On December 27, 2023, the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission announced that it has selected a new venture capital fund (VC fund) to participate in the Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) program which now makes it a total of 20 VC funds under the program.
The ITVF is a $2 billion co-investment fund established by the Government to encourage „Venture Capital investment in local innovation and technology (I&T) start-ups“. Participating VC funds are responsible for identifying investment targets, conducting due diligence, and making investment proposals to the Government. Furthermore, they participate moneywise in the investments at a ratio of 2:1 with two parts on the side of the VC fund and 1 part on the side of the government. The selection criteria include a fund’s experience and track record as well as its investment strategy. The newly added VC fund is the Lingfeng Annex Fund, LP managed by Lingfeng Annex Fund GP, Ltd.
