Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF)
Government-backed co-investment through selected fund managers, not a grant that a startup applies for directly.
Official facts
Quick Facts
- Provider
- Innovation and Technology Commission
- Programme type
- Equity investment
- Target stage
- Seed / Early growth / Series A
- Maximum support
- No fixed startup cheque published; the enhanced fund-manager model redeploys HK$1.5 billion
- Duration
- Not publicly specified
- Matching required
- Not publicly specified
- Equity required
- Yes
- Hong Kong company required
- Yes
- Company age limit
- Not publicly specified
- Team requirement
- Not publicly specified
- Application status
- Needs review
- Application model
- Not specified
Editorial analysis
Who is it for?
This fit analysis is based on published eligibility and programme positioning. It is not an admission guarantee.
Who is probably not a good fit?
Teams outside the published applicant, sector, stage or company conditions should not apply solely because of the headline support. Check the current guide and weigh administration, cash-flow and reporting costs.
Financial and operating support
- Maximum support
- No fixed startup cheque published; the enhanced fund-manager model redeploys HK$1.5 billion
- Payment model
- Not reimbursement-based
- Stackability
- Startups receive investment through participating fund managers, not a direct grant application to ITC.
- Double funding and cash flow
- Investment terms, dilution and fund diligence apply separately from any public R&D award.
Eligibility
Published requirements
- eligible local innovation and technology startup reached through selected fund managers
Before investing in an application, verify applicant entity, company age, team, IP, budget, matching cash and eligible costs. Ask the programme directly about anything not published.
Editorial analysis
Application process
Unless an official guide says otherwise, this is an application-preparation framework, not an official assessment sequence or timing promise.
- 1
Read the latest programme page and guide
- 2
Confirm applicant, stage and sector eligibility
- 3
Prepare project, team, budget and supporting evidence
- 4
Apply through the official channel and answer assessment requests
- 5
After admission, follow the agreement for milestones, reporting and claims
Sources
Official Resource Library
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Innovation and Technology Venture Fund official programme source
The provider's official programme page for checking current purpose, eligibility, support and application access.
- Original language
- English
- Version
- Enhanced fund-manager model
- Published
- Not publicly specified
- Last verified
- 2026-08-25