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Best Artificial Intelligence Companies in Hong Kong, China

The 122 best Artificial Intelligence companies in Hong Kong, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SenseTime.

122companies tracked
$3.2Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
36have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE × HONG KONG

Our analysis of 151 Artificial Intelligence companies

$81.0b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

151companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
51unicorns
2021median founding year
197kcombined LinkedIn audience
72%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Artificial Intelligence companies in Hong Kong

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderEmployeesTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1SenseTime 🦄
AI based platform offering image recognition solutions
93Fin. health top 11%Funding top 13%Talent top 19%Market top 21%
All 13 signals ▾
Fin. healthtop 11%
Fundingtop 13%
Talenttop 19%
Markettop 21%
AItop 22%
Patentstop 24%
Newstop 31%
Moattop 34%
Producttop 35%
Innovationtop 37%
Growthtop 40%
Globaltop 42%
Techtop 46%
Fin. health: Revenue ~$3.8B · Revenue 1.4x total funding
Funding: Raised $2.8B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100
$2.8B2 mo agoPublicTang Xiao'ou
Co-Founder
5,016Radix UITailwind CSSReact+10104 patents
AI-driven computer vision and perception technologies for autonomous systems and video analytics
2 launchs · 2 partnerships
2Mobvoi
Developer of AI-powered voice interaction and generative AI technologies
$255M110 mo agoPublicYuanyuan Li
Co Founder
700Cart FunctionalityVue.jsApache APISIX+22
3WeLend
Online consumer loans platform
$14M144 mo agoSeries A76RubyRuby on RailsAmazon Web Services+18
4MATRIX
Protocol blockchain supporting smart contracts and machine learning technology
$13M101 mo agoFunding RaisedSteve Deng
Co-Founder
BreakdanceWordPressMySQL+144 patents
Internal combustion engine power generation systems
5OpenSocial
Platform that enables users to create and engage with their own social communities
53AI top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Global bottom 38%
All 5 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 39%
Globalbottom 38%
Marketbottom 37%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$11M22 mo agoSeries AHsinYa Man
Co-Founder
6Omnistream
Cloud based CRM software for luxury retailers
$9M48 mo agoAcquired29
7Goxip
Fashion discovery through images and social network
$8M91 mo agoSeries AYc Lau
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
20
8Artisse
Self-image generation app
$7M29 mo agoSeedAditya Nair
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Google Sign-inApple Sign-inMUI+18
9Jumppoint
Provider of integrated logistics, warehousing, and delivery network solutions
$6M18 mo agoSeries ASamson Ho
Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+16
10Raven Protocol
Training provider for deep neural network
$5M84 mo agoFunding RaisedSherman Lee
Co-Founder
11HolmesAI
Developer of tools for automating and optimizing artificial intelligence model development
$5M6 mo agoSeries ARachel Lei
CEO
Google Sign-inAnt DesignReact+8
12Mamori
ML-enabled pathfinder for blockchain value extraction
$5M23 mo agoSeedAndy Lee
Founder
13Omnichat
Omnichannel messaging platform for e-commerce marketing
$3M49 mo agoSeedAlan Chan
Founder & CEO
100WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorElementor+38
14Blade
Developer of blockchain based PC and mobile games
$2M25 mo agoSeedBrawler
Co-Founder
Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+12
15ViAct
Developer of artificial intelligence software for automated workplace safety monitoring
$2M14 mo agoSeries AHugo Cheuk
Co-Founder & COO
40Three.jsGoogle MapsMUI+19
16VoiceAI Technologies
Provider of AI-powered voiceprint recognition solutions for enterprises
$1M68 mo agoSeries AKevin Li
Co-Founder & CEO
134 patents
Voice-based authentication and speech processing for secure device control
17Carnot Innovations
AI-enabled predictive maintenance solution for HVAC systems
$857K79 mo agoSeedAshish Justin
Co-Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowjQuery+82 partnerships
18Privé Technologies
Wealth management software solutions
$800K42 mo agoSeries AJulian Schillinger
Ceo
132Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+111 job opening · 1 internship
19Dayta
Provider of an AI and cloud-based video analytics platform for retailers
$100K35 mo agoSeries APatrick Tu
Co-Founder & CEO
35
20Arical
AI-based architectural design and analysis software
$100K92 mo agoSeedClement Tien
Co-Founder & CEO
21Farseer
Big data based data analytics and capital market platform
$100K92 mo agoSeedStanley Chan
Co-Founder & CEO
22Squared-S
AI-based data analysis platform for investors & researchers
$100K92 mo agoDeadpooledSeth Huang
Co-Founder

