On June 22, 2022, the kick-off meeting of the First Shenzhen Science and Technology Unicorn Enterprise Evaluation Committee (hereinafter referred to as "the Evaluation Committee") was successfully held at Shenzhen InnoX.
Liu Chenli, the vice president of the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the president of the Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, was appointed as a member of the Evaluation Committee.
Members of the Evaluation Committee
Members of the First Evaluation Committee
The members of the first Shenzhen Science and Technology Unicorn Enterprise Evaluation Committee include (in alphabetical order by surname):
Chang Ruihua, Founding Dean of Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute
Huang Tiejun, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of Shenzhen Public Companies Association
Huang Mingming, Founding Partner of Future Cap
Li Zexiang, Founder and Dean of Shenzhen InnoX
Li Wei, Founding Partner of Green Pine Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
Liu Suhua, Chairman of Shenzhen HTI Group
Liu Chenli, Vice President of Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, President of Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology
Liu Xing, Sequoia Capital China Partner
Liu Qin, Founding Partner of 5Y Capital
Ni Zewang, Chairman of Shenzhen Capital Group (SCGC)
Shi Anping, Chief Partner and Chairman of Shenzhen Guozhong Venture Capital Management Co., Ltd.
Sun Haibin, Director of National High-tech Industry Innovation Center (HIIC) of Shenzhen
Tang Jie, Professor of School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Former Deputy Mayor of Shenzhen
Yao Xiaoxiong, Chairman of Shenzhen Angel FOF Management CO., Ltd.
Yu Ying, Founding Partner and Vice President of Shenzhen InnoX
Zhuang Zhiyun, Secretary General of Shenzhen Private Equity Funds Association
The First Evaluation Committee was jointly sponsored by Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality and Shenzhen InnoX, and invited top experts such as scholars in the field of science and technology, heads of industrial think tanks, heads of domestic venture capital institutions and heads of professional associations as members of the expert committee to work on the discovery and cultivation of unicorn enterprises.
In 2022, Shenzhen's "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Cultivation and Growth of Market Players" (referred to as "Opinions”) emphasized to "vigorously cultivate unicorn enterprises" and pointed out that Shenzhen should build a mechanism to discover potential unicorn enterprises, draft policies that are in line with the growth of Shenzhen's unicorns, and strive to cultivate and introduce self-growth unicorn enterprises with core technologies. The goal is to add about five new unicorn enterprises annually, aiming for 20 new unicorns by 2025.
The First Evaluation Committee focused on constructing working mechanisms for the evaluation committee, mechanisms for discovering and fostering Shenzhen unicorn enterprises, policies and service support mechanisms for technology companies, and evaluating indicators for technological unicorn enterprises. Committee members provided expert opinions on how to carry out and optimize the discovery and cultivation of technological unicorns and suggestions such as setting scientifically reasonable unicorn evaluation indicators, optimizing the selection process of unicorns, and strengthening service guarantees for unicorn enterprises. They also studied and decided on the committee's annual work plan.
This meeting is an innovative step in implementing the “Opinions" and "Implementation Plan for Shenzhen to Build a Pilot City for Business Environment Innovation". It plays a significant role in further optimizing the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Shenzhen, creating a favorable environment for unicorn enterprises’ growth, and promoting high-quality enterprises to lead the "20+8” industry cluster development.