Amazon Web ServicesActive
AWS service credits based on stage and ecosystem affiliation; they are not cash for payroll or other vendors.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPService credit
- Published support
- Activate Founders up to US$5,000; Activate Portfolio up to US$200,000 with an eligible provider Org ID
- Fit interpretation
- Technology startups building on AWS and reducing infrastructure burn.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Trade and Industry Department / HKPCActive
Matching support for branding, business upgrading and market development by Hong Kong enterprises.
SeedEarly growthSeries AMarket expansion
- Published support
- Up to HK$7 million cumulative government funding per enterprise
- Fit interpretation
- E-commerce, consumer, professional-service and technology companies with a defined market project and matching cash.
Last verified: 2026-08-25City University of Hong KongActive
Equity investment in eligible HK Tech 300 companies, with workspace and ecosystem support where applicable.
Pre-seedSeedEquity investment
- Published support
- Up to HK$1 million investment
- Fit interpretation
- CityU startups that have validated the concept and are ready for initial institutional equity.
Last verified: 2026-08-25City University of Hong KongActive
Early seed support for CityU-connected teams validating technology and a business model.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPGrant
- Published support
- Up to HK$100,000
- Fit interpretation
- CityU-linked or CityU-IP teams at the prototype stage.
Last verified: 2026-08-25CloudflareActive
Tiered Cloudflare product credits with product caps, exclusions and automatic overage billing rules.
MVPPre-seedSeedService credit
- Published support
- US$10,000, US$100,000 or up to US$350,000 credits depending on tier
- Fit interpretation
- Product technology companies using edge compute, security, storage or AI infrastructure.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Cultural and Creative Industries Development AgencyActive
Supports projects benefiting a creative-industry sector, not ordinary operating costs for a single YouTube channel.
SeedEarly growthGrant
- Published support
- Not publicly specified
- Fit interpretation
- Creative-industry organisations or companies able to demonstrate sector-wide benefit.
Last verified: 2026-08-25The Chinese University of Hong Kong Pi Centre / HKSTPActive
Seed support, training and workspace for a CUHK student-led team that has not yet incorporated.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPIncubatorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Up to HK$130,000 seed funding under the published 2026 programme
- Fit interpretation
- CUHK student teams validating a technology venture before company formation.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company LimitedActive
Partial reimbursement for eligible Cyberport companies admitted to an endorsed accelerator.
SeedEarly growthSeries AAcceleratorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Up to HK$300,000
- Fit interpretation
- Cyberport companies entering an external accelerator and incurring eligible programme or market costs.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company LimitedActive
A six-month digital-tech proof-of-concept grant paid at commencement, interim and completion stages.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPGrant
- Published support
- Up to HK$100,000
- Fit interpretation
- Individuals or small teams turning a digital idea into a prototype.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company LimitedNeeds review
A two-year digital-tech incubation programme. Cyberport currently warns that the programme is being enhanced and terms may change.
MVPPre-seedSeedIncubatorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Up to HK$500,000 financial assistance plus up to HK$200,000 on-site rental subsidy under the currently published terms
- Fit interpretation
- Hong Kong startups targeting a market-ready digital product within 12–18 months.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company LimitedActive
Co-investment equity capital for scalable Hong Kong digital-tech companies in the Cyberport community.
SeedEarly growthSeries AEquity investment
- Published support
- HK$1 million to HK$20 million per investment
- Fit interpretation
- Digital-tech companies raising seed through Series A or later rounds.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company LimitedActive
Reimbursement support for eligible Cyberport companies expanding beyond Hong Kong.
SeedEarly growthSeries AMarket expansion
- Published support
- Up to HK$200,000
- Fit interpretation
- Cyberport companies with a product ready for Mainland or overseas markets.
Last verified: 2026-08-25GitHubActive
Partner-referred GitHub platform credits for externally funded early-stage companies.
Pre-seedSeedEarly growthService credit
- Published support
- US$10,000 in flexible GitHub platform credits
- Fit interpretation
- Engineering teams needing Enterprise, Copilot, Actions and security tooling.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Google CloudActive
Tiered Google Cloud credits based on MVP, funding and AI profile; qualifying institutional capital matters for Scale.
