Cyberport Startups Pass HK$74.5 Billion in Funding as CVCF 2026 Opens

Startups at Hong Kong Cyberport have raised more than HK$74.5 billion in cumulative funding, and the community welcomed 19 listed companies and 2 unicorns over the past year. Cyberport announced the figures on 4 November 2026 at the opening of its flagship Cyberport Venture & Capital Forum (CVCF), the two-day event themed "Scaling in a Changing World: Winning the Next Competitive Cycle".

More than 80 venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and industry leaders gathered at the Cyberport campus. The agenda covers capital rerouting, enterprise and agentic AI, one-person companies, digital assets, frontier technologies and the tokenisation economy. Lillian Cheong, Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, and Simon Chan, Chairman of Cyberport, inaugurated the forum.

What did the government promise?

Cheong framed the forum as a matching engine between money and technology. "Turning AI potential into sustainable growth requires more than technology. It also requires investment, business expertise and access to markets," she said. She added that the HKSAR Government will strengthen support for ventures and its own investment to mobilise private capital, "consolidating Hong Kong's position as an international innovation and technology centre, and as a premier hub for AI."

Chan pitched Hong Kong's intermediary role. "In a shifting global capital landscape, Hong Kong's role as a 'super-connector' and 'super value-adder' between the Chinese Mainland and the world is more valuable than ever," he said. The forum, he argued, will forge cross-border partnerships that create fresh opportunities for innovation and investment.

Recent high-value rounds at Cyberport companies include Finloop, Qupital and Premialab. All three leverage AI, blockchain and digital assets, which Cyberport reads as sustained market confidence in those technologies.

How much capital has CIN moved?

The Cyberport Investors Network (CIN) celebrated its 9th anniversary at the forum and marked a leadership handover from Hendrick Sin to John Ng. Sin, Hon. Duncan Chiu and Cindy Chow were named Honorary Chairs of CIN.

Sin put a number on the network's record. "CIN has facilitated over HK$6 billion in investments across more than 130 projects since its inception, reflecting strong investor confidence in Cyberport companies," he said in a video speech. He said CIN will deepen structured capital partnerships and broaden relationships with corporate venture funds, PE firms, family offices and LPs.

Ng, the new Chairman, noted the scale of the network he inherits. "The network has grown to nearly 250 investment firms, an achievement that reflects the tremendous efforts of Hendrick and the CIN team over the past years," he said, pledging to expand CIN's reach in corporate venture capital and family offices.

A second channel, the Cyberport Macro Fund (CMF), has invested in 30 startup projects as of September 2026. Total investment including co-investments exceeds HK$2.7 billion, with a co-investment ratio above 1:9.3. Cyberport also formed strategic venture fund partnerships with BOCHK Asset Management and BOC Group Investment in May 2026, and with Taiping Financial Holdings in August 2026.

Which partnerships were signed?

Cyberport signed two MoUs on stage. The first, with Gobi Partners, covers nurturing tech enterprises, market expansion and investment, and strengthens ecosystems across Hong Kong, Asia and the Middle East. Gobi has already invested in more than 24 Cyberport companies, including CMF co-investments. Cyberport CEO Dr Rocky Cheng signed with Fred Li, Managing Director of Gobi's GBA Team, witnessed by Cheong, Chan and Gobi's Chibo Tang.

The second MoU, with Thailand's National Innovation Agency (NIA), targets cross-border collaboration in AI, smart city and other digital technologies. It spans soft-landing and market expansion, business matching, joint events, and proof-of-concept and pilot projects. Cheng signed with Dr Krithpaka Boonfueng, Executive Director of NIA, witnessed by Cheong, Chan and Preechaya Panyakrua, Innovation Counsellor of NIA.

What happens on day two?

The programme runs across three themes: Mega Trends & AI Frontiers, Regional Market Focus & Global Corridors, and Market Focus & Strategic Capital Dynamics. Mahesh Krishnaswamy, Founder and CEO of Taara, opened the main stage with a keynote on how Taara turned a moonshot into a high-speed optical communications product. Investors from Gobi Partners, Alumni Ventures, Rasmal Ventures, Primavera Capital, Draper Dragon, Pegasus Tech Ventures and Plug & Play examined AI-driven capital shifts and growth corridors in the Middle East, ASEAN and the Greater Bay Area. Day one also ran Investor Matching sessions, Innovator Showcases, Startup Clinics and a Founder Pitch.

Day two hosts the "Agentic Economy Summit", themed "Intelligent Frontiers, Tokenised Horizons", with a keynote by Joseph Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury. Sessions will cover digital identity, institutional tokenisation, HKD stablecoins, programmable payments, machine-to-machine commerce and the rise of one-person companies.

The broader base supports the pitch: Cyberport hosts over 2,400 companies, including 30 listed firms and 10 unicorns, with more than 500 AI and data science startups. The new MoUs with Gobi and NIA signal where that pipeline is being pointed next: the Middle East and Southeast Asia.