Venture50 2022 Launches to Empower Innovation with Venture Capital Support

Amid the sweeping trends of a new global wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the central role of scientific and technological innovation in national development has become increasingly prominent. Driven by innovation, China’s economy is demonstrating strong momentum for high-quality growth. During this period, a succession of high-growth enterprises has emerged, spearheading innovation-driven development and staying at the forefront of the times. The landscape of entrepreneurship and investment in China is undergoing subtle yet significant changes: the entrepreneurial community is becoming increasingly younger, scientist-led startups are drawing considerable attention from capital markets, and sectors such as hard technology, healthcare, and carbon peaking and carbon neutrality are delivering standout performance amid vigorous growth.

In this context, Zero2IPO Ventures (01945.HK) and its platform Investment Circle jointly launched the Venture50 corporate ranking. Since its inception in 2006, the ranking has accompanied entrepreneurs for sixteen years, becoming a bellwether for investment in high-growth enterprises.

Capital Empowerment: “Little Giants” Drive Major Innovation

Venture50 is a corporate ranking centered on investment dimensions, aiming to pool venture capital resources, boost the development of innovation and entrepreneurship in China, and identify future unicorn companies.

As of December 2021, Venture50 had accumulated over 70,000 participating companies, facilitated more than $34 billion in financing for these enterprises, achieved a subsequent financing rate of 68.5% among companies listed in the past three years, and maintained an IPO rate of approximately 28%. Venture50 has streamlined financing channels for entrepreneurs, discovering and witnessing countless outstanding startups grow from “sprouts” into “unicorns,” while fostering successful cases where venture capital support has driven industrial implementation and served the real economy.

Focusing on Innovation, Three Consecutive Rankings Crown the Pioneers

Tailored to the different development stages of enterprises, this year’s selection features the “New Sprout List” and the “Top Influencers List,” each identifying the top 50 companies from nearly 10,000 startup projects. Additionally, an “Industry List” has been introduced to highlight the year’s investment hotspots.

Among them, the New Sprouts List targets unlisted companies that are at Series B or earlier financing stages and were established after 2019, evaluating them across dimensions such as innovation, forward-looking potential, growth, feasibility, and uniqueness. The Fengyun List targets unlisted companies that are beyond Series B financing or were established before 2019, comprehensively assessing them based on project attractiveness, differentiation, team characteristics, operational capabilities, and monetization potential. Additionally, an Industry List is established to comprehensively evaluate unlisted companies in the year’s hot industries that have already participated in the New Sprouts List or Fengyun List.

Venture50, in collaboration with hundreds of investment institutions and over 1,000 investor judges, combines online evaluations with offline events to create a green channel for multi-dimensional interaction between startups and investment firms.

The submission channel for the 2022 Venture50 company selection is now open. The project submission period runs from May 10 to August 31. Please visit the official event website at https://events.pedaily.cn/venture50/987/home.shtml to register. Upholding integrity while fostering innovation, and pursuing steady progress toward long-term goals, Venture50 will stand alongside entrepreneurs, crowning the pioneers of the industry with honor!