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We started from scratch and now have 150 in-house startups and 200,000+ startups in our extended community. Together with corporate innovators, government innovation initiatives, academia researchers, and innovation explorers from all walks of life, we are well on our way to building the Global Innovation, China Engine.

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Community Updates

Generator Advisors is partnering XNode Singapore to support Atiom's growth in Southeast Asia using Singapore as a landing pad
Generator Advisors is partnering XNode Singapore to support Atiom's growth in Southeast Asia using Singapore as a landing pad

We are excited to announce a multi-part agreement with Generator Advisors. Based in Singapore, Generator Advisors specializes in early-stage investments (Seed to Series-A) and serves as an advisory for various sectors.

August 4, 2021
Fund Raising
Deep Market Research through Intensive Hackathon
Deep Market Research through Intensive Hackathon

May 13, Intel® GrowthX and XNode held a packed #Market#Research#Hackathon between university students and our Batch 11 teams.

May 14, 2021
Open Innovation
Parsons school of design and nio life announce a partnership to foster sustainable design
Parsons school of design and nio life announce a partnership to foster sustainable design

Pioneer and leading manufacturer of premium smart electric vehicles, NIO and The New School’s Parsons School of Design, one of the world’s leading art and design schools, announced the NIO Life x PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN partnership. The collaborative project is the latest iteration of Blue Sky Lab

April 22, 2021
Open Innovation

Coming Events

S-Tron Shanghai 2023|The Final Slush Shanghai
S-Tron Shanghai 2023|The Final Slush Shanghai

S-Tron Shanghai 2023 features a diverse range of content, including keynote speeches, roundtable forums, fireside chats.

Bilingual
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September 22, 2023
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German Startup Night in Shanghai
German Startup Night in Shanghai

12 German startups from various sectors will engage in face-to-face exchanges with business partners and investors in CN

English
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September 14, 2023
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China German Startup Night
China German Startup Night

30th of March from 16:00-17:30, XNode together with German Accelerator will present the "China German Startup Night".

Bilingual
Online
March 30, 2023
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Market Research Hackathon
Market Research Hackathon

Work with market research and industry experts. Explore advanced technologies and innovative applications across...

Bilingual
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September 30, 2021
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International Entrepreneurship Week 2021
International Entrepreneurship Week 2021

In 2021, the 4th Entrepreneurship Week will be held virtually in an even bigger scale cohosted by IEEE TEMS and...

English
Online
September 8, 2021
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The Next Wave for Edtech Company to Grow Globally
The Next Wave for Edtech Company to Grow Globally

Where is the new opportunity for Edtech company to launch global? How to tell the story of Chinese educational...

Chinese
Online
September 2, 2021
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XNode alumni

XNode is the top accelerator for startups and corporates in China and has been building the innovation ecosystem since 2015. Following the speed of innovation in China, we teamed up with mature partners to help XNode Alumni grow fast through open innovation and investment. We believe collaboration is the key to realizing the value of innovation in the present and in the future.

XNode Alumni is made up of Open Innovation Program participants and in-house startup companies from our XNode Space and community. Now it's also open to all startups who are trying to change the word through new technologies and sustainability.

Mentors

The beauty of mentorship lies not just in the skills and knowledge gained, but also the professional socialization and personal support to facilitate success. We are glad to count the below folks in our growing network of mentors.
Martin Daffner

Martin Daffner

SVP - Strategy & Business Practices, Fung Group
Miguel Solana​

Miguel Solana​

Partner, Alter 5
Nobuaki Kitagawa

Nobuaki Kitagawa

Chief Executive Officer, CyberAgent Capital (China) Co., Ltd.
Stone Shi

Stone Shi

Associate Editor, Journal of Management Studies
Guus Frericks

Guus Frericks

Founder and CEO, HighTechXL
Yi Zhou

Yi Zhou

Founder and President, S.point
Osamu Kaneda

Osamu Kaneda

CEO, Yoren Limited
Bill Ye

Bill Ye

Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

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