Worldwide markets in the next phase.
Founders:
Felix Wong,
LiChen
Dick Wong
Website:
www.logflows.com
36Link is a one stop solution to digitalize and connect the fragmented B2B trucking & logistics industry. As a one stop solution, 36Link offers the shippers, the trucking companies and their drivers an open platform to run their business, look for new customers, and track their metrics.
What is the benefit of using 36Link? With one subscription fee, users can get a Truck Management System, a mobile app, a tailor-made company profile and the access to 36Link marketplace all at once.
36Link hope to improve the efficiency and service levels of the trucking industry in Hong Kong and China, and further extend to APAC and Worldwide markets in the next phase.
Founders:
Felix Wong,
LiChen
Dick Wong
Website:
www.logflows.com
Vmind |
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What They Do:
Vmind is a queue & reservation management app and online marketplace for services.
Merchants are empowered with scheduling and CRM tools to manage reservations, queueing, marketing and communication with their customers.
For customers, it’s a personal secretary app which helps them manage personal events, bookings, contacts with merchants, and provides a gateway to discover, interact with, book and queue for merchants' services.
Founders:
Paul Chu
Lhimark Lau
Website:
app.vmind.online
Vmind is a queue & reservation management app and online marketplace for services.
Merchants are empowered with scheduling and CRM tools to manage reservations, queueing, marketing and communication with their customers.
For customers, it’s a personal secretary app which helps them manage personal events, bookings, contacts with merchants, and provides a gateway to discover, interact with, book and queue for merchants' services.
Founders:
Paul Chu
Lhimark Lau
Website:
app.vmind.online