Top 12 Artificial Intelligence companies in Hong Kong

#1
Public · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014 · 5016 employees
$2.8Braised

AI based platform offering image recognition solutions. It is focused on creating a better AI-empowered future through innovation. It is committed to advancing the state of the art in AI research, developing scalable and affordable AI software platforms that benefit businesses, people and society as a whole, while attracting and nurturing top talents to shape the future together. It invest in its original and cutting-edge research that allows to offer and continuously improve industry-leading AI capabilities in universal multimodal and multi-task models, covering key fields across perception intelligence, natural language processing, decision intelligence, AI-enabled content generation, as well as key capabilities in AI chips, sensors and computing infrastructure.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 11%
Funding
top 13%
Talent
top 19%
Market
top 21%
AI
top 22%
Patents
top 24%
Fin. health: Revenue ~$3.8B · Revenue 1.4x total funding · Publicly listed (IPO 2021)
Funding: Raised $2.8B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 113k LinkedIn followers — 57.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. HKSTP - Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Post IPO$73.3M
  • Nov 2025Post IPO
  • Dec 2021Series D
  • Sep 2018Series D$1B
Founders & team
Tang Xiao'ouCo-FounderLi XuCo-Founder & CEOMaryann TsengSenior Managing Director
Investors
Sailing Capital, IDG Capital, CDH, CICC, CoStone Capital, China Merchants Securities
Tech stack
Alibaba Cloud CdnBaidu Analytics (百度统计)Clipboard.JsCore-JsCrypto-JsGoogle Analytics
#2
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2024
$5Mraised

Developer of tools for automating and optimizing artificial intelligence model development. The company provides solutions that streamline the creation, deployment, and management of AI models. These tools assist in various aspects of the AI lifecycle, including data preparation, feature engineering, model selection, and performance monitoring.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series A$5M
  • Aug 2025Seed
Founders & team
Rachel LeiCEO
Investors
Bitrisevc, CatcherVC, Cryptomeriacapital, Generative Ventures, IBG Capital
#3
Series A · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2020
$6.5Mraised

Provider of integrated logistics, warehousing, and delivery network solutions. The company offers e-commerce, enterprise, and asset management logistics. Its services include local and international express delivery. The company also provides cold chain logistics, freight forwarding, and customized solutions.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$3.5M
  • Jan 2023Series A$6.5M
Founders & team
Samson HoFounder & CEO
Investors
Mindworks Capital, Headline, Chinachem Group, Innovation and Technology Fund
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#4
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2016 · 40 employees
$2Mraised

Developer of artificial intelligence software for automated workplace safety monitoring. This technology utilizes computer vision to analyze video feeds for potential hazards and compliance issues. The system detects the presence of personal protective equipment, monitors restricted zones, and tracks site activities to identify risks. Hardware components including sensors, drones, and cameras integrate with the software platform to provide visual data and alerts. The system supports management of construction, manufacturing, and industrial sites by identifying safety violations and operational irregularities. Data visualization tools allow for the tracking of site progress and the documentation of safety performance.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series A$7.3M
  • Mar 2021Seed$2M
  • 2019Seed
Founders & team
Hugo CheukCo-Founder & COOGary NgCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Vectr Ventures, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Artesian, ParticleX, Orbit Ventures, VentureWave Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCore-Js
#5
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2023
$11Mraised

Platform that enables users to create and engage with their own social communities. It enables the creation of personalized social apps and spaces, allowing users to build and connect with communities without requiring extensive coding or capital. It empower creators to effortlessly build community apps and foster social experiences. It is a multichain social infrastructure empowering developers and creators to build socialFi super apps. It enables businesses too onboard, retain and grow a user base of users from all backgrounds.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 39%
Global
bottom 38%
Market
bottom 37%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $11.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2024)
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$6M
  • May 2024Seed$5M
Founders & team
HsinYa ManCo-FounderAllen NgCo-Founder
Investors
Framework Ventures, North Island Ventures, Hivemind Capital, Stratos Ventures Fund, Moonrockcapital, Chorus One
#6
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2023
$5Mraised

ML-enabled pathfinder for blockchain value extraction. It t can be applied to zero-day economic exploits, MEV searching and intent solving, addressing the challenges of scalability, automation, exploit detection relevance, and efficacy in the Web3 value extraction landscape. It leverage algorithmic parsing techniques to establish smart contract sequences, utilize reproducible stateful computation techniques, and incorporate innovative and customizable algorithmic feedback mechanisms.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Seed$5M
Founders & team
Andy LeeFounder
Investors
Web3.com, Blockchain Capital, Velocity Capital
#7
Public · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2012 · 700 employees
$255Mraised

