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Hong Kong emerges as Asia’s top hub for start-up potential, ranks fifth worldwide: study

Hong Kong leads Asia in high-growth start-up potential and ranks fifth globally, showing the city’s growing strength in nurturing scalable ventures and unicorns, according to joint research published by market research firm CB Insights and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. The white paper, released on Monday, said Asia operated on a distributed network where distinct markets…

Hong Kong emerges as Asia’s top hub for start-up potential, ranks fifth worldwide: study

Hong Kong has emerged as Asia's top hub for start-up potential, ranking fifth globally, according to a joint study by CB Insights and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. The report highlights the city's growing strength in nurturing scalable ventures and unicorns, with foreign investors accounting for 81% of Hong Kong's equity deals and channeling 84% of regional capital.

The study emphasizes Hong Kong's crucial role as a financial bridge connecting mainland Chinese and Asian tech innovations to global capital and international governance.

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