Huawei Spark Ignite 2021 - Global Startup Competition

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have more than 194,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world.

 

Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether they’re at home, in the office, or on the go.

 

For more information, please visit HUAWEI online at www.huawei.com.

 

Huawei Spark is a hybrid accelerator program launched in 2020 for companies that have business in Asia Pacific.

 

It is funded by HUAWEI CLOUD & AI business group and underpinned by Huawei technological & Innovation leadership.

 

Our purpose is to incubate and accelerate companies' growth for a fully connected, intelligent world, as a friend and a partner.

AppGallery, the official app distribution platform for Huawei, is one of the top 3 app marketplaces globally. AppGallery was first launched in China in 2011. Subsequently, a global version was officially launched in April 2018.

 

Huawei’s vision is to make AppGallery an open, innovative app distribution platform that is accessible to consumers. With the AppGallery, Huawei aims to strictly protect users’ privacy and security while providing them with a unique and smart experience.

 

AppGallery has nine years of experience in aggregating and distributing applications, including both popular global applications and quality localised applications. AppGallery is available in more than 170 countries/ regions with 530 million monthly active users globally, covering mainstream apps and services in Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and more regions.

Enterprise Singapore is the government agency championing enterprise development. The agency works with committed companies to build capabilities, innovate, and internationalise.

 

It also supports the growth of Singapore as a hub for global trading and startups and builds trust in Singapore’s products and services through quality and standards.

 

For more information, visit www.enterprisesg.gov.sg

Startup SG represents the shared interests of the startup community and showcases Singapore as a leading startup hub. It is the brand for all local support initiatives and provides stakeholders with a platform to connect globally.

 

For more information, visit www.startupsg.net

Since 2002, we’ve cultivated successful Innovation and Technology (I&T) companies, formed strong local and international partnership networks and created a thriving community within HKSTP.

Our vision is to create a vibrant innovation and technology ecosystem to deliver social and economic benefits to Hong Kong and the region, and to build a future abundant with innovation opportunities for the younger generations.

 

Our mission is to connect stakeholders, facilitate knowledge transfer and nurture talents to accelerate technological innovation and commercialisation.

 

For more information, click here: https://www.hkstp.org/about-us/who-we-are/.

InvestHK’s vision is to strengthen Hong Kong’s status as the leading international business location in Asia. Our mission is to attract and retain foreign direct investment which is of strategic importance to the economic development of Hong Kong. In all our services, we apply the following core values: passion, integrity, professionalism, customer service, business friendliness and responsiveness.

 

We work with overseas and Mainland entrepreneurs, SMEs and multinationals that wish to set up an office – or expand their existing business – in Hong Kong.

 

We offer free advice and services to support companies from the planning stage right through to the launch and expansion of their business.

 

InvestHK is led by the Director-General of Investment Promotion, Stephen Phillips. Based in our head office in Hong Kong, Mr Phillips is supported by three Associate Directors-General: Jimmy Chiang, Charles Ng and Vincent Tang and Chief Marketing Officer Edith Wong.

 

For more information, click here: https://www.investhk.gov.hk/en/about-investhk.html.

TusStar is part of China's largest technology incubator network. TusStar with 150+ incubators across 70+ cities. it is a part of TusHolding, a diversified science and technology holding group that holds USD ~$30bn in assets under management and is the largest science park operator in the world. TusStar is an integrated platform that provides innovation services across all stages of startup enterprises. Capitalising our end-to-end financing system and extensive resources to provide low-cost, training, funding, full-cycle innovative and pioneering services for high-tech projects to create regional innovation ecosystem. TusStar strives to be the most humanized incubator for startups and enterprises globally.

 

For more information, visit https://en.tusstar.com/

Agorize is the leading global platform for Open Innovation and talent engagement challenges. Founded in Paris in 2011 with offices across Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany and Canada, Agorize has supported over 300 international companies in furthering their innovation strategies by connecting them with our global community of 5 million innovators through Open Innovation challenges.

 

We are the missing link between large corporations and talented innovators: students, developers, startups and (internal) employees. Because the best ideas can come from anywhere.

 

Agorize has run 2000+ programs for the likes of Amazon Web Services, AXA, Electrolux, Enterprise Singapore, IMDA, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Kering, Lego, L’Oreal, LinkedIn, LVMH Fashion Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Microsoft, Parkway Pantai, Paris Saint-Germain, Pernod Ricard, Singapore Airlines, Schneider Electric and Société Générale.

 

For further information, please visit https://get.agorize.com/