Top 15 Social Media Startup Investors in Hong Kong in January 2026

Investor	Social Media Hong Kong investments
K3 Ventures	3
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund	2
Freestyle Capital	1
Kharis Capital	1
Ameba Capital	1
Lowercase Capital	1
Vectr	1
New Heritage Investment Limited	1
David Tisch	1
First Round Capital	1
Greycroft	1
True Ventures	1
AngelHub	1
Farquhar VC	1
Scott Banister	1

K3 Ventures provides venture capital for technology startups in various sectors such as finance, education, healthcare, food and agriculture and others. The firm is headed by Kuok Meng Xiong.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Singapore, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

WIZ.AI — WIZ.AI Talkbot is a leading Generative AI-powered omnichannel customer engagement solution for enterprises to propel business growth.
iEduGPT — iEduGPT is an AI-powered learning platform based in Singapore that offers personalized, adaptive learning solutions for professional and academic exam preparation. It leverages artificial intelligence to analyze individual learners' strengths and knowledge gaps and create optimized study paths. The platform aims to transform exam preparationby making learning smarter, more efficient, and tailored to each user’s unique needs, covering certifications in finance, academics, and languages.
Rekosistem — Rekosistem is a Clean- & Climate-Tech Company that enables circular economy implementation in the waste supply chain by leveraging proprietary waste management operation systems to transform waste into recycled materials and renewable resources.

The Entrepreneurs Fund is a not-for-profit initiative launched by Alibaba Group in 2015 to help entrepreneurs and young graduates realize their dreams and vision. Two separate funds have been set up in Hong Kong and Taiwan respectively to support specific programs in each place.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Series B
Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States

Portfolio highlights

Vpon Holdings — Vpon Holdings is an AI big data analysis and advertising company.
Ziwu Technology — Ziwu Technology offers the conversion of bio-based waste into sustainable new materials and provides environmentally friendly solutions.
Rice Robotics Limited — The friendliest robot at your service.

Freestyle is an early-stage venture capital firm with investments in over 130 technology companies including Airtable, Intercom, Patreon, and BetterUp.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, Italy

Portfolio highlights

Dash Bio — A modern, automated platform engineered from the ground up to deliver high-quality and dramatically accelerated bioanalysis.
GoInstant — GoInstant Co-browsing allows two or more people to browse the web together in a real-time interactive session. All participants that join a co-browse session can click, scroll, type and browse at the same time. Co-browsing does not require any downloads or plugins to work; all users need is a web browser.A co-browse session can be used toco-browse any website for customer support, sales, e-commerce, training and more. Sign up at http://goinstant.com to be notified as new accounts become available.
Searchable.com — Searchable offers tools that track brand visibility on AI search platforms and search engines. The platform shows how often a brand is mentioned and where it appears in search results. Searchable provides content tools that help users create written material based on brand data and writing style. The service includes audits that point out siteissues that may affect how AI systems read a website. Searchable also gives competitive reports that compare a brand’s presence with other brands. The platform connects with traffic and search data so users can view performance in one place.

Kharis Capital is bridging the gap between Family Offices and Entrepreneurs, by providing a flexible and scalable partnership, uniquely positioned to deploy long-term capital in selective direct deals

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Food and Beverage
Series A, Seed, Angel
Hong Kong, Germany, India

Portfolio highlights

KoRo — KoRo is a fast-growing FoodTech startup - one of the leading brands for healthy, long-lasting and sustainable food.
Foodji — Foodji is a company that makes vending machines that sell fresh food. For businesses, government agencies, and other institutions, the company offers a food vending machine and a smartphone application to purchase food, giving staff members, students, clients, and other visitors access to excellent, fresh food whenever they want it.
Foodmaker — Foodmaker is an online restaurant that provides fresh and delicious food with organic field ingredients.

Ameba Capital is a Chinese venture capital firm that provides early and growth stage investments. Ameba Capital makes investments in the telecommunications, media, and technology industries, focusing on SaaS, AI, Digital Transformation and other disruptive technologies.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Services
Angel, Series A, Seed
China, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

JKStack — Jingkun Technology is the first manufacturer to advocate Workflow in China. It builds "Enterprise IT ERP System" with automated data governance and workflow as the core, uses automation, low-code, faster and more flexible to open up application information islands, and redefines digital orchestration through Workflow. services, endow IToperations with automation capabilities, and deeply integrate with business. Jingkun benchmarks against the global Workflow leader.
MOGU — MOGU is an consumer platform aimed towards women, achieved through e-commerce, social media, influencers and content driven services. Their content covers all areas of the fashion world and they have a huge range of age groups and interest covered through their numerous apps and platform.MOGU Inc. is a destination of fashion. With various kindsof fashion content and abundant fashion products, MOGU Inc. allows people to discover and share fashion trends while fully enjoying high-quality shopping experience. In 2011, MOGU Inc. launched fashion platform under the Mogujie brand . In 2016, the merger of Mogujie and Meilishuo was completed.Currently, MOGU Inc.'s online platform includes Mogujie.com and Meilishuo.com websites, mogujie mobile app, Meilishuo mobile app, Uni mobile app and several WeChat Mini programs.
Coutloot — We're a pack of young entrepreneurs creating the next wave of social commerce in India, CoutLoot is a leading mobile first C2C(Consumer-to-Consumer) tech platform! From offline shops, small vendors, individual sellers, newbies to celebs to your neighbours, everyone's selling online for the first time in their lives in under 30 seconds onthe CoutLoot app, while buyers from all over India can own their products by bargaining All of it, from the comfort of your couch! List. Earn. Chat. Loot.

