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China
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
create
chuàng
创
industry
yè
业
enterprise
qǐ
企
industry
yè
业
melt
róng
融
capital
zī
资
create
chuàng
创
record
jì
纪
record
lù
录
。

China
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
create
chuàng
创
industry
yè
业
public
gōng
公
company
sī
司
today
jīn
今
year
nián
年
first
shàng
上
half
bàn
半
year
nián
年
melt
róng
融
capital
zī
资
$28.8 billion
288
288
hundred million
yì
亿
American
měi
美
yuan
yuán
元
。
compared
jiào
较
past
qù
去
year
nián
年
same
tóng
同
period
qī
期
increase
zēng
增
grow
zhǎng
长
453%
453
453
percent

July 25, 2026 at 1:14 AM

China
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
create
chuàng
创
industry
yè
业
enterprise
qǐ
企
industry
yè
业
at
zài
在
2026
2026
2026
year
nián
年
first
shàng
上
half
bàn
半
year
nián
年
melt
róng
融
capital
zī
资
total
zǒng
总
amount
é
额
reach
dá
达
arrive
dào
到
$28.8
288
288
hundred million
yì
亿
American
měi
美
yuan
yuán
元
。
this
zhè
这
create
chuàng
创
make
zào
造
particle
le
了
China
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
melt
róng
融
capital
zī
资
history
shǐ
史
upper
shàng
上
possessive
de
的
new
xīn
新
record
jì
纪
record
lù
录
。
with
yǔ
与
2025
2025
2025
year
nián
年
same
tóng
同
period
qī
期
mutually
xiāng
相
compare
bǐ
比
increase
zēng
增
grow
zhǎng
长
rate
lǜ
率
high
gāo
高
reach
dá
达
453%
453
453
%
person
rén
人
work
gōng
工
intelligence
zhì
智
able
néng
能
lead
lǐng
领
domain
yù
域
become
chéng
成
become
wéi
为
melt
róng
融
capital
zī
资
possessive
de
的
main
zhǔ
主
important
yào
要
drive
qū
驱
move
dòng
动
power
lì
力
。
wind
fēng
风
risk
xiǎn
险
invest
tóu
投
capital
zī
资
machine
jī
机
structure
gòu
构
profusion
fēn
纷
profusion
fēn
纷
add
jiā
加
big
dà
大
for
duì
对
hard
yìng
硬
science
kē
科
technology
jì
技
and
hé
和
person
rén
人
work
gōng
工
intelligence
zhì
智
able
néng
能
beginning
chū
初
create
chuàng
创
public
gōng
公
company
sī
司
possessive
de
的
invest
tóu
投
capital
zī
资
。
IDG Capital
IDG
IDG
capital
zī
资
capital
běn
本
and
hé
和
red
hóng
红
cedar
shān
杉
capital
zī
资
capital
běn
本
etc
děng
等
know
zhī
知
famous
míng
名
invest
tóu
投
capital
zī
资
machine
jī
机
structure
gòu
构
at
zài
在
China
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
market
shì
市
market
chǎng
场
maintain
bǎo
保
keep
chí
持
alive
huó
活
lively
yuè
跃
invest
tóu
投
capital
zī
资
。
not
wèi
未
come
lái
来
several
jī
几
year
nián
年
China
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
create
chuàng
创
new
xīn
新
born
shēng
生
state
tài
态
predict
yù
预
count
jì
计
will
jiāng
将
keep
chí
持
continue
xù
续
increase
zēng
增
grow
zhǎng
长
。

New Words

róngzī
融
fundraising
chuàngyè
创
entrepreneurship
qǐyè
企
enterprise
fēngxiǎn
风
risk
tóuzī
投
investment
yìngkējì
硬
hard technology
réngōng zhìnéng
人
artificial intelligence
zēngzhǎng
增
growth
zǒnge
总
total
shìchǎng
市
market
tóuzī
投
venture capital
jīgòu
机
institution

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Chinese Startups Raise $28.8 Billion in First Half of 2026, Setting Record

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Chinese startups raised a total of $28.8 billion in the first half of 2026, creating a new record in China funding history. Compared to the same period in 2025, this represents a remarkable growth rate of 453 percent. Artificial intelligence has emerged as the primary driver of this investment surge, with venture capital firms increasingly backing hard technology and early-stage companies. Major venture capital firms including IDG Capital, Sequoia China, and others remain actively engaged in China market, maintaining robust investment activity. Over the coming years, China innovation ecosystem is expected to continue its growth trajectory as investors increasingly focus on cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence ventures.

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