Their newly launched GWC Innovator Fund is a venture fund focused exclusively on investing in global innovators that are improving the world. Some of their recent investments include 3D Robotics in the US, Goqii in India, DayDayUp in China and Qraved in Indonesia. G-Startup Worldwide (https://angel.co/g-startup-worldwide) is their global startup competition held around the world to find the most innovative, early stage startups, invest $1,000,000 in them, support them with a global network and enable them to change the world.

GWC Innovator Fund

Shengjing Group offers businesses consulting services.

ShengJing360

Huirong Deyun Investment is a financial investment firm.

Huirong Deyun Investment

Alibaba Group’s mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere.  They enable businesses to transform the way they market, sell, operate, and improve their efficiencies. They provide the technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, and other businesses to leverage the power of new technology to engage with their users and customers and operate in a more efficient way. Their businesses are comprised of core commerce, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, and innovation initiatives. In addition, Ant Financial, a company in which they have agreed to acquire a 33% equity stake, provides payment and financial services to consumers and merchants on their platforms. An ecosystem has developed around their platforms and businesses that consists of consumers, merchants, brands, retailers, other businesses, third-party service providers, and strategic alliance partners.

Alibaba Group

IDG Capital is an investment firm that funds early- to growth-stage companies in the technology sector. Today they work with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and business entities from around the world. Their limited partners include many internationally reputable investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, institutional investors, major charities, university endowments, family offices, and business luminaries. IDG Capital brings a powerful combination of global perspective and local experience to investment management. As long-term value investors, they are highly skilled at mobilizing global resources to address local needs, especially for Inbound and outbound opportunities in China and the rest of Asia. Their highly skilled team has an in-depth understanding of the Chinese market and enjoys close relationships with many influential business leaders.

IDG Capital

Foxconn Technology Group, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., is a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company headquartered in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, and the fourth-largest information technology company by revenue. The company manufactures connectors for use in PCs in Taiwan and also manufactures connectors and cable assemblies worldwide. The company also manufactures enclosures, primarily for desktop PCs and PC servers. Foxconn is the registered trade name for the Company. Connectors & Cable Assemblies Connectors have applications in various industries - computers, automobiles, communications, consumer products, medical, and defense. Foxconn focuses on offering a range of connectors and cable assemblies for desktop and notebook PCs and PC peripherals. Approximately 500 types of connectors are produced and sold under the Company's own Foxconn brand name. Foxconn has branched into manufacturing connectors for communications and consumer products. PC Enclosures Foxconn manufactures PC enclosures for desktop computers. Depending on its client's specifications, the casings can be sold together with floppy disk drives, switching power supplies, connectors, cable assemblies, and riser cards. Foxconn provides integrated mechanical solutions for clients to deal with thermal, acoustic, environmental, mechanical, functional, and design problems. The Company primarily serves in Taiwan. In addition, it has distribution centers in various key cities in Asia, Europe, and America. Foxconn's principal manufacturing operations are based in Taiwan and mainland China. It has also set up production facilities in Europe and the United States. Foxconn is in the process of setting up new production facilities in Ireland and is also considering Central America as a production center. Significant Events Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. has established a unit to enter the business of assembling liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions. The company and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. have formed a joint venture, Ampower Holding Ltd, that makes inverters meant for television sets fitted with TFT-LCD screens. The company has formed a strategic partnership with United Keys, Inc. As part of this partnership, Foxconn would build display-key input devices using United Keys technology. Display keys are regular key switches with small OLED displays embedded in their tops. This allows interactive and image-based communication between software and users. On September 5, 2009, Sony Corporation announced that it had agreed to form a partnership with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. for the production of LCD TVs for the Americas region.

Foxconn Technology Group

GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that separated into two distinct firms and separate brands as of March 29, 2024. The Asia partnership, Granite Asia, is headquartered in Singapore and invests in the APAC region, including Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India, and Australia. The U.S. partnership, Notable Capital, is based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, and invests in the U.S., Israel, Europe, and Latin America.

