External Funding and Support

For individual non listed Hong Kong enterprises to undertake projects to develop brands, upgrade and restructure their business operations and promote sales in the Mainland and FTA/IPPA markets

• Up to HKD100,000 funding support

Provide funding support for local companies to conduct in-house research and development (R&D) work with a view to encouraging the private sector to invest in R&D

• Provides on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis

• Up to HKD10 million funding per approved project

Assist local companies and individuals to apply for patents of their own inventions

• Up to HKD250,000 funding support

Encourage SMEs to expand their markets outside Hong Kong by providing financial assistance to SMEs for participation in export promotion activities

• Up to HKD100,000 funding support for each application

• Cumulative funding ceiling per enterprise at HKD 1,000,000

Turn your wild idea into a scalable business

• 1-year programme

• Up to HKD100,000 funding support

• Application open for every January, May & September

Help technology startups develop their first solutions from early stage technical builds, market exploration and business development

• 3-year programme

• Up to HKD1.29million funding support

• Application open year-round

Enabling biomedical startups to turn their R&D into life-changing solutions

• 4-year programme

• Up to HKD6 million funding support

• Application open year-round

Support high potential startups in all industries

• 2-year programme

• Up to HKD4.8 million funding and support

• Application open every March and September

Help innovation and technology enterprises with strong growth potentials to further expand its business outside Hong Kong and eventually become a unicorn

• By invitation only

Support innovative ideas and early-stage start-ups

• 6-month programme

• Up to HKD100,000 funding support

• Application open every January, April, July and October

Support entrepreneurs and start-ups with resources that aim to accelerate their growth

• 2-year programme

• Up to HKD500,000 funding support

• Application open every January, April, July and October

Prepare Cyberport incubatees and alumni for international markets and investors

• Up to HKD300,000 funding support

Financial subsidy for Cyberport incubatee, grantee or alumnus from the CCMF and/or CIP to develop Mainland and Overseas market

• Up to HKD200,000 funding support

Investment fund targets to co-invest with other private and public investors in the Cyberport digital entrepreneurs

Invest and empower founders who are solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges through new technology-based solutions

• 3-month programme

• 7 verticals: AI, Climate Tech, Enterprise SaaS, Gaming, Hardward & IoT, Heath, Web3

Provide financial support, training, mentorship and networking opportunities to help deisgn startups thrive

• 2-year programme

• Up to HKD280,000 financial support

   

Inspire, empower and support emerging fashion designers and brands; bring together industry heavyweights, creative visionaries and practical resources to help designers learn, grow, push boundaries and build their reputations

• 2-year programme

• Up to HKD250,000 funding support

Accelerate sustainable innovation in Hong Kong and UK’s startup ecosystem through supporting techstyle (apparel & textile) and agrifood technology startups in their scale-up process

• 1-year programme

• Application open year-round

Focus on commercializing AI inventions and technologies that are developed at the lab

• 1-year programme

• Potential funding support from AEF and/or SenseTime

• Run twice a year 

A common platform for high impact startups to collaborate with New World Group businesses, sustainability experts, and global partners to scale solutions that fulfill United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) for a better tomorrow

Mentorship and partnership-centric programme which empowers participating startups' capabilities and growths on multiple fronts

Individuals with unique talents such as: entrepreneurs, innovators, designers, engineers, experienced leaders and investors to explore opportunities together to turn ideas into reality

With the vision of “Empowering Young Talent to Become Innovators", it combines the comprehensive resources of Greater Bay Area to nurture innovative leaders and entrepreneurial talents who can put their learning into practice

A collaborative ecosystem that brings together property developers, investors, and emerging PropTech startups

A platform to ramp up the growth of early-stage and growing startups by connecting them with seasoned industrialists, like-minded innovators, investors, the R&D sector and the youth

An initiative by HKPC aimed at providing a platform for SMEs and startups to exchange on new technology applications, industry pain points/ innovative ideas and entrepreneurial stories

Help startups radically accelerate innovation by providing access to industry-leading AI services, expert guidance, and the essential technology needed to build a future-proofed startup

Work together with MIT alumni, affiliates and friends in the community to help galvanize the region’s innovation ecosystem

A platform showcasing startups to accelerate their business through meaningful connections to the resources they need to grow