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Hong Kong, Hong KongUniversity
85%fit

HKUST

deep techAIresearch commercialization
Best for
deep tech, AI, research commercialization founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Program-specific grants, competitions, and incubation paths; verify current HKUST program terms; University entrepreneurship support and partner pathways.
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Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Hong Kong, Hong KongUniversity
84%fit

Chinese University of Hong Kong

student venturesbiotechAI
Best for
student ventures, biotech, AI founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
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Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Cambridge, MA, United StatesUniversity
83%fit

MIT

deep techAIcommercialization
Best for
deep tech, AI, commercialization founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Funding level is program-specific; verify current MIT Sandbox terms; Non-dilutive project funding, mentoring, and startup resources.
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Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchSupport preference matchGeographic eligibility may be weakerEligibility evidence should be checked
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Taipei, TaiwanAccelerator
82%fit

AppWorks

acceleratorAITaiwan
Best for
accelerator, AI, Taiwan teams that can commit to a programme cadence and show application-ready evidence.
Support
Accelerator programme, Mentoring, Market entry
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Application-ready proof and founder availability
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checked
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Daejeon, South KoreaUniversity
82%fit

KAIST

deep techAIhardware
Best for
deep tech, AI, hardware founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Beijing, Mainland ChinaUniversity
82%fit

Peking University

researchAIbiotech
Best for
research, AI, biotech founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Shanghai, Mainland ChinaUniversity
82%fit

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

engineeringresearchhard tech
Best for
engineering, research, hard tech founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Beijing, Mainland ChinaUniversity
82%fit

Tsinghua University

x-labAIhardware
Best for
x-lab, AI, hardware founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchGeographic fitEligibility evidence should be checkedLocal operating evidence may be required
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Beijing, Mainland ChinaInvestor
82%fit

ZhenFund

ChinaseedAI
Best for
China, seed, AI founders with stage-fit traction, a clean story, and investor-ready operating records.
Support
Equity investment, funding
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Equity taken
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Dubai, United Arab EmiratesStartup hub
78%fit

Dubai Future Accelerators

Dubaigovernment challengespilot customers
Best for
Dubai, government challenges, pilot customers teams that can commit to a programme cadence and show application-ready evidence.
Support
Challenge and pilot support; no fixed grant amount assumed; Government challenge access, pilot opportunity, and market-entry support.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Local operations required
Stage matchIndustry matchStack compatibilityGeographic eligibility may be weakerLocal operating evidence may be required
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Berkeley, CA, United StatesUniversity
76%fit

UC Berkeley

acceleratordeep techAI
Best for
accelerator, deep tech, AI founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Investment and program terms vary by track; verify current SkyDeck track terms; Accelerator support, advisor network, demo exposure, and track-specific capital access.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchStack compatibilityGeographic eligibility may be weakerEligibility evidence should be checked
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Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesUniversity
74%fit

Carnegie Mellon University

AIroboticsenterprise
Best for
AI, robotics, enterprise founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchStack compatibilityGeographic eligibility may be weakerEligibility evidence should be checked
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