Best High Tech Companies in Hong Kong, China
The 412 best High Tech companies in Hong Kong, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SenseTime.
Our analysis of 50 High Tech companies
$16.9b in tracked funding; 50% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Hong Kong
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SenseTime 🦄 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 | $2.8B | 1 mo ago | Public | 5,016 | Tang Xiao'ou Co-Founder | Radix UITailwind CSSReact+10 | 104 patents AI-driven computer vision and perception technologies for autonomous systems and video analytics | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 2 | Hive Box Offers SaaS-enabled smart locker solutions for logistics | $1.1B | 65 mo ago | Series C | — | Yubin Xu Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsNginxOpenResty+5 | 107 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 3 | Animoca Brands 🦄 Developer of blockchain-based PC and mobile games 67Customers top 19%Funding top 22%Tech top 26%Moat top 26% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 19% Fundingtop 22% Techtop 26% Moattop 26% Producttop 35% Markettop 36% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 42% Fin. healthbottom 45% Growthbottom 43% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.60★ across 1,233,119 ratings (3 apps) · Review volume +0% in 6 mo Funding: Raised $870M across 20 rounds · 20 rounds over 15 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $870M | 19 mo ago | Series C | 177 177 → 315 (+78%) | David Kim Co-Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+19 | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | Mobvoi Developer of AI-powered voice interaction and generative AI technologies | $255M | 110 mo ago | Public | 700 | Yuanyuan Li Co Founder | Cart FunctionalityVue.jsApache APISIX+22 | — | — |
| 5 | SmartMore Provider of IoT-based solutions for visual inspection 62Funding top 33%Talent top 45%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $200M · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $200M | 59 mo ago | Series B | — | Jiangbo Lu Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 6 | The Sandbox 🦄 Online platform offering a user-generated metaverse with blockchain games for creative and immersive gaming… 74Tech top 22%Moat top 26%Funding top 31%Market top 33% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 22% Moattop 26% Fundingtop 31% Markettop 33% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Producttop 46% Newsbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Tech: 57 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $115M | 24 mo ago | Series B | 404 | Sebastien Borget Co-Founder & COO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+26 | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | Acadine Operating systems & software services platforms for Smart Applications | $100M | 131 mo ago | Deadpooled | 120 | Li Gong Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 8 | OmniPact Developer of a trust settlement layer for Web3 value exchange 35Funding top 25%Tech top 46%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $50.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 18 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $50M | 3 mo ago | Series C | — | Alex Johnson Co-Founder & CEO | GitBookNode.jsRadix UI+12 | — | — |
| 9 | ParallelChain Lab Blockchain-based network for the digital transaction and data protection | $50M | 44 mo ago | Funding Raised | 22 | — | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+14 | — | — |
| 10 | PlatON Blockchain based data sharing platform | $50M | 68 mo ago | Series A | 19 | Feng Xiao Founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | 56 patents Privacy-preserving data processing and secure digital transaction infrastructure for blockchain and IoT | — |
| 11 | Aergo SQL-based smart contract protocol | $39M | 90 mo ago | Series B | 15 | Won Kim Founder | Element UIAmazon ALBVue.js+12 | — | — |
| 12 | WATI Cloud and WhatsApp based customer support tool for enterprises | $35M | 43 mo ago | Series B | 70 | Bianca Ho Co-Founder & COO | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | — |
| 13 | Cybermiles Blockchain-based smart contract templates for the e-commerce industry | $32M | 102 mo ago | Funding Raised | 12 | Michael Yuan Co-Founder & CSO | — | — | — |