GGV Capital

Matrix Partners China builds long-term relationships with entrepreneurs and helps them build significant, industry-leading companies. Since its inception in 1977, Matrix Partners China has made hundreds of investments and played an active role in the development of many successful businesses, 50 of which went on to IPO, and 75 of which have gone on to profitable M&A events. The firm consistently ranks in the top venture firms in terms of returns to its investors. Matrix Partners China combines local knowledge with global experience and vision. Its team consists of both former entrepreneurs and experienced investors. Its past successes include Focus Media, Eachnet, and Baidu, among others. The company invests across multiple sectors and stages.

Matrix Partners China

Established in 1995 as the first joint venture investment bank in China, China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) is a leader in providing comprehensive financial services including investment banking, capital markets, institutional and individual securities sales and trading, fixed income, asset management, private equity, individual wealth management and research.

CICC

Yunfeng Capital was established in January 2010. It is the only private equity firm in China set up by successful entrepreneurs, pioneers and industry leaders. Its goal is not merely to be a financial investor, but also to share the entrepreneurial experience with companies, helping them refine their development, organizational management and brand building strategies.  Yunfeng Capital places a special emphasis on young entrepreneurs, grooming future leaders to lead world-class enterprises. Yunfeng is the result of combining the Chinese first names of Mr. Jack MA (Yun), Chairman of Alibaba, and Mr. David YU (Feng), Founder of Target Media.  In addition, there are more than 10 other co-founders, including Mr. Yu Zhu SHI, Chairman of Giant interactive group, Mr. Yong Hao LIU, Chairman of New Hope Group, Mr. Guo Jun SHEN, Chairman of Intime Investment, Mr. Yu Suo WANG, Chairman of ENN Group, Mr. Jason JIANG, Chairman of Focusmedia, Mr. Hang XU, Chairman of Shenzhen Mindray Medical, Mr. Yi Hong CHEN, Chairman of China Dongxiang(Group), Mr. Xin ZHOU, Chairman of E-House (China), Mr. Jian Guo WANG, Founder of Fivestar, Mr. Shao Xiong ZHOU, Chairman of Septwolves, Mr. Xu Ning WANG, Chairman of Joyong Holdings, Mr. You Cai ZHANG, President of Unifront Holdings.  Yunfeng Capital is headquartered in Shanghai. Branch offices are located in Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou, and other mainland cities.

YF Capital

Fund backed by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner

Apoletto Managers

5Y Capital is a firm engaged in providing early-stage venture investments. It was formerly known as Morningside Venture Capital. The investment firm manages USD 5bn in dual-currency funds in USD and RMB, backed by world-renowned sovereign wealth funds, family offices, fund of funds, university endowments, pensions, and foundations. It was headquartered in Xuhui, Shanghai, China in 2008 by Ken Shi and Richard Liu.

5Y Capital

Primavera Capital Group is a China-based global investment firm. With offices located in Beijing and Hong Kong, Primavera manages both RMB and USD funds for leading institutions, corporations, and families in China and around the world.   Primavera Capital Group was founded by Dr. Fred Hu, a renowned economist and successful investor, and a former partner and Chairman of Greater China at Goldman Sachs Group.   The firm currently has 30+ investment professionals with an outstanding track record. The team combines global capital market experience, deep industry knowledge, and a unique network of relationships with policy-makers and regulators as well as leading CEOs and entrepreneurs in the region and globally.   Primavera Capital Group puts great emphasis on rigorous fundamental research. The firm undertakes sophisticated analysis on economies, industries and companies to generate investment ideas, identify attractive opportunities, and guide its investment decisions.   Primavera Capital Group employs a flexible investment strategy of growth capital, buy-out and control, and special situations - restructuring, distressed, and turn-arounds, etc.

Primavera Capital Group

Eastern Bell Capital, established in 2010, is an ecosystem-based fund focused on ''improving industry efficiency with supply chain as its core competence''. The investment areas we focus on include logistics, supply chain, retail & brand, data technology, etc. Through years of hard work, Eastern Bell Capital has built an empowering eco-resource system with deep knowledge and insight into circulation efficiency.

