Team and Concepts (TnC) is a
Hong Kong
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-based company founded by David K. F. Lee and others in 2003. It is known as the provider of the
Web 2.0
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online
spreadsheet
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,
EditGrid
EditGrid was a Web 2.0 spreadsheet service, operated via Internet access (web-based application). It offered both a free-of-charge service to personal users and a subscription service to organizations and was available on a number of partner sit ...
.
TnC was founded in 2003 in the height of
SARS
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by a group of young entrepreneurs still in their university studies. It started as an information service provider for event organisers;
[
] its first product, PEM, was an award-winning
web
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* World Wide Web or the Web, an Internet-based hypertext system
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Computing
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-based event scheduling software. In early 2006, upon securing the
Hong Kong Government
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong Special administrative regions of China, ...
's funding from the Innovation and Technology Fund,
[
] it moved into the
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 (also known as participative (or participatory) web and social web) refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, participatory culture and interoperability (i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and ...
business and launched
EditGrid
EditGrid was a Web 2.0 spreadsheet service, operated via Internet access (web-based application). It offered both a free-of-charge service to personal users and a subscription service to organizations and was available on a number of partner sit ...
to public in April 2006. One of TnC's Founders was nominated by
BusinessWeek
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as one of the 20 ''Asia's Best Entrepreneurs under 25'' in August 2006.
[
]
In June 2007, EditGrid announced a
$1.25 million
series A investment from the WI Harper Group.
See also
*
EditGrid
EditGrid was a Web 2.0 spreadsheet service, operated via Internet access (web-based application). It offered both a free-of-charge service to personal users and a subscription service to organizations and was available on a number of partner sit ...
References
Software companies of Hong Kong
Companies established in 2003
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