# Top 50 Startup Investors in Hong Kong in May 2026

## MindWorks Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 21
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Logistics

Founded in 2013, with an AUM of over $700 million, MindWorks Capital invests in early-stage Pan-Asia venture capital across Greater China and Southeast Asia. In Greater China, MindWorks' emphasis is on seeking innovative and disruptive companies, taking technology and business model risk, typically at Series A. In Southeast Asia, the emphasisis on investing in proven business models from the West and China, typically at Series B. MindWorks' investment thesis and outlook are theme-based and continually revised on a six-month basis, with the current target sectors including logistics, fintech, and enterprise tech.MindWorks has a team of 12 investment professionals across three offices including Hong Kong, where it is headquartered, Beijing, and Jakarta. The team often provides value-add to its portfolio companies, including helping businesses to scale, forming partnerships, and acquiring follow-on funding from strategic investors.

## Animoca Brands
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cyberport, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency

Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.

## Artesian VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.

## Vectr
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services

Vectr is a venture firm based in Hong Kong. They combine investment, creation and growth to deliver game-changing impact to teams ready to tackle global issues, transform industries and improve the lives of millions.That combines capital, creation and partnership to deliver game-changing impact. We strive to be the ideal partner for founders thatare building transformation products and looking to expand their businesses into asia.

## Fresco Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Education, SaaS

Investing at the intersection of people and technology.

## Innovation and Technology Venture Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Logistics, Financial Services

The HK$2 billion ITVF was set up by the Hong Kong Government with a view to creating a vibrant local innovation and technology eco-systems

## Gobi Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet

Gobi Partners is the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital firm with US$1.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, the firm supports entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets.Founded in 2002, Gobi has raised 15 funds to date, invested inover 350 startups and nurtured 10 unicorns. Gobi has grown to 15 locations across key markets in Bangkok, Beijing, Cairo, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Surabaya.As a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Gobi Partners is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption to ensure long-term value creation and sustainability across our portfolio.

## Betatron Venture Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce

Betatron Venture Group is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies.

## Kenetic
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Kenetic is a proprietary trading and VC investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain related companies. They have developed technology to facilitate their quantitative trading strategies and offer various digital asset related structured products to counterparts.

## Particle Accelerator Limited (ParticleX)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software

Particle Accelerator Limited (ParticleX) was founded in late 2017 by Shine Works. ParticleX is a tech-based startup investor and accelerator based in Hong Kong. ParticleX combines network, capital and research resources, accelerating the pace of innovative technology and helping the early-stage startups to win cross-border opportunities acrossAsia.

## Radiant Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet of Things, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Radiant Tech Ventures Ltd., based in Hong Kong and licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to carry on Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities.  Radiant manages the Radiant Tech Ventures Fund LP which is a co-investment fund of HK Government's ITVF Corporation.

## Click Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Secondary Market
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, Mobile

Click Ventures is a Seed to Series A venture capital firm investing in highly scalable technology startups across promising sectors.

## K3 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

K3 Ventures provides venture capital for technology startups in various sectors such as finance, education, healthcare, food and agriculture and others. The firm is headed by Kuok Meng Xiong.

## SQ Capital Group 尚策資本集團
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Restaurants, Shopping

SQ Capital Group is a financial group engaged in fundraising advisory and venture investment for technology companies in Asia. Leveraging on our strong strategic investor networks in the Greater Bay Area and our IPO and investment banking expertise, we have unique positioning of empowering growth stage companies.

## Radiant Tech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Travel, Machine Learning

Radiant Tech Ventures Ltd., based in Hong Kong and licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to carry on Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities.  Radiant manages the Radiant Tech Ventures Fund LP which is a co-investment fund of HK Government's ITVF Corporation.

## Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services

Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.

