🇭🇰 Startup ecosystem in Hong Kong
The Open Ecosystem Atlas lists 41 organisations and people supporting startup founders in Hong Kong: 16 investors, 10 programs, 9 media, 2 corporates and 4 startups & venues. Most are based in Tokyo. 14 of them are free to reach.
Open in the Atlas mapInvestors in Hong Kong · 16
Gobi Partners
VC · Hong Kong
Pan-Asian VC with a long-running Hong Kong presence.
Offers: investment
MindWorks Capital
VC · Hong Kong
Hong Kong-founded venture firm investing across Asia.
Offers: investment
Fresco Capital
VC · Hong Kong
Early-stage VC investing across healthcare, fintech and consumer sectors.
Offers: investment
Arbor Ventures
VC · Hong Kong
Fintech-focused VC investing across Asia and beyond.
Offers: investment
Nest
VC · Hong Kong
Investment and corporate innovation firm with a venture arm and accelerator programs.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Angel · Hong Kong
HK$1 billion fund supporting young entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and Macau.
Offers: investment, mentoring
AngelHub
Angel · Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s first SFC-licensed startup investment platform, vetting companies for professional investors to co-invest alongside lead angels.
Offers: investment
AngelVest
VC · Hong Kong
Pan-Asia angel group of 70+ members backing early TMT, healthcare and consumer startups.
Offers: investment
Melissa Guzy
Angel · Hong Kong
Founder and Managing Partner at Arbor Ventures, 25+ years as an angel and fund investor across Asia and Silicon Valley.
Offers: investment
Carman Chan
Angel · Hong Kong
Founder of Click Ventures, one of Asia’s most prolific angels with 40+ personal investments spanning seed to late stage. Named a top 5 woman to watch in Asia Tech by Nikkei.
Offers: investment
Karena Belin
Angel · Hong Kong
Co-founder of WHub and AngelHub, the two platforms that map and fund Hong Kong’s startup scene. A connector as much as an investor.
Offers: investment, community
Marvin Lai
Angel · Hong Kong
Serial entrepreneur and practicing VC, Executive Director of the Hong Kong VC and PE Association, board director of HKBAN, and Angel-in-Residence at Tsinghua X-Lab.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Programs in Hong Kong · 10
InvestHK
Program · Hong Kong · Free access
The government department that helps overseas and Mainland businesses set up and expand in Hong Kong, including startups. Free advisory, no equity taken.
Offers: info
Cyberport
Ecosystem · Hong Kong
Government-owned digital community with over 1,650 startups. Runs the Cyberport Incubation Programme offering roughly HK$500,000 in support, free workspace, and the Cyberport Investors Network.
Offers: funding, space, community
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP)
Ecosystem · Hong Kong
The flagship innovation and technology hub, running a HK$1B+ venture fund and co-investing early through its Co-Acceleration Programme.
Offers: funding, space, community
StartmeupHK Festival
Event · Hong Kong
The flagship annual startup and innovation conference, run by InvestHK.
Offers: community
Brinc
Accelerator · Hong Kong
Global venture accelerator with deep Hong Kong roots, focused on IoT, foodtech and healthtech, providing seed funding.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Betatron
Accelerator · Hong Kong
Hong Kong early-stage accelerator and VC, investing US$250K to US$2M into accelerator cohorts.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Openfor.co
Incubator · Virtual, global
The virtual incubator for individuals: accelerator-grade support before you have a company, joinable from Hong Kong or anywhere. This atlas is one of its projects.
Offers: mentoring, community, info, funding
WHub
Community · Hong Kong · Free access
Hong Kong’s largest startup community platform, connecting founders to talent, investors and events.
Offers: community, info
Hong Kong Business Angel Network (HKBAN)
Community · Hong Kong
The established local angel network connecting founders to individual investors.
Offers: investment, community
Bay Angels
Community · Hong Kong
An active Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area angel network.
Offers: investment, community
Media in Hong Kong · 9
Yat Siu
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
Co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, a very visible voice on Web3 and startups.
Offers: info, community
Simon Loong
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
Founder and CEO of WeLab, one of Hong Kong's best-known fintech founders.
Offers: info, community
Albert Wong
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
CEO of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, sharing publicly on innovation and entrepreneurship.
Offers: info, community
Charles Mok
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
Former legislator for the IT sector and long-time internet and tech-policy advocate.
Offers: info, community
Fintech News Hong Kong
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
News site covering Hong Kong's fintech startups, funding and regulation.
Offers: info, community
Hong Kong Economic Journal
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
Chinese-language financial daily covering business, markets and the local tech scene.
Offers: info, community
Hong Kong Business
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
Business magazine covering Hong Kong companies, executives and startups.
Offers: info, community
South China Morning Post (Tech)
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
Hong Kong's English-language daily, with regular coverage of Hong Kong and Asian startups and tech.
Offers: info, community
Tech in Asia (Hong Kong coverage)
Media · Hong Kong · Free access
Regional tech newsroom covering Hong Kong startups alongside the wider Asian ecosystem.
Offers: info, community
Corporates in Hong Kong · 2
PwC Scaleup Accelerator
Corporate · Hong Kong
The core programme of PwC’s Innovation platform, mobilising PwC’s global professional-services network and strategic partners to help scale-stage startups grow.
Offers: mentoring
Sprinter
Corporate · Hong Kong
A three-way program between HSBC, HKSTP and the Hong Kong Business Angel Network: an entrepreneur track for 120+ tech startups and a parallel business angel track mentoring 40 early-stage investors.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Startups & venues in Hong Kong · 4
Airwallex
Startup · Hong Kong
Global payments and financial infrastructure company founded in Melbourne with deep Hong Kong roots, serving other businesses and startups.
Offers: perks
Andrew Leung
Hong Kong · Free access
Founding member and anchor of this page. Open for a coffee and an intro to the Hong Kong scene.
Offers: mentoring, community
Cesar Jung Harada
Hong Kong · Free access
Founder of Makerbay, Hong Kong’s hardware and hands-on maker community and foundation.
Offers: community, mentoring
Erdinc Ekinci
Tokyo, Hong Kong · Free access
Founder of Openfor.co and Co-Capital.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan, and a listed mentor for Founder Institute Hong Kong.
Offers: mentoring, community