MVPPre-seedSeedService credit
- Published support
- Start tier up to US$2,000; Scale tier up to US$200,000, or up to US$350,000 for eligible AI startups
- Fit interpretation
- Digital-native startups with a product roadmap using Google Cloud or Gemini.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Environment and Ecology BureauTemporarily paused
Matching support for decarbonisation and environmental R&D, with company funding exhausted before the first government disbursement.
SeedEarly growthGrant
- Published support
- HK$2.5 million to HK$20 million for a company project
- Fit interpretation
- Green-tech projects with measurable environmental benefit, R&D, trials and commercial potential.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Baptist UniversityActive
Training, incubation and small reimbursable seed support for an HKBU student-led team.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPGrant
- Published support
- Up to HK$30,000 reimbursement seed funding
- Fit interpretation
- HKBU student teams testing a business concept at low cost.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Productivity CouncilActive
A central advisory point for public funding, digital transformation and SME support; it is not an award itself.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Not publicly specified
- Fit interpretation
- Companies that need to map eligibility and documents before selecting a programme.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationInvitation only
An invitation-only equity investment and industry collaboration programme for more mature deep-tech ventures.
SeedEarly growthSeries AEquity investment
- Published support
- Up to HK$15.6 million equity investment
- Fit interpretation
- Pre-A to Series B deep-tech companies with commercial traction.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationActive
A one-year early-stage technology validation programme with milestone-based grant tranches.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPIncubatorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Up to HK$100,000
- Fit interpretation
- Technology teams still validating the product and business case.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationActive
A four-year incubation route for biotechnology ventures with longer R&D and commercialisation cycles.
MVPPre-seedSeedIncubatorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Up to HK$6 million
- Fit interpretation
- Biotechnology, health technology and life-science startups.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationActive
A three-year technology incubation programme. The current site states total support, not the old cash-versus-rent split.
MVPPre-seedSeedIncubatorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Up to HK$1.29 million total support; the current public page does not publish a cash-grant/rental split
- Fit interpretation
- Technology startups with a team, product and commercialisation plan.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationActive
Direct or co-investment in Hong Kong I&T companies; this is equity capital, not a grant.
SeedEarly growthSeries AEquity investment
- Published support
- Investment amount is deal-specific; HKSTP states a HK$1 billion fund size
- Fit interpretation
- I&T companies seeking institutional equity and fitting the fund mandate.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyActive
Minority equity investment in qualifying HKUST startups, not a prize or reimbursement grant.
Pre-seedSeedEquity investment
- Published support
- Official programme material describes initial investment of up to HK$2 million per startup
- Fit interpretation
- Companies with an HKUST founder or technology link that are ready for equity investment.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyActive
An annual university venture competition offering cash prizes, feedback and visibility.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPGrant
- Published support
- 2026 top cash awards: HK$400,000, HK$200,000 and HK$100,000
- Fit interpretation
- HKUST-connected early teams ready to test their venture story through competition.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology ParkActive
A three-stream programme launched in 2026 for life and health technology, AI and data science. No universal per-company amount is published in the launch material.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPIncubatorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Not publicly specified
- Fit interpretation
- Relevant technology startups planning R&D, validation and commercialisation in the Hetao Hong Kong Park.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Home and Youth Affairs Bureau / Cyberport / HKSTPActive
HYAB funds 200 three-to-six-month placements administered with Cyberport and HKSTP. The support funds placements, not unrestricted company cash.
MVPPre-seedSeedInternship
- Published support
- 200 funded internship placements across the 2026 programme; no universal per-company cash amount is published
- Fit interpretation
- Local startups admitted as participating employers and able to provide substantive internship work.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Invest Hong KongActive
InvestHK business matching, pitching and market-readiness support; the official programme is not presented as a cash grant.
