On 10 September the first industry matchmaking session of the seventh Shenzhen Angel Industry Accelerator opened at NTEK Group. The event was jointly organised by the Bao'an District New Energy Vehicle Industry Office, Shenzhen Angel Investment Guidance Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Angel), Bole Industry Services and the Shenzhen Angel Investment Association, focusing on building the automotive ecosystem and collaborative innovation, promoting integrated development of large, medium and small enterprises and supporting Shenzhen's strategic emerging industry clusters.

The event opens

As host of the accelerator's first stop, NTEK Group drew on more than a decade of technical and industry service experience in testing and certification to provide a high-quality platform for exchange and cooperation. Group Vice President Song Jishi, Marketing Manager Su Peiqin and several business leaders attended, together with Shenzhen Angel Deputy General Manager Xu Xiangdong, Managing Director Zou Xiaolu and a delegation of entrepreneurs from the accelerator, to discuss automotive industry trends and opportunities for cooperation.

Capabilities on show

During the laboratory tour, NTEK Group presented its comprehensive technical service capabilities in intelligent connected vehicles, electronic communications and new energy. As a national high-tech enterprise and integrated public testing platform, NTEK Group has built three core business segments around intelligent communications, intelligent connected vehicles and smart new energy, with large laboratory bases in the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and other regions, offering customers one-stop quality research services from R&D verification and inspection to market access.

Working together

In his welcome address, NTEK Group Vice President Song Jishi said the group was honoured to host the matchmaking session alongside so many partners from the automotive ecosystem. He explained that since its founding NTEK Group has focused on testing technology services, with core business in intelligent communications, intelligent connected vehicles and smart new energy, dedicated to providing companies with comprehensive and professional testing support. Alongside the rapid growth of China's new energy vehicle industry, NTEK has established branches in several regions and continued to expand its team, and last year its testing volume ranked among the leading private testing institutions in China. He looked forward to working with more partners to drive innovation and high-quality development, and hoped that every entrepreneur attending would connect with the resources they need.

Shenzhen Angel Deputy General Manager Xu Xiangdong stressed in his remarks that Shenzhen's 14th Five-Year Plan targets GDP of RMB 5 trillion and a place among the world's top ten cities, focusing on new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence and medical devices, supported by dedicated industry task forces and a national RMB 50 billion Greater Bay Area venture fund to help science and technology companies grow, and he looked forward to seizing the opportunities together.

Shenzhen Angel Managing Director Zou Xiaolu set out the vision and roadmap of the accelerator, saying it would continue to focus on core links in the industrial chain, match resources precisely, and drive project implementation and commercialisation to support companies at every stage of growth.

Matchmaking on site

During the matchmaking session, representatives of several accelerator companies presented their technical strengths and innovative projects and held in-depth discussions with the NTEK technical team on automotive testing and certification, new energy technology and materials analysis. The atmosphere was lively and some companies reached preliminary intentions to cooperate.

NTEK Group will continue to uphold its service philosophy of providing customers with comprehensive and professional testing support, work actively with industry partners to build an open, collaborative and innovative automotive ecosystem, and contribute to Shenzhen's 20+8 strategic emerging industries.