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Start-ups

Incubation and acceleration programmes
Cyberport Incubation Programme

Provides comprehensive financial, technical and business advisory supports to technology start-ups to help them turn their creative ideas into business undertakings or commercial products, with financial assistance of up to HK$500,000 over a 24-month incubation period. Incubatees can be on-site (with rent-free accommodation) or off-site.

Cyberport Accelerator Support Programme

Provides financial assistance of up to HK$300,000 to support Cyberport incubatees or alumni to participate in local, Mainland and overseas accelerator programmes endorsed by Cyberport.

Cyberport Overseas and Mainland Market Development Support Scheme

Provides a financial subsidy of up to HK$200,000 to eligible start-ups to support them in conducting market research and promotion, as well as participating in business missions, trade fairs and exhibitions etc. outside Hong Kong with a view to assisting start-ups in expanding into new markets and attracting investors.

Incubation Programmes by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation ("HKSTPC")

Nurture technology start-ups to develop their business by providing subsidised office space and shared facilities in the Science Park, financial aid package, technical and management assistance, promotion and development assistance and business support. HKSTP INCUBATION aims at helping technology startups specialising in deep tech research to develop innovative solutions, whereas Incu-Bio nurtures the development of biomedical tech startups in Hong Kong.

Co-Acceleration Programme

Hong Kong's first-ever Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in innovation and technology (I&T), a private fund that is managed by a Hong Kong statutory body, a HKSTP subsidiary which is licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to act as an Investment Manager of a Hong Kong Limited Partnership Fund (HKLPF). This 24-month programme is designed to propel visionary, acceleration-stage startups into global leaders and unicorns.

TechnoPreneur Partnership Programme

HKSTPC expands its comprehensive support and services, such as investment support service, Soft Landing Centre and lab facilities, coaching and training etc. with over 30 partner organisations, including local universities, accelerators, co-working spaces, and the key players in the start-up community.

Co-working space
Cyberport Smart-Space

Cyberport provides Smart-Space to enable companies to flexibly rent ready-built offices.  Units can be rented on agreements from one to 12 months, with no limit on ultimate length of stay, at an all-inclusive fixed price.  Cyberport has also set up its first offsite co-working space of around 20 000 sq ft in Tsuen Wan. It can house around 140 start-ups.

Co-working Space Programme

HKSTPC's start-ups will have access to the co-working space and services provided by its partner organisations, which include the four technopreneurship incubators and co-working space providers from Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Financial support
Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

Provides HK$100,000 as seed funding for each selected project to turn innovative ideas into prototypes.

Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities

Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities Provides annual funding of up to HK$16 million to each of the six local universities to support their teams in starting technology businesses and commercialising their R&D results.

Innovation and Technology Venture Fund ("ITVF")

The HK$2 billion ITVF co-invests with venture capital funds in local I&T start-ups on a matching basis.

Cyberport Macro Fund

The HK$400 million Cyberport Macro Fund will invest in its ICT start-ups to assist them in attracting more investment funding from other investors.

HKSTP Venture Fund

The HKSTP Venture Fund directly invests in startups from seed to pre-IPO stage and partners with private investors for co-investment opportunities.

Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus Scheme (RAISe+)

Launched in 2023, RAISe+ aims to unleash potential of local universities in transformation and commercialisation of R&D outcomes, and facilitate relevant collaboration among the Government, industries, universities, and research sectors.

Start-up community
iStartup@HK

A one-stop platform run by Cyberport to connect tech start-ups to investors and users seeking innovative solutions. Through this virtual-pitching channel, tech companies can showcase their profile and products to attract funding and expand their business footprint.