2021 MIT ACF Participating Companies

ACF 2021 committee is proud to be working with the following companies and educational institutes.  


PLATINUM Sponsors (WEBINARs)

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Dolphin Capital, LLC

Dolphin Capital, LLC is a financial and technical consulting firm focusing on quantitative research and portfolio management. Our investment experience covers global stocks and commodities, in particular US stocks, China A-shares, and digital currencies. We rely on sound economic/financial theory and quantitative analysis to deliver long-term, sustainable results. The alphas and trading models were systematically tested and productionized with disciplined and robust methodology. In portfolio construction, risk management and signal delivery, we seek and achieve value for our clients with meticulously designed quantitative and AI tools.  We are well trusted and supported by our clients, and have been a hiring entry to a number of global hedge funds, VCs, tech companies, family offices and NPOs. Our opinions and trading signals influence allocation of several hundred million USD.

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SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing

SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (RIPP), founded in 1956, is a comprehensive research and development organization specialized in petroleum refining and petrochemical engineering. Subordinated to SINOPEC Corporation, RIPP is mainly devoted to the development and application of technologies for petroleum refining, while laying stress on refining-petrochemical integration and corresponding petrochemical technologies as well. In recent years, it has been reinforcing its innovation in new alternative fuels and renewable energy fields. RIPP now is on the way of transition to an all-directional energy R&D organization mainly engaged in petroleum refining and refining-petrochemical integration.


GOLD Sponsors (WEBINARS)

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ALPHA SQUARE GROUP

Founded in 2015, Alpha Square Group (ASG) is a Single Family Office based in Manhattan, New York. Since its inception, ASG has well positioned itself as a one- stop investment platform for cross-border investments both in China and the United States. ASG’s core businesses are divided between private equity/venture investments and wealth management.

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BOE Technology

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., founded in April 1993, is an IoT company providing intelligent interface products and professional services for information interaction and human health. BOE’s three core businesses are Interface Devices, Smart IoT Systems and Smart Medicine & Engineering Integration.

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ENN GROUP

With a mission of ‘creating a modern energy system and improving the quality of people’s life’, ENN Group has developed a clean energy value chain across distribution in the downstream, storage and transportation in the midstream and production and exploration in the upstream as well as a life-heath offerings chain spanning health, culture, tourism and estate.

Embracing the digital age, ENN Group is focusing on building the ubiquitous energy network platform to lead the development of digital energy and creating a family health management services platform called ‘Laikang’ to establish a quality lifestyles with Chinese characteristics.

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Department of  Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University

Institute of Electronics and Information Technology in Tianjin, Tsinghua University

Department of Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University is a world-leading department in the area of electronics and information science. The department has over 2000 talented undergraduate and graduate students, covering the fields of physical electronics and optoelectronics, circuits and systems, electro-magnetic field and micro-wave technology, communication and information systems, signal and information processing, complex systems and network, as well as interdisciplinary fields bridging materials, energy biology, medicine, environmental sciences.

 The IEIT was established on July 20, 2015. With the support of the People’s Government of Tianjin Binhai New Area and Cina-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Administrative Committee , the IEIT will fully leverage the advanced scientific research and talents of Tsinghua University for prototyping and industrializing research achievements in the field of electronics and information technology.

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Wuxi APPTEC

WuXi AppTec provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services that enable companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries worldwide to advance discoveries and deliver groundbreaking treatments to patients. As an innovation-driven and customer-focused company, WuXi AppTec helps our partners improve the productivity of advancing healthcare products through cost-effective and efficient solutions. With industry-leading capabilities such as R&D and manufacturing for small molecule drugs, cell and gene therapies, and testing for medical devices, WuXi AppTec’s open-access platform is enabling more than 4,100 collaborators from over 30 countries to improve the health of those in need – and to realize our vision that "every drug can be made and every disease can be treated."

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零零科技 ZEROZERO

Zero Zero was co-founded in 2014 by Stanford Ph.D’s, MQ Wang and Tony Zhang. Zero Zero specializes in embedded AI technology to create intelligent devices characterized by machine vision and high precision control systems. 

Zero Zero launched its second product, Hover 2, in November 2018 on Kickstarter. Based on the design of Hover Camera Passport, Hover 2 added numerous innovative features such as Optical Radar for 360 degree obstacle avoidance, the Palm Pilot remote controller, and intelligent flight modes like AutoFrame. Hover 2 completed its crowdfunding goal in one hour, and ultimately raised over one million dollars.

