Alternative financing and impact investing solution for local minority-led SMEs
We provide an alternative financing solution via a micro-financing platform for SMEs in Hong Kong, managed by minority groups including ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. In addition, we facilitate investment opportunities to create a ‘real’ impact for impact-driven investors.
To test the idea in the current market, we will interview over 200 SMEs in Hong Kong and 20 individual and institutional investors. The platform will include a login area where investors can manage their portfolio of SMEs to invest in based on the information we obtain from service providers. The information will include financial and managerial reports to suit investors’ financial objectives and risk appetite to create an impact and seek returns in an untapped market.
Mr Insaf Idris Sadakkathullah* (Undergraduate student, College of Business, CityU)
Mr Adnan Muhammed (The Education University of Hong Kong)
Mr Ahmed Anis Ben Slimane (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Mr Gassyr Bakubay (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Mr Hafeez Raza Muhammad (The University of Hong Kong)
* Person-in-charge
(Info based on the team's application form)
- CityU HK Tech 300 Seed Fund (2024)