TheArch
Shanghai · Nov 1 — Nov 21 · 2026上海 · 2026.11.01 — 11.21
TheArch Shanghai arrival · 01 Nov 2026上海抵达 · 2026.11.01

China Tech Residency中国科技驻留

A field program inside China’s AI and hard-tech ecosystem.深入中国 AI 与硬科技生态的驻留项目。

Three weeks. Real connections. Lasting impact.三周驻留，真实连接，长期影响。

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LHRLondon伦敦
SINSingapore新加坡
Real partnerships start with shared context.真正的合作，始于共同的现场经验。
Field access to China tech进入中国科技现场连接世界 · 共建未来
01Program premise项目缘起
TheArch · Shanghai
Why this exists为何发起

China’s tech speed is visible. The way it gets built is harder to see.中国科技的速度很容易被看见，背后的运作逻辑需要进入现场才能理解。

TheArch is a three-week residency for founders, investors, institutions, and technology scouts who want to understand China’s applied AI and hard-tech ecosystem from the inside.TheArch 是一个三周驻留项目，面向希望从内部理解中国应用 AI 与硬科技生态的创始人、投资人、机构和技术观察者。

  • Private access to labs, product teams, founders, and technical operators.进入实验室、产品团队、创始人和一线技术运营者的真实场景。
  • Structured routes across AI applications, robotics, hardware, XR, and smart wearables.围绕 AI 应用、机器人、硬件、XR 与智能穿戴设计主题路线。
  • Built around practical goals: partners, customers, capital, hiring, and market understanding.围绕实际目标设计：合作伙伴、客户、资本、人才与市场认知。
3 weeks3 周Nov 1—21, 20262026.11.01—11.21
~60Residents on site现场驻留嘉宾
~100Total participants总参与规模
Fuxing Island复兴岛Yangpu · Shanghai上海 · 杨浦
02Partner value合作价值
For sponsors, hosts, speakers, communities赞助商 · 主办方 · 演讲嘉宾 · 社群伙伴
What partners get合作方获得什么

Bring global operators into China’s builder circles.把全球参与者带入中国建设者圈层。

Product & technology sponsors产品与技术赞助商

  • Meet overseas customers, partners, investors, and talent without an outbound roadshow.在上海直接触达海外客户、合作伙伴、投资人和人才。
  • Show real products in a serious technical setting.在高质量技术场景中展示真实产品与能力。
  • Turn global curiosity into qualified follow-up.把国际关注转化为可跟进的合作线索。

Speakers & visiting companies演讲嘉宾与参访企业

  • Build global visibility with a qualified international audience.面向高质量国际受众建立全球可见度。
  • Create direct relationships with overseas founders and scouts.与海外创始人、投资人和技术观察者建立直接关系。
  • Tell the company story in a room that can act on it.在真正能产生后续行动的场景里讲清公司故事。

Community partners社群合作伙伴

  • Connect local members to an international network.把本地成员连接到更高质量的国际网络。
  • Co-host events that are hard to build alone.共同完成单一社群难以独立组织的高密度活动。
  • Share audience, credibility, and post-event content.共享受众、信任背书和活动后的传播素材。
03Audience profile用户画像
Target mix for partner planning用于合作规划的目标人群
Participant profiles参与者画像

Three groups, one practical question: what does it take to work with China?三类核心人群，关注同一个现实问题：如何真正与中国科技生态合作？

Growth-oriented founders增长型创始人

Looking for supply chains, strategic partners, market access, and strong technical talent.寻找供应链、战略伙伴、市场入口和高性价比技术人才。

Seeking growth寻找增长

Investors & technology scouts投资人与技术观察者

Looking for founder access, industry signals, technology trends, and a ground-level view of China.寻找创始人入口、产业信号、技术趋势，以及来自一线的中国现场观察。

Seeking opportunities寻找机会

Institutions & corporate executives机构与企业决策者

Looking to understand China’s innovation model and turn that insight into strategy.希望理解中国创新模型，并将观察转化为组织战略。

Seeking strategic insight寻找战略洞察

Planning assumption. Final composition depends on selection, partner needs, and speaker availability.规划假设。最终构成将根据筛选结果、合作方需求和嘉宾档期调整。

04Participant mix参与者构成
Estimated composition目标比例
Global by design面向全球设计

A Western-majority cohort with strong Asia-Pacific participation.以欧美参与者为主，同时纳入高质量亚太参与者。

