Krypton Evening News | China Reform Holdings Corporation and others established a venture capital fund in Hangzhou with a capital contribution of 1.001 billion yuan; Tianjin Artificial Intelligence Sensor Industrial Park officially opened, and the first batch of 10 enterprises signed contracts collectively; Zhejiang plans to implement the "Spark Plan" to cultivate future industries and accelerate the large-scale application of quantum technology products.
Large Companies:
ZTO Express Establishes New Logistics Company in Guangzhou with a Registered Capital of 500 Million
36Kr learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, Guangzhou Zhongjing Logistics Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Fan Jiawei, with a registered capital of 500 million RMB. Its business scope includes domestic freight forwarding, mechanical equipment leasing, computer system services, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly - owned by ZTO Express Co., Ltd.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a recruitment notice for OpenAI Robotics on social platforms, saying that the company is looking for outstanding full - stack hardware, operations, systems, and machine learning engineers to jointly program and manufacture robots that are truly useful to society. Altman said that artificial intelligence should be able to help humans in the real world. In the short term, OpenAI focuses on developing robots that can assist skilled workers in building future infrastructure; in the long run, the company envisions that everyone in the future will have a personal robot that can meet various needs. Altman revealed that OpenAI's world simulation research project has developed rapidly in the past year and has now evolved into OpenAI Robotics. The project is led by Aditya Ramesh, and the current progress is very rapid, based on the in - depth integration and collaborative design of robot hardware research and machine learning research. (Jiemian)
Nan Er of Chint Group Honored as 2026 Zhejiang Young Science and Technology Entrepreneur
Recently, the list of the selection and recommendation results of Zhejiang science and technology entrepreneurs in 2026 was announced. Nan Er, a director of Chint Group, the executive dean of the group's research institute, and the vice - president of Chint Electric Co., Ltd., was honored as the "2026 Zhejiang Young Science and Technology Entrepreneur". This event will also customize the "Support Package for Zhejiang Science and Technology Entrepreneurs (2026 Edition)" for the selected candidates, providing support in aspects such as high - end intellectual resource docking, participation in major scientific and technological infrastructure, opening of real application scenarios, tackling key problems through public calls, international exchanges, recommendation for scientific and technological awards, and financial services.
Hon Hai and French Company Bull to Cooperate in Producing AI and Cloud Infrastructure
According to the statement, Bull and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) will jointly manufacture artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure. The project will involve Bull's factory in Angers, France, and Foxconn's factory in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Bull said in the statement: "To implement this strategic deployment in France, the project is expected to involve an initial investment of more than 120 million euros." (Sina Finance)
The new online food delivery regulations were officially implemented on June 1st. Taobao Flash Sale cooperated with localities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Anhui, Nanchang, Chengdu, Yancheng, Taizhou, and Shanwei to complete the labeling of the first batch of "no dine - in" take - out merchants according to the list pushed by the market regulatory authorities. On that day, the merchant version client of the platform already supported merchants to submit labels such as "no dine - in", "dine - in available", and "transparent kitchen", which would be displayed after verification by the platform. Since this year, Taobao Flash Sale has promoted 60,000 catering merchants to complete compliance rectification, and the government - enterprise cooperation in food safety governance with local regulatory authorities has also continued to make progress.
Muyuan Reaches an AI Strategic Cooperation with Alibaba Cloud
36Kr learned that Muyuan Group has reached an AI strategic cooperation with Alibaba Cloud. The two sides will rely on Muyuan's data and expert experience accumulated in the livestock industry, combined with the Qianwen large - model and Alibaba Cloud's intelligent computing power, to jointly create a large - scale intelligent pig - raising model and promote the implementation of AI in core fields such as feed nutrition, pig breeding, breeding management, and veterinary health. At present, the AI application "Xiaomu Assistant" based on Qianwen has significantly reduced the time for health detection of about 600 pigs per batch from 20 minutes to seconds, with an efficiency improvement of more than 100 times.
Investment and Financing:
36Kr learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, Guoxin Qianjiang Venture Capital Fund (Hangzhou) Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established. The executive general partner is Guoxin Guotong (Hangzhou) Equity Investment Co., Ltd., with a contribution of 1.001 billion RMB. Its business scope is venture capital. Partner information shows that the fund is jointly funded by Guoxin Guotong (Hangzhou) Equity Investment Co., Ltd. under China National New Holdings, Hangzhou Shangcheng Pilot Venture Capital Co., Ltd., Hangshi Zhitou (Hangzhou) Industrial Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), and Guoxin Venture Capital Fund (Hangzhou) Partnership (Limited Partnership).