SeedEarly growthSeries AMarket expansion
- Published support
- Not publicly specified
- Fit interpretation
- Scalable companies seeking Asian customers, partners, investors or a Hong Kong landing point.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Invest Hong KongActive
Free setup, expansion and ecosystem guidance for overseas and Mainland companies; this is not cash funding.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Not publicly specified
- Fit interpretation
- International founders entering Hong Kong and needing setup context or ecosystem introductions.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
Dollar-for-dollar support for in-house R&D by Hong Kong companies; it is not general operating capital.
SeedEarly growthGrant
- Published support
- Up to HK$10 million per project
- Fit interpretation
- Companies with a defined technical risk, R&D work plan, budget and commercialisation path.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionNeeds review
Government-backed co-investment through selected fund managers, not a grant that a startup applies for directly.
SeedEarly growthSeries AEquity investment
- Published support
- No fixed startup cheque published; the enhanced fund-manager model redeploys HK$1.5 billion
- Fit interpretation
- Hong Kong I&T companies raising institutional capital within participating fund mandates.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
Large-scale matching support for smart production facilities in strategic industries, far beyond ordinary startup grant thresholds.
Early growthSeries AScale-upSubsidy / rebate
- Published support
- Up to HK$200 million total support across up to 2 projects; project-level terms apply
- Fit interpretation
- Industrial companies able to commit at least HK$100 million of eligible enterprise funding in Hong Kong.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
Matching support for setting up a new smart production line in Hong Kong.
Early growthSeries AScale-upSubsidy / rebate
- Published support
- Up to one-third of approved project cost or HK$15 million per project, whichever is lower
- Fit interpretation
- Businesses with a manufacturing plan, capital budget and Hong Kong production site.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
Support for eligible costs of an applicant's first patent application.
MVPPre-seedSeedGrant
- Published support
- Up to HK$250,000 per approved case for the first patent application
- Fit interpretation
- Teams with a potentially patentable invention ready for a first filing.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionClosed to new applications
Funds experienced accelerator operators to establish Hong Kong bases. The 2026 call is closed, and ordinary startups are not the direct funding applicants.
Early growthSeries AAcceleratorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Up to HK$30 million per selected accelerator operator
- Fit interpretation
- Operators with at least five years of startup-support experience that will run a physical accelerator in Hong Kong.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
Supports real-world public-sector trials of R&D outcomes primarily developed in Hong Kong.
MVPSeedEarly growthGrant
- Published support
- Up to HK$1 million per project
- Fit interpretation
- Technology companies with a deployable prototype and a credible public-sector trial setting.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
A 40% rebate on eligible enterprise expenditure in qualifying ITF or partnership R&D projects.
SeedEarly growthSeries ASubsidy / rebate
- Published support
- 40% cash rebate of eligible enterprise expenditure
- Fit interpretation
- Hong Kong enterprises that have funded qualifying R&D and maintain complete evidence.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
Reimburses eligible full-time R&D talent remuneration. Founders, shareholders and management cannot be the subsidised talent.
MVPPre-seedSeedTalent supportSubsidy / rebate
- Published support
- Monthly salary allowance up to HK$20,000 (bachelor), HK$23,000 (master) or HK$35,000 (doctorate), plus up to HK$10,000 doctoral living allowance
- Fit interpretation
- Technology companies conducting substantive Hong Kong R&D and hiring STEM graduates.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
A university-administered allowance for eligible STEM student internships; it is not unrestricted cash paid to the startup.
MVPPre-seedSeedInternshipSubsidy / rebate
- Published support
- HK$11,790 per month from 1 April 2026, for up to 90 days per academic year subject to institution arrangements
- Fit interpretation
- Employers able to provide substantive, supervised STEM internships.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology CommissionActive
University-channelled funding for teams commercialising technology and R&D outcomes at six participating universities.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPGrant
- Published support
- Up to HK$1.5 million per startup per year for up to 3 years under TSSSU-O, followed by up to 3 further years under matching-fund TSSSU+
- Fit interpretation
- Technology startups with a qualifying university relationship, IP or research output.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Innovation and Technology Commission / Hong Kong Productivity CouncilClosed to new applications
Formerly subsidised technology services and solutions for Hong Kong entities; it stopped accepting new applications on 1 January 2025.