Eastern Bell Capital

Founded in 2005, Hillhouse is a leading global investment management firm, active across public equity, private equity, real estate and private credit. The firm invests over a long-term horizon and partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to deliver sustainable value creation for quality companies. Hillhouse is a full life-cycle private equity firm, investing for the long term across opportunities in the healthcare, business services, consumer, and industrials sectors. The firm manages capital on behalf of global institutions such as non-profit foundations, endowments, and pensions.

Hillhouse Investment

K11 Investment targets disruptive businesses that will shape the future consumption patterns of the Millennial and Generation Z audiences. Founded by billionaire entrepreneur Adrian Cheng, K11 Investment is the investment arm of his overarching K11 Group, with a cultural ecosystem that encompasses art and retail, property, fashion, tech, entertainment and media development.

K11 Investment

Launched in January 2015, UCAR is one of the largest chauffeured car service providers in China. Through a combination of mobile internet technology, big data, professional drivers, and quality rental vehicles from CAR Inc., UCAR is committed to guaranteeing safe and standardized chauffeur services for its customers. UCAR is able to guarantee drivers’ background and qualifications as well as vehicle conditions, adopt state-of-the-art technologies to track drivers’ behaviors, and promise privacy protection and quick compensation on accidents.

UCAR

Shunwei Capital is a venture capital fund that focuses on early to mid-stage investments in local internet industry. It specializes in incubation, startups, early to mid-stage, and growth capital investments. It seeks to invest in the technology, media, telecommunications, high technology, new media, games, internet finance, and rural area internet sectors. Their investors include sovereign wealth funds, fund of funds, university endowment funds, and family offices. Shunwei Capital is a China-based company that was founded in 2011 by Tuck Lye Koh and Lei Jun.

Shunwei Capital

Kinzon Capital is a Chinese venture capital firm specialized in early- and expansion-stage, and growth capital investments. It is also demonstrated business model or technological innovation and focused on innovation in the post-mobile internet, innovative business models targeting consumers and enterprise / B2B services. Kunzhong Capital was named TOP 20 Best New Generation VC Firms & Best Chinese Artificial Intelligence VC Firms and Newly Developing VC Investment Firm of the year 2018. It is based in Beijing, China.

Kinzon Capital

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets. It focuses on seed, early-stage, later-stage, expansion-stage, start-ups, growth companies, and incubation, and specializes in debt financing for start-ups and growth companies. Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in various sectors that include enterprise, consumer, big data, bitcoin, enterprise technology, cleantech, mobile, internet, financial technology, cloud solutions, e-commerce, storage, media, networking, energy, and software, software-as-a-service, information technology, biotechnology, and social. It mainly invests in countries such as the United States, Europe, Israel, China, and India.

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Welight Capital is an investment firm that invests in enterprise services, B2B, e-commerce, finance,  education, new retail companies.

Welight Capital

Fosun RZ Capital was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Beijing. As an affiliate of Fosun Group, RZ Capital is an independent fund with strategic resources, quickly establishing global footprints. The company invests in all the stages of a company’s development from the early start- Up to IPO.  The firm has over 100 portfolio companies in China, with about $1.2 billion in assets under management, with investments in India, Israel, China, Southeast Asia, and the United States.  Focuses on investing in science and technology innovation, and connecting global momentum to global resources.

Fosun RZ Capital

Jointly established by China Everbright and Focus Media in August 2016, GUANGKONG ZHONGYING CAPITAL is specialized in the investment opportunities within new consumptions and technology application. Setting goals to explore the tendency of China's new economy and exploits the most promising enterprises, GUANGKONG ZHONGYING CAPITAL is dedicated to be one growing fund with the strongest industrial boosting effects in China. Targeting not only to be a financial investor, GUANGKONG ZHONGYING CAPITAL aims to project itself to be the strategic investor behind portfolio companies by integrating financial and industrial resources both from China Everbright and Focus Media to provide them with necessary resources at the critical stage.

