HKSTP Incubation Programme
HKSTP's three incubation streams: Incu-Tech (hard/deep tech, 3 years), Incu-App (applied innovation), and Incu-Bio (biomedical, 4 years, up to HK$6M). It's a combined package of cash funding, low-cost facilities, training, and investor matching, aimed at Hong Kong tech companies under 2 years old.
You have a Hong Kong tech company under 2 years old (founders holding ≥51% combined), with an R&D and commercialisation path, and want structured incubation with funding, space, and investor matching.
You only have an idea and no company yet (see HKSTP Ideation / Cyberport CCMF first); or you run a non-tech business (see BUD).
- Deadline / window
- By cohort (each stream assessed separately)
- Duration
- Incu-Tech 3 years · Incu-App ~2 years · Incu-Bio 4 years
- Company age
- Hong Kong company under 2 years old (or a wholly-owned HK subsidiary of a non-local parent under 3 years old); founders holding ≥51% combined
- For whom
- Incu-Tech for hard/deep-tech R&D · Incu-App for applied innovation · Incu-Bio for biomedical translation
- Business plan (technology / team / commercialisation)
- Eligibility assessed by an independent expert panel
Three streams — which one?
Match yourself to the stream by technical depth and field; you can only join one incubation programme at a time (you can't hold HKSTP and Cyberport incubation places at once).
What you get
A cash funding package + discounted facilities/office space (Incu-Bio also gets lab space) + technical and management training + business advisory / market expansion + investor and partner matching + exhibition/media exposure.
- 1
Pick your stream
Choose Incu-Tech / App / Bio by technical depth and field.
Pitfall: The wrong stream means very different amounts and terms.
- 2
Prepare your business plan
Set out the technology, team, and commercialisation; confirm the company is under 2 years old with founders holding ≥51%.
Pitfall: If the shareholding doesn't meet ≥51%, you're disqualified outright.
- 3
Submit by cohort → expert assessment
Each stream is assessed separately; watch the recruitment windows.
Pitfall: You can't apply if you're already in another incubation programme.
- 4
Enter incubation → draw funding + use facilities
Cash is disbursed per the scheme's mechanism, with facilities and matching support activated at the same time.
- 01Hard tech → Incu-Tech; applied → Incu-App; biomedical → Incu-Bio.
- 02No company yet → get seed funding via HKSTP Ideation / Cyberport CCMF first, then go for incubation.
- 03Digital tech is worth comparing → Cyberport CIP (under 7 years, HK$500K + rent subsidy, year-round).
The ~HK$1.29M for Incu-Tech, ~HK$860K for Incu-App and its 2-year term come from official-domain material and are pending confirmation on the official stream pages; Incu-Bio's HK$6M is verified. Entry thresholds for employees/valuation may differ by stream.