In 2019, Zero Zero launched the world’s first consumer bicopter, the V-Coptr Falcon. With a striking V-shaped multi-patented dual rotor propulsion system and proprietary flight control technology, V-Coptr Falcon is characterized by extremely long flight time and significantly surpasses industry standards.

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特赞 TEZIGN

Tezign is the fast-growing tech startup in China. With the vision Technology Empowers Imagination, Tezign aims to build the digital infrastructure of creative resources through the creative platform and intelligence. Tezign has raised billions of investment from Sequoia Capital, Hearst Ventures, Linear Capital and other top investments.

Tezign helps medium to large enterprises to achieve the digital transformation of creative content creation, management, production, and optimization, enabling brands to reduce costs and increase efficiency in the era of digital economy. Tezign Creative Suppler Platform has 40,000 high-quality creatives to efficiently complete diversified creative content. Tezign content Data Intelligence enables brands to manages, intelligently optimizes, generates and distributes creative content.


SILVER SPONSORS

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ACTNANO

actnano is a dynamic materials startup in Cambridge, MA. With a strong global technical team, we develop and manufacture coatings that protect printed circuit boards in electronics, allowing them to function in water-laden environments. We work with the biggest brands in the consumer electronics and automotive industries to increase product reliability and improve product performance in wet and humid conditions. Not only do we provide a portfolio of coatings, but we also work closely with our customers to help solve some of their most difficult problems through rapid innovation and ingenuity.  

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AMAZON Devices

Amazon introduced the first Kindle in 2007 — at that time, it offered 90,000 eBooks and sold out 5.5 hours after the announcement. For streaming media lovers, we have created Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire TV Edition with voice search. Most recently, we introduced Amazon Echo and Alexa, the voice service that powers Echo and other devices so customers can play music, control their smart homes, and get information, news, weather, and more using just their voice. Also, Amazon has Ring products such as Video Doorbell, to the award-winning DIY Ring Alarm System, Ring’s smart home security product line, as well as the Neighbors App, offer users affordable whole-home and neighborhood security.  Amazon Sidewalk is a shared network that helps devices work better. Sidewalk can help simplify new device setup, extend the low-bandwidth working range of devices, and help devices stay online even if they are outside the range of their home wifi. We’re hiring in Beijing, Shenzhen, Taipei, Hsinchu and other Asia offices. 

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BRAINUP

BrainUp(also known as Naolu Technology) is a company specializes in artificial intelligence technologies and cutting-edge technology applications in neuroscience, brain-computer interface, brain-inspired computing, and medical big data. Headquartered in Beijing, BrainUp Group operates globally, with consulting team in Silicon Valley and branch offices in Jinan, Hangzhou, Ningbo and Zhuhai.  Core members are from Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Oxford, Tsinghua and other top universities worldwide.

Kang Smart Sleep Headband – a revolutionary sleep aid product based on electroencephalogram and artificial intelligence – has been released. It integrates sleep monitoring, sleep analysis, and sleep intervention into one comprehensive sleep experience. Based on precision electroencephalogram sensing and artificial intelligence model, it provides user with real-time biofeedback sleep intervention. In its sectional style design, 52 pieces of fabric splicing into external stretch cotton, silk fabric inside, makes the product breathable and comfortable to wear. It also comes with a user-friendly mobile App that provides detailed and scientific sleep reports. Our users can scientifically understand their sleep status and improve their sleep quality. 

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XIAOMI

Xiaomi Corporation was founded in April 2010 and listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on July 9, 2018 (1810.HK). Xiaomi is an internet company with smartphones and smart hardware connected by an Internet of Things (IoT) platform at its core.

With an equal emphasis on innovation and quality, Xiaomi continuously pursues high-quality user experience and operational efficiency. The company relentlessly builds amazing products with honest prices to let everyone in the world enjoy a better life through innovative technology.

 Xiaomi is currently the world’s third-largest smartphone brand and has established the world’s leading consumer AIoT (AI+IoT) platform with 289.5 million smart devices connected to its platform, excluding smartphones and laptops. Xiaomi products are present in more than 90 markets around the world. In August 2020, the company made the Fortune Global 500 list for the second time, ranking 422nd, up 46 places compared to the previous year. Xiaomi also ranked 7th among internet companies on the list.

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睿思芯科 RIVAI TECHNOLOGIES

RiVAI Technologies is a high tech startup focus on innovating next generation ultra low power CPU core and highly programmable AI acceleration module, providing core processor and AI chip for AIOT.

