Fill Easy Reaches EPIC HK Semi-Finals: Top 100 from 1,200+ Global Applicants

1,200+ applicants. One stage at the International Commerce Centre. We made it.

Fill Easy has advanced to the semi-finals of EPIC HK, the flagship global startup pitch competition organised by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) — placing in the top 100 from over 1,200 applications submitted from around the world.

About EPIC HK

EPIC (Entrepreneurship Project in Community) is HKSTP's most prominent international competition, designed to connect the world's most promising deep-tech and fintech startups with Hong Kong's institutional investment community.

• 1,200+ global applicants across all editions

• Top 100 semi-finalists selected for the in-person pitch round

• USD 105 million total investment pool accessible to finalists

• Cathay and HSBC as headline sponsors

• Semi-final pitches delivered as a 60-second elevator pitch at the International Commerce Centre (ICC), Hong Kong's most iconic commercial tower

What Semi-Finalist Status Signals

Reaching the EPIC semi-finals is a meaningful validation benchmark. HKSTP's selection panel evaluates companies on market traction, technology defensibility, and institutional readiness — criteria where Fill Easy's live deployments, ISO 27001 certification, and GBA Standard Contract filing carry significant weight.

The competition connects semi-finalists directly with HKSTP's partner investor network, corporate innovation teams, and government stakeholders — accelerating both fundraising and enterprise partnerships.

Our Pitch

Fill Easy presented its core thesis: that government-source identity verification is the foundational layer that every regulated financial institution in APAC needs — and that building this pipe once, compliantly, is worth more than any document-scanning shortcut.

"EPIC is where Hong Kong's most ambitious startups meet its most serious investors. Reaching the semi-finals with a live product, real clients, and regulatory infrastructure already in place puts us in a strong position as we move toward our next growth phase."

— Matthew Lee, Founder & CEO of Fill Easy