Launch Your Startup

Whether you are just starting out on your startup journey, or ready to launch your product - we have got you covered. Below is a list of available programmes from both CUHK and external parties that can help boost you on your entrepreneurial journey. 

Internal Programmes

CUHK PI Centre

PILOTS LITE
PI Centre supports aspiring entrepreneurs to prepare and fine-tune their startups. PI Centre with the expertise in building startups, offers advice and industry connections to students, actualising preliminary ideas into working business models, and providing workspace, facilities, training, funding, proof of concept and mentoring services. PI Centre has 2 intakes per year – one in Spring, and one in Fall. Teams are selected based on criteria by a panel of internal and external judges, and successful applicants are offered a 12-month incubation period under the PILOTS LITE programme.
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External Programmes

Cyberport

Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF)
Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF) encourages innovation, creativity and commitment to grow. The programme sponsors high potential digital tech projects and early-stage start-ups with financial assistance and a comprehensive nurturing system to facilitate development in a pre-incubation stage.
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Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP)
Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP) is a FinTech-focused elite entrepreneurship programme for local university students to unleash their potential, gain insights into the global market, and receive world-class Entrepreneurship Boot Camp and mentorship in Hong Kong and overseas.
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Hong Kong Science and Technology Park

IDEATION
IDEATION is a one-year startup support programme designed to nurture aspiring tech-focused entrepreneurs. Through the programme, startups can get access to HK $100,000 in seed funding and a co-working space to bring their ideas to life.
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