Recently, the first national list of disruptive technology entrepreneurial stars was officially released on the site of the 14th China (Guangzhou) International Financial Exchange-Expo. The list was jointly released by the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei National Technology Innovation Centre and Guangzhou Industrial Investment under the guidance of the National Key R&D Plan. Among the many innovative products declared, GBT stood out with its industry-leading technological strength and application prospect of ‘eXtreme fast charging battery technology’, and successfully made it to the list of TOP3 ‘Mars’ enterprises at the highest level.

List Criteria: Enterprises selected as ‘Venture Star’ should be non-listed enterprises registered in China, and the core technology of the enterprise has great potential for disruption, not ordinary technology or simple business model innovation, and achieve a good start in entrepreneurship.

Enterprises selected as ‘Mars’ need to meet the following indicators: no more than 10 years after its establishment, with a cumulative market-based investment of more than 100 million yuan, a valuation of more than 3 billion yuan (including 3 billion yuan) after the latest round of financing, and an annual operating income of more than 50 million yuan, and to achieve a balanced income and expenditure.

A total of 44 outstanding entrepreneurial enterprises with disruptive potential in core technologies are on the list, of which 3 are ‘Mars’ enterprises, 6 are “Venus” enterprises and 35 are ‘Mercury’ enterprises. The enterprises on the list focus on eight key frontier science and technology fields, namely, artificial intelligence and information system, biomedicine, integrated circuit and micro-nano system, scientific instrument and new experimental system, medical device, energy, resources and environment, advanced manufacturing and delivery system, and GBT has been selected as one of the national disruptive technology startups on the list of Mars Enterprises.