EBZY Capital

Morningside Venture Partners focuses on partnering with talented entrepreneurs to develop the next wave of truly great companies. Their team is comprised of a carefully curated group of angel investors from investment banking and management consulting platforms worldwide.

Morningside Venture Partners

Xin Ding Capital

Xiaomi Inc. manufactures and distributes mobile phones and consumer electronics. The company also develops mobile applications. Xiaomi targets the lower-middle market and has gained a loyal fan base by incorporating user feedback into the design of its latest sets and Android skins. It offers internet value-added products including TV boxes, backpacks, phone screen protectors, earphones, and more. Its products include Redmi, an Android smartphone; MIUI ROM, a customizable ROM; MiTalk, a messaging application; Mi TV, a 3D television; MiBox, a set-top box; MIUI, an operating system; MiWiFi, a network router; MiPower Bank, an external battery; and more. Xiaomi Inc. was founded in April 2010 and is based in Beijing, China.

Xiaomi

Coatue is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm invests in the public equity markets globally focusing on investments in technology, media, and telecommunications in addition to other sectors. It employs a long or short strategy to make its investments.

Coatue

HongShan is a VC firm focused on seed-stage, mid-stage, late-stage, and growth investments in the fintech sector. HongShan has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shenzhen. Over the past nine years, Sequoia Capital China has an impressive and diverse portfolio comprising about 300 dynamic companies that deliver high returns on investment using differentiated technologies and innovative business models, including Alibaba, VIPshop.com, Sina.com, Didi, JD.com, Ourpalm, Qihoo 360, Jumei, Momo, SINNET, Dianping.com, Meituan, Meilishuo, Toutiao, AutoNavi, Ganji.com, DJI, VanceInfo, Noah Private Wealth Management, Wanda Cinemas, Alibaba Pictures, Plateno Hotels Group, Deppon Logistics, ZTO Express, Beta Pharma, Snibe Diagnostic, BGI, WEGO, and Yuwell Medical.

HongShan

Aspex Management is a Hong Kong-based investment manager focused on pan-Asian equity investing using a fundamental, research-intensive approach with a long term horizon. The firm was founded in 2018.

Aspex Management

The QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the country's economy by diversifying into new asset classes. Building on the heritage of Qatar investments dating back more than three decades, its growing portfolio of long-term strategic investments helps complement the state's wealth in natural resources. Qatar's goal is to become an international center for finance and investment management, a vision shared by its government, people, and institutions. It has a track record of investing in different asset classes, including listed securities, property, alternative assets, and private equity in all the capital markets as well as the newer emerging markets.

Qatar Investment Authority

Mubadala Investment Company is a sovereign investor managing a global portfolio, aimed at generating sustainable financial returns for its shareholder, the Government of Abu Dhabi. Mubadala’s US $229 billion portfolio spans five continents with interests in multiple sectors including aerospace, ICT, semiconductors, metals and mining, renewable energy, oil and gas, petrochemicals, utilities, healthcare, real estate, pharmaceuticals and medical technology, agribusiness and a global portfolio of financial holdings across all asset classes. Mubadala has offices in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, New York, and San Francisco, with a joint venture in Hong Kong. Mubadala is a trusted partner, an engaged shareholder and a responsible global company that is committed to world-class standards of governance.

Mubadala

Xpeng Motors

Breton develops and manufactures electric heavy-duty truck intelligent solutions with technology for the scened transportation capacity.  The company's independent research and development includes core components such as powertrain, battery PACK and temperature management system. It has the technology-leading R&D and design integration capability of pure electric heavy trucks, which greatly reduces the industrial chain cost of pure electric heavy trucks. Proactively define new energy smart heavy trucks and build a scened logistics capacity service model. Work closely with traditional OEMs to promote integration and innovation, and promote industrial cooperation and win-win. A seamless connection between driverless, pure electric heavy trucks and logistics scenes. The company was founded in 2016 and officially opened in March 2018.

