Shenzhen vies for Tsinghua-related resources.

A group of Tsinghua alumni gathered in Nanshan, Shenzhen.

On the morning of August 7th, at the International Conference Center of Shenzhen University Town, the special event of the "X-Day" Xili Lake Roadshow Club for Tsinghua alumni projects officially took place. From the scene, the investment community saw that this event brought together 21 startups founded by Tsinghua alumni, covering fields such as artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence, high - end equipment, and medical services. At the same time, more than a hundred investment institutions were actively involved on - site.

The Tsinghua group has always been the main force in the domestic venture capital circle. "There are 53 hard - tech unicorns founded by Tsinghua alumni, and more than 30% of them are in Shenzhen. More than 60 Tsinghua - related listed companies are based in Shenzhen," said Ding Baoyu, the Chief Investment Officer of Tongchuang Weiye and the President of the Financial Investment Branch of the Shenzhen Tsinghua Alumni Association.

Tsinghua entrepreneurs are recently seeking financing in Nanshan, Shenzhen

On that morning, the roadshow kicked off -

The first to take the stage was DH Robotics. Founded in 2016, DH Robotics is headquartered in Nanshan, Shenzhen. Its three co - founders studied under the academic master Professor Dai Jiansheng. Among them, Sun Jie, the founder and CEO who took the stage for the roadshow this time, is an alumnus of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Automation at Tsinghua University.

Focusing on dexterous hand robots, DH Robotics has completed multiple rounds of financing, with star investors such as IDG Capital, ByteDance, Legend Capital, and Qiming Venture Partners in the background.

A 00s female entrepreneur on - site was very impressive. She is Li Yizhe, the co - founder of Zerith. In the current popular field of embodied intelligence technology research, Zerith was incubated in the Tsinghua Robotics Laboratory and was officially established in early 2025. So far, it has launched the bipedal humanoid robot Z1 and the wheeled humanoid robot H1. As of now, Zerith has completed 3 rounds of angel financing, with investors including well - known investment institutions such as Baohe Venture Capital, Tongchuang Weiye, Lihe Science and Technology Innovation, Shuimu Fund, Binhu Jin Investment Group, and Guoyao Capital.

It is worth mentioning that the three co - founders of Zerith, Min Yuheng, Cheng Yi, and Li Yizhe, are all from the 00s generation. The on - site investors couldn't help but sigh, "The 00s are starting to take the stage."

Next to appear was Anson Technology, founded by Liu Yifan, a doctoral student at Tsinghua University. Founded in 2014, Anson Technology has been deeply involved in the intelligent acoustics industry. Liu Yifan and his team independently developed an intelligent sound field holographic calculation model and have received financing from institutions such as Zhongguancun Science City, Xiaomi Group, Orient Fortune Capital, Northern Light Venture Capital, and Vertex Ventures.

A former Alibaba executive started a business. Min Wei, the founder of Shadow Intelligence, is a 2006 doctoral graduate from the Department of Precision Instruments at Tsinghua University. During his time at Alibaba, he built a local - life delivery robot from scratch. In 2024, Min Wei founded Shadow Intelligence, focusing on the research and development of embodied intelligence large models. Now, it has achieved orders in the tens of millions in fields such as light industry and agriculture. Behind him are investment institutions such as West Lake Science and Technology Innovation Investment and Joy Yuan Asia.

There is also Zhuoshi Technology, which focuses on "AI + healthcare". Su Zhanchao, the co - founder of the company, obtained a master's degree in law from Tsinghua University in 2006, and Wang Boyu, the partner, graduated from the Department of Computer Science at Tsinghua University. Tu Jing, the founder and CEO behind the company, is a female serial entrepreneur.

In 2019, Zhuoshi Technology was established and then launched "Xiaozhuo AI Family Doctor", which provides personal health management services based on the HealthGPT Core multi - modal health large model, with an accuracy rate of 95% in answering health, disease, and medication questions. So far, the company has received multiple rounds of financing from institutions such as Lenovo Star, Tongchuang Weiye, TusStar Ventures, Lihe Capital, etc.

The last to appear was Mill Medical, jointly founded by Dr. Ji Encai and Dr. Dai Yixiang from the Department of Precision Instruments at Tsinghua University. Founded in 2019, Mill Medical was the only medical device company at the roadshow site that day. The laser precision medicine it researches is one of the four major fields of laser application. Now, behind Mill Medical are investors such as Shenzhen High - tech Investment Group, Orient Fortune Capital, Yizhuang Holdings, and Infinity Group.