TheArch is designed for people who can turn field access into partnerships, investment, market entry, content, or strategy.TheArch 面向能把现场访问转化为合作、投资、市场进入、内容传播或战略决策的人群。

Target geography目标地域构成

North America & Europe北美与欧洲
60%
Asia-Pacific亚太地区
20%
China-based internationals在华国际人士
10%
Other global markets其他国际市场
10%

Target roles目标角色构成

Founders / operators创始人 / 运营者
40%
Investors / scouts投资人 / 观察者
25%
Corporate / institutions企业 / 机构
20%
KOLs / researchersKOL / 研究者
15%
05Residency architecture驻留结构
Modular by week按周模块化参与
How the residency works项目如何运行

One island base. Three theme weeks. Multiple entry points.一个岛上基地，三周主题路线，多种参与方式。

Participants can join one week or stay for the full route. Each week combines company visits, closed-door talks, community sessions, and founder-level dinners.参与者可按周加入，也可完整参与三周。每周包含企业参访、闭门交流、社群活动和创始人级别晚宴。

Week 1
Nov 1—8第一周
11.01—11.08

AI Application FrontierAI 应用前沿

AI applications, model ecosystems, open-source builders, and product commercialization.AI 应用、大模型生态、开源建设者与产品商业化。

Week 2
Nov 9—15第二周
11.09—11.15

Embodied AI & Robotics具身智能与机器人

Shanghai robotics companies, Zhangjiang AI route, and a Shenzhen hardware field trip.上海机器人企业、张江 AI 路线，以及深圳硬件现场。

Week 3
Nov 16—21第三周
11.16—11.21

Smart Wearables & Bio-hacking智能穿戴与 Bio-hacking

XR, smart glasses, health devices, open-source hardware, and the final co-creation summit.XR、智能眼镜、健康设备、开源硬件与闭幕共创峰会。

06Week 1第一周
AI Application FrontierAI 应用前沿
Nov 1—811.01—11.08

AI applications, large models, and open-source ecosystems.AI 应用、大模型与开源生态。

  • Company routes: SenseTime, ByteDance, Ant Group, Alibaba and other model/application teams.企业路线：商汤、字节、蚂蚁、阿里等模型与应用团队。
  • Institution routes: Shanghai AI Lab, Model Speed Space, Shanghai Innovation Institute, HKUST Shanghai Center.机构路线：上海 AI Lab、模速空间、上海创智学院、港科大上海中心等。
  • Topics: China vs. US AI commercialization, building global AI products with Chinese developer ecosystems.讨论主题：中国与美国的 AI 商业化差异，以及如何借助中国开发者生态打造全球产品。
Fuxing Island Park
PVGAI frontierAI 前沿

Partner moment合作方时刻

Private product session or technical roundtable with a qualified global audience.面向高质量国际受众，设置产品专场或技术圆桌。

07Week 2第二周
Embodied AI & Robotics具身智能与机器人
Nov 9—1511.09—11.15

China’s hard-tech week for overseas builders.为海外建设者打开中国硬科技现场。

  • Shanghai robotics route: AGIBOT, Fourier Intelligence, TMiRob, Kepler and related local companies.上海机器人路线：智元机器人、傅利叶、钛米、开普勒及相关本地企业。
  • Zhangjiang AI Innovation Town and founder/operator briefings.张江人工智能创新小镇与创始人 / 运营者闭门分享。
  • Shenzhen extension: Huaqiangbei, SEG Plaza, DJI or Chaihuo-style maker ecosystem.深圳延展路线：华强北、赛格广场、DJI 或柴火式创客生态。

Discussion themes讨论主题

  • How large models give robots a “cerebellum”.大模型如何为机器人提供新的“小脑”。
  • The cost-down logic of Chinese hardware supply chains.中国硬件供应链的降本逻辑。
  • From CAD to production: what hardware founders get wrong.从 CAD 到量产：硬件创始人最容易误判的环节。
SZXHardware route硬件路线
08Week 3第三周
Wearables · Bio-hacking · Summit穿戴设备 · Bio-hacking · 峰会
Nov 16—2111.16—11.21

Smart wearables, XR, bio-hacking, and the closing summit.智能穿戴、XR、Bio-hacking 与闭幕峰会。

  • Company routes: Looki AI, Odyss Life, Wakuart, Rokid and related XR / health device teams.企业路线：Looki AI、Odyss Life、Wakuart、Rokid 及相关 XR / 健康设备团队。
  • Institution route: Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute.机构路线：上海人工智能研究院等。
  • Aligned with Global Entrepreneurship Week for public-facing conversations and final demos.衔接全球创业周，形成公开交流与最终 demo 展示。

