In July 2026, the 2026 Global AI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition-hosted by the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI) and organized by the CAAI Working Committee on Intelligent Products and Industries-will open registration to participants worldwide! Under the theme "Dreams Take Flight, AI Reaches the Future," the competition directly addresses the four major pain points of AI startups-funding, computing power, application scenarios, and data. Leveraging Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City's support policies worth tens of millions, a think tank of academicians and experts, leading industrial capital, and orders for real-world implementation, the competition creates a one-stop, all-encompassing empowerment platform for global AI teams-from technology development to industrialization. Get a sneak peek at the major full-chain support policies.

A key highlight of the 2026 Global AI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition is that it provides participating companies with a full-chain support system covering R&D grants, rent subsidies, loan interest subsidies, fund investments, computing power support, and scenario-based orders.Exclusive Policies for the Competition: Finalist projects are eligible, without further evaluation, for up to 6 million yuan in R&D subsidies over three years (comprising 20% of R&D equipment costs and 30% of R&D expenses), up to 1.5 million yuan in rent subsidies, and interest subsidy support for loans of up to 5 million yuan. They may also apply for up to 10 million yuan from the Angel Guidance Fund and receive an annual subsidy of 20,000 yuan in service vouchers.

Evaluation and Upgrade Policy: Eligible high-level talent projects may participate in the evaluation for Yuhang District's "Hai Chuang Wei Lai" Talent Program. Successful projects may receive up to 12 million yuan in R&D subsidies and up to 3 million yuan in rent subsidies.Industrial Policy: The competition is aligned with Yuhang District's artificial intelligence industrial policy framework, offering rewards or subsidies in areas such as general-purpose large language models, domain-specific large language models, "model vouchers," and "computing power vouchers."

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