268 teams compete! 2026 Second Tsinghua "Sci-Tech Innovation Cup" Entrepreneurship Competition Finals awards announced

The finals of the 2026 Second Tsinghua "Sci-Tech Innovation Cup" Entrepreneurship Competition were held on September 19. A total of 12 projects in the startup and growth groups won first, second, and third prizes, with the growth group first prize going to Shouyi Technology's embodied intelligence data collection infrastructure project. This edition drew 268 registered teams from 101 universities, an increase of about 62% over the previous edition, and 75% of the projects were led by people with master's or doctoral backgrounds. The first edition had 165 participating projects, and its winning projects have raised nearly 400 million yuan in cumulative financing.