Horizons Ventures
Horizons Ventures Limited is a venture capital firm based in Hong Kong with a focus on disruptive and technology-focused start-ups. It manages the private investment of Sir Li Ka-shing in the technology, media and telecommunications sector.1)
The firm made early investments in Facebook, Skype, Waze, Spotify, and Siri.
Portfolio
Portfolio companies include:2)
- Astro Live Experiences (ALE)
- Union Mobile Pay (UMP)
BlueDot
BlueDot is an artificial intelligence-based software company that operates as an early warning system for emerging infectious diseases.3) It claims to have been the first organization to detect the initial COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2021.4)
Link Dump
- Horizon acquires BlueDot: https://archive.ph/kpISU
1)
Horizons Ventures - Crunchbase Investor Profile & Investments. Crunchbase. Retrieved February 24, 2022, from https://archive.ph/AAisn
2)
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Portfolio. Horizons Ventures. Retrieved February 24, 2022, from https://horizonsventures.com/portfolio/
4)
Niiler, E. (2020, January 25). An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus. Wired. https://archive.ph/EAiP4