On July 1, 2025, the NovaX International Investment Carnival 2025 successfully concluded at the Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo. This top Asian investment event co-hosted by 'Innovate Hong Kong' and NovaX attracted thousands of attendees from around the world, over 500 international investment institutions, and more than 300 startups gathering in Hong Kong to jointly build an innovation ecosystem that closely integrates global capital, innovative technology, and industrial landing. As the core platform for Shenzhen-Hong Kong scientific innovation integration, Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth DreamWorks (hereinafter referred to as 'DreamWorks') reached a cooperative intention with NovaX, showcasing a group of over twenty park enterprises including TuLing Technology, ZhiDian Technology, ZhiFa Digital Technology, ChuangLeng Technology, and Ruisi Xinke, demonstrating the vitality of the DreamWorks scientific innovation ecosystem to the world through forums, exhibitions, and roadshow connections.
At the opening ceremony of the event, Liu Guilin, Deputy Director of the Qianhai Management Bureau, and Mo Weixuan, General Manager of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth DreamWorks Operation Co., Ltd., were invited as guests to jointly launch the event and take photos with the attendees, marking the official commencement of this event that gathers global innovative forces. After the opening ceremony, invited guests engaged in in-depth exchanges and cooperative discussions with officials from the Hong Kong SAR government, various guests, and international investors.
Liu Guilin, Deputy Director of the Qianhai Management Bureau, and Mo Weixuan, General Manager of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth DreamWorks Operation Co., Ltd.
In-depth exchanges with guests such as Zhang Manli, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's Innovation and Technology Bureau.
Main forum opening: Multi-dimensional deconstruction of the Qianhai scientific innovation ecosystem 'Bay Area Speed'.
On the first day of the carnival, the main stage forum, jointly created by DreamWorks and NovaX, became the focus of the entire audience. Liu Guilin, Deputy Director of the Qianhai Management Bureau, as the opening guest, stated in his speech that Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation is the core mission and greatest advantage of Qianhai. He particularly introduced the latest practice of Qianhai in promoting Shenzhen-Hong Kong collaborative innovation—the '1510' new model launched in August 2024. This model aims to build a 'Shenzhen-Hong Kong technology achievement transformation model of Hong Kong-based basic research + Bay Area result transformation + international market sharing'.
Mo Weixuan, General Manager of Shenzhen Qianhai DreamWorks Operation Co., Ltd., hosted the event, inviting three guests: Liu Xin, Investment Director of Hongyi Investment, Wang Peng, Director of Innovation and Technology at the University of Hong Kong, and Tan Zhangxi, CEO of Ruisi Xinke, to decode the 'acceleration code' of the Qianhai scientific innovation ecosystem from three dimensions: capital integration, scientific research transformation, and enterprise growth.
As a representative of capital power, Liu Xin, Investment Director of Hongyi Investment, delivered a speech titled 'The Practice of Intelligent Capital in the Bay Area Investment and Financing', revealing the efficient capital docking system built by Qianhai through policy innovation, visually presenting the 'fast rhythm' of capital flow in the Greater Bay Area, and interpreting the integration efficiency of global capital and Bay Area scientific innovation.
Wang Peng, Director of Innovation and Technology at the University of Hong Kong, representing scientific research strength, shared the breakthrough achievements of the iDendron incubation model. The biosensor technology developed by his team has transitioned from university laboratories to production lines of enterprises in Qianhai, showcasing the 'Bay Area record' of transforming scientific research results from universities, demonstrating the 'acceleration' of Shenzhen-Hong Kong scientific research collaboration.
As a representative of the star enterprises incubated by the DreamWorks, CEO Tan Zhangxi explained the entire process from the germination of the idea to the volume production of the RISC-V processor, particularly mentioning the DreamWorks 'Shenzhen-Hong Kong dual laboratory' resources, which help shorten the chip iteration cycle, confirming the rapid realization of 'from idea to product' in the ecosystem.
At the end of the forum, Mo Weixuan summarized: 'Market forces, capital, talent, research and development, industry, and policy empower each other, jointly driving the rapid development of the Greater Bay Area. In the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, especially in Qianhai, startups are thriving, and investor returns are accelerating. This place is building a future with innovative vitality. Whether you are an entrepreneur with a vision or an investor seeking opportunities, Qianhai is the ideal choice. Looking forward to continuing discussions with everyone at the exhibition on how the GBA can reshape possibilities and embark on this journey of scientific innovation.'
Exhibition and roadshow: The DreamWorks enterprise matrix showcases hard power in scientific innovation.