Sunwoda Electronic is a high-tech enterprise with the R&D, design, production, and sale of lithium-ion battery cells and modules as its main business. They are committed to providing eco-friendly and efficient energy-integrated solutions.

Zvision provides automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR solution for autonomous driving applications. The company's first-generation laser radar products use MEMS technology, and plan to achieve scale-up in the L3-class autonomous driving and unmanned logistics fields in the next five years, and layout the next generation optical-based phased array (OPA) through its integrated chip research and development capabilities. The technical laser radar is aimed at the L4/L5 level autopilot market after 5-10 years.

Qiangua Technology is a Chinese autonomous driving truck company that provides logistics and transportation services based on automated driving technology.

HT Aero aspires to be the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM) and is dedicated to producing safe and intelligent electric flying vehicles. which combine automotive and aerospace technologies to realize domestic air-travel usage at scale.

Xiaopeng Motors is an electric vehicle and technology company that designs and manufactures smart cars. Xiaopeng Motors focuses on local needs and the consumer experience, while also integrating autonomous driving and internet electronic technologies, their vehicles are greater than the sum of their parts.

<div> XPeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV and HKEX: 9868) is a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle company founded in 2014 in Guangzhou, China. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative electric vehicles with a focus on integrating advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and autonomous driving capabilities. XPeng's product lineup includes: <ul> <li> G3 - A compact SUV launched in 2018 </li> <li> P7 - A mid-size sedan launched in 2020 </li> <li> P5 - A compact sedan launched in 2021 </li> <li> G9 - A mid-size SUV launched in 2022 </li> <li> G6 - A compact SUV launched in 2023 </li> </ul> These vehicles feature XPeng's proprietary autonomous driving system called XPILOT, as well as other smart technologies like AI-powered voice assistants. The company aims to provide an &quot;AI-driven user experience&quot; through its vehicles. XPeng has been rapidly expanding its global presence in recent years. As of 2024, the company has operations in China, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, and has announced plans to enter markets like Germany, France, the UK, UAE, Egypt, and Southeast Asian countries. XPeng is partnering with local dealers in many of these new markets to establish sales and service networks. The company is positioning itself as a global pioneer in AI-enabled smart driving technology as it pursues international growth. </div>

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Passenger eVTOL Aircraft

Companies that build eVTOLs that use rechargeable electric batteries (mostly lithium-ion) for propulsion. Batteries tend to be heavier and have lower energy density resulting in short vehicle flight-time and range.

Companies that build eVTOLs that use electricity and fossil fuels for propulsion to achieve a longer range. This hybrid propulsion system includes an internal combustion engine.

Companies that build eVTOLs that use hydrogen fuel cells for propulsion. Hydrogen fuel cells have a higher energy density than lithium-ion batteries and allow the aircraft to travel longer distances.

Providers of ground infrastructure (such as vertipads and vertiports), and air and digital infrastructure (such as navigation, flight controls, and other avionics for eVTOLs)

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 Xpeng AeroHT, part of Xpeng Motors, has revealed its "Land Aircraft Carrier" modular flying car and X5 tilt-rotor eVTOL concept. The Land Aircraft Carrier is set to be available for pre-sale in December 2024, and the X5 eVTOL is intended for production within five years.
 The Land Aircraft Carrier consists of a ground and air module. It flaunts a six-wheel design with all-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering, suitable for off-road use. The X5 boasts a tilt-rotor design facilitating vertical takeoff and landing, with the rotors positioned vertically for takeoff and horizontally for high-speed cruising. It can reach a maximum speed of 360 km/h and cover over 500 km.
 The aircraft is equipped for both manual and autonomous flight, using Xpeng AeroHT's single-stick control for one-handed operation. It promises redundant safety measures, claiming the ability to maintain flight even if two motors fail. The aircraft is also user-friendly, suggesting basic operation can be learned in five minutes and mastered in three hours.
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