China（Shenzhen）Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition

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China (Shenzhen) Innovation &
Entrepreneurship International Competition

China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition (hereinafter referred to as "International Competition") aims at integrating innovation and entrepreneurship resources, assisting overseas innovation and entrepreneurship projects in accessing Chinese hi-tech industrial resources, opening Chinese market, and realizing mutual benefits and win-win results.

This competition is open to all foreign innovation and entrepreneurship projects with no restrictions on competitors nationality. Bonus of this competition totally reaches RMB 8.84 million, which includes individual bonus up to RMB 0.75 million (venture capital investments are not included). Those who have projects landed in Shenzhen and meet the conditions will be eligible for a startup subsidy of up to RMB 1 million. A venture capital pool of RMB 25 billion has been set up by more than 50 investment institutions, which helps support outstanding projects. Equal opportunities of social investment are going to be distributed via the platform to all participants.

Throughout this competition, an all-round overseas talent recruitment and settling service system will be established from various aspects, such as competition subject collection overseas coaching, offshore pre-incubation, online accessing, supportive policy accessing, park accessing, etc., so as to provide participants with comprehensive services.

In addition, a series of supportive policies will be available for this competition, including settling policy support, entrepreneurship competition funding scheme, venture capital fund financing plan, entrepreneurship space, entrepreneurship service, etc.

Registration period: Early August 2025 to the end of September 2025

884,0000CNY

Prize money

750,000CNY

A single player can receive up to the competition prize money

100,0000CNY

Projects that land in Shenzhen and meet the conditions will be eligible for entrepreneurship subsidies

50+

Venture capital institutions

250,000,000CNY

Venture capital fund

Applications & Requirements

To participate, the following conditions must be met:

Overseas high-level entrepreneurial teams or individuals with innovative achievements and entrepreneurial plans.

Currently based overseas, intending to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship in Shenzhen or collaborate with Shenzhen's related industries, and have not registered a commercial entity in Shenzhen or served as a legal representative or shareholder.

The products, technologies, or related patents of the participating projects belong to the participants, and there are no property disputes with others. Any liability arising from infringement shall be borne by the participants

Participants and projects who have won awards in the first China Shenzhen Overseas Innovation Talent Competition and previous China Shenzhen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitions (including domestic and international competitions) cannot participate in this competition again.

Entry Requirements

To participate, the following requirements must be met:

Upon registration, participants must carefully review the guidelines for industry classification and select the industry that most closely aligns with their competition project. Once the registration is successfully completed, the selected industry category cannot be modified.

Participants are required to submit complete and accurate application materials, ensuring the authenticity and correctness of all provided information. Furthermore, the name used in the application must match the name on the participant's passport or official identification document. Failure to submit the required documents or providing inconsistent information may result in disqualification or affect the participant's eligibility to compete and receive awards. During the competition, the individual presenting the project must be a registered team member listed in the official registration system and cannot be substituted by another person.

All information submitted by participants must be truthful and valid. If any changes occur during the competition period, participants must promptly submit a written request for modification to the Secretariat of the Competition Organizing Committee. Changes will only be officially recognized and applied after approval has been granted by the Secretariat. Only then may the updated information be used in subsequent competition stages or when applying for related preferential policies.

The following circumstances shall be deemed as an automatic forfeiture of all rights and benefits associated with the competition, including but not limited to eligibility to participate, prize money, honors, and policy support:
(1) If the products, technologies, or related patents of the participating project do not belong to the participant or if there are disputes regarding intellectual property rights, or if false competition materials are submitted;
(2) If the designated representative for the project presentation fails to attend the competition as required or does not prepare the necessary competition materials in accordance with the stipulated requirements;
(3) If the Competition Organizing Committee confirms that the participant does not meet the eligibility criteria or competition requirements.

Industrial Fields

Participating projects should be innovative or original, align with Shenzhen’s industrial and technical policies, and demonstrate strong innovation capacity, competitive market advantages, and promising economic and social benefits. They should be capable of generating high-tech achievements in emerging industries, and possess core technologies, comprehensive intellectual property rights, and high added value.
From the perspective of industry, there are seven fields: new-generation electronic information, digit and fashion, highend equipment manufacturing, green and low-carbon, new materials, biological medicine and health, marine economy.

New-Generation Electronic Information

Focusing on networks and communications, semiconductors and integrated circuits, UHD video display, smart terminals, intelligent sensors, optical information transmission, quantum information, cloud services, cybersecurity, etc.

Digit and Fashion

Focusing on software and information services, artificial intelligence, digital creativity, modern fashion, digital advertising, streaming video, video games, etc.

High-End Equipment Manufacturing

Focusing on high-end equipment and instruments, low-altitude economy and aerospace, robotics, modular construction, future aviation transportation, etc.

Green and Low-Carbon

Focusing on new energy, safety, energy conservation and environmental protection, energy storage batteries, intelligent connected vehicles, new energy vehicles, shared autonomous vehicles, etc.

New Materials

Focusing on high-performance materials, advanced emerging materials, etc.

Biological Medicine and Health

Focusing on biomedicine, high-end medical devices, the great health, synthetic biology, cell and gene technology, brain science and brain-machine interfaces, industrial and consumer biotechnology, etc.

Marine Economy

Focusing on marine, deep-sea and deep-earth exploration sectors, etc.