Seminar: Building Nex and Redefining Play
In this session, HKU alumni David Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Nex, shares his entrepreneurial journey — from campus life in HKU to founding Nex, the motion technology and entertainment company behind the award-winning Nex Playground – an award-winning active play system that uses AI and computer vision to turn any living room into an immersive active play experience.
David will talk about how his time at HKU shaped his entrepreneurial mindset, the early inspirations behind Nex, the challenges and breakthroughs of scaling a startup, and what it takes to build a successful consumer product from scratch. He’ll also share Nex’s exciting plans for growth — including expanding its presence in Hong Kong — and why now is the perfect time to join the journey.
About David
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlkf/
David Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Nex, the motion technology and entertainment company that brings families and friends together through active play. Nex is the creator of Nex Playground, an award-winning active play system that uses AI and computer vision to turn any living room into an immersive active play experience — no wearables or controllers needed. Since launching in 2023, Nex Playground has become a breakout success, receiving top honors including Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year and Parents Magazine’s Toy of the Year. It has been featured by major outlets such as Good Morning America, WIRED, and TechCrunch, and is now available in major retailers across the U.S. Prior to founding Nex, David was a Senior Engineering Manager at Apple. There he built and led the engineering team behind the development of iWork for iCloud and the web app version of Apple’s productivity suite, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. David managed a team of 30 engineers distributed across Cupertino and Hong Kong. Before his career working at Apple, David sold EditGrid, the leading online spreadsheet service that he founded, to Apple.
Date: 20 Oct (Mon)
Time: 19:30-21:30
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, Main Campus HKU
Organiser: Techno-Entrepreneurship Core X Nex Playground
Speaker: David Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of NEX Team Inc.