| 14 | MAD Gaze Smart glasses for augmented reality | $32M | 76 mo ago | Series A | — | Jordan Cheng Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | Meridian Innovation Manufacturer of thermal imaging sensors for consumer and commercial applications 29Product top 35%Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 35% Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 18% Product: 2 published apps (1.6k installs) · Company stage: Series C Funding: Raised $28.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $28M | 20 mo ago | Series C | 28 | Hock Leow Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Opinion Labs Developer of decentralized prediction, opinion markets, and AI oracle platform 57Funding top 31%AI top 45%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 38% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% AItop 45% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $25.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: ai-driven rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $25M | 4 mo ago | Seed | — | Forrest Liu Founder | — | — | — |
| 17 | ALEX Blockchain-based infrastructure for the financial industry | $18M | 29 mo ago | Series A | 6 | Rachel Yu Co-Founder | WebflowCart FunctionalityjsDelivr+9 | — | — |
| 18 | Chekk Provides a solution to securely authenticate the identity | $17M | 45 mo ago | Series A | 17 | Pascal Nizri Co-founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+24 | — | 1 partnership |
| 19 | MATRIX Protocol blockchain supporting smart contracts and machine learning technology | $13M | 101 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Steve Deng Co-Founder | BreakdanceWordPressMySQL+14 | 4 patents Internal combustion engine power generation systems | — |
| 20 | Banuba Developer of augmented reality software development kits and virtual try-on platform | $12M | 90 mo ago | Series A | 100 | Dmitry Ogievich Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubLazySizesjQuery+19 | 11 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 7 launchs |
| 21 | OpenSocial 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 | $11M | 22 mo ago | Series A | — | HsinYa Man Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 22 | Psy Developer of a privacy-preserving, scalable, and decentralized Layer 1 protocol | $11M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Tony Lu Co-Founder | Node.jsThree.jsRadix UI+10 | — | — |
| 23 | Wynyard Group Cloud-based integrated cyber forensics and threat analysis solutions | $10M | 111 mo ago | Public | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | QED Zero-knowledge blockchain protocol 14News top 44%Funding top 47%Tech bottom 47%Talent bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Newstop 44% Fundingtop 47% Techbottom 47% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 16% News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 4 types) · +100% YoY Funding: Raised $9.2M · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $9M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Carter Feldman Founder & CEO | Node.jsReactNext.js+8 | — | — |
| 25 | Respond.io Provider of AI-powered platform unifying customer touchpoints and CRM integrations | $9M | 44 mo ago | Series A | 11 | — | SentryTailwind CSSVue.js+25 | — | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 26 | Terminal 3 Platform for decentralized storage and zero-knowledge proofs | $8M | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | Joey Liu Co-Founder & COO | SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+12 | — | — |
| 27 | Owlto Decentralized cross-rollup bridge and interportability platform 40Tech top 43%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 43% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 38% Tech: 23 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Web rank 500,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $8M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Leo Ced Co-Founder | TypeScriptElement UINaive UI+14 | — | — |
| 28 | Gryfyn NFT-centric wallet for web3 ecosystem | $8M | 38 mo ago | Series A | — | Gryfyn Wallet CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | Artisse Self-image generation app | $7M | 29 mo ago | Seed | — | Aditya Nair Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | Google Sign-inApple Sign-inMUI+18 | — | — |
| 30 | Lumoz Decentralized blockchain infrastructure platform | $6M | 22 mo ago | Seed | — | NanFeng Co-Founder & CEO | GitBookNode.jsReact+8 | — | — |
| 31 | Mamori ML-enabled pathfinder for blockchain value extraction | $5M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Andy Lee Founder | — | — | — |
| 32 | zkLend Provider of ZK rollup for Defi and institutions | $5M | 50 mo ago | Seed | — | Jane Ma Co-Founder And Co-Project Lead | — | — | — |
