The programmes Hong Kong startups most often use for AI work — Cyberport, HKSTP and the AI Subsidy Scheme.
dgm is an independent osFoundry integration partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC), and dgm has no completed client integrations yet.
Hong Kong startups have specific routes to AI support — mostly through Cyberport, HKSTP and the AI Subsidy Scheme.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Seed | Cyberport CCMF / HKSTP Ideation (up to HK$100,000) |
| Incubation | Cyberport Incubation Programme / HKSTP Incu-Tech |
| Compute | AI Subsidy Scheme (AISC access) |
| Talent / R&D | ITF talent and R&D programmes |
Where startups should look
Early-stage founders can apply to the Cyberport Creative Micro Fund or the HKSTP Ideation Programme (each up to HK$100,000 seed). More developed ventures can join the Cyberport Incubation Programme or HKSTP Incu-Tech. For heavy AI compute, the AI Subsidy Scheme subsidises access to the AI Supercomputing Centre.
Honest expectations
These programmes fund building a venture — seed money, space, mentorship, compute — not buying an off-the-shelf AI tool. Note that the Technology Voucher Programme (TVP), Hong Kong’s best-known SME tech-adoption funding, stopped accepting new applications after 31 December 2024 — so it is not an active route for a new AI project, despite many older blogs still listing it. Important: these are programmes a business applies for directly with the relevant Hong Kong authority. dgm is an independent AI-integration agency — it is not a registered or approved vendor of any of these schemes (none of them operates a vendor registry), so nothing here implies dgm can secure or deliver a grant-funded engagement. dgm can help scope and build the AI project; eligibility, approval and any claim rest with you and the agency.
How to start
Begin with the Cyberport and HKSTP programme pages. Support levels, caps, eligibility and round status change — confirm the current details on the official programme page before relying on them.
Where dgm fits
dgm is an independent integration partner that helps Hong Kong businesses adopt osFoundry — scoping a first use case, handling the build, and connecting AI to the systems you already run. dgm is independent of osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC) and has no completed client integrations yet, so everything described here is a service offered, not a past result. If you want to scope a practical first project, dgm can help you map it out.