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IPHatch® Asia

Application Deadline :  Closed 

Applications for IPHatch® Asia are exclusively collected through our partner, the F6S platform.

​What is IPHatch®?

An unique open-innovation competition that empowers you with granted patents originated from world renowned tech giants.

The Stages and Dates

*Dates are subjected to change

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Launch Event at

BIP Asia 2025

4th December 2025

  • Panel Discussion

  • IP Portfolio Summary

  • Past Winners' Journeys

Series of Thematic Workshops

December 2025 - July 2026

  • IPHatch® Challenge Briefing
    Sharing of Key Business Knowledge and
    Deep Dive into Technology Portfolios

  • IPHatchathon®
    Business Modelling Workshops
    (Business Model Canvas)

Regular Monthly Event

  • Interested startups must submit their pitch deck via www.iphatchday.com before the stated timeframe

Application Submission

Closes on 15 July 2026

Applications for IPHatch® Asia are exclusively collected through our partner, the F6S platform.

Pitch Day

Date to be announced

  • Pitch business idea to judging panel includes

IP Owners | Investors | Strategic Partners | Government Agencies | Incubators | Accelerators

Consolidating Results..

To be announced after

  • Final Results Announcement

  • Equity Negotiation

  • Agreement Signing

Tabulation | Simulation

Why Join IPHatch® ?

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Business Expansion

We help facilitate start-ups overseas expansion by identifying different market needs for and with them, then presenting start-ups with technologies they could exploit to solve these social issues.

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Mentorship

We educate local start-ups through various mentoring programmes and devise a promising go-to-market strategy with them that would meet market needs overseas.

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Global Incubation Community

We have a range of exchange incubation/ accelerator programmes that are dedicated to connect start-ups and entrepreneurs in different hub cities of the ecosystem through our overseas partners

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Technology Portfolios

We advise start-ups on how they could increase their valuation through technology acquisitions, licensing and collaboration with world-renowned MNCs.

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Funding Oppurtunities

We recommend local and international funding opportunities through our extensive network of global partners.

Launch at Hong Kong BIP Asia 2025

  • Panel Discussion

  • IP Portfolio Summary

  • Past Winners' Journeys

04 December 2025

Series of Thematic Workshops

  • IPHatch® Challenge Briefing
    Sharing of Key Business Knowledge and Deep Dive into Technology Portfolios

  • IPHatchathon®
    Business Modelling Workshops
    (Business Model Canvas)

Starting from December 2025

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  Regular Monthly Event  

Application Submission

Interested startups must submit their pitch deck via www.iphatch.org before the stated timeframe

Closes on

09 August 2026*

Applications for IPHatch® Asia are exclusively collected through our partner, the F6S platform.

Pitch

Day

Pitch business idea to

judging panel includes:

IP Owners | Investors |

Strategic Partners |

Government Agencies |

Incubators | Accelerators

24 & 25 August 2026

Only shortlisted startups will be notify via email

Consolidate

Results

  • Final Results Announcement

  • Equity Negotiation

  • Agreement Signing

To be announced after

Tabulation | Simulation

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Winners stand a chance to share a cash prize pool of up to

HKD 100,000

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