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

CDH Investments is an international alternative asset fund manager with over $27 billion of assets under management. CDH Investments was established in 2002 by the former private equity group of China International Capital Corporation and is managed by an experienced team of senior private equity professionals who have worked together for many years focusing all their professional time on investing in China. CDH has consistently delivered superior returns relative to industry peers and is well positioned to continue to generate superior returns due to the team's proven investment experience and expertise investing in China.

CDH Investments

Chord Capital is an independent venture investor, owned by its partners John Townsend and David Farmer. It is based in Cambridge and London. Chord Capital is a highly focused developer of selected post development-stage businesses seeking to commercialise their products. They emphasise manufacture, scale-up and commercialisation of technologies.

Chord Capital

BOCOM International is the the only well-known securities and financial services-related financial services platform in Hong Kong for the state-owned joint-stock commercial bank Bank of Communications. Founded in 1998, we are one of the first licensed securities companies with a background in China. We have experienced many economic and industry cycles and regulatory reforms. Our goal is to provide our customers with one-stop securities and financial services to expand their global business. With the long-established customer base, extensive brand recognition and industry expertise of Bank of Communications in Hong Kong and Mainland China, we are able to leverage our competitive edge to increase customer loyalty and create value for our customers and shareholders.

BOCOM International

RiverHill Fund is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage of investment. The firm prefers to investment in wireless internet, wireless e-commerce, wireless online to offline, wireless community, and culture and entertainment sectors.

RiverHill Fund

Headquatered in both Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China Merchants Capital Management Co., Ltd (''CMC'') was founded in 2012 with registered capital of $160 Million (USD, hereinafter). As the subsidiary of China Merchants Group (''CM Group''), CMC is the investment management platform of it, specializing in alternative investments and management. CMC actively explores opportunities in capital markets to cultivate new industries. At the same time, CMC also integrates internal recourses within in CM Group, seeking synergies between financial sector and other sectors. As of the end of 2014, total AUM of CMC is about $3 Billion.   CMC predominantly invests in opportunities within Chinese SOEs restructuring, industrial upgrading, and new urbanization, seeking cooperation opportunities in the following sectors: infrastructure, medical & pharmaceutical, financial services, real estate, high-tech, agriculture & foods, media, equipment machinery, mining, energy, etc.

China Merchants Venture Capital

Angel Around provides angel and early-stage investment in TMT industry.

Angel Around

Dohold Capital

ZGC Group was established in 2010. With a consistent mission of serving innovation-driven development, it has been committed to building an open and shared ecosystem pooling innovation factors. To promote the transformation and industrialization of sci-tech achievements, it deploys innovative resources across the world by means of building high-tech parks, making investments, providing funding and professional services and etc. It now has become an integral part of Zhongguancun innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

ZGC Group

Beijing Jianggen Capital Management Co., Ltd. is a professional investment institution with investment banking, asset management and financial consulting as its main business, providing a package of investment, financing and capital operation solutions for various domestic and foreign enterprises.

