Israeli company Freigthos wins Grand Award in HK
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Israeli company Freigthos wins Grand Award in HK

  • 11/18/2014
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    Six budding entrepreneurs from Israel, HK, the UK and the US were named champions of the 2014 StartmeupHK Venture Programme, the second global startup contest designed and staged by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK).
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    After the two final rounds of pitching in front of judges and attendees at the StartmeupHK Venture Forum 2014, Freightos (an Israel-based company incorporated in Hong Kong), Perseus Telecom and Scoutbots were named winners of the three Grand Awards. They will get prizes worth around HK$5 million in the form of free professional services, mentoring and work space provided by corporate sponsors.
     
    In the photo, second from right is Founder of Freightos, Dr Zvi Schreiber. The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So (third left), and the Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Simon Galpin (first left), presented the Grand Awards to the winners.
     
    The competition saw 550 entries filed from 47 economies, with more than 50 entries from Israel.
     
    Freightos aims at disrupting the international freighting business by building a platform that allows receiving instant on-line quotations for cargo shipping all over the globe. To learn more about the platform please visit their website www.freightos.com.