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Founder
  
Li Ka-shing

Founded
  
2006

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Horizons Ventures Limited is a venture capital firm based in Hong Kong with a focus on disruptive and technology-focused start-ups. Started in 2006, its start-ups are being spread around the world in 10 countries including the United States, Canada, UK, Sweden, Estonia, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, Israel and China.

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The company has funded some of the more well-known technology innovations of the last decade, including Skype, Siri, Facebook, Waze, Summly, Spotify and more. Its portfolio now consists of over 40 companies around the globe.

Horizons Ventures manages the private investment of Sir Li Ka-shing in the technology, media and telecommunications sector (TMT sector). Profits generated from the investment will contribute to his charity foundation Li Ka Shing Foundation, which dedicate to nurture a culture of giving, support reform initiatives in education and help advance medical research and services.

Portfolio

  • Portfolio
  • Hardware-Edged Electronics

  • CorePhotonics
  • InteraXon
  • Lock8
  • Mark One
  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Cortica
  • Ginger
  • Tempo AI
  • Desti
  • Kuato Studios
  • Trapit
  • Sentient
  • DeepMind Technologies
  • Siri (Acquired by Apple in 2010)
  • Finance

  • Second Market
  • Friendsurance
  • FeeX
  • Bitpay
  • Mobile Media & Social

  • Spotify
  • Magisto
  • Stevie
  • Wibbitz
  • Affectiva
  • Bitcasa
  • Hola
  • Everything.me
  • Invi
  • Preen
  • Traity
  • HowDo
  • UMPay
  • Guardtime
  • NBA China
  • Zoom
  • HzO
  • CorePhotonics
  • InteraXon
  • Friendsurance
  • FeeX
  • Onavo
  • Fixmo
  • Skype (Acquired by eBay in 2005)
  • Facebook (IPO in 2012)
  • Summly (Acquired by Yahoo in 2013)
  • Waze (Acquired by Google in 2013)
  • Bitpay
  • Bitstrips
  • Slack
  • Analytics & Security

  • Onavo
  • Fixmo
  • Shine Security
  • Data Driven

  • Medial Cancer Screening
  • Meteo Logic
  • MeMed
  • RubiKloud
  • Windward
  • Sustainability

  • Nanoleaf
  • Bevi
  • One-of-a-Kind

  • Nipendo
  • Mishor
  • Kaiima
  • NanoSpun
  • References

    Horizons Ventures Wikipedia


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