The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s first startup incubator specializing in one-person companies, the OPC Hub, was launched by Cyberport on Monday at the Web4.0 and Agentic AI Innovation Summit, offering technological and business support aimed at fostering business transformation.
One-Person Company (OPC) refers to solo entrepreneurs, small teams, or a dedicated squad from an enterprise that deeply embeds artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, especially AI agents – smart assistants that can autonomously interact with humans, systems, and other agents to execute tasks – into its product development and operations.
The rise of rapidly evolving AI agentic technologies has fostered a wave of OPCs and agile teams aiming to drive productivity and business transformation, according to Rocky Cheng, chief executive officer of Hong Kong Cyberport.
“AI has significantly lowered the cost of starting a business, enabling continuous trial and error within a short timeframe,” Cheng said. “Therefore, we expect that more young people will be willing to step forward and give it a try, and practitioners with ideas for optimizing operations will find it easier to launch their concepts.”
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According to the 2024-25 Annual Report of the Hong Kong Companies Registry, which includes more than 190,000 new local companies incorporated in the financial year, over 80 percent were OPCs.
The business operations of OPCs face many challenges, and not only from the technical side. “More often, they need to coordinate with specialized teams in areas such as marketing, sales, and finance,” said Samuel Lo, general manager of the Nvidia AI Technology Center, Hong Kong and Macao speaking at the OPC Hub launch ceremony. “This includes issues regarding coordination with suppliers and logistics providers following the product launch.” Nvidia is one of the partnering enterprises of OPC Hub.
The incubator will support OPCs across six key areas: coworking spaces, computing power, training, brand exposure, cybersecurity, and industry networking.
The OPC Hub provides supportive infrastructure for members beyond physical space. By collaborating with leading cloud providers, OPCs setting up in the hub will be granted access to AI tools and cloud storage at a more affordable price.
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Cheng said one of the unique advantages of Cyberport’s OPC incubator is the community. Members will be able to connect with potential business partners and investors through Cyberport’s enterprise network and OPC-focused events, which distinguishes OPC Hub from conventional coworking spaces.
As a new startup model driven by generative AI and agentic technology, OPCs are reshaping industry models and boundaries, attracting the attention of policymakers.
In March 2026, Guangdong province released China’s first provincial-level OPC policy, an 18-measure action plan aiming to build 10 OPC communities by the end of 2026 and 100 by 2028, housing 1,000 enterprises and 100,000 talented individuals by 2028.
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