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Qiming Venture Partners · Entrepreneurship & Investment Forum
"From Compute Origins to Application Deployment: The Evolution of AI" — Just 1 Day Away!
This is a sub-forum exploring AI's journey from underlying compute infrastructure to industrial deployment — through the lens of innovation and entrepreneurship.
We are bringing together leading scholars and pioneering founders in this space to deliver:
3 Keynote Speeches
1 In-Depth Dialogue
1 Panel Discussion
3 Major Announcements
How does compute infrastructure evolution support the full-stack AI industry? How does AI evolve from "technical ideal" to "industrial engine"? How can real-world scenarios drive efficient, sustainable AI commercial value? What differences exist in AI governance approaches across countries? How can we build a safe, sustainable AI governance framework?
Sunday, July 19, 2:00 PM
Registered attendees are welcome to join us at
Silver Hall B, 1F, Shanghai World Expo Center
(No. 1500 Expo Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China — Gate 2)
Upon entry:
- Please present your electronic confirmation for pre-check
2. If you have a physical conference badge, please bring it for facial recognition entry
(We recommend bringing your original ID card for verification)
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Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners currently manages 11 USD funds and 7 RMB funds, with total assets under management of $9.5 billion. Since its inception, the firm has focused on investing in outstanding early and growth-stage companies in Technology and Healthcare.
To date, Qiming Venture Partners has invested in over 580 high-growth innovative enterprises, of which more than 210 have listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or exited through M&A and other means. Over 80 portfolio companies have become recognized unicorns or super-unicorns.
Many Qiming Venture Partners portfolio companies have grown into the most influential players in their respective fields, including Xiaomi (01810.HK), Meituan (03690.HK), Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI, 09626.HK), Zhihu (NYSE: ZH, 02390.HK), Roborock (688169.SH), Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI, 02525.HK), UBTECH (09880.HK), WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD, 0800.HK), HyperStrong (688411.SH), Insta360 (688775.SH), Unisound (09678.HK), Biren Technology (06082.HK), Zhipu (02513.HK), Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals (603087.SH), Tigermed (300347.SZ, 03347.HK), Zai Lab (NASDAQ: ZLAB, 09688.HK), CanSino Biologics (688185.SH, 06185.HK), Schrödinger (NASDAQ: SDGR), MicroPort EP MedTech (688617.SH), Sanyou Medical (688085.SH), Amoy Diagnostics (300685.SZ), Genrix Bio (688520.SH), Insilico Medicine (03696.HK), Hope Medicine, Yuanxin Technology, MediLink Therapeutics, LaNova Medicines, StepFun, and others.