{
  "id": 17157982,
  "title": "As AI transforms global markets, Cyberport Venture & Capital Forum 2026 brings together the investors and innovators shaping what's next",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/as-ai-transforms-global-markets-cyberport-venture-capital-forum-2026-17157982",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T01:20:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/topics/cvcf-2026-shapes-agentic-economy/article/3372499/ai-transforms-global-markets-cyberport-venture-capital-forum-2026-brings-together-investors-and"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Global venture capital investment is experiencing a surge in 2026, driven by substantial funding flowing into AI, digital infrastructure, robotics, and other emerging technologies. The Cyberport Venture & Capital Forum 2026 (CVCF 2026) aims to amplify this momentum by uniting global investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and technology leaders. Dr. Rocky Cheng, CEO of Cyberport, emphasizes the forum's mission to capitalize on growth opportunities in a rapidly changing world by integrating AI with the broader digital economy. AI is currently dominating global venture capital markets, accounting for a significant portion of investments in the third quarter of 2026. Hong Kong's IPO market also saw record-breaking fundraising, with a 106 percent year-on-year increase in the first nine months of 2026, with many of these funds directed towards AI, semiconductor, and robotics companies. CVCF 2026 will showcase successful Cyberport-backed companies such as Qupital, Premialab, and Finloop, which have secured millions in funding and expanded their international reach. These firms are leveraging the city's strategic advantages, including its robust AI ecosystem and supportive innovation ecosystem, to drive global growth. CVCF 2026 will explore the convergence of AI, Web3, tokenisation, and cross-border capital flows in reshaping the global economy.",
  "summary": "[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Global venture capital is surging in 2026, fuelled by concentrated investment in AI, digital infrastructure, robotics and other frontier technologies. At the same time, agentic AI, tokenisation, stable coins and programmable finance are accelerating the movement of capital across borders, giving rise to an emerging…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}