| 33 | Neopets Metaverse Provider of metaverse-based virtual pet game | $4M | 40 mo ago | Series A | — | Dominic Law CEO | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 34 | Cyrcadia Wearable bra insert for detecting breast cancer | $4M | 95 mo ago | Seed | — | Mark Chennells Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 35 | Varadise Ai Provider of AI-powered digital twin solutions for construction site management | $3M | 17 mo ago | Series A | 28 | — | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+11 | — | — |
| 36 | Earn Platform providing smart contract infrastructure | $3M | 30 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | SentryNode.jsSalesforce+21 | — | — |
| 37 | Chazence Developer of tea-compound construction materials | $2M | 33 mo ago | Seed | — | Calvin Sio Co-Founder | — | — | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 38 | DeNet Blockchain based storage ecosystem for NFTs and files | $2M | 53 mo ago | Seed | 29 | Paul Litviakov Co-Founder | Node.jsThree.jsAmazon Web Services+12 | — | 1 launch |
| 39 | ViAct Developer of artificial intelligence software for automated workplace safety monitoring | $2M | 14 mo ago | Series A | 40 | Hugo Cheuk Co-Founder & COO | Three.jsGoogle MapsMUI+19 | — | — |
| 40 | PELO GameFi solution based on blockchain technology | $2M | 37 mo ago | Seed | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Saito Blockchain network for big data | $2M | 61 mo ago | Seed | — | Richard Parris Founder | — | — | — |
| 42 | WaykiChain Enterprise-level blockchain infrastructure | $2M | 72 mo ago | Funding Raised | 70 | Hang Gao Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 43 | Nordic Enterprises Provider of kids and education audio products | $2M | 69 mo ago | Seed | — | Petur Olafsson CEO | — | — | — |
| 44 | Warena Developer of NFT character-based PC and console games | $2M | 56 mo ago | Seed | — | Minh Doan Co-Founder | AMPGoogle Font APICloudflare Browser Insights+3 | — | — |
| 45 | Ordify Provider of a suite of products designed across diverse blockchain networks | $1M | 26 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Atila CEO | Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+5 | — | — |
| 46 | Firework Games Decentralized, user-development, and launching platform for blockchain games | $1M | 46 mo ago | Seed | — | Yurion Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | OpenSwap Defi solutions for on-chain liquidity management | $1M | 57 mo ago | Seed | — | Bruce Chau Founder | VideoJSAmazon Web ServicesMoment.js+4 | — | — |
| 48 | Blockpass KYC and AML compliance solutions | $250K | 28 mo ago | Seed | 3 | Adam Vaziri Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceYouTube+20 | — | 2 launchs |
| 49 | Syngular Developer of augmented and mixed reality solutions for surgical applications | $117K | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Louis Sze Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 2 awards |
| 50 | Fireverse Provider of next-generation music platform leveraging AI | $100K | 16 mo ago | Seed | — | Jay Huang Co-Founder & CTO | Node.jsVue.jsNuxt.js+4 | — | — |
Top 12 High Tech 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.
- Apr 2026Post IPO$73.3M
- Nov 2025Post IPO—
- Dec 2021Series D—
- Sep 2018Series D$1B
#2
Series C · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2024$50Mraised▾
Developer of a trust settlement layer for Web3 value exchange. The system provides secure trust protection for on-chain value exchange through code and consensus. It uses a deterministic execution escrow system based on finite state machines. A decentralized arbitration network triggers when code cannot cover real-world complexity. The sovereign identity system uses zero-knowledge proofs, where reputation is an asset.
- Mar 2026Series C$50M
#3
Series C · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2006 · 177 employees$870.2Mraised▾
Developer of blockchain-based PC and mobile games. It develops and publishes blockchain games, traditional games, and other products. The company focuses on the development of racing and strategy-based NFT games which includes the sandbox, crazy kings, and crazy defense heroes. It also provides cloud authentication services and collaborate with formula one to develop blockchain games.
- Nov 2024Series C$10M
- Sep 2023Series C$31.9M
- Sep 2022Series C$38M
- Aug 2022Series C$110M
#4
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2023$25Mraised▾
Developer of decentralized prediction, opinion markets, and AI oracle platform. The company provides a platform for predictive trading, opinion aggregation, and AI-driven insights. It offers decentralized prediction and dynamic opinion markets. The platform aims to provide transparent and objective information. It facilitates trading and portfolio management.
