Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily

(1) Three departments: encourage banks to increase credit loans and medium and long-term loans for science and technology enterprises;

(2) Guangdong: The maximum reward for a single foreign-funded project of artificial intelligence and robotics is 150 million yuan;

(3) Agility Robotics, an American humanoid robot start-up, plans to raise $400 million.

This week's important news on investment and financing in the field of hard science and technology includes: three departments: encourage banks to increase credit loans and medium and long-term loans for science and technology enterprises; Guangdong: Artificial intelligence and robotics will be rewarded with up to 150 million yuan for a single foreign-funded project, and Agility Robotics, an American humanoid robot start-up, plans to raise 400 million US dollars.

Policy

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission: Aiming at cutting-edge disruptive fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology, we will strengthen the layout and accelerate the creation of a number of asymmetric technologies and "killer" technologies

The weekly "Democracy and Legal System" published an article signed by the Party Committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, which pointed out that the institutional arrangements for improving the promotion of original innovation in state-owned enterprises should be improved. Efforts are made to build a three-tier linkage research system that integrates into the overall deployment of the country, organizes central enterprises to work together to tackle key problems, and promotes enterprises to take the initiative to make breakthroughs, guide and promote enterprises to accelerate their breakthroughs in the fields of integrated circuits, industrial machine tools, basic software, biotechnology, etc., and accelerate breakthroughs in a number of key common technologies; Strengthen market-oriented applied basic research, actively participate in the implementation of the 10-year plan for basic research, condense and put forward major basic theories and original technology needs related to national security, industrial development, and improvement of people's livelihood, and strive to solve a number of underlying technology and root technology problems; We will build a high-quality source of original technology, strengthen the layout of cutting-edge disruptive fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology, and accelerate the creation of a number of asymmetric technologies and "killer" technologies.

Three departments: Encourage banks to increase credit loans and medium and long-term loans for science and technology enterprises, and flexibly set loan interest rate pricing and interest repayment methods

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General Office of the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration, the General Office of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission issued the Implementation Plan for the High-quality Development of Science and Technology Finance in the Banking and Insurance Industries to increase the allocation of science and technology credit. Banks are encouraged to increase credit loans and medium and long-term loans for science and technology enterprises, and flexibly set up loan interest rate pricing and interest repayment methods. Make full use of information such as intellectual property rights, innovation points system, technology contracts, and industrial chain transactions to improve the characteristic products of science and technology finance. The specific method of calculating the working capital demand of science and technology enterprises can be determined according to the actual operation and management. For working capital loans with a long operating cash flow recovery period, the loan term can be appropriately extended, up to 5 years. Loans for intangible assets such as intellectual property rights may be implemented or applied in accordance with the Administrative Measures for Fixed Asset Loans in accordance with the purpose and use agreed in the loan contract, and the loans may be used for R&D and patent industrialization.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: It will focus on key areas such as artificial intelligence and key software to cultivate a number of platforms for the transformation of innovative achievements

Wang Yanqing, director of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that it will promote original digital technology research, focus on key areas such as artificial intelligence, key software, and industrial Internet, deepen the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, cultivate a number of platforms for the transformation of innovative achievements, help the industrialization of scientific and technological achievements, and continue to improve the independent innovation ability of digital technology. Implement the project of cultivating high-quality enterprises in the digital industry, establish a multi-level, phased and progressive enterprise cultivation system, cultivate a number of eco-leading enterprises with industrial chain control, carry out gradient cultivation actions of digital industrial clusters, further give full play to the advantages of industrial agglomeration, and create a number of internationally competitive digital industrial clusters.

Guangdong: The maximum reward for a single foreign-funded project of artificial intelligence and robotics is 150 million yuan

According to the press conference of "Several Policies and Measures of Guangdong Province to Promote the Innovation and Development of Artificial Intelligence and Robot Industry", this year, Guangdong will continue to increase support for artificial intelligence and robot enterprises to explore the international market. In order to attract global multinational companies, including artificial intelligence and robotics industries, to invest in Guangdong and take root in Guangdong, according to Guangdong's new round of foreign investment incentive policies, a single foreign-funded project in the artificial intelligence and robotics industry can be rewarded with a maximum of 150 million yuan according to the proportion of rewards and subsidies of up to 3% during the policy implementation period.