RiVAI is founded in Shenzhen in Aug 2018, endorsed by first class VCs like Northern Light, Sinovation, Oriza, etc. The founders hold BS degree from Tsinghua University and PhD from UC Berkeley, with backgrounds in computer instruction set architecture (ISA) and optical system integration. Since its foundation, RiVAI has attracted about 20 Silicon Valley industry veterans and PhDs to join the team and bring together expertise ranging from CPU ISA, SoC design, silicon-photonics and AI algorithm.

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帷幄 WHALE

帷幄Whale是领先的全渠道数字化解决方案服务商。通过人工智能 (AI), 大规模物联网络 (IoT) 和数据模型 (Data) 的创新,为面向未来的品牌和零售企业提供简单、快速、易复制、数据驱动的底层和应用层解决方案。

帷幄Whale设计了从前端到中台、后端运营的解决方案架构,运用数字化技术在终端卖场部署数字点位,将PGC和UGC内容以数字化的多样化交互形式,丰富顾客从进店到购买的整个客户旅程中体验服务,提高终端的停留率、停留时长、转化率和线下获客效率,以促进门店整体RoI的提升。

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星药科技 GALIXIR

Galixir is dedicated to employing cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to accelerate drug research and development. Based on multiple disciplines, our Pyxir™ platform can find innovative skeleton structures in the universe of compounds. Also, through deep learning of multi-modal big data of known molecular structures, Galixir AI screening module can efficiently conduct calculation based on multi-level structure of protein, properties of functional groups and combinations of functional groups, finding drug candidates with independent intellectual property rights and better drug properties.

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作业帮

作业帮是中国最大的K12在线教育平台,旗下有作业帮、作业帮直播课、作业帮口算等多款核心APP应用。截至目前,作业帮旗下产品累计激活用户设备超过8亿,月活超过1.7亿,稳居在线教育用户规模第一。秉持强大的技术基因和雄厚的教研实力,作业帮通过技术创新服务教育,让优质教育触手可及!

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晶泰科技 Xtalpi

Xtalpi (https://www.jingtaikeji.com ) is a computing-driven innovation drug research and development technology company, based on cutting-edge computational physics, quantum chemistry, artificial intelligence and cloud computing technology, to provide intelligent drugs for global innovative pharmaceutical companies R&D services.

We have a high-growth innovative leader in the field : co-founded by three Massachusetts Institute of Technology postdoctoral , with cutting-edge technology enabling the pharmaceutical industry ;

We have the strong support of well-known capital : we have received investment from Tencent, Google, Sequoia Capital, China Life, etc. , with a total financing amount of nearly 400 million US dollars

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同济大学 Tongji University × 康芝 Honz Pharma

Tongji University is a comprehensive university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the oldest and most selective, most prestigious universities in China under "Project 985" and "Project 211".

Honz Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Stock Code:300086) is a listed company aiming to promote children’s health and fulfill unmet medical needs.

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中科创达 ThunderSoft

中科创达软件股份有限公司(300496)是全球领先的智能操作系统产品和技术提供商。自2008年创立以来,公司致力于提供卓越的智能操作系统产品、技术及解决方案,立足智能终端操作系统,聚焦人工智能关键技术,助力并加速智能手机、智能物联网、智能网联汽车、智能行业等领域的产品化与技术创新。

公司始终将主营业务准确定位于操作系统技术,集中资源对Android、Linux、Windows、HTML5、RTOS和ROS操作系统以及智能视觉、智能语音、UI引擎和安全相关技术进行持续开发和投入,形成了从硬件驱动、操作系统内核、中间件到上层应用全面的技术体系,积累了丰富的经验和众多自有知识产权,具备了强大的技术开发和服务能力。核心技术涵盖了通信协议栈、深度学习、图形图像算法、操作系统优化和安全技术等多个方面。

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新东方 XDF

As the largest provider of private educational services in China, New Oriental offers education services for people aging from 0 to 25, teaching skills that give students a crucial competitive advantage in the workplace and help improve education balance in China. Our wide range of educational programs, services and products include English and other foreign language training, overseas and domestic test preparation courses, all-subjects after-school tutoring, primary and secondary school education, educational content and software as well as online education. By 30th November,2019, New Oriental has already set up 97 branches and 1304 learning centers in 85 cities around the country, and has given lectures to more than 51.2 million students.