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POSSIBILITY • OPPORTUNITY • CREATIVITY
UMP
大學廣場
APR 2015
‘Kairos’
means the right or opportune moment in
Ancient Greek, and given that there are now
more ways to reach more people, raise more money, develop new
technologies, and create impact than ever before, the Kairos Society is
to help entrepreneurs take advantage of the right moments whenever
they occur.
The Kairos Society is a global entrepreneurship fellowship. With
its global headquarters in the heart of the international start-up
community, San Francisco, California. The Kairos Society has built up a network that spans chapters
established in 50+ different countries, 100+ universities, 400+ active fellows and 1,200+ alumni. And now the
Kairos Society is very excited to be adding one more new chapter to that network - Hong Kong!
The society has one goal:‘To solve the world’s
problems’. It pursues a goal with the belief that
entrepreneurship, specifically, young student-
led entrepreneurship, is the greatest catalyst for
innovation. Young people have the passion, the
knowledge, and most importantly, the audacity to
push the world forward. They are called young
entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow, we
call them Kairos Fellows. The Kairos Society
acts as the facilitator for these young fellows by
connecting them to the resources and mentors
that they need to thrive. The society has extensive
corporate backers such as Johnson & Johnson,
Cisco, General Electric and Sprint. With mentors
the likes of Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Peter Thiel, and
Tim Draper.
Collectively since the society’s inception in 2008,
a cumulative funding of USD 43,312,000 has been
raised for the fellows. Six of the fellows’ startups
have been acquired by major companies, and 22
have joined top accelerators. This year, the Kairos
Society has admitted some more new start-ups,
such as ReVollt, Oncolinx, Grove Labs, etc. All of
Kairos Society Logo
The Kair
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s Society :
You are never too young t
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change the w
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Earl Ng (China Studies and IBBA / Year 4), Regional President of Kairos Society Hong Kong
Information Session in CUHK
Introducing Kairos Society HK to students