Hubei: Focus on supporting the cultivation of 100-billion-level clusters in the fields of Wuhan intelligent networked vehicles, Xiangyang renewable resources, and Yichang equipment manufacturing

On April 2, the General Office of the Hubei Provincial People's Government issued the "Work Plan for the High-quality Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Hubei Province (2025-2027)". Among them, it is proposed that by 2027, the focus will be on the construction of 50 provincial levels and the cultivation and creation of 30 national small and medium-sized enterprise characteristic industrial clusters. Focus on supporting the cultivation of 100-billion-level clusters in the fields of Wuhan intelligent networked vehicles, Xiangyang renewable resources, and Yichang equipment manufacturing; Support Xiaogan Salt Chemical Industry, Jingmen Power Battery, Xianning Intelligent Electromechanical, Suizhou Special Vehicle and other fields to cultivate 50 billion-level clusters; Support the cultivation of 30 billion-level clusters in the fields of Huangshi copper-based new materials, Jingzhou petroleum equipment, Shiyan auto parts, Huanggang health, Xiantao non-woven fabrics, etc.; Support the cultivation of tens of billions of industrial clusters in the fields of Ezhou diamond cutting tools, Enshi selenium-rich food, Tianmen clothing e-commerce, Qianjiang electronic new materials, etc., accelerate the creation of a number of influential fist products and characteristic industries in the country and even the world, and realize the upgrading of county-level characteristic industries to county-level champion industries and characteristic landmark industries.

Shandong: Three action plans will be introduced for the integration of culture and technology, brain-computer interface, and quantum technology to accelerate the deep integration of science and technology and industry

Shandong held a provincial scientific and technological innovation promotion meeting this morning. According to reports, in order to promote the detailed implementation of key tasks, the Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, together with relevant departments, has formulated four supporting documents, including "Several Measures to Strengthen the Main Position of Enterprises in Scientific and Technological Innovation", "Several Measures to Fully Support the Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Scientific and Technological Talents", "Several Measures to Further Strengthen the Innovation and Development of Scientific and Technological Financial Services", and "Comprehensive Pilot Implementation Plan for Deepening the Reform of the Mechanism for the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements". In addition, in order to create a good industrial ecology of scientific and technological innovation, three action plans will be introduced: the integration of culture and technology, brain-computer interface, and quantum technology, to accelerate the deep integration and seamless connection of science and technology and industry.

>> Primary market

OpenAI officially announced the latest financing of $40 billion to further promote artificial intelligence research

OpenAI announced that it has raised $40 billion in a new round of funding led by SoftBank Group, bringing the post-investment valuation to $300 billion. The company said it plans to use the funds to further advance AI research and expand computing infrastructure.

The American humanoid robot unicorn plans to raise $400 million with SoftBank participating

Agility Robotics, an American humanoid robotics startup, is raising US$400 million (about 2.87 billion yuan) at a pre-investment valuation of US$1.75 billion (about 12.5 billion yuan). The venture capital arm of private equity firm WP Global will lead the financing, with SoftBank also participating.

RoboScience has received tens of millions of dollars in seed round financing

Recently, Beijing Jike Future Technology Co., Ltd. (project code: RoboScience) completed a seed round of financing of tens of millions of yuan, and the investor in this round is Zero One Venture Capital. Founded in December 2024, RoboScience focuses on the research and development of cross-entity universal embodied intelligence (Cross Embodiment AI), and is committed to building an embodied operating system for robots based on the robot learning framework and self-supervised training technology of fast and slow systems. The company's core technology is based on the Model-based RL+Manipulation route. This round of financing will be used for technology research and development and team building.

Yuanding Intelligent completed nearly 1 billion yuan of financing

Recently, Yuanding Intelligence, a wireless pool robot company, announced the completion of a new round of strategic financing of nearly 1 billion yuan. This round of financing was strategically invested by Fluidra, a global giant in the pool industry, Yunqi Capital joined as a new investor, and old shareholders such as XVC, Fosun Ruizheng, and Bee Qiao Capital continued to increase their holdings. This round of financing will be used to increase R&D investment, expand the global market and enhance brand influence. According to the data of the Venture Capital Connect of the Financial Associated Press, taking April 2025 as the forecast base time, the financing forecast probability for the next two years is 71.62%.