Developer of AI-powered voice interaction and generative AI technologies. It offers AI CoPilot experiences through software and hardware solutions for content creators, enterprises, and consumers. These solutions include AI voiceover assistants and automotive voice interaction systems. The company also develops universal large language models. Its offerings are designed to provide personalized AI assistance for various tasks.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2017Series D$180M
  • Feb 2014Series B$10M
Founders & team
Yuanyuan LiCo FounderZhifei LFounder & CEO
Investors
SIG China, Sequoia Capital, Volkswagen China
Tech stack
Apple Sign-InAttentiveBabelCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2021
$6.7Mraised

Self-image generation app. It generates AI photos using written prompts.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Seed$6.7M
Founders & team
Aditya NairCo-Founder & Chief Product OfficerWilliam WuFounder & CEO
Investors
The London Fund
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Sign-InClickbank
#9
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2023
$2.4Mraised

Developer of blockchain based PC and mobile games. It offers games that feature a fusion of tower defense and automation gameplay, and allow players to engage in base building, arbitrage, and PvP raiding to win rewards.

Funding rounds
  • May 2024Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
BrawlerCo-FounderZeeCo-Founder
Investors
PTC Crypto, IOSG Ventures, Animoca Ventures, Mantle Network, Foresight X, FormlessCapital
#10
Acquired · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2012 · 29 employees
$8.8Mraised

Cloud based CRM software for luxury retailers. It helps retail managers with in-store and post-sales experience by leveraging data and mass personalized cross-cultural communications through WeChat and SMS. It also provides a synchronization tool that allows users to integrate data from multiple offline touchpoints and performance management software for retailers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series A$7M
  • May 2018Seed$1.8M
  • Sep 2013Seed
Investors
SIG Venture Capital, Delivery Hero Ventures, Spiral Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Alchemist Accelerator, NewChic Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpThree.JsWpbakeryContact Form 7
#11
Funding Raised · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2016
$12.6Mraised

Matrix is an open source protocol blockchain that supports smart contracts and machine learning technology. Allows the users to build blockchain networks that supports self-optimization and multi-chain collaboration. It is based on a hybrid PoS and PoW consensus mechanism. Allows integration with one or more private chains.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018ICO$12.6M
Founders & team
Steve DengCo-FounderBill LiCo-FounderOwen TaoCEO
Investors
Interchain Ventures, Blockgrounds, squareblockcapital.com, Wags Capital, Amplifi Capital, Signal
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnime.JsBreakdanceGoogle Font ApiGsapHsts
#12
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2013 · 76 employees
$14Mraised

WeLend is an online consumer loans platform. Offers personal loans, no document loans and credit debt reconsolidation loans. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence technology and big data analysis for credit assessment. Users can avail personal loans from HK$ 5000 to HK$ 600000 for a tenure of 3-60 months.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2014Series A$14M
Investors
TOM Group, Sequoia Capital, Lakestar
Tech stack
AhoyAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBugsnagCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management

Funding & investor landscape

$3.2Btotal disclosed funding
24companies funded
42disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
GLOBAL ACCELERATION ACADEMY11 rounds
Gobi Partners9 rounds
RISE9 rounds
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund8 rounds
Eureka Nova7 rounds
Artesian5 rounds
Entrepreneur First5 rounds
ParticleX5 rounds
Orbit Ventures4 rounds
Zeroth Ai3 rounds

Notable founders

Tang Xiao'ou
Co-Founder · SenseTime
Li Xu
Co-Founder & CEO · SenseTime
Rachel Lei
CEO · HolmesAI
Samson Ho
Founder & CEO · Jumppoint
Hugo Cheuk
Co-Founder & COO · ViAct
Gary Ng
Co-Founder & CEO · ViAct
HsinYa Man
Co-Founder · OpenSocial
Allen Ng
Co-Founder · OpenSocial
Andy Lee
Founder · Mamori
Yuanyuan Li
Co Founder · Mobvoi
Zhifei L
Founder & CEO · Mobvoi
Aditya Nair
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer · Artisse
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,784,126 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Artificial Intelligence coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · China