In the central exhibition area of the carnival, the DreamWorks '1+10' booth matrix is eye-catching. The main booth, conceptualized as the 'Shenzhen-Hong Kong Scientific Innovation Integration Corridor', displays dynamic data walls showcasing scientific innovation and investment financing results in real time; over twenty park enterprises showcase their strengths, with TuLing Technology's smart travel robots engaging in discussions with the London Development Agency, and ChuangLeng Technology's low-carbon refrigeration technology deeply connecting with the J.P. Morgan investment team. More than a hundred representatives and guests from domestic and foreign enterprises visited the DreamWorks exhibition area, and over 50 international startup teams were invited to Qianhai to seek further communication and cooperation opportunities. In the roadshow segment, the DreamWorks focused on showcasing projects in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, new materials, and smart health, attracting attention from numerous investment institutions. Among them, 5 companies from the DreamWorks participated in the on-site roadshow presentation and conducted one-on-one in-depth connections with investors, successfully reaching preliminary cooperation intentions. International roadshows are the key door to integrating into the global industrial chain and accelerating technological iterations. The DreamWorks not only provides a stage for enterprises to showcase but also builds connections with international capital channels, injecting momentum into industrial development.
DreamWorks Fund makes its debut: Accelerating the aggregation of international capital resources.
At this investment and financing exchange meeting, the DreamWorks, together with its subsidiary DreamWorks Fund, made a significant appearance, engaging in in-depth discussions with many well-known global investment institutions. The DreamWorks Fund relies on the NovaX international resource network, precisely focusing on cross-border capital connections.
At the event, the DreamWorks efficiently connected with over 20 investment institutions. This large-scale precision connection not only significantly broadened the fund's international capital channels and accelerated the fundraising process but, more importantly, provided a rich reserve of high-quality cooperative resources for subsequent selection and formation of sub-funds focusing on different strategic emerging fields, marking a key step in building a multi-level, international fund ecology.
Regarding the fund development strategy, Liang Shengyu, the person in charge of the DreamWorks on-site, emphasized: 'Through the NovaX network, we will inject profound 'international genes' and global industry insights into the DreamWorks Fund. This docking meeting has opened up an efficient new path for raising a mother fund, while also laying a solid LP resource foundation and cross-regional capital synergy capability for future sub-funds in strategic emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and new materials.'
General Manager's Exclusive Interview: Decoding the ecological evolution of the DreamWorks, anchoring the world-class super incubator.
In an exclusive interview at the NovaX carnival, when asked how the DreamWorks achieves an upgrade from startup services to industry accelerators, Mo Weixuan, General Manager of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth DreamWorks, pointed to the unique gene of deep integration between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. 'Our operating team consists of 60% mainland members and 40% Hong Kong members; this complementary combination is key to achieving seamless collaboration,' Mo Weixuan said. This integration advantage directly translates into significant results: as of May 2025, among the 589 incubated teams, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and international teams account for as much as 86%. The total amount of financing for incubated enterprises has exceeded 6.2 billion yuan, successfully cultivating a number of benchmark enterprises, including 77 national high-tech enterprises and 18 specialized and innovative enterprises (including 2 national 'little giants').
Faced with the explosive demand where the park's space allocation rate has exceeded 90% and annual applications exceed 400, Mo Weixuan vividly outlined the future vision of the DreamWorks: to fully build a world-class super incubator in the Greater Bay Area. He emphasized that internationalization is the strategic core to achieve this grand goal. The platform has established substantial cooperation with 10 countries and reached over 100 overseas institutions. 'Our mission is not only to introduce global innovative forces but also to promote local enterprises to shine on the world stage.' He revealed that attracting international startups to settle in will be the top priority in the upcoming layout. At the same time, Mo Weixuan pointed out that the newly launched DreamWorks Fund will construct a 'fund group supporting Hong Kong people and Hong Kong enterprises' through investing in sub-funds and direct capital injection, continuously injecting strong capital momentum into the entire innovation ecosystem, accelerating the process of realizing the 'international super incubator' blueprint.
Strategic cooperation upgrade: A new channel for Shenzhen-Hong Kong international investment and financing is formed.
In the intertwining of strategic cooperation upgrades and Bay Area exploration, the collaborative practice between the DreamWorks and NovaX becomes the finishing touch. The two sides have previously reached a deep cooperation intention, and during the carnival, they jointly established the 'Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Investment Resource Pool', co-hosted the 'Qianhai-NovaX Biweekly Roadshow', mutually set up an 'Innovation Liaison Officer' mechanism, and developed initiatives such as the 'Bay Area Scientific Innovation Index', breaking through cross-border investment barriers through resource integration, shortening financing cycles through regular roadshows, reducing development costs through full-chain services, and providing decision-making references through quantitative indexes, achieving a leap from simple resource stacking to ecological energy level improvement.
NovaX connects global capital's 'source of fresh water' and complements the 'experimental field' advantage of the DreamWorks rooted in Qianhai, jointly building a collaborative pattern of integration between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. In this year's carnival, the DreamWorks actively participated as a 'bridge builder', helping to construct an open and shared scientific innovation ecosystem through the linkage of Shenzhen-Hong Kong resources, providing a replicable path for the Greater Bay Area to integrate global innovative resources, and promoting the Greater Bay Area to expand its development space in the global scientific innovation landscape, taking the posture of a pioneer in collaborative innovation, and creating a new chapter in the ecological construction of the Greater Bay Area.
