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The **Create @ AI Hackathon**, hosted by China's largest AI model community **ModelScope** and guided by the **CCF Open Source Development Committee**, with **Alibaba Cloud** and **NVIDIA** as co-initiators and **Tianchi** as a co-organizer, officially opened registration on June 1.
In May, Linear Capital's entrepreneurship learning and sharing platform, Linear Academy, invited Yang Jun, co-founder and CTO of Dada Group, to share his thinking on key questions in entrepreneurship with founders from Linear's portfolio companies. Yang discussed his experiences and ideas on development strategies for startups at different stages, organizational management, founder growth, and how technical teams can work with commercial teams. We've compiled some of the highlights to share with you.
Last week, 36Kr unveiled its 2023 lists of "Most Founder-Friendly Investors / Investment Firms" and "Most Influential / Most Promising" investment firms at its inaugural "Waves 2023" conference. The rankings were compiled from data collected through surveys, data platforms, and other channels since March, with 36Kr's research team cross-referencing findings through interviews with founders. Among the honorees, **Linear Capital**
At the end of May, Linear Capital co-hosted an AIGC tech salon in Hangzhou with portfolio company Manycore Tech. The event drew an overwhelming number of registrants — our thanks to everyone who signed up. The session ran for roughly three hours. Zeren Bai, Vice President of Investment at Linear Capital, kicked things off with an introduction to the firm, its investment focus, and standout portfolio companies, before diving into Linear Capital's existing AIGC investments and strategic approach to the sector.
Last week, 36Kr released its "2023 Sci-Tech Innovators" list. In its introduction, 36Kr highlighted the opportunities and divides it discovered through interviews and research on scientist entrepreneurship: "After two months of open nominations, we still found a group of innovators willing to stay in the arena and attempt to bridge that divide. As representatives of technological innovation grown from Chinese soil, their existence continues to point toward the many possibilities of translating research into commerce." Among them, WeiJian Technology, a portfolio company of Linear Capital,
Last week, *Cyzone* (创业邦) released its 2023 "40 Under 40" list — "40 Investors Under 40." This marks the 11th year Cyzone has published the ranking. According to Cyzone, the list was compiled over two months of applications, research, and interviews, evaluating candidates across four dimensions: investment experience, performance, exits, and industry influence. **Songyan Huang, Partner at Linear Capital, was named to this year's "40 Under 40," following his selection in 2022**
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On May 19, ChinaVenture released its 2022 annual rankings of Chinese venture capital and private equity investment institutions — the ChinaVenture Awards. **Linear Capital was named among the "Top 8 Best Early-Stage VC Firms in China" and received the "Top 20 Best Investment Firms in China's AI and Big Data Sector" award, among other honors**.
In March, Linear Academy — the entrepreneurial learning platform run by Linear Capital — partnered with AWS to host an in-person workshop with a Beijing-Shanghai video link, sharing Amazon's hiring insights with founders and teams from Linear Capital's portfolio companies.
Linear Capital is continuing to recruit reliable young talent interested in investing and portfolio support. Below is information about our newly open intern positions.
