Global Entrepreneurship Week Brings Startup Ideas To Fuxing Island

Global Entrepreneurship Week China has brought together founders, investors, and technology enthusiasts at Fuxing Island for a program focused on turning research and early-stage ideas into viable businesses.

In its 20th edition, the event is being held at Chuantai Park in Yangpu District. More than 50 activities are planned, combining startup presentations and discussions with opportunities to explore how emerging technologies work beyond the laboratory.

Organized by the Shanghai Technology Entrepreneurship Foundation for Graduates, the week covers artificial intelligence, energy, advanced manufacturing and materials, health, and early-stage entrepreneurship.

The opening program highlights nine companies selected for the foundation's annual honors for outstanding early-stage businesses supported by its Angel Fund.

The selected businesses include developers of robots that are capable of planting shrubs in desert environments, systems designed to identify fire hazards during the charging of electric bicycles, and AI-powered devices that serve as companions.

The recognition, which was established in 2013, highlights companies that remain within the fund's support period.

Additionally, this year's program features the annual Top 30 angel investor list, which acknowledges investors who provide early-stage capital to businesses.

Founders can pitch projects and find investors during the week. On Wednesday, overseas young entrepreneurs will pitch, followed by early-stage technology pitches and an AI business-matching event on Thursday.

A robot training program moves activities beyond the conference rooms and into the island's streets and waterfront areas.

The program focuses on embodied AI, which allows robots to act in the physical world. Robots will serve as guides and interact with people, testing their ability to navigate and coordinate in everyday settings.

A technology-themed orienteering event will take place on Saturday, transforming that concept into an engaging, hands-on activity. Beginning at 9:30am, participants will navigate a map that leads them between various checkpoints, where they will complete tasks related to robot interactions and AI-generated animations.

Individuals have the option to register for teammate matching, while groups consisting of three to five participants are encouraged to join together.

Chuantai Park occupies a former shipyard along a 1.3-kilometer stretch of the Huangpu River. Its preserved slipways, cranes and gantry structures recall Fuxing Island's shipbuilding past, while the waterfront now provides public space for walks, exhibitions and events.

If you go

Date: Through November 14

Main venue: Fuxing Island Chuantai Park

Address: 130 Gongqing Road, Yangpu District

130 Gongqing Road, Yangpu District

Transport: Metro Line 12 to Fuxing Island Station.

Admission: Free (Registration may be required)