The 10th Anniversary Conference of the China Optics Valley 3551 International Entrepreneurship Competition and Talent Fund took place on Jan 10, bringing together academicians, experts, investors, and entrepreneurs for insightful exchanges, including the World Optics Valley Super Dialogue.

Eleven sub-funds were awarded the title of "Optics Valley 3551 Talent Fund Partner", and the 3551 Entrepreneurship Competition Awards for 2025 were presented. Several competition projects signed agreements to establish operations in the Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (Optics Valley of China, or OVC), with multiple initiatives receiving investments from the Optics Valley Talent Fund.

The 10th Anniversary Conference of the China Optics Valley 3551 International Entrepreneurship Competition and Talent Fund in OVC. 

The World Optics Valley Super Dialogue featured in-depth discussions among academicians, renowned investors, and experts on the theme of "Supporting OVC's Future Talent Development and Innovation".

Academician Zhang Qingjie of the Chinese Academy of Sciences noted that OVC's "3551 Talent Initiative" has attracted outstanding industrial technology and management talent, yielding significant results and valuable experience.

Gong Hongjia, chairman of Jiadao Private Capital, stated that 2025 marked the year when AI models surpassed human abilities in understanding and learning. As an early-stage investor, Jiadao Private Capital is eager to embrace the future with a fresh mindset and seeks to partner with academicians and professors at Wuhan and OVC.

The China Optics Valley 3551 International Entrepreneurship Competition, first held in 2015, has been conducted for 10 consecutive years. It has established sub-competitions in 16 global cities, including London, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, and Singapore, attracting over 5,000 entrepreneurial projects worldwide and facilitating nearly 400 project settlements.

Established in 2015, the Optics Valley Talent Fund was upgraded to the Optics Valley Partner Investment Guidance Fund in 2021. To date, the fund has invested in over 440 enterprises, with a total sub-fund scale of 4.99 billion yuan ($715.47 million).

Editor: Zhang Jing