## The Aria Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Supply Chain Management, Travel, Logistics

Founded in 2013, Aria is a family office focused on investments in the digital asset and blockchain space

## Beyond Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Health Care

A US$60M startup fund aiming at revitalizing HK’s ecosystem of innovation by connecting local venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to invest in ideas and startups. It is co-founded by Hony Capital, eGarden Ventures & several successful HK entrepreneur

## Qiming Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, Seattle, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area.Currently, Qiming Venture Partners manages eleven US Dollar funds and seven RMB funds with $9.4 billion in capital raised. Since our establishment, we have investedin outstanding companies in the Technology and Consumer (T&C) and Healthcare industries at the early and growth stages.Since our debut, we have backed over 480 fast-growing and innovative companies. Over 180 of our portfolio companies have achieved exits through IPOs at the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, Shanghai Stock Exchange or Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or through M&A or by other means. There are also over 70 portfolio companies that have achieved unicorn status.

## Loyal VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce

Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 500+ advisors, we are Loyal to the world with 250+ investments in 50+ countries.

## Pantera Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space. The company believes that Bitcoin has the potential to transform the way people use money and that it will do for payments what the Internet has done for communications and commerce.Until 2014, Pantera focused on globalmacro hedge fund investments. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, who was a chief financial officer and head of Macro Trading at Tiger Management. The firm has since shifted its investment advisory services to focus exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space.Shareholders include Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital.

## Mount Parker Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Admiralty, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Logistics, Information Technology

Mount Parker Ventures is a Venture Capital Firm backing early-stage startups in Asia. We invest mainly in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and India, backing brave teams with big ideas.

## NGC Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

NGC Ventures has been investing in blockchain since 2017, with an investment thesis driven by infrastructure. We are an early-stage VC fund, among others, we invested early into Ziliqa, Solana, Avalanche, Filecoin. We have a global team of crypto natives that offers support and insights into token design, go-to-market and more.

## Linear Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Information Technology

Linear Capital Partners is a corporate finance firm that specializes in mergers, reverse mergers, and acquiring private capital.

## Spark Digital Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Established in 2017, Spark Digital Capital is an NY based family office that invests in Blockchain-enabled companies. They firmly believe in a future where blockchain not only plays a significant role in the world but also creates unlimited efficiencies and opportunities to the society and people’s lives. With their teams' strong finance andtechnology background they aim to bring blockchain into prosperity.

## Welight Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Education, Information Technology

Welight Capital is an investment firm that invests in enterprise services, B2B, e-commerce, finance, education, new retail companies.

## Seeds Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology

Seeds Capital is an investment arm of Enterprise Singapore that co-invests with independent investors in innovative startups. The firm was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Central Region, Singapore.

## BlackPine
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Information Technology

BlackPine is a private investment firm. Their firm provides financing solutions to companies and asset owners with presence in Greater China. They target opportunities where they can take an active role in the business and co-operate with management to help develop strategies both domestically and abroad. Their approach to investing enables them toleverage their long term relationships with strategic partners and portfolio companies to source and manage deals. These relationships, together with their strong intermediary network allow them to maintain a close pulse to business activities in the region.

## Dragonfly
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

A cross-border cryptoasset investment firm. Global from day one.

## Cyberport Macro Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Financial Services

Cyberport is a creative digital community with a cluster of technology and digital content tenants. It is owned and managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited which is wholly owned by the Hong Kong SAR Government.

## AngelHub
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Blockchain, Financial Services

Hong Kong's first SFC licensed startup investment platform for professional investors and global startups raising growth capital

## Spark Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Finance, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence

Spark Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses in early and expansion- stage technology startups across Asia. 

## Picus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow.

## 01vc
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Logistics, B2B

01vc is a venture capital firm focused on making early-stage investments in mobile internet and marketplace startups such as trading platforms, enterprise service, SaaS, logistics, mobile internet-related finance, e-commerce, and B2B. The firm also invests in the Southeast Asia market.
01vc was established in 2014 and is based in Shanghai, China.

