2016 2017 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019-2020

INVESTMENT INNOVATION NURTURING TALENTS

— INVESTING IN STARTUPS —

Assessed 6,400+
Business Proposals
Invested US$60M
into 41 startups
1,200+ Jobs created by
portfolio companies in HK

NUMBER OF DEALS BY SECTORS

CONSUMER
 
15%
LOGISTICS
 
5%
ENTERPRISE
 
27%
MEDIA
 
10%
FINTECH
 
20%
HEALTHTECH
 
10%
SUSTAINABILITY
 
7%
DEEPTECH
 
5%
EDTECH
 
2%

15 NEW INVESTMENTS *

Area28
AutoX
Farm 66
Hotelmize
Lynk
Polygence
OneDegree
8 HKAI LAB acceleratees

4 FOLLOW-ON INVESTMENTS *

NEX Team
Welab
Pickupp
SandboxVR

1 REALIZED INVESTMENT #

Shopline
All figures are based on AEF's aggregated data as of March 31, 2020 unless otherwise stated.

*Over the 12-month period ended March 31, 2020
#Shopline (Operating Status : Active)

— SUPPORTING INNOVATION —

8 Semi-Pitches Around the World
SHENZHEN
KUALA LUMPUR
HONG KONG
TORONTO
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
LONDON
BEIJING
SHANGHAI
2,000+
Applications
65
Countries & Regions
40
Finalists
5
Winners
In the year 2019-2020, 12 more startups have joined HKAI Lab program, making a total of 18. Their businesses spread in popular categories including Media, Medical & Health Care, PropTech & ConTech, FinTech & RegTech, Smart City & Living, Smart Retail, and Tourism. HKAI Lab have participated and organized close to 100 workshops, seminars and events. Learning trip has been organized to Alibaba and SenseTime headquarters in Hangzhou and Alibaba DAMO Academy in Shenzhen.
HONG KONG ENTRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT INDEX
Hong Kong’s entrepreneurial landscape:
the purpose vs. capability matrix
Overall entrepreneur and student perception of purpose and capability in the Hong Kong start-up landscape
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NETWORKING • STARTUP ADVICE • INSPIRATION

— NURTURING TALENTS —

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
No. of participatingstudents since launch
Interns were satisfiedwith AEF Internship Program
Interns agreed that our6-month Internshipexperience is solid,useful and impactful to theircareer development
INTERNSHIP TAKEAWAYS
Africa
Entrepreneurship
Tour
Winners of JUMPSTARTER IdeaPoP! 2019 attended the Africa Netrepreneur Conference and African Business Heroes show in Ghana. Through visits to local startups & incubators and participating in local tours, the students gain the first-hand knowledge about the African market as well as local culture.
Young
Founders
School
We continue to support Young Founders School program to benefit high school students on entrepreneurship through weekend ideation and weekend bootcamps.
* All figures are based on AEF's data as of March 31, 2020 unless otherwise stated