IXON Wins 2nd Runner-Up at Startup World Cup Asia Finale 2025

IXON Food Technology has been awarded 2nd Runner-Up at the Startup World Cup Asia Finale 2025, held on Wednesday, 3 September. The competition, hosted by Pegasus Tech Ventures, brought together the best of Asia’s startup ecosystem after more than 100 regional events across 60+ markets worldwide.

The Asia Finale showcased 12 outstanding startups representing frontier innovations in AI, biotech, healthcare, fintech, and material technology. A distinguished judging panel included Jing Shi (MTR Lab), Benny Lee (Amazon Web Services), Chi Ho (Swire Properties), Kayla Yuen (HB Ventures), Terrence Qiu (Eschange Capital), and Luke Ran (China Prosperity Capital).

LaSense Technology Limited was crowned Asia Champion, with Singapore’s E3A Healthcare named 1st Runner-Up. IXON Food Technology, representing Hong Kong and Macau as regional champion, secured the position of 2nd Runner-Up, marking a significant achievement for the company and its pioneering ASAP (Advanced Sous-Vide Aseptic Packaging) technology.

As one of the top three winners, IXON will advance to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco, scheduled for 15–17 October 2025, where the global champion will receive a US$1 million investment prize.

In celebration of IXON’s achievement, Chef Martin Yan (Yan Can Cook), Fion Chong (President, Hong Kong Business Association in Nevada), and Chi Tran (Director and Officer-in-Charge, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Los Angeles) recorded a special video message to cheer on and support IXON’s journey to the Grand Finale.

“Being recognized among Asia’s top startups is a strong validation of our mission to build a sustainable, cold chain–free food future,” said Felix Cheung, Co-Founder and CEO of IXON. “We are proud to represent Hong Kong and Macau China on the global stage.”

With this milestone, IXON continues to expand the global reach of its breakthrough food technology, reshaping the way food is produced, stored, and delivered across borders.

IXON 在 2025 年 Startup World Cup 亞洲總決賽（9 月 3 日星期三舉行）中榮獲 季軍。這場由 Pegasus Tech Ventures 主辦的盛事，匯聚了亞洲最具潛力的創新初創企業，經歷了 60 多個市場、100 多場地區賽事後脫穎而出。

亞洲總決賽共匯集了 12 間優秀初創企業，展示了人工智慧、生物科技、醫療、金融科技及新材料等前沿領域的創新方案。評審團陣容強大，包括 MTR Lab 的 Jing Shi、Amazon Web Services 的 Benny Lee、太古地產的 Chi Ho、HB Ventures/木槿資本的 Kayla Yuen、Eschange Capital 的 Terrence Qiu，以及 China Prosperity Capital 的 Luke Ran。

最終，LaSense Technology Limited 榮獲亞洲冠軍，來自新加坡的 E3A Healthcare 奪得亞軍，而代表香港和澳門出賽的 IXON 則獲得季軍。IXON 憑藉其創新的 ASAP（先進低溫慢煮無菌包裝技術） 取得佳績，為公司再添重要里程碑。

作為亞洲前三名，IXON 將進軍 2025 年 10 月 15–17 日於三藩市舉行的全球總決賽，角逐 100 萬美元投資獎金。

為慶祝 IXON 在亞洲總決賽的成就，「食得是福」的甄文達大廚、內華達州香港商會會長庄苑君 (Fion Chong)，以及 香港貿易發展局洛杉磯辦事處主任兼署理總代表 Chi Tran 特別錄製了祝賀影片，為 IXON 打氣並送上支持，與其一同邁向全球總決賽之旅。

IXON 聯合創辦人兼行政總裁張文浩表示：「能夠獲得亞洲頂尖初創企業的肯定，是對我們使命的強大驗證 —— 建立一個永續、無冷鏈的食品未來。我們很自豪能代表香港和澳門，踏上全球舞台。」

隨著這一里程碑，IXON 將繼續推動其突破性食品科技的全球應用，重塑食物的生產、保存與跨境配送方式。