Cases

Context

No Silicon Valley tech companies had exhibited at a Chinese trade show as an organized delegation before.

What SVTR did

In March 2026 SVTR assembled and led 15 tech companies from Silicon Valley and beyond, handling everything from application design through three screening rounds to on-site delivery in Shanghai.

Result

1,000+ applications → 3 screening rounds → 15 exhibitors, delivered in 30 days. The cohort (Mantis Robotics, Aora, Toasterz, Orion and others) was individually profiled by ifeng Finance.

What SVTR did

In March 2026 SVTR took 30+ AI founders from around the world through core AI innovation zones in and around Shanghai over one week: AWE Shanghai, Suzhou Industrial Park, Xuhui Model Space, Maqiao AI Innovation Zone, Zhangjiang AI Town and Lin-gang New Area. The itinerary went beyond site visits: the Jinji Lake roadshow for Silicon Valley AI startups at Suzhou Industrial Park, Xuhui Capital’s “Xuhui × Silicon Valley” cross-border AI roundtable, and the “Embodied AI” China-US robotics exchange hosted by the Maqiao pilot zone with the Shanghai Foreign Investment Development Board were each convened together with SVTR.

Result

30+ global AI founders · one week · 6 core AI innovation zones · 3 matchmaking sessions hosted by local government-backed institutions

Context

Cephia uses metasurface technology to make spectral chips smaller and cheaper; its core manufacturing process needs Chinese supply-chain partners.

What SVTR did

Through the SVTR delegation it connected with industrial partners in the Yangtze Delta and Shenzhen.

Context

An incubator platform for HBCU student and alumni founders, whose founder is an Obama Scholar.

What SVTR did

Co-founder Atuwatse joined the SVTR delegation for a first entry into the China ecosystem.

Result

Interviewed by Jiemian News at AWE.