ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° English, 11 October 2026, infrastructure
Hangzhou's 'New Eight Steeds' Focus on Tech Infrastructure
Hangzhou's latest tech bets focus on deep-tech companies building infrastructure for China's next AI cycle.
The city’s ‘New Eight Steeds’ are eight deep-tech companies in fields like smart glasses, inference GPUs, and compute-in-memory chips.
These companies operate further up the industrial chain, serving companies and institutions rather than consumers.
Their focus on infrastructure is a strategic pivot from the ‘Six Little Dragons’ that previously made Hangzhou a tech hub.