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PolyU Angel Fund 2027-28 (TSSSU-O)

The Angel Fund (TSSSU-O), supported by an annual HK$6.4 million grant from the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) under the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU-O), is designed to boost the development of promising tech start-ups established by PolyU students, alumni, professors and faculty members. It provides a maximum grant of HK$0.5 million per start-up per year for a duration of up to three years. Additionally, start-ups have the opportunity to obtain an extra HK$0.5 million through the PolyU Entrepreneurship Investment Fund (EIF).

PolyVentures Angel Fund 2027-28 (TSSSU-O) is open for application now!

Application Deadline: 13 October 2026 (Tuesday) 1:00pm

Notes to Applicants:

Please read the Application Guidelines, FAQs and Online Application Guides before submitting your application.
For ease of review, you are encouraged to organize all required documents for different sections in a single cloud folder and share one consolidated link.
There is NO save function in this form. Please prepare all required information and supporting documents in advance before starting your submission.
The Person-in-charge should complete this Online Application Form and submit the required documents on or before the application deadline. Late submission will not be accepted.
After completing all necessary fields and clicking the “Submit” button, please allow approximately 30 seconds for the system to process your application. Please wait until the confirmation message, “Your application has been submitted successfully...”, appears on the screen.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 3400 2716/2651 or tsssu.o@polyu.edu.hk.

Section 2: Team Information - Person-in-charge

2.1 Full Name (English)

2.2 Full Name (Chinese) (if applicable)

2.3a Department / Academic Unit

Choose one of the following answers

If you choose 'Other:' please also specify your choice in the accompanying text field.

2.3b Position at PolyU (For PolyU Staff Members Only)

2.3c Student / Staff ID Number

2.3d Residency / Visa Status (For PolyU Students Only)

Local Student
Non-Local Student (Student Visa Holder)

Remarks: For Student Visa Holder, please upload your Student Visa/ Entry Permit and No Objection Letter specifically permitting entrepreneurial activities to a cloud folder and provide a shared link in Section 6: Submission of Required Documents.

2.4 Contact Phone Number

2.5 Contact Email Address

2.6 Percentage of Company Shares Currently Held

Please indicate the percentage (%) of shares you currently hold in the company.

If the company has not yet been established or you do not currently hold any shares, please enter “N/A”.

Section 3: Team Information - Team Member

3.1 Full Name (English)

3.2 Full Name (Chinese) (if applicable)

3.3a Department / Academic Unit

Choose one of the following answers

If you choose 'Other:' please also specify your choice in the accompanying text field.

3.3b Position at PolyU (For PolyU Staff Members Only)

3.3c Student / Staff ID Number

3.3d Residency / Visa Status (For Current Students Only)

Choose one of the following answers

Local Student
Non-Local Student (Student Visa Holder)
Not Applicable

3.4 Contact Phone Number

3.5 Contact Email Address

3.6 Percentage of Company Shares Currently Held

Please indicate the percentage (%) of shares you currently hold in the company.

If the company has not yet been established or you do not currently hold any shares, please enter “N/A”.