- Feb 2026Seed$20M
- Mar 2025Seed$5M
- Aug 2024Seed—
#5
Series C · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2016 · 28 employees$28.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of thermal imaging sensors for consumer and commercial applications. These products utilize semiconductor technology to capture long-wave infrared radiation for temperature monitoring and heat detection. The hardware supports integration into smart appliances, automotive systems, and monitoring equipment. The sensors provide radiometric output and thermal video streaming capabilities for various diagnostic and safety functions.
- Oct 2024Series C$12.5M
- Jul 2021Conventional Debt—
- Jul 2021Series B$8M
- Jul 2019Series A$2M
#6
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2023$8Mraised▾
Platform for decentralized storage and zero-knowledge proofs. Users can standardize data and generate verifiable credentials that allow digital identities and profiles to be interoperable across Web3. It provides solutions for financial platforms, game-fi products, social protocols, and others.
- Apr 2025Seed$8M
- Aug 2023Seed—
#7
Series B · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2018 · 404 employees$115Mraised▾
Online platform offering a user-generated metaverse with blockchain games for creative and immersive gaming experiences. It allows users to create and monetize their NFTs in a blockchain-based environment. The Sandbox platform combines elements of creativity, exploration, and gameplay in a sandbox setting, providing users with a degree of freedom to interact creatively and build their own virtual worlds.
- Jun 2024Series B$20M
- Dec 2021Angel—
- Nov 2021Series B$93M
- Aug 2020ICO$5.5M
#8
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.
- Apr 2025Series A$7.3M
- Mar 2021Seed$2M
- 2019Seed—
#9
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.
- Jul 2024Series A$6M
- May 2024Seed$5M
#10
Series C · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2015$1.1Braised▾
Offers SaaS-enabled smart locker solutions for logistics. The company offers tech-enabled parcel locker solutions for last-mile delivery management. It also offers SaaS-enabled solutions and application for managing pick-up and drop-off locations.
- Jan 2021Series C$400M
- Jan 2018Series B$323M
- Jan 2017Series A$360M
#11
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2023$10.6Mraised▾
Developer of a privacy-preserving, scalable, and decentralized Layer 1 protocol. The protocol aims to provide internet-scale performance and user sovereignty through a new architecture. It utilizes parallel processing and incentivizes useful computational work to scale with its user base. The system enables local proving, ensuring sensitive data remains on the user's device. Programmable public keys allow for custom security and autonomous agent functionality.
- Jul 2024Seed$6M
- Feb 2024Seed$3.2M
- 2023Angel$1.4M
#12
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2018 · 28 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered digital twin solutions for construction site management. The company offers a common data environment for real-time collaboration. It utilizes advanced analytics to monitor safety metrics and enhance work safety detection. The company integrates regulations and requirements, promoting safety and sustainability for construction sites.
- Jan 2025Series A$3M
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How research on Semiconductors is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 5,766 China-affiliated papers.
- Institute of Microelectronics437
- Chinese Academy of Sciences402
- Peking University338
- Tsinghua University268
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China197
- Integrated circuit73→217
- Transistor19→155
- Electronic circuit60→182
- CMOS73→148
- Photonics15→89
- Integrated circuit142→229
- Electronic circuit117→181
- Transistor45→102
- Power (physics)39→87
- Semiconductor device40→78
- Electronic circuit14→42
- Integrated circuit32→55
- Transistor6→26
- Electronics6→25
- Semiconductor device4→22
Where semiconductors 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.
Who's filing semiconductors patents in China
China semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 39,981 filings from 4,415 assignees (2016–2025), led by BOE Technology Group, Wuhan China STAR Optoelectronics, Semiconductor MFG INT Shanghai; annual filings 2465→1928.
- BOE Technology Group11904
- Wuhan China STAR Optoelectronics3014
- Semiconductor MFG INT Shanghai2380
- Shenzhen China STAR Optoelect2197
- Changxin Memory TECH1970
- Yangtze Memory TECH1885
- Chengdu BOE Optoelect TECH1607
- Semiconductor MFG INT Beijing1475
Common questions
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