Zero2IPO Innovation is a technology innovation service platform that focuses on the coordinated development of cities, industries, and capital.
Leveraging Zero2IPO’s abundant resources of investment firms and high-quality technological innovation industry resources, Zero2IPO Innovation delves into city cooperation, focusing on building local venture capital ecosystem. Through its service capabilities of "efficient establishment of venture capital funds to attract financial resources, precise investment promotion to drive industrial upgrading, and salon roadshow events to create a venture capital atmosphere, as well as local enterprise incubation and mentoring to accelerate company growth," Zero2IPO Innovation provides comprehensive solutions for cities, including the establishment of venture capital fund clusters, integrated industry services, and the creation of a venture capital ecosystem. It aims to create distinctive clusters for local VC firms and technological innovation enterprises, facilitating the innovative development of urban industries and finance.
Additionally, Zero2IPO Innovation deeply explores VENTURE50, city-specific initiatives like "Future Star" and "Dragon List". It also offers a comprehensive package of venture capital services centered around sci-tech innovation enterprises. These services include precise financing matchmaking to bridge the gap between industry and capital, roadshows to provide channels for growth-oriented enterprises to network and showcase their potential, innovation and entrepreneurship competitions to unearth exceptional local sci-tech innovation enterprises, and facilitation of efficient collaboration between government and enterprises to drive local industrial development.
The VENTURE50 has been established by Zero2lPO Holdings since 2006, accompanying entrepreneurs throughout the years. With thousands of companies participating each year, it has discovered and witnessed numerous exceptional startups grow from “seeds" to "unicorns." It has facilitated successful cases of venture capital support for industrial implementation and service to the real economy. It has now become an indicator for investing in high-growth enterprises.
Zero2IPO's series of city brand rankings, including "Future Star" and "Dragon List," tailor the selection process to identify locally high-growth enterprises and potential IPO candidates. These rankings drive attention and exploration of high-growth enterprises by venture capital in specific cities, facilitating efficient connections between industry and capital. The evaluations have been conducted in multiple regions such as Wuhan, Chongqing, and Xi'an, leveraging equity investment to support technological innovation and assisting local enterprises in the final stretch towards IPO.
At the end of 2022, Suzhou Zero2IPO Innovation Center was jointly established by Zero2IPO, Suzhou Industrial Park, and Suzhou Hengtai. It is located in the urban rail comprehensive business district planned for the development of Suzhou Industrial Park. The total commercial office area of Phase I is approximately 11,500 square meters and it is an important support carrier for Suzhou Industrial Park to promote regional industrial innovation and upgrading.
Wuhan Fund Industry Base was launched in June 2021 and fully operated by Zero2lPO Holdings from 0 to 1. By now, the AUM of the base exceeded 200 billion. It has gathered various financial elements, including insurance FOFs, state-owned investment firms, mainstream VC firms, private equity securities funds, and more.
In June 2019, Zero2IPO officially cooperated with Nanjing Jianjinyuzui Fund Block. In order to promote the establishment of a comprehensive venture capital ecosystem in Nanjing, Zero2lPO Holdings has increased its efforts to gather capital and negotiate cooperation with well-known investment firms, guidance funds, and industrial fund investment in Jianye District.
In September 2022, Zero2IPO and Chongqing Hi tech Zone of Western Science City jointly built the "Western Venture Capital Center“. It is committed to building an innovative system that integrates an exchange and connection center, a venture capital service center, an industry service center, and a digital information center. This system aims to facilitate the development of Western China as a hub for equity investment funds.
In May 2018, Zero2IPO established a comprehensive partnership with the Xi'an Municipal Government to establish a full-chain entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem. For five consecutive years, it has released series of enterprise evaluations such as the "Xi'an Future Star TOP100" and "Xi'an Dragon List TOP20," thoroughly exploring over 3,000 local high-growth innovative enterprises and facilitating their gradual development.
In April 2018, Zero2IPO officially partnered with the People's Government of Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, to support the financial aggregation of the Siming Financial Town in Yinzhou. Zero2IPO has connected with nearly a hundred high-quality innovative enterprises in the fields of healthcare and intelligent gradual manufacturing, facilitating the establishment of regional headquarters for them and the inclusion of high-level talent teams.
In May 2022, Zero2IPO partnered with Jinyi New Area (Jindong District) in Jinhua to jointly establish the Zhejiang Central Entrepreneurial Financial Service Center. This collaboration aims to create the most vibrant platform for venture capital exchange and connection in the central region of Zhejiang. It has brought together over 70 renowned domestic institutions and more than 40 high-quality enterprises to gather in Jinhua, serving over 500 local businesses.
In August 2022, the Zero2IPO-operated Zero2IPO Yangtze River Delta (Wuxi) Venture Capital Center was officially inaugurated. Zero2IPO has strategically positioned itself to deeply cultivate the fund industry ecosystem and accelerate the construction of a new development pattern in Wuxi, combining "technology, industry, and finance." This initiative aims to support the establishment of Wuxi as a leading regional financial hub.