Gage Finance

Taikang Insurance Group was established in 1996 and is headquartered in Beijing. It has developed into a large insurance financial service group covering insurance, asset management, and medical care. Taikang Insurance Group owns Taikang Life Insurance, Taikang Assets, Taikang Pension, Taikang Jiantou, Taikang Health, Taikang Online, and other subsidiaries. The business scope covers a wide range of areas including life insurance, Internet property insurance, enterprise annuity, asset management, medical pension, health management, and commercial real estate. As of the end of 2017, the assets under management exceeded RMB 1.2 trillion. Since its establishment 22 years ago, the Group has provided a total of 225 million customer service customers and over 340,000 service enterprise customers. The accumulated payment of claims amounted to 35.1 billion yuan and accumulated tax payment of 37.5 billion yuan. It has been ranked among the “Top 500 Chinese Enterprises” for 14 consecutive years. In 2018, Taikang Insurance Group ranked No. 489 in the Fortune Global 500 list with an operating income of US$24.085 billion, marking Taikang's entry into the ranks of the world's largest insurance financial services group. Taikang Insurance Group has always adhered to the concept of “professionalization, marketization, and standardization”, and has deepened the life insurance industry chain. Through 3,900 offline physical networks, online internet platforms and 700,000 employees and salesmen across the country, relying on “vigorous pension, The four-in-one business model of high-end medical care, excellent financial management, and ultimate care builds a healthy ecosystem of the big health industry. Committed to becoming the world's leading insurance financial services group, making insurance more secure, more convenient and more affordable, making people healthier, longer life and richer, making Taikang a part of people's happy life. Taikang Insurance Group integrates the whole life industry chain through the cross-border integration of virtual insurance products and physical medical services to implement a healthy China strategy. As the first pilot enterprise in China's insurance industry to invest in old-age care communities, the Group has completed the layout of pension communities in key cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Sanya, Suzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Xiamen, Shenyang and Changsha, becoming the largest in the country. One of the high quality chain pension groups. Adhering to the concept of medical integration, the rehabilitation community with rehabilitation and geriatrics is built in the old-age community to build a Taikang international standard rehabilitation system. At present, the Group has invested in the operation of Taikang Xianlin Drum Tower Hospital, the construction of Taikang Tongji (Wuhan) Hospital, the launch of Taikang Southwest Medical Center, and efforts to build a number of medical education and research integrated medical centers. Taikang Insurance Group adheres to the concept of “serving the public and giving back to the society” and actively fulfills its corporate social responsibility. Especially in the fields of education and academics, a comprehensive education donation system has been formed from primary schools, middle schools, universities to China's economic theory innovation awards. Through the non-profit art organization “Tai Kang Space”, it sponsored and supported the development and research of Chinese contemporary art, and launched “Yi Cai”. The Public Welfare Program continues to support life and big health charity initiatives, and we donate to the nursing homes throughout the country to let more elderly people enjoy their happy and happy years. At present, the personal donation amount of the group and Chairman Chen Dongsheng has reached 430 million yuan.

Taikang Insurance Group

Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventures helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.

Qualcomm Ventures

Starlight Capital provides real estate, real estate investment securities, investment vehicles, and institutional joint ventures. Their solutions include stocks, bonds, instruments, assets, closed-end funds, and ETF trade solutions. They also provide an automatic fee rebate program, house-holding account-linking availability, and investor distribution services.

Starlight Capital

Haochen Capital

Hefei Gaoxin Development & Investment Group Company is a real estate sales and development company.

Hefei Gaoxin Development & Investment Group Company

Hefei Industry Investment Group is an industrial investment and financing company.

Hefei Industry Investment Group

Anhui State-owned Capital is a company that focuses on asset management and disposal, equity management, and capital investment and finance. They also engage in retail sales, real estate construction, and interest income.

Anhui State-owned Capital

ForwardX Robotics

ForwardX Robotics is a global technology developer in the fields of AI and Robotics, with over 200 pending patents and a team of over 250, including 120 engineers of which 10 hold PhDs. With team members hailing from top universities and leading companies, ForwardX is comprised of the world’s top computer vision scientists and robotics experts as shown by its award-winning work, such as 2 1st-Place Prizes at TRECVID and 1st Place Prize for IEEE’s VOT-RT. ForwardX is committed to creating value for its customers through the development of cutting-edge Autonomous Mobile Robotics. Offering a range of solutions, ForwardX aims to address a number of significant pain points for its customers within the logistics and manufacturing industries. These pain points include rising labor costs, difficulty in finding and filling jobs, inefficient processes and low productivity, rising safety concerns, and more. For more information, visit forwardx.com.

<div>ForwardX Robotics offers end-to-end logistics (automated mobile robots) AMR solutions in warehousing and manufacturing settings including material handling, order picking, docking operations, and storage management. Its products combine an orchestration engine with vision-based AMR technology for end-to-end automation. Its AMR solutions include Flex series, Max series, Apex series, Conveyor series, Lynx series, and Fleet Manager, which are maintained by a proprietary fleet management software. These robots come with functionalities like 360&deg; obstacle detection and avoidance, autonomous rack position detection and docking by its sensors and cameras. The company claims that these robotic solutions could help customers achieve up to 50% cost savings and reach 99.99% picking accuracy.</div>

Using data and automation to achieve 24/7 production.

