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If you're a Hong Kong founder pitching to global investors, data on your ecosystem matters more than you think! 🌍 Investors don’t just back ideas — they back ecosystems. So when your home country has momentum, it becomes part of your pitch. A thriving local scene signals talent, support, and long-term upside. At Aspire, we’re always digging into data like this to better understand what founders need — and how we can help them scale. 👉  Swipe for 3 insights you can use in your next pitch.

Founders often ask: What convinces a VC to invest? Traction, TAM, and tech are just the beginning. Ultimately, it’s your story that sticks. The best pitches don’t just explain what you’re building. They describe a future that you're bringing to life. You're not just asking VCs to invest - you're inviting them to join the quest to make that future a reality. VCs don’t fund slides. They fund belief. Help them believe. It was a pleasure to host 30+ startup founders for Aspire Ignite's kickoff together with Ee Ling Lim and Nicholas Dimitriou. You all make me want to believe. If you missed your chance to sign up for Aspire Ignite, you can still connect with 700+ founders and VCs in Aspire’s FoundersXchange community: https://lnkd.in/gGXMbcRH

Excited to share that Bakehouse by Grégoire Michaud Hong Kong is now using Aspire to streamline their payments and finance operations! 🚀 If you’re a business in Hong Kong looking for smarter payment solutions, feel free to reach out—I’d love to help you find the right fit. 💡 Let’s make managing business finances easier, faster, and more efficient. Ian Lee Cuttle Jiang Matthew Chan Tommy Xiao #Fintech #Payments #AspireApp #BakehouseHK #BusinessBanking #HongKongBusiness

Last week, our Aspire Team in Hong Kong joined HKPC - Hong Kong Productivity Council and SME ReachOut at their InnoPreneur MeetUp. The session was packed with valuable insights on how Hong Kong businesses can scale strategically. A huge thanks to HKPC for organizing such a great session — we're looking forward to more collaborations ahead!

Ever wondered what it’s like to build partnerships in one of the world’s fastest-moving startup scenes? 🎥 Step into a day in the life of Gigi Li, our Channel Partnerships Director for Hong Kong — where no two days are ever the same. Join our team in Hong Kong! Explore open roles: https://lnkd.in/g7UdACFj

7 years in, and we’re just getting started. 🍾 So we asked the A-team: Why Aspire? They had 7 seconds to answer. We’re hiring across the globe. Join us and be part of our story: https://lnkd.in/gYVZPMke

Last week, Aspire had the privilege of bringing together 90+ e-commerce leaders and innovators in Hong Kong, alongside our co-hosts Hong Kong E-Commerce Business Association (HKEBA), Second Talent, Branch8.com, Choco Up, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Thank you to AWS for hosting us in their fantastic space, and to all our partners for driving such meaningful conversations. Looking forward to more collaborations to support the growth of Hong Kong’s e-commerce ecosystem!

Great to meet so many sharp founders at Aspire's “Fundraising Fundamentals” session yesterday! Big thanks to Alyssa Nicole Ng-Misialek for steering the discussion and to my co-panelist Fady Abdel-Nour, CFA (Antler) for the rapid-fire insights. Between Fady’s Antler lens, my vantage from Accelerating Asia Ventures, and my own journey as a co-founder, we covered everything from valuation tactics to investor psychology. Judging by the Q&A queue, there’s plenty more to unpack—so if we didn’t get to your question (or you thought of a better one on the way home), let’s keep the conversation going. Looking forward to the follow-ups and to seeing how each of you turns today’s takeaways into tomorrow’s traction. #Fundraising #Startups #VentureCapital #FounderLife #Aspire

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📊 Did you know? 41% of unicorns raised their first round within just one year of founding. Early-stage fundraising is one of the toughest parts of the journey — and no founder should have to do it alone. That’s why we built FoundersXchange: a community of 700+ founders and VCs, sharing insights, opening doors, and making connections that matter. Because it really does take a village to raise a startup. Join FoundersXchange today: https://lnkd.in/gair8VNG