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Hong Kong, Hong KongUniversity
85%fit

HKUST

deep techAIresearch commercialization
Best for
deep tech, AI, research commercialization founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Program-specific grants, competitions, and incubation paths; verify current HKUST program terms; University entrepreneurship support and partner pathways.
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Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Hong Kong, Hong KongUniversity
84%fit

Chinese University of Hong Kong

student venturesbiotechAI
Best for
student ventures, biotech, AI founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
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Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Taipei, TaiwanAccelerator
82%fit

AppWorks

acceleratorAITaiwan
Best for
accelerator, AI, Taiwan teams that can commit to a programme cadence and show application-ready evidence.
Support
Accelerator programme, Mentoring, Market entry
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Application-ready proof and founder availability
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checked
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Daejeon, South KoreaUniversity
82%fit

KAIST

deep techAIhardware
Best for
deep tech, AI, hardware founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Beijing, Mainland ChinaUniversity
82%fit

Peking University

researchAIbiotech
Best for
research, AI, biotech founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Shanghai, Mainland ChinaUniversity
82%fit

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

engineeringresearchhard tech
Best for
engineering, research, hard tech founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Beijing, Mainland ChinaUniversity
82%fit

Tsinghua University

x-labAIhardware
Best for
x-lab, AI, hardware founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Beijing, Mainland ChinaInvestor
82%fit

ZhenFund

ChinaseedAI
Best for
China, seed, AI founders with stage-fit traction, a clean story, and investor-ready operating records.
Support
Equity investment, funding
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Equity taken
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Hong Kong, Hong KongStartup hub
73%fit

Cyberport

Hong Kongfintechdigital tech
Best for
Hong Kong, fintech, digital tech teams that can commit to a programme cadence and show application-ready evidence.
Support
Up to HKD 500,000 financial assistance, subject to programme rules; Milestone-based financial assistance and incubation support.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Local company required
Stage matchGeographic fitSupport preference matchIndustry fit needs manual review
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Hong Kong, Hong KongStartup hub
73%fit

HKSTP

Hong Kongdeep techincubation
Best for
Hong Kong, deep tech, incubation teams that can commit to a programme cadence and show application-ready evidence.
Support
HKD 100,000 seed funding plus up to USD 25,000 AWS credits for the referenced co-ideation initiative; Seed funding, co-working, cloud credits, mentorship, and science-park pathway.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Local company required
Stage matchGeographic fitSupport preference matchIndustry fit needs manual reviewLocal operating evidence may be required
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Hong Kong, Hong KongUniversity
69%fit

City University of Hong Kong

tech transferHK Tech 300deep tech
Best for
tech transfer, HK Tech 300, deep tech founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Funding and investment tracks are program-specific; verify current HK Tech 300 terms; University-backed entrepreneurship funding, training, and investment pathway.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchGeographic fitSupport preference matchIndustry fit needs manual reviewEligibility evidence should be checked
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GlobalInvestor
62%fit

500 Global

acceleratorglobal networkemerging markets
Best for
accelerator, global network, emerging markets founders with stage-fit traction, a clean story, and investor-ready operating records.
Support
Investment and programme terms vary by market and cohort; Accelerator programming, investment access, and global platform support.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Local operations required
Stage matchGeographic fitRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewLocal operating evidence may be required
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