3.7a Please Provide Your Team Member Information

Team Member 2: Full Name (English)
Team Member 2: Full Name (Chinese) (if applicable)
Team Member 2: Affiliation with PolyU (Current Undergraduate Student/Current Research Student/Professor/Faculty Member/Alumni/Not Associated with PolyU))
Team Member 2: Department / Academic Unit (For PolyU Members Only)
Team Member 2: Position at PolyU (For PolyU Staff Members Only)
Team Member 2: Student/Staff ID Number (For PolyU Members Only)
Team Member 2: Residency / Visa Status (For Current Students Only) (Local Student/Non-Local Student (Student Visa Holder))
Team Member 2: Contact Phone Number
Team Member 2: Contact Email Address
Team Member 2: Percentage of Company Shares Currently Held (If the company has not yet been established or the member does not currently hold any shares, please enter “N/A”.)
Team Member 3: Full Name (English)
Team Member 3: Full Name (Chinese) (if applicable)
Team Member 3: Affiliation with PolyU (Current Undergraduate Student/Current Research Student/Professor/Faculty Member/Alumni/Not Associated with PolyU))
Team Member 3: Department / Academic Unit (For PolyU Members Only)
Team Member 3: Position at PolyU (For PolyU Staff Members Only)
Team Member 3: Student/Staff ID Number (For PolyU Members Only)
Team Member 3: Residency / Visa Status (For Current Students Only) (Local Student/Non-Local Student (Student Visa Holder))
Team Member 3: Contact Phone Number
Team Member 3: Contact Email Address
Team Member 3: Percentage of Company Shares Currently Held (If the company has not yet been established or the member does not currently hold any shares, please enter “N/A”.)
Team Member 4: Full Name (English)
Team Member 4: Full Name (Chinese) (if applicable)
Team Member 4: Affiliation with PolyU (Current Undergraduate Student/Current Research Student/Professor/Faculty Member/Alumni/Not Associated with PolyU))
Team Member 4: Department / Academic Unit (For PolyU Members Only)
Team Member 4: Position at PolyU (For PolyU Staff Members Only)
Team Member 4: Student/Staff ID Number (For PolyU Members Only)
Team Member 4: Residency / Visa Status (For Current Students Only) (Local Student/Non-Local Student (Student Visa Holder))
Team Member 4: Contact Phone Number
Team Member 4: Contact Email Address
Team Member 4: Percentage of Company Shares Currently Held (If the company has not yet been established or the member does not currently hold any shares, please enter “N/A”.)
Team Member 5: Full Name (English)
Team Member 5: Full Name (Chinese) (if applicable)
Team Member 5: Affiliation with PolyU (Current Undergraduate Student/Current Research Student/Professor/Faculty Member/Alumni/Not Associated with PolyU))
Team Member 5: Department / Academic Unit (For PolyU Members Only)
Team Member 5: Position at PolyU (For PolyU Staff Members Only)
Team Member 5: Student/Staff ID Number (For PolyU Members Only)
Team Member 5: Residency / Visa Status (For Current Students Only) (Local Student/Non-Local Student (Student Visa Holder))
Team Member 5: Contact Phone Number
Team Member 5: Contact Email Address
Team Member 5: Percentage of Company Shares Currently Held (If the company has not yet been established or the member does not currently hold any shares, please enter “N/A”.)

Section 4: Company Information

4.1 Has your Team registered A Company in Hong Kong for the Project?

Choose one of the following answers

Yes (Please complete the following questions.)
No

4.2 Company Name

4.3 Date of Incorporation

Section 5: Supplementary Information

5.1 Has your team undertaken any related project(s) in the past five years that have received funding support from the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF), including RAISe+, TSSSU, and RTH?

Choose one of the following answers

Yes (Please complete the following questions.)
No

5.1a Please provide the funding reference number(s) and project title(s) of the relevant project(s).

Funding Scheme 1 (e.g. TSSSU-O, TSSSU+, RAISe+)
The Associated University
Reference Number (e.g. TSSSU/PolyU/24/30)
Project Title
Funding Scheme 2 (e.g. TSSSU-O, TSSSU+, RAISe+)
The Associated University
Reference Number (e.g. TSSSU/PolyU/24/30)
Project Title
Funding Scheme 3 (e.g. TSSSU-O, TSSSU+, RAISe+)
The Associated University
Reference Number (e.g. TSSSU/PolyU/24/30)
Project Title

5.2 Is your team currently applying for any other funding schemes under the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF), including RAISe+ and TSSSU?

Choose one of the following answers

Yes (Please complete the following questions.)
No

5.2a Please provide the project title(s), the Person-in-Charge ("PIC") of the project(s).

Funding Scheme 1 (e.g. TSSSU-O, TSSSU+, RAISe+)
The Associated University
Project Title
Name of the person-in-charge (“PIC”)
Funding Scheme 2 (e.g. TSSSU-O, TSSSU+, RAISe+)
The Associated University
Project Title
Name of the person-in-charge (“PIC”)
Funding Scheme 3 (e.g. TSSSU-O, TSSSU+, RAISe+)
The Associated University
Project Title
Name of the person-in-charge (“PIC”)

Section 6: Submission of Required Documents

Please upload all required documents to a single cloud folder and share one consolidated link with us.

File Naming Convention: Your Project Name_Document Name (e.g., ABC_Pitch Deck.pdf)

Required Documents:

Investment Pitch Deck
Business Plan (in Word format)
Team Member CVs (i.e. Annex A(ii))
Proof of PolyU Affiliation of the Person-in-Charge (PIC)

Additional Documents (if applicable):

Company Documents (BR, CI, NNC1/NAR1)
Proof of Awarded Pre-incubation, Incubation, or Acceleration Programme
License Agreement or “Declaration of Use of PolyU Knowledge/ Innovations/ Technologies”
A copy of Student Visa/ Entry Permit and No Objection Letter specifically permitting entrepreneurial activities (for student visa holders only)

Please ensure that the shared link is accessible. Links that require sign-in (e.g. 百度网盘) or additional access approval may delay the application review process.

