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Also set up seed fund to invest in early investment and small investment innovation

April 12, 2024 08:51 | Source: Beijing Daily
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Our correspondent (Cao Zheng) learned from Beijing Economic Development Zone yesterday that in order to implement the main platform construction of "three cities and one zone" and the functional positioning of "four zones and one position" of the International Science and Technology Innovation Center, we will expand the scale of equity investment in early stage enterprises by market-oriented means, and guide social capital to "invest in small and hard technologies early", The Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone government investment guidance fund has set up seed funds to continuously cultivate seedling enterprises, support the development of strategic emerging industries, and support growth enterprises to accelerate their development.

"The initial scale of the seed fund is 200 million yuan, focusing on the emerging strategic directions of Beijing Yizhuang's six future industries and four leading industries." The relevant person in charge of the Economic Development Zone introduced that the fund will carry out direct equity investment around the early projects of the national, Beijing municipal and Beijing Economic Development Zone's industrial strategic layout, focusing on new generation information technology, high-end cars and new energy smart cars The seed stage and start-up stage growth enterprises in the four leading industries of biotechnology and mass health, robotics and equipment manufacturing, expand the scale of equity investment in start-up enterprises through market-oriented means, and cultivate new business types, new models, new increments and new drivers.

Yizhuang has gathered a number of start-ups, which are in the recession of tackling key problems in R&D and innovation. The establishment of seed fund is to provide financial support and technical guidance for start-ups and promote scientific and technological innovation and economic development. The relevant responsible person said that by investing in seed stage projects, the Economic Development Zone can directly reach the original innovation and technology source, promote the transformation and implementation of scientific and technological achievements in a timely manner, give priority to the harvest of cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements, and gradually realize the implementation of industrialization through cultivating and accompanying the growth of enterprises, which has a long-term significance for promoting the development of industrial clusters. At the same time, seed fund investment can make up for the investment layout, form a full stage investment from early to middle and late stages, and build a complete investment and financing ecology.

The reporter learned that the seed fund adheres to the government led, market-oriented operation, focuses on investing in scientific and technological innovation and transformation of scientific and technological achievements in the future industry, and pays attention to the post investment empowerment of enterprises. The post investment management of the fund is continuously followed up by a professional team, and helps enterprises connect with the industry and investors to provide multi-dimensional value-added services such as business, management and financing for enterprises.

"Next, we will focus on 'early investment, small investment and innovation', make good use of seed funds, 'move' more scientific and technological achievements out of the laboratory, let the seeds of innovation sprout in competition, and help the high-quality development of the industry." The relevant person in charge said.

(Editor in charge: Dong Zhaorui, Bao Congying)

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