How research on Artificial Intelligence is moving in China

A read on the academic research around Artificial Intelligence — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,673 China-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201020172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 60% → 69% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences135
  • Tsinghua University125
  • Peking University92
  • Zhejiang University86
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University81
leading researchers
Lei Zhang · Li Zhang · Yang Liu · Jian Sun · Hao Wang · Wei Wang · Qi Wang · Wei Li
Breakthroughs2,443 · 67%
▼ 67%→66% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations90% since 2021mostly methods-led
Robustness research is surging — evolution-framed robustness papers grew from 1 to 252 across Chinese AI institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Feature (linguistics)10→301
  • Robustness (evolution)1→252
  • Pattern recognition (psychology)41→275
  • Benchmark (surveying)15→154
  • Artificial neural network12→144
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→95 · Interpretability 0→88 · Semantics (computer science) 0→57
Landmark Faster R-CNN: Towards Real-Time Object Detection with Region Proposal Networks · 52,930 cites
Advancements815 · 22%
▲ 19%→23% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations92% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements field-share is rising — convolutional and artificial neural network topics collectively scaled from 11 to 118 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Feature (linguistics)1→90
  • Artificial neural network6→74
  • Pattern recognition (psychology)10→77
  • Key (lock)1→47
  • Convolutional neural network5→44
Newly emergingRobustness (evolution) 0→54 · Receiver operating characteristic 0→37 · Field (mathematics) 0→30
Landmark Beyond a Gaussian Denoiser: Residual Learning of Deep CNN for Image Denoising · 8,558 cites
Concerns204 · 6%
▼ 6%→5% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations86% since 2021mostly reviews
Wrongdoing-flagged concerns newly emerged at 19 papers, signaling fresh ethical scrutiny in Chinese AI research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Key (lock)2→25
  • Artificial neural network1→8
  • Benchmark (surveying)1→8
  • Perspective (graphical)1→8
  • Set (abstract data type)3→8
Newly emergingWrongdoing 0→19 · Field (mathematics) 0→16 · Generative grammar 0→14
Landmark Neural Collaborative Filtering · 6,440 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · China

Where artificial intelligence is researched across China

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Beijing728 · +0.74
Hot · Convolutional neural networkAdvancing · GraphOpportunity · Consistency (knowledge bases)Concern · Data science
Shanghai310 · +0.71
Hot · UpsamplingAdvancing · Bridging (networking)Opportunity · Identification (biology)Concern · Interpretability
Guangzhou/Shenzhen263 · +0.74
Hot · AnnotationAdvancing · Face (sociological concept)Opportunity · Consistency (knowledge bases)
Nanjing227 · +0.66
Hot · Sample (material)Advancing · CalibrationOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Generative grammar
Wuhan171 · +0.74
Hot · Image fusionAdvancing · Grading (engineering)Opportunity · Key (lock)
Hangzhou159 · +0.77
Hot · GeneralizationAdvancing · Binary numberOpportunity · Key (lock)
Harbin107 · +0.76
Hot · Image fusionAdvancing · Expert systemOpportunity · Generalization
Hefei92 · +0.78
Hot · Convolution (computer science)Advancing · Sentiment analysisOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Recommender system
PATENT SIGNAL · China

Who's filing artificial intelligence patents in China

China artificial intelligence patent filing is accelerating — 45,640 filings from 7,428 assignees (2016–2025), led by Huawei TECH, Tencent TECH Shenzhen, Beijing Baidu Netcom SCI & TECH; annual filings 272→7584.

45,640 filings7,428 assigneespeak 7730/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Huawei TECH6811
  • Tencent TECH Shenzhen3436
  • Beijing Baidu Netcom SCI & TECH2732
  • PING AN TECH Shenzhen1184
  • Intel890
  • BOE Technology Group807
  • Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommun737
  • IBM680

Common questions

How many Artificial Intelligence companies are there in Hong Kong, China?
Radar tracks 122 indexable Artificial Intelligence companies headquartered in Hong Kong, China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Artificial Intelligence companies in Hong Kong, China?
The Artificial Intelligence companies in Hong Kong, China on this list have raised a combined $3.2B in disclosed equity funding across 24 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Artificial Intelligence company in Hong Kong, China?
SenseTime is the highest-funded Artificial Intelligence company in Hong Kong, China, with $2.8B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Artificial Intelligence companies in Hong Kong, China are funded?
24 of the 122 Artificial Intelligence companies in Hong Kong, China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Artificial Intelligence unicorns are there in Hong Kong, China?
1 Artificial Intelligence company in Hong Kong, China on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Hong Kong, China Artificial Intelligence companies?
The most active investors in Hong Kong, China Artificial Intelligence companies on this list include GLOBAL ACCELERATION ACADEMY, Gobi Partners, RISE, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Eureka Nova.
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