At Angelflow, our mission is to make angel investing into startups accessible, simple and trustworthy. This briefing is designed to highlight important market news, deliver exclusive access to founders, and help you discover the next generation of innovation.

But before we get into it, I want to acknowledge the community of Tai Po in Hong Kong, who are recovering from the fire tragedy. We at Angelflow are inspired by the resilience and unity demonstrated by local citizens and organisations, and our thoughts and prayers go to all those affected.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a group of bright, aspiring entrepreneurs at Hong Kong Baptist University about the entrepreneurial mindset. My main message to them was simple, but I believe it’s the foundation of every meaningful startup journey: find a real problem to solve, and have the courage to take action. Too often, early founders chase trends or copy what’s been done, thinking that a slightly shinier version of an existing idea will be enough. But the ones who truly break through are the ones who dig deep, see a real pain point in the world, and then build something that matters.

Over the years, I’ve noticed something fascinating when listening to pitches. There are founders who talk about features, and then there are founders who talk about a vision. The difference is night and day. Features describe what a product does; vision describes why it matters. And the founders who know how to tell that story, who can paint a vivid picture of the future they’re building and the problem they’re solving for real people, are the ones who make investors lean forward in their chairs.

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In every newsletter, we will introduce an exemplary founder who is creating something exciting. Our team carefully selects these founders, as they keep us updated by maintaining their Angelflow profile and posting regular updates. We love learning about their work and progress, and we’re sure you will too.

We sit down with Phil Ingram, CEO and Founder of meed, a rising star based in Hong Kong tackling the trillion-dollar problem of dormant retail loyalty.

Phil's 25-year career, from scaling Hong Kong's first commercial ISP to Web3 CMO, taught him a core truth: sustainable customer retention is more valuable than endless acquisition.

The problem: We've all faced it: the 20-minute sign-ups, the forgotten passwords and the clutter of physical stamp cards. Phil was frustrated by the consumer friction and the trillion-plus-dollar hole in lost retail opportunities caused by half of all loyalty programs being dormant.

The solution: meed is the universal, AI-powered loyalty layer. It offers independent businesses a simple, one-minute, no-code setup, while consumers get a single, app-less wallet accessed directly from their phone's browser. Loyalty becomes a 10-second tap, not a chore.

🔑 Phil's vision: “meed won't be a loyalty company; it will be the definitive data oracle for SME consumer behaviour, as ubiquitous for local commerce as Facebook is for social connection.”

meed is the only platform solving loyalty for both sides of the market, transforming a $25 billion back-of-house industry into a demand-driven marketplace.

Since its V1 launch this year, meed has organically grown to 350+ accounts with inbound interest from over 60 countries. They are now converting free users to paid.

Momentum into December:

meed is raising a $500K–$750K pre-seed round to systematically convert their proven organic demand into high-value paying customers.

Phil is looking for partners who offer more than capital:

Intrigued by Phil's long-term vision? meed is looking for investors and potential partners who are as passionate about the data oracle vision as they are about near-term execution.

➡️ Click here to view meed's profile on Angelflow and connect/follow them to see their journey.

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Secondaries are becoming one of the most compelling ways to gain exposure to high-growth startups beyond the early stages.

So what exactly are Secondaries?

Secondary investments involve purchasing existing shares from current shareholders, be it from early employees, founders or even prior investors, rather than buying newly issued shares in a funding round.

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Did you know? When Alibaba’s Jack Ma used the internet for the first time, his very first search was for "beer". 🍻

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