Non-Dilutive Grants Funding Available
Build the Future of Financial Infrastructure in Hong Kong

A 12-week program led by Brinc in partnership with Ripple for startups building real-world financial applications on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).

Powered by global operators in venture building, blockchain infrastructure, and financial innovation.

Who We’re Looking For

Startups building practical financial infrastructure with clear institutional, commercial, or market-level use cases.

Payments & FX

Tokenization & Capital Markets

Institutional DeFi

Credit & Lending

RegTech & Security Infrastructure

Custody and Digital Asset Operations

AI & Agentic Commerce

What Selected Startups Get

Non-dilutive grants funding opportunity

Grant support for product development, market entry, and growth.

Financial industry mentorship

Access leaders across banking, payments, digital assets, and financial infrastructure.

Web3 expert support

Guidance on XRPL integration, tokenisation, DeFi, compliance, and growth.

Corporate
access

Connect with institutions and corporates to explore use cases and potential pilots.

Investor connections

Meet investors through curated introductions, speed dating, and Demo Day exposure.

Hong Kong market access

Build from one of Asia’s most important financial hubs.

Tailored business support

Receive support based on your stage, needs, and commercial priorities.

Curated workshops

Strengthen your product, GTM, fundraising, compliance, and XRPL development.

12 Weeks. Built Around Real-World Outcomes.

Step 1

Orientation & use case mapping

  • Onboarding, XRPL introduction, business diagnostics, and goal setting.

Step 2

Product, infrastructure & market fit

  • Workshops on financial use cases, tokenisation, payments, compliance, and customer validation.

Step 3

Corporate access & pilot design

  • Pilot planning, use case mapping, commercial models, and partner targeting.

Step 4

Fundraising & growth readiness

  • Pitch refinement, investor narrative, data room support, and GTM planning.

Step 5

Demo Day & investor exposure

  • Investor speed dating, mentor feedback, final pitch preparation, and Demo Day.

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Why Hong Kong. Why XRPL.

Financial
hub

Build close to banks, asset managers, payment providers, corporates, markets players.

Regional
gateway

Use Hong Kong as a launchpad into Asia and global institutional markets.

Built for financial use cases

XRPL supports payments, settlement, tokenisation, and digital asset movement.

Institutional relevance

Relevant for startups building for regulated markets, corporates, and financial institutions.

How to Apply

1. Apply online

Share your startup, team, traction, and use case.

2. Screening

Shortlisted teams will be reviewed by the program team.

3. Interviews

Selected teams may be invited for follow-up conversations.

4. Program launch

Final startups begin onboarding and join the 12-week program.

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FAQs

Who is this program for?
Do we need to be building on XRPL already?
Is funding available?
How long is the program?
Is the program in-person, virtual, or hybrid?
Do startups need to be based in Hong Kong?
Will startups meet corporates and investors?
Are startups guaranteed to receive non-dilutive grants funding upon acceptance into the program?

Ready to build financial infrastructure that institutions can use?

Join a 12-week program by Brinc, Ripple, and XRPL for startups building across payments, tokenisation, institutional finance, credit, custody, compliance, and Web3 infrastructure.

Non-dilutive grants funding available.