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What is LAUUNCH!?

The WNJ Ventures LAUUNCH! program fuel entrepreneurs at the earliest stages of company-building. Our mission at LAUUNCH! is to discover and help entrepreneurs with innovative ideas looking to shape the future of next generation consumers

About the program

AWS & HKSTP Co-incubation Program: The AI Cohort is an exclusive joint program by AWS Hong Kong and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP), designed for AI and machine learning Startups in Hong Kong, looking for market expansion and product iteration. Startups would join an incubation journey up to 3 years, including 9-month with dedicated support and resources from AWS, featuring 1:1 technical consultation, architecture reviews, enablement workshops all related to AI and Machine Learning, and exclusive networking and meetup opportunities through AWS Startups and Marketing events.

Selected startups will benefit from up to US$25,000 AWS Credits from AWS Activate Program*, and an exclusive pathway to HKSTP’s co-incubation programme which offers up to HKD1.29M funding.

*AWS Activate credits are subject to the AWS Promotional Credit Terms & Conditions, startups previously issued AWS Promotional Credit may not be eligible to receive additional credit

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Testimonies from founders in previous AWS x HKSTP programs

“We are fortunate to join Idea Launcher (Ideation program between AWS & HKSTP), then made progress and got admitted to the AWS & HKSTP Co-incubation Program. In this journey, we have gained a lot of support from AWS & HKSTP. AWS has provided lots of architectural guidance to us and we have been leveraging wide range of AWS cloud technologies such as Amazon EC2 and Amazon ECS. We are also pleased to receive hiring support and the office venue from HKSTP from the program.“

Hinson Wong,
Founder, DeltaDefi

In the 9-month program journey, we have got the opportunity to connect with many enterprises such as banks and insurance companies through AWS. There are already some enterprises using our products. We have also got lots of technical support from AWS which have enabled us to build secure and cost-optimized architecture.

Zyrian Chung,
CEO & Co-founder, L10

Through Idea Launcher and AWS & HKSTP Co-incubation program, AWS has provided a lot of support and guidance through technical workshops and enterprise connect program. HKSTP has also been very helpful with support & guidance from account managers , and provides opportunities to grow our network and expand the team.

John Liu,
CEO, SMAQ

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Key benefits

Substantial Funding:

Up to HKD1.29M in funding over the course of up to three years.

Cloud Credits:

Eligible startups receive up to USD25,000 in AWS Activate credits, enabling them to leverage the power of AWS cloud services.

Substantial Funding:

Up to HKD1.29M in funding over the course of up to three years.

Cloud Credits:

Eligible startups receive up to USD25,000 in AWS Activate credits, enabling them to leverage the power of AWS cloud services.

Substantial Funding:

Up to HKD1.29M in funding over the course of up to three years.

Cloud Credits:

Eligible startups receive up to USD25,000 in AWS Activate credits, enabling them to leverage the power of AWS cloud services.

Entry criteria

A Hong Kong tech based limited company, established within 5 years of the programme application submission date

AI-related startups ideally between Seed and Series A stage

Have at least 2 full-time staff working on-site, with 50% of the team involved in R&D

Have a prototype or MVP undergoing market validation

The founding team must hold at least 51% of company shares collectively

Not currently or previously enrolled in HKSTP or Cyberport incubation program in Hong Kong

Key dates

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Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2025

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Panel Interview: May - June 2025

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Cohort Kickoff: July 2025

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Graduation: May 2026

Application Procedures

Submit an your application online along with your company pitch deck for our evaluation before application deadline 23:59, 31 March, 2025 (Monday). The pitch deck should include but not limit to key information such as the problem, your solution, business model, addressable market size etc.

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