Galaxy Zhiyuan completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series C financing

Recently, Galaxy Zhiyuan has completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series C financing, and the investors in this round are Optics Valley Financial Holdings, Qingkong Ginkgo, Beijing Qingxing Rena Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership), and TFI Zhicheng. Founded in 2015, Galaxy AI is an intellectual property big data and total solution provider. Galaxy Zhiyuan has previously completed multiple rounds of financing, including angel rounds, Pre-A rounds, A rounds, B rounds and B+ rounds, with investors including well-known institutions such as GGV Capital, Chenhui Venture Capital, Sequoia China, Shenzhen Venture Capital, etc. This round of financing will be used to increase R&D investment, expand the market and upgrade the team. According to the data of the Venture Capital Connect of the Financial Associated Press, taking March 2025 as the forecast base time, the financing forecast probability for the next two years is 72.66%.

Xinming Intelligent received hundreds of millions of yuan in A+ round of financing

Recently, Hefei Xinming Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Xinming Intelligent") completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series A+ financing, led by Kaiyuan Industrial, followed by Hefei Industrial Investment and Feixi Industrial Investment. Founded in 2020, Xinming is a high-tech enterprise focusing on spatial computing and artificial intelligence chip and product design. Its self-developed series of chips have the world's leading 3D visual perception processing engine, and have been used in leading enterprise products in many cutting-edge application fields such as pan-robotics, XR, consumer electronics, logistics drones, and 3D scanning around the world. This round of financing will be used to increase R&D investment, expand production scale and market expansion. Xinming has received investment from well-known institutions in the Series A financing, and this Series A+ financing further strengthens its leading position in the field of chip design and AI chips.

Lianfeng Xunsheng completed about 10 million yuan in Series A financing

Recently, Xi'an Lianfeng Xunsheng Information Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of a round of financing of about 10 million yuan, and the investor in this round is Xigao Investment. LF Xunsheng is an IoT solution provider with "machine hearing" as the core, focusing on environmental sound signal processing, sound recognition, sound source localization and related acoustic software and hardware product development and services. At present, all kinds of solutions of Lianfeng Xunsheng have been successfully applied to smart mines, smart grids, inspection robots, intelligent border defense, intelligent transportation and other fields. This Series A financing will further help LF Xunsheng's R&D investment, market expansion and team building in the field of Internet of Things. According to the data of the Venture Capital Connect of the Financial Associated Press, taking April 2025 as the forecast base time, the financing forecast probability for the next two years is 67.59%.

Qianxun Intelligent completed a Pre-A round of financing of 528 million yuan

Embodied intelligence company Qianxun Intelligence Spirit AI announced the completion of a 528 million yuan Pre-A round of financing. This round of financing was led by Prosperity7 Ventures, a subsidiary of Aramco Ventures, with the in-depth participation of China Merchants Venture Capital, GF Xinde, Jingya Capital, Oriental Fuhai, Huakong Fund and other capitals. After this round of financing, Qianxun Intelligence will continue to accelerate the iteration of embodied large models, the evolution of robot ontologies, and the construction of talent teams.

Pudong Venture Capital Group participated in the completion of hundreds of millions of yuan of Pre-IPO round investment in DeepBlue Technology

Recently, Pudong Venture Capital Group participated in the completion of a pre-IPO round investment of hundreds of millions of yuan in DeepBlue Artificial Intelligence Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a leading company in the field of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2014, DeepBlue Technology is committed to the basic research and application development of artificial intelligence with the concept of "artificial intelligence serving people's livelihood". The company's main business covers autonomous driving, intelligent robots, industrial intelligence and AI medical care.

