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Open Source Hong Kong Hong Kong's number of individual open source contributors on GitHub grew 64.5% in 2020 This is the third year open source has shown significant growth as the region becomes a tech hub. Developers see open source as a way to learn new skills, while companies in Hong Kong rely on it, too. Developer Sammy Fung started Open Source Hong Kong in 2006 because there weren't any other major open source organizations in the area and he wanted to bring together local developers. Today, the group's events can attract 500 participants and the scene in ge...

Eli raises $1.9 million CAD in seed funding to develop at-home hormone monitoring tech Eli Science Inc. has raised a $1.9 million CAD ($1.5 million USD) seed round to target the historically underserved women’s healthtech market via its saliva-based daily hormone tracking technology. The round, which was co-led by Hong Kong’s Vectr Ventures and 2048 Ventures, closed in late December 2020. Other investors included Real Ventures, Techstars, Panache Ventures, Ramen Ventures, MEDTEQ+, and Steven Arless, who joined Eli Health’s board of directors. To date, the company has rai...