Shanghai Offline Salon: The Post-DeepSeek Crossroads — New AI Investment Opportunities in 2025

🚥 Event Overview:

The release of DeepSeek has left everyone standing at a "Crossing."

For entrepreneurs and investors in AI, the world before and after DeepSeek might as well be two entirely different ones.

Yocar, creator of Black Myth: Wukong, sees DeepSeek as a national-level technological breakthrough on par with "national destiny." Meanwhile, some investment veterans consider it a turning point that could spare China from Japan's three-decade deflationary trap.

So on the evening of Saturday, March 22, Crossing invites all of you standing at this crossroads to join us at AI Hacker House in Shanghai's Caohejing Development Zone for our salon:

"Post-DeepSeek Era: New AI Investment and Entrepreneurship Opportunities in 2025"

We've invited Yuan Liu, partner at ZhenFund; Bei Wang, partner at Hillhouse (GL Ventures); founders of notable AI products including Youmind and Miguo; and veteran entrepreneur Yongzhi Yang, founder of Dolphin Browser. Together, we'll explore:

• The second half of AI post-DeepSeek: what new entrepreneurial opportunities have emerged?
• The funding landscape post-DeepSeek: how have investor expectations and valuation assumptions shifted?
• What new directions are top funds tracking this year? Which new companies have they backed?
• China vs. US comparative advantages: what are China's distinctive AI opportunities? How do we move beyond pure "Copy to China" models? Which approaches work, which don't? What works for going global, and what suits China's unique domestic market?
• …and more

🚥 Event Schedule:

🟢 17:30 - 18:00 Check-in & Networking

🟢 18:00 - Opening AI Observations and Reflections for 2025 — Koji

🟢 Panel Discussion #1:

💬 Fundraising Strategy + Investor Perspective

🎤 Host: Koji

🎤 Guests:

Bei Wang, Partner at Hillhouse (GL Ventures)

Yuan Liu, Partner at ZhenFund

🟢 Panel Discussion #2:

💬 Entrepreneurial Opportunities + Founder Perspective

🎤 Host: Koji

🎤 Guests:

Yubo, Founder/CEO of Youmind

Li Ding, Founder/CEO of Miguo AI

Yongzhi Yang, Founder of Dolphin Browser

🟢 Open Mic

💬 10 minutes per slot, 6 slots total

🟢 Till Late Night — Free-form networking

🎤 How to Participate in "Open Mic":

The "Open Mic" is a signature feature of Crossing's offline events. We're committed to finding and connecting the active doers of the AI era, so every event includes this segment. Participants can share their AI-related ideas, products, creative work, or entrepreneurial experiences with everyone for 5-10 minutes.

This salon continues the tradition with 6 open mic slots. Three are already confirmed; the remaining three are open for application in the registration form:

🎤 Open Mic 01

Topic: "DeepSeek Fortune-Telling" Goes Viral: Product and Technical Insights

Speaker: Levy Xi, Founder/CEO of FateTell, Former Product Manager at ByteDance

🎤 Open Mic 02

Topic: How AI Entrepreneurs Can Avoid FOMO

Speaker: Eric, CEO of Yuedong Guangnian

🎤 Open Mic 03

Topic: Innovative Education in the AI Era

Speaker: Joyce, Founder of CuriooWorks

🎤 Open Mic 04 ~ 06

Open for applications in the registration form

🌐 How to Attend:

Free admission.

To ensure quality discussion and focused themes, we'll prioritize founders and core team members in AI, capping attendance at 50. Please scan the QR code to register:

Registration deadline: Wednesday, March 19, 9:00 AM

Confirmation notifications: Friday, March 21, 5:00 PM

We'll notify via text message — please ensure your phone number is correct and watch for notifications

📍 Venue: AI Hacker House, Caohejing, Shanghai

📅 Date: Saturday, March 22, 18:00 - late night

🎫 For venue management, please check in with your confirmation text. Walk-ins will not be accepted

🏠 Venue: AI Hacker House

AI Hacker House is launched by Crossing and Aligns AI in Shanghai's Caohejing Development Zone, with Spark Lab as the resident operating team.

AI Hacker House aims to become China's first international innovation hub community for AI. Based in Shanghai and connected to Silicon Valley, we maintain Shanghai as our core base while running a satellite location in Silicon Valley, dedicated to rapidly connecting frontline AI information and talent across both countries.

Looking ahead to 2035 and back at this decade, I believe AI and robotics will permeate every aspect of life. A new generation of entrepreneurs will inevitably give rise to more innovative companies like DJI and DeepSeek. When that time comes, we'll surely feel fortunate to have lived through this greatest of eras.

Join us in Caohejing, Shanghai, to discover new opportunities in the post-DeepSeek era!