Chengdu beefs up efforts to become a highland of hi-tech enterprises
Among the unlisted companies that were founded after 2000 and valued at more than$1 billion in the world this year,nine are from Chengdu,capital city of the southwest China's Sichuan province,four more than that of last year,according to The Global Unicorn Index 2022 the Hurun Research Institute released on August 31.And seven of them are based in Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone(CDHT).
Among the unlisted companies that were founded after 2000 and valued at more than$1 billion in the world this year,nine are from Chengdu,capital city of the southwest China's Sichuan province,four more than that of last year,according to The Global Unicorn Index 2022 the Hurun Research Institute released on August 31.And seven of them are based in Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone(CDHT).
Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone(CDHT).[photo courtesy of the CDHT]
That makes Chengdu one of the Chinese cities that see the fastest growth of unicorn enterprises,and one of the top 30 entrepreneurship cities in the world this year.
The unicorn enterprises in Chengdu mainly concentrate in health and technology,biomedicine,electronic information and logistics.
The CDHT has so far cultivated a total of three leading platform companies,17 enterprises that reached the criteria of unicorn companies or potential unicorn companies,653 gazelle enterprises and 805 little eagle enterprises in seeding stage,according to its classification system.
The robust growth of the innovative enterprises cannot be achieved without a favorable business environment the zone has cultivated.Last year,the zone invested more than 1 billion yuan($145 million)to support the enterprises'research and development,financing and hunting for talents.
By the end of last year,the CDHT had 3,312 hi-tech enterprises,among which 70 were recognized as the little giant companies that specialize in certain cutting-edge technologies.
The CDHT pays special attention to training,serving,attracting and cultivating talents.The number of talents of the zone boasts of has hit more than 700,000 so far.
It actively boosts transformation of research findings and innovation fruits,and provides the enterprises with financial services and policy supports.
According to the technology innovation bureau of the zone,the CDHT will continue to improve the cultivation mechanism of science and technology enterprises,accelerate the construction of science and technology innovation platform,continue to create a high-quality service system and a good business environment conducive to the growth and development of science and technology enterprises,and boost the regional economy to achieve high-quality development.
