Hillary Yip is the 14-year-old founder and CEO of MinorMynas, which aims to build a global kids community on the safest online platform possible. In 2016, her original idea of MinorMynas received the first prize and Best Business Award at the AIA Emerging Entrepreneur Challenge in Hong Kong, which jumpstarted her entrepreneurship journey.
The MinorMynas beta iOS app was launched in May 2017. As of April 2019, the app has close to 60,000 downloads across more than 50 countries.
Since the age of 10, Yip has been invited by TEDx, primary schools, universities, governments, international conferences and global summits to share her idea and journey. Recently, she spoke at an event organised by HSBC and Microsoft, and
collaborated on a workshop with Apple. Apart from being a sought-after speaker at events, Yip is actively engaged in inspiring young people in schools, entrepreneurship boot camps, and leadership classes.
The story of MinorMynas and Yip as its visionary young entrepreneur has been widely featured by many media outlets including CCTV, BBC, Yitiao and South China Morning Post. In October 2018, her article was featured by the digital newsletter of the Malala Fund.