MVPSeedEarly growthSubsidy / rebate
- Published support
- Up to HK$600,000 cumulative funding on a 3:1 government-to-applicant matching basis before closure
- Fit interpretation
- Policy-history research and organisations administering an already approved TVP project.
Last verified: 2026-08-25MicrosoftActive
Azure credits, technical guidance and go-to-market resources for private startups that own a software product.
MVPPre-seedSeedService credit
- Published support
- Investor Network referrals may unlock up to US$150,000 in Azure credits; approved offer varies
- Fit interpretation
- B2B, software or AI product startups building on Azure.
Last verified: 2026-08-25NVIDIAActive
A free, no-equity AI startup ecosystem programme; the public page does not promise one universal cash or credit amount.
MVPPre-seedSeedAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Not publicly specified
- Fit interpretation
- Incorporated companies building AI, data-science or accelerated-computing products.
Last verified: 2026-08-25The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityActive
Equity, convertible or SAFE investment in eligible PolyU ventures, with final terms set by transaction documents.
Pre-seedSeedEarly growthEquity investment
- Published support
- Up to HK$4 million per company under published programme information
- Fit interpretation
- Companies with a PolyU team or IP connection that are ready for investment.
Last verified: 2026-08-25The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityActive
Early seed support from PolyU; any linked incubation support requires a separate application and is not automatic.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPGrant
- Published support
- HK$100,000 PolyU seed funding; other advertised support is conditional on separate programme admission
- Fit interpretation
- PolyU-connected teams building a prototype and early market evidence.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Trade and Industry DepartmentSuperseded
EMF was consolidated into the BUD Fund on 1 July 2026; new exhibition and export-promotion support should be checked under Easy BUD.
SeedEarly growthSeries AMarket expansionSubsidy / rebate
- Published support
- Up to HK$100,000 per eligible application under the final rules before consolidation
- Fit interpretation
- Researching legacy EMF cases or identifying the current replacement route.
Last verified: 2026-08-25HKMC Insurance LimitedClosed to new applications
A government-backed loan guarantee; the enterprise still needs lender approval and must repay the facility.
SeedEarly growthSeries ALoan / guarantee
- Published support
- Maximum loan facility HK$18 million under the 80% guarantee product
- Fit interpretation
- Hong Kong businesses with operating history, a defined use of funds and repayment capacity.
Last verified: 2026-08-25SOSVActive
Global hard-tech and life-science programmes; cheque size, location and entity structure depend on the selected programme.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPAcceleratorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Not publicly specified
- Fit interpretation
- Teams needing specialist hardware, laboratory or biotechnology infrastructure and networks.
Last verified: 2026-08-25TechstarsActive
Three-month accelerators with published standard investment terms; foreign entity treatment depends on programme diligence.
MVPPre-seedSeedAcceleratorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- Standard programmes: US$220,000; Asia-Pacific programmes: US$120,000 under current published terms
- Fit interpretation
- Early technology companies seeking intensive mentorship, corporate access and an international financing network.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Y CombinatorActive
A global accelerator investing through two SAFE instruments and running an in-person cohort; applications are worldwide.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPAcceleratorAdvisory / matching
- Published support
- US$500,000: US$125,000 for 7% plus US$375,000 on an uncapped MFN SAFE
- Fit interpretation
- High-growth technology startups willing to join the San Francisco cohort and accept the standard SAFE deal.
Last verified: 2026-08-25Home and Youth Affairs Bureau / Youth Development CommissionActive
Appointed NGOs recruit and support Hong Kong youth teams. The current round provides up to HK$480,000 government grant plus NGO matching support per eligible team.
IdeaPre-MVPMVPGrant
- Published support
- Up to HK$480,000 government grant plus up to HK$120,000 NGO matching support per eligible team in the current round
- Fit interpretation
- Eligible Hong Kong youth teams planning a business in Hong Kong or a Mainland GBA city through an appointed operator.
Last verified: 2026-08-25