Smart Factory

BYD Revolutionizes Battery Production Line with ForwardX Robotics' AMR Solutions

BYD Company

To revolutionize battery production, BYD collaborates with ForwardX Robotics, integrating AMRs and forklifts, enhancing efficiency and sustainability. This advanced automation optimizes workflows, ensuring eco-friendly electric vehicle manufacturing.

Electrifying passenger and commercial travel

EV Economy

Companies developing Li-ion EV batteries and battery materials. Includes next-gen advancements in Li-ion batteries (e.g. fast charging batteries, graphite-anode substitutes)

To enhance warehouse efficiency and productivity, DHL implemented ForwardX's assisted picking solution

AI, robotics, and IoT to streamline the flow of goods and information

Logistics Tech

Companies developing automation technology for warehouses like robots (including inventory drones), cobots, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), and related software.

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 ForwardX Robotics offers end-to-end logistics (automated mobile robots) AMR solutions in warehousing and manufacturing settings including material handling, order picking, docking operations, and storage management. Its products combine an orchestration engine with vision-based AMR technology for end-to-end automation. Its AMR solutions include Flex series, Max series, Apex series, Conveyor series, Lynx series, and Fleet Manager, which are maintained by a proprietary fleet management software. These robots come with functionalities like 360&deg; obstacle detection and avoidance, autonomous rack position detection and docking by its sensors and cameras. The company claims that these robotic solutions could help customers achieve up to 50% cost savings and reach 99.99% picking accuracy.
 
 
 The company has offices and teams in China, Japan, and the US.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 ForwardX Robotics has developed its AMR solutions for companies such as L&rsquo;Oreal, IKEA, SF DHL, UNIQLO, Walmart, Orbis, Mitsubishi, JD Logistics, Chery, and BYD.
 
 
 To provide AMR solutions to more users and build an ecosystem for global R&amp;D and delivery, it has established collaborations with distributors, integrators, and technology partners including companies such as Intel, Huawei, and Qualcomm.
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
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 Righthand Robotics provides autonomous robotic picking solutions called RightPick. It utilizes a smart gripper, machine learning, and computer vision to imitate human hand-eye coordination. It develops software and hardware for predictable order fulfillment at scale with flexibility. The company&rsquo;s solutions can be utilized in industries such as apparel, grocery, pharmaceuticals, and electronics. It is based in Massachusetts and has an office in Tokyo, Japan. The company is focused on expanding its European operations, having opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany, in March 2020.
 
 
 In 2019, the company launched the second generation of its piece-picking robotic solution, &ldquo;RightPick2,&rdquo; which includes enhancements to hardware and software. The upgrades included a fifth-generation industrial gripper with the capacity to lift up to 4.4 lbs, new depth-sensing cameras from Intel, and an improved arm from Universal Robots. In 2021, the company launched &ldquo;RightPick 3,&rdquo; with improved picking speeds, capacity to handle a broader item range, and with capabilities for dense packing and damage-free item handling. 
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 it launched &ldquo;RightPick 4&rdquo; with enhanced AI, sensor suite, and new hardware that allow the system to extend its item-picking range, handle items more efficiently, and enhance system autonomy.
 
 
 In February 2022, the company raised USD 66 million in a Series C round bringing its total funding to USD 100.3 million. The funds were expected to be used to accelerate product and business development, scale global presence by expanding the partner network, expand offices, and acquiring new talent to support overall growth plans. Subsequently, in March 2022, the company announced the launch of its 
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 to complement its robotic piece-picking solutions with warehouse technologies and solution providers to cater to the broad ecommerce order fulfillment market. In May 2022, AutoStore integrator in South Korea Asetec also joined the program.
 
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RightHand Robotics

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 SparkCognition is an AI analytics startup offering four deep learning product solutions: Darwin (automated model-building software), DeepArmor (AI-powered cybersecurity), DeepNLP (NLP solution), and SparkPredict (analytics solution utilizing sensor data). These products deliver actionable insights, predict machine issues via historical maintenance data, and provide security from cyber threats. These products can be deployed across multiple industries, such as manufacturing, defense, utilities, oil and gas, and aviation. 
 
