1) Cyberport Hong Kong
Cyberport Hong Kong is a centre for information and communications technology that gives startups and entrepreneurs in the ICT industry access to facilities and broadband network services.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: FinTech, Smart Living, eSports, Cyber Security, AI, Big Data, Blockchain
- Number of investments: 180
- Number of exits: 5
You can find their website here.
2) Brinc
Brinc is a venture capital and accelerator firm that is not like the others.
Details of the startup:
- City: Central
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Bashar Aboudaoud, Bay McLaughlin, Manav Gupta
- Industries: SaaS, Climate Tech, EdTech, FoodTech, Hardware, IoT, Healthcare, Web3
- Number of investments: 127
- Number of exits: 1
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10
You can find their website here.
3) IOSG Ventures
IOSG Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that cares about the community and is driven by research.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Jocy Lin
- Industries: Blockchain, Crypto, FinTech
- Number of investments: 120
You can find their website here.
4) Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Alibaba Group started the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund in 2015 as a non-profit program.
Details of the startup:
- City: Causeway Bay
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Andrew Lee
- Industries: AI, FinTech, Gaming, IoT, MedTech, Proptech, REdTech, Media, Green Tech, Biotech
- Number of investments: 52
You can find their website here.
5) ParticleX
ParticleX helps tech startups speed up the growth of their companies.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Mingles Tsoi
- Industries: AI, IoT, Blockchain, Robotics
- Number of investments: 17
You can find their website here.
6) Nest
Nest runs corporate innovation accelerators, invests in startups from their early stages to when they are growing, and runs a group for entrepreneurs called Mett.
Details of the startup:
- City: Sheung Wan
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Lawrence Morgan, Simon Squibb
- Industries: FinTech, HealthTech, Smart Cities
- Number of investments: 16
You can find their website here.
7) Saltagen Ventures
Saltagen Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in science and technology startups when they are still in their early stages.
Details of the startup:
- City: Central
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Joseph Fung
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 08
You can find their website here.
8) Fomocraft Ventures
Fomocraft is a mix of a venture capital firm and a strategic consulting firm that wants to show off your project to the cryptocurrency community.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Started in: 2021
- Industries: Blockchain, Technology
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
9) Expand
Expand Venture is a venture capital firm that works with tech companies to help them grow by giving them money, technology, experience, and leverage.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Davide Calì
- Industries: DeepTech
- Number of investments: 05
You can find their website here.
10) Hong Kong X-Tech
HKX-Tech is a platform that gives startups a place to work together across institutions and fields without having to pay for mentors or funding.
Details of the startup:
- City: Kwun Tong
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Guanhua Chen, Li Zexiang, Neil Shen
- Industries: Information Technology, Healthcare
- Number of investments: 05
You can find their website here.
11) PANONY
PANONY is a place where crypto and blockchain businesses can start, get money, and get advice.
Details of the startup:
- City: Sheung Wan
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Alyssa Tsai, Tongtong Bee
- Industries: Cryptocurrency, Digital Media, FinTech, Social Media
- Number of investments: 04
You can find their website here.
12) The Kaifa Group
The Kaifa Group is a partnership-focused incubator. In these partnerships, everyone works to encourage growth and development.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Industries: Information Technology, Hardware, Internet, Software
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
13) AIA Accelerator
The AIA Accelerator is a 12-week program for startups that will bring their health tech and/or wearable businesses to Hong Kong grow.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Industries: Healthcare, Insurance
You can find their website here.
14) Eureka Nova
Eureka Nova is a leading open innovation platform that gives tech startups the tools they need to co-create within the ecosystem of culture, creativity, and innovation.
Details of the startup:
- City: Kwun Tong
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Adrian Cheng
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
15) TechGrind
TechGrind Incubato is the first private tech incubator in Southeast Asia.
Details of the startup:
- City: Wan Chai
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Efraim Pettersson Ivener, Pavel Laletin
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 72
You can find their website here.
16) Sow Asia
SOW Asia is a nonprofit organisation based in Hong Kong that helps businesses that want to make a bigger social and/or environmental impact by giving them money and helping them grow.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Started in: 2009
- Founders: Darius Yuen
- Industries: Social Impact
You can find their website here.
17) LimeHK
LimeHK is an acceleration program in Hong Kong that offers personalised, in-depth mentoring.
Details of the startup:
- City: Wan Chai
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
18) GreaterBayX
GreaterBayX is a scale-up program for later-stage companies that is meant to help some of the most promising businesses get into China through the Greater Bay Area.
Details of the startup:
- City: Hong Kong
- Started in: 2018
- Industries: Urbantech
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 8
You can find their website here.