On April 13th, the second stop of the Aliyun Accelerator Innovation Moment series salon was held in Nanjing. Seven technology-based innovative startups, including Nanjing Yimao Information Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Ketong Tianxia Education Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou Yimi Robot Co., Ltd., Jiongwei Intelligent Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Changzhou Cheju Automobile Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Zhiguo Technology Co., Ltd., and Suzhou Dinnar Automation Technology Co., Ltd., were shortlisted for the Aliyun Accelerator "Starlight Award" based on their rapid business growth and outstanding collaborative cases with Aliyun Accelerator.

At the event, Xu Yingchi from the Science and Technology Department of Nanjing Jianye High-tech Zone Management Committee, Yu Jianping, head of Aliyun Accelerator, Feng Nan, deputy general manager of Aliyun Innovation Center, and Chen Zhe, director of Aliyun Strategic Development Department, along with other leaders and responsible persons, delivered speeches and keynote addresses. The participating companies also expressed their new developments and advantages in the new fiscal year, as well as their cooperation demands with the government, capital, and Aliyun Accelerator.

Yu Jianping, the head of Aliyun Accelerator, stated that there is a mutually empowering relationship between Aliyun Accelerator and innovative companies. Aliyun Accelerator will act as a bridge, linking resources such as government, industry, and capital to the enterprises.

Feng Nan, deputy general manager of Aliyun Innovation Center, further detailed Aliyun’s innovation service system in his speech. He explained that the Aliyun Innovation Center builds innovation carriers starting with establishing innovation bases, supporting policies, enterprises, talent, and capital; secondly, establishing a one-stop innovation empowerment platform to create an industry ecosystem for entrepreneurship on the cloud and endpoints; and thirdly, building the Aliyun Accelerator brand to empower niche sector star enterprises for rapid growth.

In-Depth Communication on Investment and Financing Issues

During the roundtable interaction segment, participating companies communicated face-to-face with leaders from the Nanjing Jianye High-tech Zone, Nanjing Jiangdong Trade Zone, and other government departments, learning about the support policies for SMEs in each district. They also had in-depth discussions on investment and financing issues with local investment institutions in Nanjing such as Nanjing Venture Capital, Jinmao Capital, Guojin Investment, Rurifangtun Venture Capital, and Chenghua Angels.

Machine vision is an important frontier branch of the artificial intelligence industry. Suzhou Dinnar Automation Technology Co., Ltd. (Dinnar Automation), established in 2010, is a leading company in machine vision inspection equipment and one of Apple's global five suppliers. Currently, it has covered industries such as 3C, automotive, 5G, display panels, and semiconductors with over 80 patents and software copyrights. Dinnar Automation has developed standardized modules and productizable solutions, demonstrating strong horizontal replication capabilities.

Among the listed companies, Nanjing Yimao Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Yimao Technology), established in 2015, specializes in the R&D and operation of a smart retail + digital marketing platform for supermarkets, holding 28 patents for inventions and utility models. The company has developed anti-fraud technology and an integrated solution of smart shopping carts + data collection + precise marketing, aiding supermarkets in digital upgrades and helping brands with digital marketing and scene reach. After joining the Aliyun Accelerator, Yimao Technology has deepened cooperation with Alibaba and large chain supermarkets like China Resources Vanguard and Hangzhou Century Lianhua, implementing deployments in all their stores.

Beijing Ketong Tianxia Education Technology Co., Ltd. (Ketong Tianxia) is the only education and training industry company shortlisted this time. It is a platform-type national high-tech enterprise in the corporate training industry, recognized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Employment Guidance Center in 2020 as a professional skills enhancement platform. Its product "Ketong Cloud" has integrated tens of thousands of various courses through self-construction and sharing, providing course services to dozens of enterprises, including China's largest corporate online learning service provider, Era of Light, and the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Affairs professional training platform. After joining the Aliyun Accelerator, Ketong Tianxia has reached training cooperation with several track star companies and introduced a wealth of online educational course resources. The company has integrated hundreds of professional job types courses according to the national standards released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, greatly facilitating millions of trainees in enhancing their professional skills.

Yi Mi Robotics Co., Ltd. (Yi Mi Robotics) is a company focused on providing artificial intelligence service platforms for hotels. Utilizing the latest Internet of Things technology combined with cloud-based big data analytics, it enables perfect scheduling and collaboration between humans and devices.

After joining the Alibaba Cloud Accelerator, Yi Mi Robotics has provided various robotic services for Alibaba's Future Hotel - Fei Zhu Bu Ke, and has established numerous deep collaborations with peers from leading robotics industries.

Jiongwei Intelligent Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Jiongwei Intelligence), a leading and IoT solution provider in the industry, focuses on the development and application of smart interactive front-end, smart application middleware, and big data cloud platforms. Leveraging Alibaba Cloud technology, it offers a smart new retail PaaS solution integrating "smart terminals + mini-programs + operations middleware" to traditional retail industries, helping customers increase foot traffic, operate private traffic, expand product categories, and implement light inventory management, thereby enhancing marketing efficiency and helping clients reduce costs and increase revenue.

Relying on Alibaba Cloud's robust capabilities, during the pandemic, it supported offline stores of China Unicom and China Telecom, bridged online and offline processes, enhanced store efficiency, and strengthened cross-industry partnerships, becoming a strategic partner of China Unicom and collaboratively empowering more traditional industries with Alibaba Cloud.

Changzhou Cheju Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. (Cheju Technology), established in 2017, relies on the stable technology and business support from Alibaba Cloud. The company offers a more user-friendly SaaS system to aftermarket auto repair shops to enhance the digital transformation process. Currently, the company has entered into cooperative agreements with listed companies such as Focus Technology and Longpan Technology.

Beijing Zhiguo Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhiguo Technology), established in 2014, is a leading digital intellectual property comprehensive service platform in China. As an initiator of the "Internet + intellectual property services" model, it has received investment from Lenovo Star and Matrix Partners China.

Since its inception, Zhiguo Technology has consistently adhered to the development philosophy of driving service upgrades through technological innovation. It focuses on using the internet, big data, and artificial intelligence to transform the traditional intellectual property service industry, striving to reduce labor costs and enhance service efficiency, thereby promoting technological innovation and the transformation of achievements, driving the upgrade and transformation of products and services. Alibaba Cloud Accelerator has assisted Zhiguo Technology in connecting entry resources to support innovation and help more SMEs in China access high-quality intellectual property services.

Alibaba Cloud Accelerator integrates Alibaba Group's technology, products, and business ecosystem resources, collaborating with various industry and capital forces to provide accelerated products and services for technology-driven innovative companies, helping them closely integrate into the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem to achieve a thriving cloud-based innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Alibaba Cloud Accelerator now includes 276 innovative companies, with 100% of them having transitioned to the cloud, 67% of them connecting with capital through the accelerator to obtain new funding rounds, and about 70% integrating Alibaba Cloud's technology and products to develop their own product solutions. In 2021, Alibaba Cloud Accelerator will provide multi-dimensional acceleration services to more technology-driven innovative enterprises.