>> Secondary Market

Xinyuan Micro: If the two share agreements are transferred, NAURA will become the company's largest shareholder

Xinyuan Micro (688037.SH) announced that Zhongke Tiansheng, a shareholder of more than 5% of the company's shares, transferred 16,899,750 shares of the company held by it through public solicitation and transfer, accounting for 8.41% of the company's total share capital, and the transferee was North Huachuang. The two parties have signed the Share Transfer Agreement, with a transaction price of 85.71 yuan per share and a total transaction price of 1.448 billion yuan. After the completion of the transfer, Zhongke Tiansheng no longer holds shares of the company. In addition, Advanced Manufacturing, a shareholder of more than 5% of the company, also intends to transfer its 19,064,915 shares of the company to NAURA at a transaction price of 88.48 yuan per share. If the two agreements are completed, NAURA will hold 17.90% of the company's shares, becoming the company's largest shareholder, and plans to reorganize the company's board of directors to gain control of the company. However, the transaction is still in the process of progressing, and the implementation of this public solicitation transfer is subject to the approval and confirmation of the relevant authorities.

Huahai Qingke: Completed the acquisition of the remaining 82% equity of Xinyu Semiconductor

Huahai Qingke (688120.SH) announced that the company has completed the acquisition of the remaining 82% of the shares of Xinyu Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and the company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Huahai Qingke (Shanghai) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. hold a total of 100% of the equity of Xinyu Company, and Xinyu Company has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. The purpose of this acquisition is to implement the platform development strategy of "equipment + service", enrich product categories, and realize the rapid layout of integrated circuit ion implantation equipment products.

Jingsong Intelligent: Anyuan Investment, a shareholder holding more than 5% of the shares, plans to reduce its holdings of no more than 2.3% of the company's shares

Jingsong Intelligent (688251.SH) announced that Anyuan Investment, a shareholder of more than 5% of the company's shares, plans to reduce its holdings of the company's shares by a total of no more than 2,000,000 shares, that is, no more than 2.3029% of the company's total share capital, within three months after fulfilling the pre-disclosure obligation of reducing shares. The price of the reduction will be determined according to market conditions. The shareholding reduction plan is designed to meet the operational needs of Anyuan Investment and will not have a significant impact on the company's governance structure and going concern.

Fengyi Technology: It plans to invest 28 million yuan to subscribe for 9.06% of the property share of Huake Zhixin

Fengyi Technology (688279.SH) announced that in order to broaden investment methods and channels with the help of the experience and resources of professional investment institutions, grasp the investment opportunities in the company's industry-related innovative application fields, and optimize the company's investment structure, the company intends to contribute 28 million yuan with its own funds to subscribe for 9.06% of the property share of Shanghai Huake Zhixin Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership) (hereinafter referred to as "Huake Zhixin") as a limited partner. Huake Zhixin is mainly engaged in investment in the semiconductor industry and related fields in the upstream and downstream of the semiconductor industry chain such as industry, automobile, new energy, high-tech and electronics, and has synergy with the company's main business of integrated circuit R&D and design.

XGIMI Technology: Shareholders inquire, transfer 1.75 million shares

XGIMI Technology (688696.SH) announced that shareholders Beijing Baidu Netcom Technology, Zhong Chao and Liao Yang will inquire and transfer a total of 1.75 million shares, accounting for 2.5% of the company's total share capital.

Gekewei: It is planned to invest 50 million yuan in the semiconductor industry fund

Geke Microelectronics (688728.SH) announced that the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Geke Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., intends to participate in the investment of Shanghai Huake Zhixin Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership) with its own funds of 50 million yuan as a limited partner, the fund focuses on the investment in the upstream and downstream related fields of the semiconductor industry chain such as semiconductor industry and industry, automobiles, new energy, high-tech and electronics in China. The total subscribed capital contribution of the partnership is 309 million yuan, and the subscribed capital contribution ratio of Gekewei Shanghai in the partnership is 16.18%. This transaction constitutes a related party transaction, but does not constitute a material asset restructuring.

Oat Technology: It is planned to invest 20 million yuan to subscribe for 6.47% of the property share of Huake Zhixin

Oat Technology (688312.SH) announced that the company intends to contribute 20 million yuan as a limited partner to subscribe for 6.47% of the property share of Shanghai Huake Zhixin Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership) (hereinafter referred to as "Huake Zhixin") with its own funds. Huake Zhixin is mainly engaged in the investment of enterprises related to the upstream and downstream related fields of the semiconductor industry chain (including software and service business) in the semiconductor industry chain and industry, industry, automobile, new energy, high-tech and electronics. The Fund's investment areas are synergistic with the Company's main business areas. Collection

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