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Hong Jianyong

Hong Jianyong (洪健勇) is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the A-SHUI TEA chain in Jinan, Shandong, in 2010, growing it past 1,400 stores without outside financing.

Hong Kong dollar (港元)

The Hong Kong dollar (港元) is the currency of Hong Kong, pegged to the US dollar within a 7.75 to 7.85 band since 1983, with notes issued by three commercial banks.

Hong Kong Exchanges

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) operates Hong Kong's securities and derivatives markets, the London Metal Exchange, and the Stock Connect links with Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is the holding company that operates Hong Kong's stock exchange, futures exchange, and clearing houses, formed by merger in 2000.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is Hong Kong's monetary authority and banking regulator, established in 1993 to maintain currency stability and manage the Exchange Fund.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, also known as the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong or 港交所, is Hong Kong's securities exchange, operated by HKEX since its 2000 merger with the futures exchange.

Hong Leong Group Malaysia

Hong Leong Group Malaysia is a Kuala Lumpur-based family conglomerate centered on banking, founded in 1963 and led by Quek Leng Chan, whose Hong Leong Bank is Malaysia's fifth largest.

Hong Qinghua

Hong Qinghua (洪清华) is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the Shanghai online travel agency Lvmama in 2008, building it into a leading distributor of scenic-spot tickets.

Hong Ye

Hong Ye (叶红) is a Chinese businesswoman who co-founded Peijia Medical (沛嘉医疗), a Suzhou-based developer of transcatheter heart valves and neurointerventional devices, and serves as an executive Director.

Hong Zhaoshui

Hong Zhaoshui (洪肇水) is a Taiwanese entrepreneur who co-founded the CoCo bubble tea chain in Tamsui in 1997 with two friends, drawing on his family's tea-trading background.

Hong Zhou

Hong Zhou (洪洲) is a Chinese GPU design engineer who serves as chief technology officer and executive director of Shanghai Biren Technology, and formerly led Huawei HiSilicon's self-developed GPU team.

Hongjiu Fruit

Hongjiu Fruit, or Chongqing Hongjiu Fruit Co., Limited (洪九果品), is a Chinese fruit supply-chain company founded in Chongqing in 2002 that became China's largest fruit distributor by revenue in 2022.

Hongtaiyang Guangdian (红太阳光电)

Hongtaiyang Guangdian (红太阳光电) is a Chinese state-owned manufacturer of photovoltaic and semiconductor process equipment founded in 2009 in Changsha, Hunan, controlled by defense-electronics group CETC and known for its PECVD coating tools.

Hongxing Erke

Hongxing Erke (鸿星尔克), branded ERKE, is a Chinese sportswear company founded in Quanzhou, Fujian, in 2000, whose 2021 Henan flood donation made it a national phenomenon.

Honorarium

An honorarium is a voluntary, typically one-time payment made as a token of appreciation for a service, such as a speech or appearance, for which no fee is legally required.

Hony Capital

Hony Capital (弘毅投资) is a Beijing-based private equity firm founded in 2003 under Legend Holdings, Lenovo's parent, chaired by founder John Zhao and known for restructuring state-owned enterprises.

Hookipa Biotech

Hookipa Biotech, now HOOKIPA Pharma Inc., is a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in Austria in 2011 that developed arenavirus-based immunotherapies for cancer and infectious disease.

HOOQ

HOOQ was a Singapore-based video streaming service launched in 2015 as a joint venture of Singtel, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros., serving five Asian markets before closing in 2020.

Hooters

Hooters is an American restaurant chain founded in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida, selling chicken wings, seafood, and beer, known for its "Hooters Girl" waitresses and owl-themed brand.

Hopscotch Primary Care

Hopscotch Primary Care, formerly Hometown Medical Holdings, LLC, is a technology-enabled rural primary care company founded in 2021, running 12 clinics in Western North Carolina for Medicare patients.

Horatio Bottomley

Horatio Bottomley (1860–1933) was an English financier, newspaper proprietor, and MP who founded the Financial Times and John Bull, promoted fraudulent schemes, and was jailed for fraud in 1922.

HORIBA

HORIBA is a Japanese manufacturer of analytical, measurement, and control instruments headquartered in Kyoto. Founded in 1945, it is known for pH meters and automotive emissions analyzers.

Horizon 3 AI, Inc.

Horizon3.ai is a San Francisco cybersecurity startup founded in 2019 by former U.S. Special Operations cyber operators Snehal Antani and Anthony Pillitiere, selling the NodeZero autonomous penetration-testing platform.

Horizontal analysis

Horizontal analysis is a financial statement analysis technique that compares a line item across accounting periods, expressing the change in dollars and percentages to detect trends in performance.

Horizontal integration

Horizontal integration, or a horizontal merger, combines companies at the same stage of the supply chain, often through merger or acquisition, to gain economies of scale.

Hörmann

Hörmann is the name of two unrelated German family-owned industrial groups: the Hörmann door manufacturer near Bielefeld, founded in 1935, and the HÖRMANN technology group near Munich, founded in 1955.

Horsley Bridge

Horsley Bridge, legally Horsley Bridge Partners LLC, is a San Francisco fund-of-funds manager founded in 1983 that invests in venture capital and small buyout partnerships.

Horsley Bridge Venture

Horsley Bridge Venture is a San Francisco venture capital fund of funds managed by Horsley Bridge Partners, investing in outside venture funds rather than startups directly.

Horst Paulmann

Horst Paulmann Kemna (1935–2025) was a German-born Chilean retail magnate who founded Cencosud, beginning with a Temuco supermarket in 1962 and the first Jumbo hypermarket in 1976.

Hortensia Herrero

Hortensia Herrero, born in Valencia in 1950, is a Spanish businesswoman who is vice-president of Mercadona and owns 27.7% of the company through her holding firm.