About Accelerators & Incubators in China
China hosts 301 Accelerators & Incubators, including INCUBETTER, Cyberport, HKSTP, Tencent WeStart, and DBS Accelerator. Collectively they have invested more than $1.95T across 46,461 rounds in over 13,900 companies. In the past five years, these funds have participated in 3,607 seed-stage rounds ($12.8B), 4,355 early-stage rounds ($111B), and 2,318 late-stage rounds ($614B). The most active sectors are Enterprise Software, Deep Tech, & SaaS, while some of the most recently funded companies include Kalshi, Jingshuo AI and Iris Technology.
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Here is the list of top Accelerators & Incubators in China
1. INCUBETTER
Key facts about INCUBETTER
- Founded Year: 2019
- Portfolio count: 19
- Sectors of Investment: Consumer Goods, Food and Agriculture & 4 more
- Locations of Investment: United States, Belgium & 10 more
2. Cyberport
Cyberport is a startup accelerator and incubation firm. It runs a 2 month-long accelerator program. The firm accepts startups working on a wide range of sectors like FinTech, eCommerce, IoT/Wearables and Big Data, etc. The incubation program spans over a period of 24 months. It provides HK 300K of funding as part of the program and does not seek any equity.
Key facts about Cyberport
- Founded Year: 2004
- Portfolio count: 25
- Sectors of Investment: Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 17 more
- Stages of Investment: Seed, Series A, Grant (prize money), Series B
- Locations of Investment: China, United Kingdom & 3 more
3. HKSTP
Key facts about HKSTP
- Founded Year: 2001
- Portfolio count: 22
- Sectors of Investment: High Tech, Enterprise Applications & 16 more
- Stages of Investment: Seed, Series B, Series A, Series C, Series D
- Locations of Investment: China, United States & 3 more
Tencent WeStart is a startup incubator firm backed by Tencent. They run two programs Creators Program and AI Open Platform. Offer access to co-working space, funding, education & training sessions, access to events & conferences, and networking opportunities to firms. Portfolio companies include BrainCo, MoBike, VIP Kid, etc.
Key facts about Tencent WeStart
- Founded Year: 1998
- Portfolio count: 32
- Sectors of Investment: High Tech, Enterprise Applications & 17 more
- Stages of Investment: Series A
- Locations of Investment: China, United States
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DBS HotSpot Pre-accelerator is an accelerator firm backed by DBS Bank. They run a 3 months-long acceleration program offering mentorships, funding of $25K, access to a working space, workshops, pitching opportunities, and networking with industry leaders & experts. Portfolio companies include Crux, BeMex, etc. Focused sectors include fin-tech, social enterprises, and digital startups.
