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A mindful journey towards sustainable happiness

Last week, our portfolio companies and partners joined us in Bhutan, as guests of Happiness Capital. This annual event, known as Happiness Family Day, brought together over 120 participants from 13 countries to explore the theme “A Mindful Journey Towards Sustainable Happiness.” Bhutan: A unique approach to national well-being Bhutan is renowned for its commitment A mindful journey towards sustainable happiness

ClearSpace raises €26 million to cleanup space in a Series A round led by OTB Ventures and Swisscom Ventures

Renens, Switzerland – January 19th, 2023. ClearSpace, the Swiss–based leader of in–orbit servicing and active space debris removal, is delighted to announce that it has finalised a EUR 26.7 million series A financing round, to further accelerate the movement toward the sustainable use of space. ClearSpace is ramping up operations ahead of the world’s first space debris removal mission, ClearSpace-1, scheduled to launch in 2026. This new financing round brings together a ClearSpace raises €26 million to cleanup space in a Series A round led by OTB Ventures and Swisscom Ventures

Happiness Capital is now a Certified B Corp

We’re very excited to announce that Happiness Capital has become a B Corp Certified company after a 2-year process with the overall B Impact Score of 92.7! This huge milestone signifies our commitment to having good governance as well as creating environmental and social good for our community. It also symbolizes our dedication to transparency. Happiness Capital is now a Certified B Corp

Our CEO is appointed by Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council to their Policy Research Committee 

The Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) today announced the appointment and reappointment of members to its committees with effect from January 17, 2023. Our CEO, Eric Ng, is appointed by FSDC as a new member of their Policy Research Committee. Eric Ng said, “It is a wonderful opportunity to work with the financial industry thought Our CEO is appointed by Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council to their Policy Research Committee 

Plantix participates in first-ever Happiness Return matrix project

With the aim of empowering entrepreneurs to co-create a happier world, our investor Happiness Capital has launched the venture capital industry’s first Happiness Return matrix. The project seeks to disrupt traditional investment mindset in not only just focusing on financial return but also happiness return. With this holistic measurement, not only can it uncover actionable Plantix participates in first-ever Happiness Return matrix project

SDC Hong Kong Success Stories Series: The Pursuit of Happiness – Eric Ng, CEO of Happiness Capital

What makes you happy? And how do you measure happiness? Jeremy Lam, Board Member of FSDC talks to Eric Ng, CEO of Happiness Capital under Lee Kum Kee Group who shares his personal story, the company’s success as well as the reasons of HK being an International Financial Centre, in particular a hub for venture SDC Hong Kong Success Stories Series: The Pursuit of Happiness – Eric Ng, CEO of Happiness Capital

Zebra Medical Vision lands FDA clearance for tool to detect cardiovascular disease

This comes just a month after news broke Nanox was set to acquire Zebra Medical Vision. Smart imaging company Zebra Medical Vision landed an FDA 510(k) clearance for its cardiac-focused imaging tool called HealthCCSng.  The new tool is able to analyze non-gated CT scans and can quantify Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC). According to the company, Zebra Medical Vision lands FDA clearance for tool to detect cardiovascular disease

D-ID launches ‘Speaking Portrait,’ a way to turn photos into custom, photo-realistic videos

The company whose tech powered the sensational MyHeritage app that turned classic family photos into lifelike moving portraits is back with a new implementation of its technology: Transforming still photographs into ultra-realistic video, capable of saying whatever you want. D-ID’s Speaking Portraits may look like the notorious “deepfakes” that have made headlines over the past couple of years, D-ID launches ‘Speaking Portrait,’ a way to turn photos into custom, photo-realistic videos

Zebra Medical Vision to be acquired by medical imaging technology company Nanox for $200m

Medical imaging technology company Nanox (NASDAQ: NNOX) announced today the $200 million acquisition of fellow Israeli healthcare AI pioneer Zebra Medical Vision. Nanox also announced the $30 million acquisition of USARAD and its related company, Medical Diagnostics Web (MDW) which operates a global network of over 300 radiologists. Both acquisitions are subject to satisfaction of Zebra Medical Vision to be acquired by medical imaging technology company Nanox for $200m

A sizzling event, Israel’s Redefine Meat launches its 3-D cow alternative

With slogans like ‘A whole different animal,’ and ‘Precisely the same, entirely different,’ startup unveils its high-end, plant-based 3-D printed products at Tel Aviv tasting In recent years, Israeli tech has been carving a name for itself in the alternative protein field, coming up with varied ways to replace real meat, the production of which A sizzling event, Israel’s Redefine Meat launches its 3-D cow alternative