XiaohongshuPsyAI — Startup Milestones
PsyAI is the umbrella brand behind two consumer products founded by Jackie Chen — a '985' Physics PhD dropout, ex-algorithm engineer, and current PhD researcher at HKU.
Psycho AI 真人心灵社交平台
AI-driven social networking platform · creating soulful connections through authentic AI-powered interaction
DopaMine 0 滑动香港线下大学生 AI dating 平台
AI-driven offline dating platform for HK university students — every Wednesday 7 PM, one real, carefully curated date.
HK$ 1,000,000 (1M) ≈ USD 128,000
Across grants, seed funding, programme investments, compute investments, and other private funding.
Psycho was selected as a Top 10 finalist in the MedTech Hackathon GBA 2026. At the finalist showcase, Jackie presented Psycho's LLM-powered approach to matching companions for deeper, more meaningful connections.
On July 25, DopaMine took the stage at the Final Demo Day in Hangzhou after being named a Global Top 10 finalist in the 2026 Injective Nova Program — a global AI programme jointly launched by Microsoft, Web3Labs, and Injective.
→ View the Global Top 10 announcement on X
In May 2026, DopaMine was selected for the Deep Tech Programme and received HK$100,000 in non-dilutive funding (0% equity) to advance its product and technology development.
Advanced to the finals of the 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition, one of Hong Kong's longest-running university-level startup contests with participation from 20+ tertiary institutions.
Psycho officially entered its closed beta testing phase with real users — a key milestone validating product-market fit and collecting early UX and retention data for the next product iteration.
Psycho received a HK$100,000 non-dilutive seed grant in Round 1 of the HKSTP Ideation Programme and was officially admitted into the HKSTP incubator ecosystem.
HKSTP is HK's premier government-backed I&T hub managing Science Park, InnoCentre, and industrial estates. The Ideation Programme is one of its most selective pre-seed tracks — notable alumni include Animoca Brands (Web3 unicorn) and Klook (travel-tech, $1.2B valuation).
Psycho advanced to the final stage of the Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF) — Hong Kong's government-backed flagship digital technology hub. Cyberport has incubated 2,000+ startups, with alumni including unicorns WeLab (digital banking) and GoGoX (logistics tech).
Psycho was selected into the HKU Techno-Entrepreneurship Core (TEC) startup incubation programme, gaining access to shared workspace at HKU, mentorship from seasoned entrepreneurs and investors, and a collaborative founder network within Asia's top university innovation hub.
Psycho competed in the Hong Kong Techathon+ — one of HK's most prestigious university-enterprise innovation competitions, co-organised by HKSTP and 20+ top universities including HKU, HKUST, CUHK, and PolyU.
Psycho won the Merit Award in the Trusted AI & Data Science (Student Group) track — formal recognition from Hong Kong's flagship I&T ecosystem.