Link of Required Documents

Section 7: Declaration

Terms and Conditions:

Principal Applicant (PA) or Person-in-charge (PIC) and/or all Team Member(s) if any, shall observe and comply with all guidelines governing the application and related activities, including but not limited to all relevant laws and regulations related to data protection, intellectual property, immigration and taxation.
The information provided in the application is complete and accurate.
The proposed technologies, innovations, products, services or ideas are without any infringement of third parties’ intellectual property rights. If any Intellectual Properties owned and/or to be owned by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU IP”) shall be incorporated or licensed, PolyU IP License Agreement or Declaration of Use of PolyU Knowledge/ Innovations/ Technologies shall be provided in the application.
Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”) shall have its sole discretion to the admission of the application.
For disclosure and transfer of personal data, including all application information, please refer to the Personal Information Collection Statement paragraph 3 below. However, no Non-Disclosure Agreement of any kind will be signed by PolyU or the relevant parties in any occasion;
Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”) may take photographs, record, or capture your likeness or soundbites during the application and related activities and use such images in publicity or marketing activities without any payment in respect of such use and prior notice. The recorded images, highlights or soundbites will be handled by KTEO according to the prevailing policy of PolyU.

Personal Information Collection Statement

1. Purpose of Collection:

The personal data provided by you to Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”) will be collected, retained, processed, used and transferred (within or outside of Hong Kong) for the following purposes:

Processing your inquiries, application, registration or request for services, activities and facilities;
Facilitating communications with you;
Facilitating implementation of PolyU’s policies and procedures, and monitoring compliance with the same;
Enabling PolyU to comply with any applicable procedures, laws, regulations or court orders (in each case whether in Hong Kong or overseas), any requests by government, statutory, regulatory or law enforcement authority, and valid legal processes, ordinances obligations;
Conducting quality assurance, surveys and review, statistical analysis, and research; and
Other purposes directly relating to any of the above.

2. You are required to provide personal data, other than those items indicated as optional. Failure to provide such data may lead to inability to process your application, registration or request for services, activities and facilities, or maintain contact with you.

3. Disclosure and Transfer of Personal Data:

PolyU will keep your personal data confidential and only authorised members will have access to and handle your personal data. PolyU may disclose or transfer your personal data to PolyU staff, assessment panels, partners, service providers and contractors engaged in the application and related activities on behalf of PolyU within or outside Hong Kong solely for the purposes set out in paragraph 1 of the Personal Information Collection Statement above.
PolyU may also disclose your personal data when authorised or required by law and in response to requests from law enforcement agencies, government departments or regulatory authorities, or where required to protect PolyU’s rights or properties.

4. Access and Correction of Personal Data:

You have the right to request for access and correction of your personal data held by PolyU. Any data access and correction request according to the Ordinance should be made in writing to the Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) by email at info.kteo@polyu.edu.hk. A fee may be imposed for processing your data access request.

5. Security, Accuracy and Retention of your Personal Data:

PolyU takes reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misappropriation, unauthorised access or destruction of your data. PolyU also takes reasonable steps to ensure that all personal data held by it is accurate, complete, correct and reliable for the intended use. Your personal data will be retained by PolyU according to its policy on retention of data and records.

6. Privacy Policy Statement

You may refer to https://www.polyu.edu.hk/web/en/privacy_policy_statement/ for the Privacy Policy Statement of PolyU.

Use of Personal Data in Direct Marketing Statement

Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”) would like to use your name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address to inform you of the following activities, services and facilities in the future (collectively, “the marketing subjects”):

Activities, seminars or workshops organised by us alone, jointly with other parties or by other parties;
Privileges, discounts and offers for services provided by us alone or jointly with other parties; and
Charitable, educational, social and other activities that solicit contributions, donations or participation.

Your selection of “Yes” in the declaration above indicates your agreement for us to use your personal data to send you information on the above marketing subjects. You may withdraw from receiving information on the marketing subjects indicated above at any time by sending an email to info.kteo@polyu.edu.hk.

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