Closing week收官周

The final week turns visits into outputs: demos, partner conversations, investor follow-up, and stories partners can use after the event.最后一周将参访转化为可见成果：demo、合作沟通、投资跟进，以及合作方可在活动后继续使用的内容。

DemoPrototype / product stories原型 / 产品故事
Summit峰会Global Entrepreneurship Week全球创业周
09Sponsorship formats赞助形式
Practical integration points可落地的合作入口
10What sponsors can take home赞助商收获
Partnership with clear takeaways目标清晰的合作
Sponsor takeaways赞助商收获

From visibility to working relationships.从品牌可见度，到真正可推进的关系。

  • Global visibility: be seen by founders, investors, scouts, and institutional decision makers.全球可见度：触达创始人、投资人、技术观察者与机构决策者。
  • Qualified access: meet participants with a clear reason to work with China.高质量触达：接触有明确中国合作需求的参与者。
  • Market feedback: hear what overseas builders actually need from Chinese companies.市场反馈：了解海外建设者真正需要中国公司提供什么。
  • Deal flow: open paths for customers, partners, investment, hiring, and distribution.合作线索：打开客户、伙伴、投资、招聘与分发渠道。
  • Brand content: turn the visit into material that can be used after the event.品牌内容：把现场访问转化为活动后仍可使用的传播素材。
ROIRelationships · leads · insight关系 · 线索 · 洞察
11Target network目标网络
Invite list is directional名单为方向性参考
Anchor network核心邀约网络

Anchor guests help bring trust, attention, and committed participants.核心嘉宾带来信任、注意力和更明确的参与意愿。

Global KOL / builder targets全球 KOL / 建设者目标

Michael T. Brown, Jin Hyung Park, Marc Lou, Grant Lee, Mati Staniszewski, vLLM builders, Indie Hackers, Buildspace, Lovable growth operators and similar profiles.Michael T. Brown、Jin Hyung Park、Marc Lou、Grant Lee、Mati Staniszewski、vLLM builders、Indie Hackers、Buildspace、Lovable growth operators 及相近画像。

China tech / capital targets中国科技 / 资本目标

AI founders, robotics companies, cloud / model teams, smart hardware founders, Linear Capital, Yunqi, ZhenFund, SOSV orbit and other ecosystem nodes.AI 创始人、机器人公司、云与模型团队、智能硬件创始人，以及线性资本、云启、真格、SOSV 相关生态节点。

All names are target invitees or ecosystem references unless separately confirmed. The partner deck should not imply confirmed attendance.除非另行确认，以上姓名均为目标邀约或生态参考，不应被理解为已确认出席。

12Commercial model商业模型
Designed for commitment为真实参与设计
Ticketing & pricing logic票务与定价逻辑

Modular passes keep the room full and the audience relevant.按周模块化售票，保证现场规模与人群质量。

The residency is built in week-based modules. Participants can join one week or combine multiple weeks, while partners sponsor the moments that match their goals.驻留项目按周拆分，参与者可选择单周或多周组合；合作方可赞助与自身目标最匹配的场景。

  • USD-priced passes for overseas and high-net-worth participants.面向海外与高净值参与者，以美元定价。
  • City transport, lunch, and insurance included; accommodation excluded.包含城市交通、午餐与保险；住宿不包含在内。
  • Minimum launch block: 20 seats.最低启动规模：20 个席位。
  • Planned scale: around 60 residents on site, around 100 total participants.计划规模：约 60 位现场驻留嘉宾，约 100 位总参与者。
Practical commercial design可执行的商业设计Small group · qualified access · real follow-up小规模 · 高质量 · 可跟进
13Close合作邀请
TheArch · Shanghai 2026
Partner invitation合作伙伴邀请

Help build the bridge people actually use.一起搭建一座真正会被使用的桥。

TheArch brings global builders into China’s technology ecosystem, with enough structure to build trust and a small enough setting to create real follow-up.TheArch 将全球建设者带入中国科技生态，用清晰结构建立信任，用小规模场景促成真实跟进。

Shanghai · Fuxing Island · Nov 2026上海 · 复兴岛 · 2026 年 11 月
上海
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ARCHAccess to innovation进入创新现场
TheArchConnecting global innovators with China’s innovation ecosystem连接全球创新者与中国创新生态