{"id":106351,"date":"2025-01-08T16:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T08:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/?p=106351"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T03:41:23","slug":"hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

InvestHK’s latest Startup Survey reveals unprecedented growth in Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem, with 4,694 startups now calling our city home \u2013 a remarkable 10% increase from 2023. The survey also shows a 7% rise in startup employment, creating 17,651 jobs across various sectors.<\/p>\n

The findings highlight Hong Kong’s strong appeal to international entrepreneurs, with 28% of founders coming from overseas. Notably, sectors like HealthTech and GreenTech are gaining momentum alongside established fields such as FinTech, showcasing Hong Kong’s evolution into a comprehensive innovation hub.<\/p>\n

These results affirm Hong Kong’s position as Asia’s leading startup destination, where entrepreneurs can access world-class infrastructure, funding opportunities, and a deep talent pool.<\/p>\n

Download the full survey report here<\/a> to explore the detailed findings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nInvestHK’s latest Startup Survey reveals unprecedented growth in Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem, with 4,694 startups now calling our city home \u2013 a remarkable 10% increase from 2023. The survey also shows a 7% rise in startup employment, creating 17,651 jobs…\n<\/div>\n
Continue reading “Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024”<\/span>…<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":106413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024 - StartmeupHK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024 - StartmeupHK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"InvestHK’s latest Startup Survey reveals unprecedented growth in Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem, with 4,694 startups now calling our city home \u2013 a remarkable 10% increase from 2023. The survey also shows a 7% rise in startup employment, creating 17,651 jobs… Continue reading “Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024”…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"StartmeupHK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-08T08:16:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-10T03:41:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/coverphoto0110-04.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1797\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"FirmStudio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"FirmStudio\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"FirmStudio\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/person\/2068b6d1e88345b49fd6f899625ddaa8\"},\"headline\":\"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-08T08:16:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-10T03:41:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/\"},\"wordCount\":120,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"News and Happenings\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/\",\"name\":\"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024 - StartmeupHK\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-08T08:16:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-10T03:41:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/\",\"name\":\"StartmeupHK\",\"description\":\"StartmeupHK Festival is the leading startup and innovation conference event in Hong Kong\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#organization\",\"name\":\"StartmeupHK\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-SMU-Logo-RGB.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-SMU-Logo-RGB.png\",\"width\":2300,\"height\":953,\"caption\":\"StartmeupHK\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/person\/2068b6d1e88345b49fd6f899625ddaa8\",\"name\":\"FirmStudio\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30f4c22a50f8ec3ea3f1976379649642?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30f4c22a50f8ec3ea3f1976379649642?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"FirmStudio\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/author\/firmstudio\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024 - StartmeupHK","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024 - StartmeupHK","og_description":"InvestHK’s latest Startup Survey reveals unprecedented growth in Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem, with 4,694 startups now calling our city home \u2013 a remarkable 10% increase from 2023. The survey also shows a 7% rise in startup employment, creating 17,651 jobs… Continue reading “Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024”…","og_url":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/","og_site_name":"StartmeupHK","article_published_time":"2025-01-08T08:16:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-10T03:41:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1797,"url":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/coverphoto0110-04.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"FirmStudio","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"FirmStudio","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/"},"author":{"name":"FirmStudio","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/person\/2068b6d1e88345b49fd6f899625ddaa8"},"headline":"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024","datePublished":"2025-01-08T08:16:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-10T03:41:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/"},"wordCount":120,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#organization"},"articleSection":["News and Happenings"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/","url":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/","name":"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024 - StartmeupHK","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-01-08T08:16:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-10T03:41:23+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/hong-kong-startup-scene-hits-record-numbers-in-2024\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hong Kong Startup Scene Hits Record Numbers in 2024"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/","name":"StartmeupHK","description":"StartmeupHK Festival is the leading startup and innovation conference event in Hong Kong","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#organization","name":"StartmeupHK","url":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-SMU-Logo-RGB.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-SMU-Logo-RGB.png","width":2300,"height":953,"caption":"StartmeupHK"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/person\/2068b6d1e88345b49fd6f899625ddaa8","name":"FirmStudio","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30f4c22a50f8ec3ea3f1976379649642?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30f4c22a50f8ec3ea3f1976379649642?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"FirmStudio"},"url":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/author\/firmstudio\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106351"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106416,"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106351\/revisions\/106416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.startmeup.hksarg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}