## SixThirty
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

At SixThirty, we connect bold early-stage companies in fintech, insurtech, privacy and digital health with corporate institutions to power growth.

## Golden Gate Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Golden Gate Ventures is a venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia. Since 2011, the firm has launched four funds, managed US$250M AUM, and invested in 60+ companies in over 7 countries in Asia. The firm focuses on investing in technology companies driven by the rising consumer class in Southeast Asia.

## Carman Chan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Carman Chan is one of the top 5 Women to watch in Asia Tech (Nikkei Asian Review). She is a veteran in the technology industry with decades of experience as an entrepreneur with multiple exits, a tech columnist and a globally recognized venture capitalist.Carman is the founder of Click Ventures, a global early stage venture capital firm. ClickVentures has grown into a leading investment manager, and two of its funds are featured as Top 5 Seed Fund (Vintage 2003-2015) in the world and Top 4 Funds to Watch by Preqin respectively. Click Ventures' investments include Spotify (ipo), Docusign(ipo), Palantir, Memebox and Youappi.

## Yat Siu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Software

Yat Siu is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Outblaze a messaging communications company that services over 40 million users today based out of Hong Kong.Yat has previously worked for Atari Germany, served as Director and Head of East Coast Operations for Lexicor, established Hong Kong Cybercity (the first free web page and e-mail providerin Asia, later renamed Freenation), as well as AT&T Solutions System Integration practice.He has been named a Global Leader of Tomorrow and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.It has been reported that Yat Siu sold Outblaze messaging to IBM to become Lotus iNotes.Yat is also responsible FON's operations in China.

## Lingfeng Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology

Lingfeng Capital manages both USD and RMB funds. Lingfeng Capital USD Fund management company is registered in the Cayman Islands, while its RMB fund management company is a qualified private fund manager registered with the Asset Management Association of China. Lingfeng Capital won the 2017 award of “The top 20 most promising investment firms inChina” by Chinaventure.com.cn.

## Token Bay Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Token Bay Capital is an early-stage venture fund that invests in digital assets and blockchain-related companies with a focus on Asia.

## CPT Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology

Investing in the Future of Protein.We invest in visionary founders creating the future of food and materials.

## Meitu
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Beauty, Internet

Meitu offers free image and video apps for iOS and Android platforms.

## 500 Southeast Asia
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series D, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Automotive

Started in 2010 with its flagship early-stage startup accelerator, 500 Global is the most active global venture capital firm known for its various funds and founder programs across the globe. The firm has grown to a family of over 23 funds and has invested in over 2400 companies internationally.

## ZBS CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

ZBS Capital - distinguished crypto venture fund, backed by major media resources including CryptoDiffer.

## Ironfire Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Ironfire Ventures is a cross-border fund with in-house design and research services for our portfolio companies. We invest in startups from seed to series B in AI/ML, Lifestyle (consumption upgrades), Marketplaces, and Enterprise Software categories.

## Cherubic Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce

Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China.

## Kharis Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Interior Design

Kharis Capital is bridging the gap between Family Offices and Entrepreneurs, by providing a flexible and scalable partnership, uniquely positioned to deploy long-term capital in selective direct deals

## Hashed
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.

## Empiricus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Content, Big Data, Internet

Family office funded Early stage investor focus in globally scalable technology and consumer start ups

## IDG Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

IDG Capital is an investment firm that funds early- to growth-stage companies in the technology sector. Today they work with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and business entities from around the world. Their limited partners include many internationally reputable investors, including sovereign wealth funds,pension funds, institutional investors, major charities, university endowments, family offices, and business luminaries.IDG Capital brings a powerful combination of global perspective and local experience to investment management. As long-term value investors, they are highly skilled at mobilizing global resources to address local needs, especially for Inbound and outbound opportunities in China and the rest of Asia. Their highly skilled team has an in-depth understanding of the Chinese market and enjoys close relationships with many influential business leaders.

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