Zero-carbon, inter-city hydrogen powered trains are coming
Zero-carbon, inter-city hydrogen powered trains are coming On the morning of 28th December 2022, China launched its first #hydrogen energy powered inter-city train in Chengdu, a bustling city of 16 million. The development of the train was collaboration between China’s CRRC and Chengdu Railway Group. With a top speed of 160km/h and a range of […]
Skysys helps solar farms maximize outputs with intelligent and autonomous drone inspections
Skysys helps solar farms maximize outputs with intelligent and autonomous drone inspections A CM Venture portfolio company, SKYSYS, has launched its official PV Inspector AI operations at a solar panel farm (PV power station) near Shaanxi, China. https://cmventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Blog-6.mp4 Photovoltaic (PV) = solar energyPV power station = solar farmPV panel = solar panel Located at the […]
10 big predictions for China in 2023
10 big predictions for China in 2023 An exclusive wrap-up of the investment trends in the Chinese hydrogen energy industry in 2022. Hydrogen energy has been gaining traction globally and in China, simply because it’s dominantly available on earth. #energy #hydrogen #hydrogenenergy
Can innovative material startups cross the chasm?
Can innovative material startups cross the chasm? Materials startups can struggle to move from early adopters to the mass market. These are the 3 main hurdles and how to overcome them. Article appeared as an op-ed on https://globalventuring.com/corporate/material-startups-chasm-scaling/ First published in 1991, Geoffrey A. Moore’s book “Crossing the Chasm” examines market dynamics faced by innovative […]
2022 roundup of the most innovative Synthetic Biology startups in China
2022 roundup of the most innovative Synthetic Biology startups in China How cutting edge was the synthetic biology scene in China in 2022? Here’s our roundup of the hottest Chinese startups shaking up the market with their breakthroughs. #startups #syntheticbiology #breakthroughs
This is a golden time for Chinese hard tech innovation and manufacturing
This is a golden time for Chinese hard tech innovation and manufacturing As China reopens and relaxes Covid restrictions, we’re taking a dive into interpreting China’s latest economic objectives and goals and putting them into the wider context of China’s relation to the global economy. One of the indicators we examined is China’s ranking in […]
Innovation is our key takeaway from the recent Chinese National Congress
Innovation is our key takeaway from the recent Chinese National Congress China needs to add more innovation and value to the goods it produces to grow its economy. The recent Chinese National Congress gave a clear indication of supporting this. With the conclusion of the 20th Chinese National Congress of the CCP in October 2022, […]
It won’t be easy to bring hard tech investments back to the US and Europe
It won’t be easy to bring hard tech investments back to the US and Europe While politicians want to bring tech manufacturing back to western countries, the economics are stacked against it. With the Biden administration pushing for a decoupling between China and the US, there has been ripple effects across the rest of the […]
The only constant is change: CM Ventures @ Petronas Innovation Day
The only constant is change: CM Ventures @ Petronas Innovation Day Kuala Lumpur, September 2022 – Dr Patrick Berbon, Managing Partner at CM Venture, discussed ‘change’ at the annual Petronas Innovation Day conference. The conference was organized by the Petronas’ innovation team, also an investor in CM Venture fund 3. In his presentation titled ‘The […]
State-of-Industry of SiC Semi
State-of-Industry of SiC Semi Viewpoint: GPT: SiC adoption in EVs, progress in SiC MOSFET, costs, and vs. GaN / IGBT CM Venture Capital lead Series A investment and subsequently participated in multiple rounds of equity financing for Global Power Technologies (GPT) – a leading Chinese SiC devices IDM, with a 4” fab line in Beijing […]