About Us
Investing in the Future
Zhongguancun Science Park was initiated in the year 2000 to implement an internationalization strategy. Since then we have established Zhongguancun international Liaison Offices in USA, Canada, Britain, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Australia and in South Africa.
Zhongguancun South Africa Liaison office is a service provider appointed by Beijing city. Our aim is to promote the international collaboration in high-technology industries between South Africa and China. We focus on six industries: electronic and information technology, smart manufacture, clean tech and energy saving, bio-pharmaceutical, environment protection.
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Our Program
We connect stakeholders, foster collaboration & catalyse innovation. We support the technology startups such as entrepreneurs & technopreneurs by providing vital support to turn innovative ideas into reality.
We foster collaboration between companies, universities and research institutes across technological disciplines.
We connect innovators with public and private fundings, and promote adoption and application in the market.
We catalyse innovation by providing an inspiring environment and comprehensive value-added services.
•Talent program
•Young entrepreneur program
•Joint lab research program
•Commercialization of product of the research
•Joint research
•International market development
•Innovation and entrepreneur program
•job opportunities in Beijing
•Technology collaboration
•Project collaboration
News
Hicool GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR SUMMIT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION
May 1, 2021
HICOOL Global Entrepreneur Summit and Entrepreneurship Competition is designed to cooperate with top-notch international investment agencies, enterprises, media, universities and other institutions in the world to build and continuously improve a "full-chain" entrepreneurship ecosystem and to motivate the entrepreneurs daring to look into the future to reshape the world.
HICOOL is a comprehensive platform that consists of 6 brands, and we aim to build an innovative business ecosystem for entrepreneurs and startups worldwide. Dedicated to fostering an entrepreneurial model of multi-dimensions and internationalization, HICOOL provides all-round local services such as resident permit/hukou registration (Chinese household registration), children's education, health insurance, designated housing, etc.
Cambricon's first AI training chip completes mass production
Feb 17, 2021
Cambricon in the Zhongguancun Demonstration Zone announced on Jan 22 that the Siyuan 290 smart chip and accelerator card and the Xuansi 1000 smart accelerator have officially debuted after mass production.
The Siyuan 290 smart chip is Cambricon's first training chip. It adopts 7nm advanced process technology, integrates 46 billion transistors, supports MLUv02 extended architecture, and fully supports AI training, reasoning or hybrid artificial intelligence computing acceleration tasks.
The Cambricon Siyuan 290 chip and accelerator card have been adapted to some hardware, and large-scale shipments of the product are now underway.
A Xuansi 1000 computing unit can replace a small supercomputing center
Cambricon's first smart accelerator, Xuansi 1000, contains four Siyuan 290 smart accelerator cards, with a maximum AI computing power of more than 4.1 PetaOPS INT4. A Xuansi 1000 computing unit is enough to replace a small traditional supercomputing center.
In recent years, the complexity of AI algorithm models has grown rapidly, and higher requirements have been placed on computing power and training speed. To build a more powerful computing platform, interconnection technology among multiple chips has become a rigid demand in the market.
The next-generation AI computing center requires more intelligent chips to work seamlessly while also maintaining high computing efficiency, thereby providing massive computing power to meet the needs of ultra-large-scale training.
In this regard, Cambricon rethinks the architecture of the future AIDC, using the unified MLU-Link multi-core interconnection technology for communication inside and outside the Xuansi 1000 smart accelerator. This allows the Siyuan 290 smart chip's interconnection range to be expanded from a single machine to the POD and even the entire computing center.
In addition to the standard configuration of the POD, if the computing center conditions permit, through the MLU-LinkTM multi-core interconnection technology, 1,024 or more Siyuan 290 interconnects can be realized, and no additional network card is required to achieve seamless acceleration.
Cambricon was listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board last year as the first domestic AI chip stock.
In the future, Cambricon will continue to develop and productize smart chips and basic system software for diversified AI application scenarios and needs and provide underlying computing power support for the broad application of AI technology in various industries.
4Paradigm raises $700 million in latest round of funding
Feb 17, 2021
4Paradigm announced the completion of its $700 million Series D funding round on Jan 22.
Boyu Capital, Primavera Capital, and HOPU Investments led this funding round, followed by other first-tier institutional investors like Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs, CPE, Jinyi Capital and Fountain Vest Partners.
Quite a few strategic investors also participated, such as CDB Capital, China Reform Holdings, JIC TECH-INV, CSC Financial, and Haitong Securities.
With this new funding, 4Paradigm can accelerate its strategic planning across key industries to establish an enterprise-grade AI-based ecosystem and cultivate AI talent.
4Paradigm is an emerging global leader in enterprise-grade AI, including both platform and applications. Since its founding six years ago, 4Paradigm has worked with its clients to implement best-in-class AI solutions to business problems and drive digital transformation.
4Paradigm AI is now deployed with clients in virtually every major sector, including finance, retail, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, internet, logistics, agriculture and technology.
In 2020, 4Paradigm significantly expanded and upgraded its enterprise-grade product portfolio, including Sage AIOS, SageOne, Sage HyperCycle ML, and Tianshu, resulting in a full-stack matrix of standardized AI products notable for their combination of power and ease of use.
This is also the second time 4Paradigm has announced financing in less than a year.
4Paradigm completed its C+ round of financing on April 2, 2020, with a post-investment valuation of approximately $2 billion.
Having received investment from Sequoia Capital and Sinovation Ventures previously, 4Paradigm is the first startup company to receive investment from five state-owned banks, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of Communications.
HICOOL Global Entrepreneur Summit and Entrepreneurship Competition
January 15, 2021
HICOOL Global Entrepreneur Summit and Entrepreneurship Competition is organized by the Beijing Overseas Talents Association (BOTA). Each year, we invite top investors, mentors and entrepreneurs to provide participants with a comprehensive entrepreneurial training, helping them build and expand their business in Beijing.
HICOOL aims to devise an entrepreneurial model of multidimensions and internationalisation. For entrepreneurs who're willing to start a business in Beijing, HICOOL offers all-round local services such as resident permit/hukou registration (Chinese household registration), children's schooling, health insurance, appointed apartment, etc. For more information and updates, please follow our official WeChat account.
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