WAVES 2025: In the new era of venture capital, what is worth our expectation?
WAVES New Wave 2025 is here!
A group of young people who refuse to be defined, pioneer entrepreneurs in the AI era, and "bigwigs" in the venture capital circle are gathering in Liangzhu, a sacred land with a 5,000 - year - old civilization. A grand exchange event that combines history, culture, capital, and creativity is about to take place.
Last year, WAVES witnessed the huge wave set off by the young venture capital force in 48 hours. This year, we are looking towards the "new era" of the venture capital age to see how the young creativity and vitality will surge!
Conference Time
Investor Venue
June 11th, 9:30 - 17:30
June 12th, 9:30 - 13:30
Entrepreneur Venue
June 11th, 9:30 - 16:50
Post - 2000s Night
June 11th, 19:30 - 22:30
Conference Location
Hangzhou · Liangzhu Culture and Art Center (Big Roof)
01: Young dream - makers and "bigwigs" in the venture capital circle make a flash appearance!
02: Have a thorough discussion on AI, globalization, and value re - evaluation
From June 11th to 12th, the investor venue and entrepreneur venue of WAVES will focus on topics such as AI, globalization, and value re - evaluation. Through round - table discussions and independent speeches, they will conduct all - around sharing and discussions on the venture capital market and the flow of creativity.
The investor venue will start with a peak dialogue on "Thirty Years of Venture Capital in China", followed by a round - table on industry trends of "Everyone's Discussion in 2025" and a review of large - model investment in "One Year". In the afternoon, there will be round - table discussions on topics such as AI applications, AI hardware, and embodied intelligence. At the entrepreneur venue, young entrepreneurs will mainly tell their business stories through independent speeches.
03: "Monologue" at the Post - 2000s Night: Tell a story you believe in but others may not, Let’s Waves!
During the day of WAVES 2025, it is a dialogue in the venture capital industry. At night, the "Post - 2000s Night" is a complete carnival for young people! In this session, 10 young people from different fields and doing different things will show the infinite possibilities of the younger generation in the business world through their stories.
What can young people achieve in the business world? Among them, there are pioneers who save money to start a business in the silver - haired economy, game geniuses from prestigious universities, "rebellious" teenagers who organize hackathons, Steve Jobs fans who dropped out of high school to start a business, the latest generation of post - 2000s investors, overseas business experts who are shuttling among Middle - Eastern tycoons, and those who made 30 million overseas by designing ugly AI - designed slippers.
Their stories are a challenge to traditional business models and a brave exploration of the future business world.
We look forward to your presence. See you in Liangzhu from June 11th to 12th!
Partners
Co - organizing Units
36Kr Cooperative Institutions
Partners
Cooperative Media
Thanks to the partner "Guozi Shule" for providing beverage sponsorship support for the WAVES 2025 New Wave Conference.