Potential speaker
Edith Yeung
Compound
Official Asian Financial Forum side eventThe Capital
The Capital
Exchange
Hong Kong 2027
A one-day summit on venture capital and startup investing across Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, convening founders, funders and international ecosystem builders.
- Monday 25 January
- Central or Wan Chai
The Event
One day. Four tracks. Both sides of the deal.
01
Startup showcase
Elevator pitches in front of a live investor panel, plus an exhibiting floor.
02
Keynotes
A government opening address and a marquee fireside with a founder who has gone from seed to public listing.
03
Panels and roundtables
Two headline panels plus a founder and investor roundtable with both sides of the same deal on stage.
04
Closed rooms
Two invitation-only, off-record breakout sessions. No press, no recording.
The Opportunity
Asian Financial Forum week brings institutional capital and visiting founders into Hong Kong, but offers no founder-facing venue for them.
The Capital Exchange is the only programmed day in that window where early-stage companies and the investors who back them are in the same room. A concentrated audience rather than a broad one, during the week they are already in the city.
In one line
The format we run monthly, scaled to a full day, in the week Hong Kong's venture and institutional capital is already on the ground.
The Day
By the numbers
400+
Attendees across the day (target)
12
Hours of programming
40+
Speakers and panellists
15
Founders pitching to a live investor panel
The day, hour by hour
Main stageInvitation only, off-recordOpen networking
- 07:00
Founder and VC Run
Open networkingHarbourfront morning run, open to all registered attendees.
- 08:00
Investor Breakfast
Invitation only, off-recordInvite only. Fund partners, angels and family offices. 60 seats.
- 09:30
Registration and welcome coffee
Open networkingShowcase floor and matching desk open.
- 10:00
Opening Ceremony
Main stageHost and partner introductions.
- 10:30
Keynote and opening addresses
Main stageGovernment keynote, InvestHK remarks, WYB address.
- 11:00
Founder and VC Roundtable
Main stageTwo founders with the investors who wrote their cheques.
- 12:00
Closed Room 1: Artificial Intelligence
Invitation only, off-recordOff-record, 30 seats.
- 13:00
Panel 1
Main stageWhat investors are looking for today.
- 14:00
Closed Room 2: China and the GBA
Invitation only, off-recordOff-record, 30 seats.
- 15:00
Panel 2
Main stageWhat founders must do differently to raise.
- 16:00
The Funding Games
Main stageSixty seconds each, with live investor reactions.
- 17:00
Marquee fireside chat
Main stageA Hong Kong founder on the road from seed to public listing.
- 18:00
Networking drinks
Open networkingOpen reception until 20:00.
The Room
Who is in it
Target mix. Each square is five attendees.
- 200+
- Founders, pre-seed to IPO, weighted to Hong Kong and the GBA
- 100+
- VCs, angels, family offices, corporate venture and LPs
- 50+
- Corporates and service partners: banking, legal, accounting, fintech
- 25+
- International founders travelling in from outside Hong Kong
- 25+
- Public sector, trade bodies and accredited press
- 5+
- Overseas accelerators, angel networks and VC platforms, as delegations
The Speakers
A growing speaker list
We are building a line-up of investors, founders and operators from Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and beyond. The names below are potential speakers; the final line-up is subject to confirmation.
Potential speaker
Harry Man
Matrix Partners
Potential speaker
Richard Yang
Sinovation Fund
Potential speaker
Wesley Ng
Casetify
Potential speaker
Kevin Poon
Leading Nation
And many more
Invitations are going out across venture, founders, government and ecosystem builders.
Where they will speak
- Government keynote
- Founder and VC roundtable
- Two headline panels
- Closed-room chairs
- Funding Games investor panel
- Seed-to-IPO fireside
Our Partners
Who is behind it
Hosted by
What You Building
Supporting partners
And many more to come
Who We Are
500+ founders. One community. Zero fluff.
WYB is Hong Kong's largest founder community. We bring builders, hackers and hipsters together through events, mixers and a tight-knit network built to actually get your startup somewhere. Our roots run back to StartupsHK in 2009 and Startup Saturday in 2010, which is where the pedigree comes from.
15+
Years of track record
15+
Corporate partners
30+
Events every year
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