Hong Kong

MTR Lab and Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited (HSITPL) have launched a Venture Partner Program connecting high-potential startups with funding opportunities, strategic guidance, and commercial partnerships to scale across AI, new energy, new materials, microelectronics, and robotics.

Animoca Brands has completed a live pilot of AI-powered commerce capabilities developed in collaboration with Visa, enabling AI agents on its Minds platform to identify relevant Visa rewards and complete purchases on behalf of users at selected merchants in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Monthly Funding Tracker for June 2026 recorded total funding of $31.17 million across 2 rounds. This marks a 67.3 percent decrease month-on-month (May 2026: $95.3 million across 6 rounds), reflecting a quieter month after May's more active deal flow. Against the same period last year (June 2025: $0.1 million across 2 rounds), funding was up…

Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands will invest up to $10 million in selected early-stage projects building on its AI agent platform, known as “Minds.”

Cyberport, a digital tech hub and AI accelerator of Hong Kong, and Thailand's National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), also the management of Thailand Science Park, will enhance collaboration in innovation and technology between Hong Kong and Thailand.

ShopBack, a shopping-rewards-payment platform in the Asia-Pacific, has announced a strategic partnership with Eats365, a restaurant tech platform, to integrate rewards, payments, and consumer engagement capabilities into offline food and beverage (F&B) operations in Hong Kong.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Gobi Partners, a venture capital (VC) firm based in Malaysia and Hong Kong, have announced the first close of a joint investment initiative, the Gobi–HKU Fund I, during a ceremony marking its launch and initial investments.

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) opened the GreenBiz HK campaign in Bangkok on Wednesday, promoting collaboration between Hong Kong and Thailand in green economy.

Hong Kong-based Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) will jointly build a $2.1 billion AI data center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's biggest city, according to the municipal authorities.

We talked to Paco Chan, 
Co-founder, Farmio Pte Ltd, one of Hong Kong's Cyberport incubatees, to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Hong Kong for the new year and how he sees Southeast Asia.