Minesh Pore - CEO & CoFounder @ BuyHive - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

Number of Portfolio Companies

Number of Founded Organizations

Primary Job Title CEO & CoFounder
Primary Organization
BuyHive

Location Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC)
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Minesh is a highly regarded global trade expert with over 20 years’ experience leading multinational organizations in Intraprenuership, corporate transformation, business development, and strategic planning.

He is recognized as a leader in international business, who has risen through the ranks of multiple prestigious companies worldwide,

including various executive management positions at listed companies including Intertek, Pico, and Tata Infomedia. During his career he has lived and worked in New York, London, Shanghai, Taipei, Mumbai, and Hong Kong. He has worked with mulltiple Trade Show Organisers across 6 continents.

Former Director of International Business at Global Sources and Head of Startup Launchpad.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments

Minesh Pore

invested in

BuyHive

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. This investment -

Seed Round - BuyHive

- was valued at

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
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Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Minesh Pore

has

current jobs as

CEO & Co Founder

SourcingGPT

and

CEO & CoFounder

BuyHive

. Additionally,

Minesh Pore

has had

past jobs including

Director International Business & Head of Startup Launchpad

Global Sources

SourcingGPT CEO & Co FounderMay 22, 2024
BuyHive CEO & CoFounderJan 1, 2020

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Global Sources	Director International Business & Head of Startup Launchpad	Oct 1, 2016	Dec 31, 2019
Pico Group	General Manager UK	Mar 1, 2015	Oct 1, 2016
Intertek	Senior Director - Americas	Oct 2011	Mar 2015
Global Sources	General Manager - International Business	Jun 2006	Oct 2011
Infomedia Yellow Pages	Assistant Manager	1999	2003

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Hong Kong Island Seed Stage Companies	63,870
Asia-Pacific (APAC) Companies With Less Than $10M in Revenue (Top 10K)	805
Asia-Pacific (APAC) Seed Stage Companies With Fewer Than 100 Employees (Top 10K)	4,001
Marketplace Startups	29,089
Hong Kong Island Companies With Fewer Than 100 Employees	18,705
B2B Seed Stage Companies With Fewer Than 100 Employees	22,677
Asia Startups Founded in 2019	19,733
B2B Seed Stage Companies With Less Than $10M in Revenue	38,613
Marketplace Seed Stage Companies With Fewer Than 1000 Employees	33,877
Procurement Companies With Fewer Than 100 Employees	15,637

Education

Minesh Pore

studied at

St Xaviers College

BK School of Professional and Management Studies

, and

Thunderbird School of Global Management

St Xaviers College B.ScIndustrial Chemistry19951998
BK School of Professional and Management Studies MBAMarketingMay 1998May 2000
Thunderbird School of Global Management MIMInternational Brand Management20032004

Events

Number of Events

Minesh Pore

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

CES 2026 united robotic systems unveil advancement in hardware to wetware infrastructure. physical ai sector cat

Jan 6, 2026

CES 2026 united robotic systems unveil advancement in hardware to wetware infrastructure. physical ai sector cat Speaker Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North AmericaJan 6, 2026
Collision 2020 Exhibitor Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North AmericaJun 22, 2020
MWC 2020 Barcelona ExhibitorFeb 24, 2020
Web Summit 2019 Speaker Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, EuropeNov 4, 2019
RISE Hong Kong 2019 Speaker Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, AsiaJul 8, 2019
StartmeupHK Festival 2019 Organizer Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, AsiaJan 21, 2019
Startup Launchpad Hong Kong Organizer Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, AsiaOct 18, 2018