 
 SparkCognition&rsquo;s clientele comprises large companies such as Boeing, Hitachi, and British Petroleum. It has also built partnerships with Google for cloud platform services, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise to offer AI predictive maintenance on HPE Edgeline Converged Edge Systems, and OSIsoft to integrate SparkCognition&rsquo;s machine learning technology with OSIsoft&rsquo;s PI system to improve data and process data analytics.
 
 
 The company&rsquo;s most recent funding round was Series D funding worth USD 123 million in January 2022 from March Capital, Doha Venture Capital, B. Riley Venture Capital, AEI Horizon X, Temasek, and several others. The funds were intended to be used to invest in R&amp;D, accelerate sales and marketing, facilitate organic and inorganic growth, and also for the working capital requirements of the company. In March 2022, the company acquired Indian visual AI startup 
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 Integration Wizards
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 to expand its intellectual property (IP) portfolio to improve vision capabilities. The company has reported a 2x increase in revenue YoY in 2021.
 
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SparkCognition

Kinta AI provides an automated production planning platform for manufacturing that uses advanced AI algorithms and simulation techniques. Using existing operational data, a SaaS solution is deployed that can be integrated with existing management execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and Industry 4.0 tools in the factory. The software looks to have cross-functional communication across the factory to eliminate any bottlenecks that delay resolving breakdowns. Kinta AI has partnered with Flex (an electronics manufacturer) and BASF (a chemical company).Kinta AI’s most recent financing was a Series A funding round worth USD 5.5 million in April 2021 led by Lachy Groom’s LGF and Shine Capital. The funds will be utilized to scale operations in existing general industrial client factories and implement the Kinta AI platform in new client factories.

Kinta AI

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 Sight Machine provides a digital manufacturing platform enabled by AI. It creates a digital twin of both assets and processes to help manufacturers improve processes, quality, and productivity. It can also gather data from machines of various manufacturers supplying actionable insights for predictive maintenance, quality improvement, capacity utilization, among other benefits. In October 2022, the company released 
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 Sight Machine Blueprint
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 to offer manufacturers with advanced data analytics solutions.
 
 
 Sight Machine has established partnerships with large global companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for their cloud platforms and Fujitsu (system integrator) to help with wide deployments. Sight Machine, which caters to at least 15 verticals, such as food and beverage, electronics, and automotive, is on the move to expand into more verticals. It has global clients of Fortune 500-caliber, including Nissan, Heineken, Westrock Co., and Asian Paints. Sight Machine&rsquo;s most recent funding round was Series C funding worth USD 29.4 million in April 2019, led by LS Group. The funds were to be used to expedite the company&rsquo;s growth.
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 In December 2023, 
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Sight Machine

Overview uses smart cameras and AI to monitor manufacturing equipment and robots and identify defects in real time before significant damage or downtime is incurred. The technology has a repository of machine data so that there is a traceable visual record of all units. With AI, the cause of production issues and quality concerns can be identified either on-site or remotely. The company claims over time, the deep learning computer vision algorithms allow for any sudden substantial increases in production and improved yields. Funding and financialsIn February 2022, the company raised USD 10 million in series A funding to be used to expand operations and business reach.

Overview

Companies that provide robotic fleet management software, robotic automation software, and inspection software.

Companies that provide an industrial IoT platform across factories as the primary offering.

Companies that provide cobots, sorting/ picking robotics, modular production robotics, and microfactories.

Companies that focus on data analytics for operations streamlining and process optimization, and may offer predictive maintenance.

Companies that provide autonomous mobile robots (AMR) or self-driving vehicles (SDV) used in manufacturing/ factory operations.

Companies that monitor the manufacturing equipment and assembly lines.

Companies that provide predictive maintenance as a primary offering. 

Creates digital twins of assets and processes to help manufacturers improve processes, quality, and productivity

Connected devices, sensors, IoT, and analytics are used to optimize factory operations

Uses advanced robotics, AMRs, and related software to improve the efficiency of factory operations

Uses connected devices and sensors to gather data—IIoT, predictive analysis, and equipment inspection

Uses AI/ML to analyze data for predictive maintenance and AI-based vision systems for line inspections

5G standard allows for faster reaction times and supports high connection densities

Uses edge computing for data processing at the edge

Some companies in the predictive maintenance space uses generative AI to generate possible alternative scenarios

ForwardX Robotics

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