Lowercase Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in seed/startups, mature, and acquisition of later-stage companies. The firm typically invests in wireless, media, commerce, infrastructure, energy, and transportation sectors. It also advises businesses and funds. Lowercase Capital was founded in 2010and is based in New York, New York.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

MiSalud — MiSalud offers a unique combination of personalized preventative wellness services, along with traditional healthcare via Spanish speaking physicians.
Stensul — The Stensul Marketing Creation Platform lets marketers create no code emails and landing pages up to 90% faster.
Kolors — Kolors is a technological platform that focuses on providing intelligent intercity mobility of bus transportation in the region.

Vectr is a venture firm based in Hong Kong. They combine investment, creation and growth to deliver game-changing impact to teams ready to tackle global issues, transform industries and improve the lives of millions.That combines capital, creation and partnership to deliver game-changing impact. We strive to be the ideal partner for founders thatare building transformation products and looking to expand their businesses into asia.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Hong Kong, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Percent — Unlock private credit investments with Percent. Access alternative investments on the platform powering the future of private markets.
Micro Connect — Micro Connect provides market infrastructure, fintech, and platform development.
MasterExchange — Trading platform for music rights leveraging emerging technology to create friction free and compliant investment opportunities to everyone.

We are a Family investment company based in Hong Kong with a development history in China spanning 3 decades and two generations.

Investment focus

Retail, Software, Marketing
Angel
Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

slowe — slowe is co-creating a sustainable future economy with our community of 10,000 impact businesses & 10 million conscious consumers by transformation. slowe is following the UNSDG Goal #12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. For consumers, we are part of the goal (Target #12.8) of "By 2030, ensure that people everywherehave the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature". For the business side, slowe "Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle (Target #12.6).Our community app is the gateway to change by making a transformation to a sustainable life easy. In our community, you will discover slowe business in your neighbourhood, creative inspiration for sustainable living, passionate advocates and muses on the journey of transformation with you. With everyday small changes, like buying coffee from a shop sourcing Fair Trade coffee or shopping at "one-for-one" shoe retailers, it could result in great impact in future. With slowe index, you could easily sort out which business fit your values before making consumption. Add stamp after purchase to create your own conscious spending passport. Each step you take move the wheel of our virtuous cycle.Our community app is also a theatre for impact business to shine. By joining our community to embrace slowe value, we provide super easy-to-use yet powerful, affordable yet effective tools for targeted marketing and consumer relationship management. United, we are stronger. slowe encourage businesses to exchange resources and collaborate on our platform to better serve consumers.slowe is playing the infinite game because we should preserve our planet for generations to come. We hope to change the world bit by bit, person after person, community after community, and unite everyone to blossom and thrive in our far future.Support us by downloading our Community App today to join the consumer revolution.

David Tisch is the Managing Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City-based early stage investment fund. BoxGroup is an investor in over 200 seed-stage companies, including Vine, Blue Apron, Sunrise, Warby Parker, Harry’s, Oscar, Behance, Handy and more. David is also the co-founder and Chairman of Spring, a mobile marketplace where customers shopdirectly within the app from a curated community of brands. Spring was named by Apple as one of the Best Apps of 2014.In 2014, David was named Head of Startup Studio at Cornell Tech, the University’s New York City-based graduate campus focused on digital technologies and the information economy. He is also Entrepreneur in Residence for Wharton’s Entrepreneurship Program.David is the co-founder of TechStars NYC and has served on numerous boards, including Mayor Bloomberg’s Advisory Council on Technology, the Investor Board of Venture for America, and the Entrepreneurship board at NYU. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University School of Law, and currently lives in New York City

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, France, Israel

Portfolio highlights

ClassPass — ClassPass is a membership program for fitness classes across multiple gyms and studios, making working out more accessible. With over 25,000 studio, gym, and wellness partners across the globe, ClassPass connects members to a variety of classes and appointments including yoga, cycling, Pilates, boxing, massage, acupuncture, and more. It facilitatesthe discovery process, using machine learning to surface the most relevant recommendations to its members from a catalog of more than 5 million classes a month. In addition, ClassPass helps to lift the fitness industry daily, working directly with studio partners around the globe to merchandise their excess inventory, find new customers, and generate new streams of revenue.
Vengo — Vengo is a software and media company that engages consumers and collects data by combining interactive digital media with point-of-purchase. Selected from 270 companies as "NYC Next Idea 2012," Vengo's next-generation vending machines enable brands such as Trident, Snapple, Dentyne, and Sour Patch Kids to re-engage consumers whilegenerating attractive unit economics (expect six-month payback on new units). Vengo already has established partnerships with Mondelez (one of the largest snack food companies), Snapple, Verizon, CC Vending (second-largest NYC vending machine provider), and Creative Mobile Technologies (NYC taxis). Vengo was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Long Island City, New York.
Even.com — Even offers an affordable on-demand pay product that allows employees to access their paychecks when they need it most—without confusing, hidden, or predatory fees. With a proven track record of reducing employee turnover and increasing retention and productivity, Even is the highest-rated on-demand pay app and has helped employees save more than$82 million to date.

