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"Little Dragons" Transforming Hangzhou into China's Silicon Valley

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https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/inside-deepseek-and-the-other-little-dragons-transforming-hangzhou-into-chinas-silicon-valley/
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  • #AI Innovation
  • #Startup Ecosystem
  • #Hangzhou Tech Hub
  • Hangzhou is emerging as a center of AI innovation, home to companies like DeepSeek and the '6 little dragons of Hangzhou'.
  • The '6 little dragons' include BrainCo (brain-computer interfaces), Deep Robotics (quadruped robots), DeepSeek (open-weights AI models), ManyCore (3D design platform), and Unitree Robotics (humanoid and quadruped robots).
  • Hangzhou supports startups with tax breaks, subsidies, talent pipelines, and infrastructure investments, including computing resources.
  • The city allocates 15% of its annual fiscal revenue to tech investments and provides free accommodations for job seekers.
  • Zhejiang University plays a key role in supplying talent, with alumni founding 4 of the 6 dragons.
  • Hangzhou's Future Industries Development Plan (2025–2026) focuses on AI, robotics, and synthetic biology.
  • Alibaba Cloud and local companies provide computing power, including Nvidia GPUs and homegrown processors.
  • Hangzhou's success highlights the importance of establishing multiple AI hubs globally.
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