According to Blue Whale News, Dreame recently opened a direct financing window and plans to release some Pre - IPO shares. The pre - investment valuation of this round may be locked at about 7 billion RMB, and the minimum single - investment threshold is as high as 350 million RMB. The entire financing window is expected to close at the beginning of July. In addition, the overall share release range this time is between 5% and 10%. Calculated based on a valuation of 70 billion RMB, the corresponding financing scale is about 3.5 billion to 7 billion RMB. (Caixin)
New Products:
According to media reports, a new automobile brand jointly developed by Seres and Volcengine under ByteDance is coming soon. On June 1st, reporters learned from informed sources that the first model under Saitou Technology is expected to be launched this year. It may be a crossover vehicle, that is, between an SUV and a sedan, and it is expected to be launched in both pure - electric and range - extended versions. According to the aforementioned informed sources, the vehicle is expected to be produced at Seres' Phoenix Factory, which is currently in the process of re - routing. "The relevant models of Saitou Technology mainly cooperate with Volcengine on the in - vehicle interaction large - model and other aspects. The two sides will have regular exchanges. It is expected that the intelligent driving solution will not use Huawei's Kunlun." The aforementioned informed sources told reporters. (Sina Finance)
Sharpa Brings Tactile Dexterous Manipulation Ability to NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot
36Kr learned that Sharpa, a Singaporean AI robot company, announced that it has joined hands with NVIDIA to launch the first NVIDIA Isaac GR00T reference humanoid robot equipped with Sharpa Wave dexterous hands. This reference humanoid robot is based on the Isaac GR00T development platform, integrating Sharpa's tactile dexterous manipulation ability, Unitree's humanoid robot body, NVIDIA's edge computing power, and the Isaac GR00T development process into the same set of verified configurations.
Other Noteworthy News:
36Kr learned that according to Tianjin's official release, on May 31st, the Tianjin Artificial Intelligence Sensor Industrial Park, a key municipal construction project, officially opened. The first batch of 10 enterprises signed contracts collectively. At the same time, the park reached multiple cooperation agreements in aspects such as building the industrial ecosystem, focusing on industry innovation platforms, industry - education integration, and financial empowerment. The Tianjin Artificial Intelligence Sensor Industrial Park is positioned to become a benchmark for the agglomeration of the artificial intelligence sensor industry in the Beijing - Tianjin - Hebei region. "The first - phase construction of the park includes 20 customized carriers suitable for the sensor industry, which are expected to be delivered in June 2027. Subsequently, the second - phase and third - phase construction will be launched, adding another 70,000 square meters of carriers.
A press conference was held in Shanghai on June 1st to introduce the relevant situation of the "15th - Five - Year Plan for the Development of Shanghai's Service Industry". Ge Dongbo, the deputy director of the Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission, said that by 2030, the revenue scale of Shanghai's software and information service industry is expected to reach about 3 trillion RMB, and the industry's added value will exceed 1 trillion RMB. Shanghai will concentrate its efforts to break through the underlying key core technologies in fields such as industrial software and basic software, and accelerate the value reconstruction of traditional software products. At the same time, it will accelerate the full - scale empowerment of the entire software life cycle by artificial intelligence, covering key links such as requirements analysis, code generation, and test verification, actively cultivate new business forms such as "intelligent agent as a service" and "result as a service", explore new paradigms for software R & D, and cultivate new service forms and business models. (Securities Times)
36Kr learned that the "Action Plan for Zhejiang Province to Implement the 'Spark Program' to Cultivate and Expand Future Industries (2026 - 2030) (Draft for Comment)" is open for public comments, which mentions focusing on developing 10 fields with good basic conditions and strong explosive power, such as embodied intelligence, biological manufacturing, quantum technology, brain - computer interface, hydrogen energy and green fuels, 6G, advanced new materials, cell and gene therapy, deep - sea technology, and aerospace technology. Among them, it focuses on developing the core track of quantum computing, strengthening the advantageous track of quantum measurement, optimizing the potential track of quantum communication, promoting the coordinated development of quantum chips, core devices, software algorithms, and scenario applications, accelerating the large - scale application of quantum technology products, seizing the development opportunities of the quantum technology industry, and building a well - known national high - ground for the innovation and development of the quantum industry.