From November 3rd to 7th, the Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2025 was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It was jointly organized by the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, and the Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, the Insurance Authority, and the designated event organizer Finoverse as co-organizers. INNO-YES Incubator and INNO-YES enterprises were invited to participate in this grand event, deeply integrating into the international innovation exchange network.
As a flagship event focusing on global fintech and entrepreneurship, this event not only marked the first joint hosting of the two IPs in their tenth anniversary but also gathered over 37,000 attendees from more than 100 economies, 800 speakers, and over 700 exhibitors, becoming a core platform for global innovation resource connection.
During the event, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, Invest HK Director General Reilly Russell, and the fintech delegation including INNO-YES had a cordial exchange, expecting the delegation to play a pivotal role in promoting cross-border innovation cooperation. Wang Yu, the Executive Director of PKU-IICSH, and the founding partner of Yan Yuan Fund and INNO-YES Incubator, was invited to serve as a judge for the China mainland track finals of the Global Fast Track 2025 program, providing professional insights to help outstanding mainland science and technology startups stand out, highlighting Yan Yuan's core value in promoting the international development of enterprises.
A group photo was taken with Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, InvestHK Director General Reilly Russell, and the fintech delegation including
INNO-YES.
A group photo of INNO-YES.
As a professional incubation platform for building a science and technology ecosystem, INNO-YES Incubator showcased its high-quality enterprises during this event, aiming to leverage Hong Kong's dual advantages as an "international financial center" and a "startup hub" to build a bridge for enterprises to connect with global capital, technology, and markets. During the event, INNO-YES Incubator and INNO-YES enterprises engaged in in-depth exchanges with startup teams, investment institutions, and industry peers from Asia, the Chinese mainland, Europe, and the Middle East, discussing opportunities for technology implementation and industrial cooperation.
On-site cooperation and exchange by INNO-YES representatives.
It is worth noting that the Global Fast Track 2025 program, an important part of the main forum, has been successfully held for the eighth time. This year, it attracted over 700 applications from 70 economies worldwide, with the China mainland track gathering numerous high-quality startups with technological breakthroughs and commercialization potential. Yan Yuan Fund & INNO-YES Incubator was invited to participate in the finals of this track, providing professional comments and guidance from the perspectives of technological innovation, market prospects, business model sustainability, and international adaptability, helping truly promising "globalization-capable" enterprises stand out. Eventually, FirstQuadrant won the championship of the China mainland track, and its plans for technology implementation and global layout were highly recognized by the judging panel.
The scene of the Global Fast Track 2025 program - China mainland track finals.
Hong Kong, as a "super connector", is a key hub for mainland enterprises to link the global market. The joint hosting of the Hong Kong FinTech Week and StartmeupHK Festival this time has provided an "all-in-one" international connection platform for innovative enterprises. Since its establishment, INNO-YES Incubator has always taken "empowering science and technology enterprises and facilitating their global development" as its core goal, providing full-cycle support from technology research and development, business model refinement, capital connection, to overseas market expansion through an integrated service model of "incubation + investment + industrial resources". This participation in the Hong Kong grand event is not only an important practice of INNO-YES's internationalization layout, but also will further promote the in-depth connection between ecological enterprises and global innovative resources. INNO-YES's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem will continue to rely on the cooperation network in Hong Kong and overseas to provide customized services such as overseas market research, local resource connection, and introduction of international capital for enterprises, helping more mainland innovation and entrepreneurship enterprises "go global" and showcase China's innovative strength on the global stage.
It is reported that the series of activities of the Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2025 will continue until November 7th. During this period, multiple community activities, venture capital exhibitions, and industry exchange forums will also be held. INNO-YES Incubator and its ecological enterprises will continue to participate, continuously exploring global cooperation opportunities, and injecting new impetus into the international development of Chinese innovation and entrepreneurship enterprises.
