HK's Accelerator Landscape in 2025: A Founder's Map

Hong Kong’s accelerator ecosystem in 2025 is built on three institutional pillars. Cyberport runs a suite of programmes (CCMF, Incu-App, Creative Micro Fund) targeting digital tech and fintech startups, with grants ranging from HK$100,000 to HK$500,000 and workspace at the Cyberport campus. HKSTP (Hong Kong Science Park) offers Incu-Tech, Incu-Bio, and STEP programmes focused on deep tech, biotech, and hardware, providing lab space and equipment access that generalist accelerators cannot match. Private accelerators — led by Brinc (hardware and climate tech), Betatron (sector-agnostic, returns-focused), Zeroth (AI), and Antler HK (co-founder matching + pre-seed) — offer more intensive mentorship and investor network access in exchange for equity (typically 5-10%). The map for a founder: if you are building hardware, biotech, or deep tech, start with HKSTP for the lab infrastructure; if you are building software or consumer tech, Cyberport or a private accelerator is likely a better fit; if you are pre-team, Antler’s co-founder matching model addresses that gap.