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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government published “Report on Hong Kong’s Business Environment: A Place with Unique Advantages and Unlimited Opportunities” on 27 September. The Report reviews and sets out Hong Kong’s current business environment and advantages following the events over the past two years, and describes the development opportunities available to Hong Kong under the country’s new phase and pattern of development.

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HKAI LAB offers a 12-month Accelerator Program that takes your startup to the next level, focusing on commercializing AI inventions and technologies that are developed at the lab. Application deadline: 5th November 2021 For more information, please visit HERE.

The Youth Start-up Internship Programme, co-organised by Cyberport and Home Affairs Bureau (HAB), bridges talented students and the Cyberport Community Companies by offering 3-month internship opportunities and various enrichment activities to enthusiastic youths. HAB will provide salary subsidies to Cyberport

The AHK Innovation Night is a business networking event that offers a platform for corporates and start-ups to meet, collaborate, and grow together. The event provides a platform for tech-start-ups to compete against each other in a pitching event, in

Deloitte, together with Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, and HKUST Business School as the Program’s Knowledge Partner, are working together to research the innovation and technology landscape in Hong Kong. We have created an online survey that collates opinions from industry protagonists

New World Innovation Challenge 2021 is an open competition designed to elevate solutions provided by the next generation of promising startups, students and intrapreneurs. To better equip our teams, participants are given exclusive access to mentorship from established startup founders,

InvestHK intends to sponsor event companies to create, curate and produce startup related events for the StartmeupHK Festival 2022, which will run from the 23-28 May 2022. It is now inviting qualified companies to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for StartmeupHK

Calling all female founders! Are you ready to boost your business to the next level? The HSBC ROAR programme, brought to you by HSBC and AllBright, has been specifically designed to take you there. The HSBC ROAR programme is our

The Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator is live! The program brings together new technologists, venture capitalists, and other players across Asia to identify startups that are compatible with Alibaba’s ecosystem. A series of Demo Days are part of

Willing to validate your innovative tech idea? Join IDEATION! HKSTP IDEATION (previously known as STEP) is now open for application! Don’t miss the chance to get a HK$100K seed funding and start you FIRST STEP into HKSTP startup ecosystem!

Taking your business to the next level? Ready to take on the world’s fastest market with one of the best resourced programmes? HKSTP Acceleration Programme gives technology scale-ups wings to fly and fast-tracks their regional business expansion by tapping into HK’s largest ecosystem of industry experts, mentors, business partners.

Eureka Nova, New World Development’s open innovation platform that empowers startups to drive business, is launching the first Greater Bay Area (GBA) startup accelerator designed to help robotics and AI startups scale in the GBA. For more information and application,

Be fast or be last! Join SPRINTER 2, co-hosted by HKSTP & HSBC, to accelerate business growth with digital transformation for small businesses or mid-cap corporates in logistics, buildings and related services. APPLY NOW to start a new chapter for

When heritage meets innovation, exciting things happen. Chinachem Group and HKSTP are calling tech ventures to give 82-year-old Central Market a new life with technologies. Together, we can transform Central Market into a smart next-gen social hub for all. Applications are open until Friday, 20 Aug.

The EdVentures Global Business Acceleration Fellowship aims to facilitate the market entry of edtech ventures into Asia. This year, up to 20 ventures from around the world will be invited to do a virtual presentation on 3 November. They will be connected with market entry advisors, potential funders, localisation partners, and pilot opportunities in Asia.

PwC Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation are jointly launching cohort 2 of the Tech Raiser programme, which aims to build star companies, expand the investor community and attract quality technology companies to Hong Kong, with a view to fostering a robust Innovation & Technology (I&T) ecosystem for Hong Kong to stay competitive in the new economy. The 2nd cohort is now open for registration.

With the rise of “Open Data” and streamline business processes, the importance of utilising artificial intelligence with cloud solutions has equally increase as they can provide a range of algorithms to produce timely analysis for decision making and connected processes in a more secured environment. In this regard, Hong Kong Technology Advancement Group (HKtag) will hold a “Open Data Hackathon” (ODH) from 13 to 15 November 2021 with conference cum Hackathon Final on 15 November 2021 (Monday).

Elevator Pitch Competition (EPiC), organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), is an exciting tech startup challenge drawing hundreds of brilliant minds from the globe to unleash their brain powers. Starting from 2016, this international event has been scaling up significantly attracting overwhelming attention and has become an eagerly anticipated annual occasion in town ever since.

The Captain’s Table Innovation Challenge, a pitch competition focused on the maritime and logistics industry, is recruiting for its 3rd cohort. Pitch to win international exposure to stakeholders, a cash prize of US$20,000 and access to a top network of corporates and investors within the maritime industry. The program is designed to propel start-ups to success.

Calling all innovative fintech companies planning to scale in Asia to join the 2021 edition of the Global Fast Track programme! Those who have cutting-edge B2B or B2C fintech solutions will have the opportunity to meet with and pitch to senior executives from corporates and investors in Hong Kong.

Brinc Accelerator Programs are focused on supporting global startups building technologies to improve every aspect of our daily lives and developing tech-driven solutions to enhance sustainability across multiple industries and solve some of the world’s biggest environmental challenges.

Animoca Brands and global venture accelerator Brinc have launched Launchpad Luna, a new accelerator program to identify, mentor, and invest in promising blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFT) startups that are shaping the future of the Web and driving digitalization. Launchpad Luna will also accept high-potential startups seeking to adopt blockchain and NFTs into their core business. Applications are now open.

Calling all Tech-savvy startups. Our partner, Mizuho Bank, is now recruiting for Mizuho Crowd Brain’s Cohort #5. In this cohort, the main focus is on tech-savvy startups but not limited to Fin-Tech, Prop-Tech, Food-Tech, Green-Tech, Robotics and Hardware related technology.

IMPACT KOMMONS is an UNSDG accelerator program focused on business integrations between startups and New World Group’s businesses and partners. Our programs aims to help you make more social and environment impact, but to also facilitate greater success in pilots and commercial projects that make economic sense.

Cyberport is committed to nurturing youths in Hong Kong to help them kick-start their digital technology ideas and accelerate startup business growth. The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (Hong Kong Programme) and Cyberport Incubation Programme (CIP) (Oct 2021 Intake) have been opened for application and the deadline is 2 Aug 2021 (Monday).

The Mills Fabrica is proud to present “Techstyle for Social Good 2021”, calling out to students innovating for social good globally. Do you have a techstyle (technology + lifestyle) innovation that can create positive environmental and social impact? Does it incorporate apparel/textiles or agrifood technology? If the answer is yes, enter the “Techstyle for Social Good 2021” international online competition now!

Ideas 4 Italgas: Gas Grid of the Future is an Open Call for Innovation aiming to select the best national and international startups and SMEs to support the transformation of gas distribution networks. Companies that develop products and services with innovative, sustainable, and original business models in line with Italgas’ strategy will be favored.

This program is designed for growth-stage startups around the world to develop and execute a targeted strategy to scale in Southeast Asia. We’ve tailored this program for startups to secure market access and go-to-market strategy validation through expert mentoring sessions, virtual community events, 500’s global network of industry players, and more.