The investment community learned that a total of 47 companies signed up for this event. After multiple selections, 6 Tsinghua - related project representatives finally entered the roadshow. In addition, 15 companies were exposed to on - site investment institutions through channels such as exhibition stands and event brochures, and received cooperation intentions from nearly 300 institutions.

The Tsinghua group is widespread in the venture capital circle. "As we can see, 4 out of the 'Six Little Dragons' of domestic large models were founded by Tsinghua alumni," Ding Baoyu, the Chief Investment Officer of Tongchuang Weiye, described the image of Tsinghua entrepreneurs to the investment community - "Firstly, they have good technology, which is a prominent feature of most Tsinghua entrepreneurs. They have a persistent pursuit of technology. Secondly, they have lofty goals. Most Tsinghua students have a sense of historical mission, which often makes them more determined when facing huge challenges."

Shenzhen is competing for entrepreneurs

The combination of Tsinghua and Shenzhen is a star combination in domestic technology entrepreneurship.

As Ding Baoyu revealed, in 2024, the financing of hard - tech enterprises founded by Tsinghua alumni accounted for 28% of the total in Shenzhen, and the hard - tech enterprises led or influenced by Tsinghua alumni accounted for more than 40% of Shenzhen's unicorns. Looking at many domestic technology tracks, the figures of Tsinghua students are everywhere.

Technological innovation has always been the foundation of Shenzhen, and competing for technological innovation talents is an important mission of Shenzhen. For example, in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, the latest "Star of Entrepreneurship" competition has kicked off. Well - known companies such as DJI, RoboSense, Maoshuo Power, and Orbbec have emerged from this competition.

As of now, the competition has received 2,456 project applications. As the largest sub - competition area of the Shenzhen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the number of projects in Nanshan District has increased against the trend and ranked first. Its proportion in the city has risen from 15% last year to 27%, among which the "Artificial Intelligence + Track" remains popular, accounting for nearly 40% of the total number of applications.

"Nanshan, Shenzhen is one of the regions with the strongest entrepreneurial atmosphere and the most concentrated entrepreneurial talents in China," said Ai Min, the founding partner of Dami Venture Capital. He believes that a group of top universities, including the Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, are gathered here. Coupled with Shenzhen's entrepreneurial and innovative atmosphere, the agglomeration effect on excellent entrepreneurs is obvious.

The special roadshow for Tsinghua alumni projects this time is a portrayal of Nanshan, Shenzhen's support for entrepreneurs.

This is also the sixth roadshow held by the "X - Day" Xili Lake Roadshow Club this year. As a science and technology roadshow brand created by Nanshan District for national innovation and entrepreneurship projects, since its launch in March 2025, "X - Day" has regularly held themed roadshows on the first Thursday of each month. Previously, five special events on artificial intelligence and embodied robots, digital creativity, life and health, Hong Kong stock cornerstone/anchor investment, and low - altitude economy have been held.

As of now, the "X - Day" platform has received 162 financing project applications, 37 projects have participated in the roadshow, and a total of about 1,600 connections with investment institutions have been made for 61 approved companies.

This scene shows that Shenzhen is actively helping entrepreneurs "find money". Among the 37 companies that took the stage for the roadshow before, 6 companies completed financing of tens of millions of yuan, with a total equity financing of more than 185 million yuan. 5 roadshow companies received bank credit of more than 90 million yuan in total. In addition, the first technology insurance policy was recently implemented.

In addition, rounds of investment and financing connections also help entrepreneurs find resources and orders. As Sun Jie, the founder of DH Robotics, mentioned, "In addition to funds, the company also hopes to introduce more professional financial services to build a more mature corporate structure."

Today, top talents and cutting - edge technologies have gradually become the scarcest competitiveness of a city. In the future, cities that build stages for entrepreneurs will undoubtedly become winners.

Looking from Nanshan to the whole of Shenzhen, the logic of "grabbing talents and industries" is rapidly evolving. This city continues to embrace young people with dreams.

This article is from the WeChat official account "Investment Community" (ID: pedaily2012), author: Yang Wenjing, published by 36Kr with authorization.