First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, India

Portfolio highlights

Actively — A seamless booking assistant for your favorite fitness classes & wellness experiences
House Rx — House Rx is a health technology platform focused on improving affordability and patient access to specialty medications.
Troops — Never miss a revenue signal with Troops. Easily update Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, and Jira right from Slack and Microsoft Teams. Get started for free.

Venture capital and technology investments

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

MapAnything — Integrate and leverage location-based data and prioritization in your CRM, using Salesforce maps, to optimize your reps' activities.
Optimus Ride — Optimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company based in Boston, MA. It designs technologies to enable efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems and solutions.As an MIT spinoff company, it combines over 30 years of interdisciplinary university research in self‑driving technologies (DARPA Urban Challenge), electric vehicles (CityCar),and Mobility-on-Demand Systems. The team includes decades of industrial and entrepreneurial experience that combines manufacturing robots, urban design, and shared vehicle fleet management.
Resonate — Resonate's pioneering approach goes beyond traditional targeting on broad demographics, past behaviors or general interests. Political campaigns, advocacy groups and major consumer brands now use Resonate's motivations based targeting to deliver successful online ad campaigns based on otherwise unidentifiable values such as patriotism,environmentalism, taste for luxury, interest in innovation and thousands of other human dimensions.

A Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on early stage technology startups. We invest in brilliant people who bring ideas that matter to life.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Gridware — Using remote telemetry and edge AI, Gridware wildfire prevention technology powers a grid that is smarter and more reliable than ever before.
PlanYear — Accessible Professional-Grade AI for Benefits Consultants
Parry Labs — Parry Labs is a solutions provider to the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial companies. Parry designs and deploys solutions ranging from mission computing, power systems, manned and unmanned system architectures, and RF solutions. Parry’s Stellar Relay products, is a full system suite of high-performance mission computing, ArtificialIntelligence (A.I.) processing, and cross-domain systems.

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Investment focus

FinTech, Blockchain, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Hong Kong, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Tulle — NeoSwap is a multi-party, multi-item NFT swap platform that redistributes items in a win-win-win manner, using minimal currency. It provides neo-barter solutions to unlock value within existing marketplaces and enable marketplaces where they were previously unsustainable. It was founded by John Ennis.
Antiverse — Designing biologics for 100 challenging targets
HoyTrabajas — We are a C.Vs information exchange platform for candidates, employers, and recruiters, that get people access to low-skilled jobs in the Latin-American markets, enables recruiters to share job-seekers and job openings in real-time, and supports SMEs in the recruiting of their low-skilled jobs.

Farquhar VC operates as an early stage venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Social Media, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Catius — Cartius offers engaging interactions with children for language development and imaginative growth.
Aevice Health — Meet our AeviceMD, all-in-one sensor to deliver hospital-quality insights, right from home.
Beep Technologies — Beep is creating a universal, modular platform bridging the physical and digital divide, powering smart, contextual & interoperable connectivity across physical touchpoints whilst ensuring true customer privacy by leveraging on decentralised technology.

Scott is an American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is best known as a co-founder of IronPort and an early advisor and board member at PayPal.Scott Banister started his career as a pioneer in the email business. He was Founder and VP of Technology at ListBot, the largest ASP for business email list hosting. ListBot was acquired byMicrosoft. After ListBot, Scott spent his time working with other start-ups as a board member and investor. These start-ups include eVoice, creator of the first email-enabled home voicemail service, which was acquired by AOL in 2001. He served as VP of Ideas at idealab!, where he contributed numerous innovations, including the unique bid-for-placement search engine model that powers Overture. In December 2000, with Scott Weiss, Banister co-founded IronPort, an email appliance provider that was acquired in 2007 by Cisco for US$830 million.Scott Banister is co-founder and Chairman of Other private equity investments include Zappos.com, LiveOps, Facebook, Hi5.com, Tagged.com, iLike, and Causes.com.Banister attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, from which he dropped out in 1996 to move to Silicon Valley. He currently lives in Half Moon Bay, California with his wife Cyan.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Angel
United States, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Arcee.ai — Learn how Arcee helps you build your own LLMs in your own cloud.
Stell — Stell is a platform that digitizes the relationship between aerospace companies and their suppliers with a living specification workflow
Together AI — Together will enable researchers, developers & companies to leverage and improve artificial intelligence with an intuitive data, models & computation platform.