On July 16, the 2026 China (Shenzhen) Unicorn Conference was held in Nanshan District, Shenzhen. At the meeting, Zuo Ding, president of the Shenzhen Private Equity Association, chairman of the Shenzhen Gazelle Unicorn Enterprise Evaluation Committee, and chairman of Shenzhen Venture Capital, released the “Shenzhen Gazelle Unicorn Enterprise Report 2026”. According to the report, there are 47 unicorn enterprises in Shenzhen, including 4 super unicorns with a valuation of over 70 billion yuan, 14 new unicorns, with a net increase of 5, with a growth rate of 11.9%, and a total valuation of close to 1.2 trillion yuan; 167 potential unicorn companies, with a net increase of 12.08%, with a total valuation of nearly 360 billion yuan; 278 seed unicorn companies, with a net increase of 135, a year-on-year growth rate of 94.41%; there were 401 gazelle enterprises, with a net increase of 186, a year-on-year growth rate of 86.5%. The companies on the list have strong hard technology attributes. Semiconductors and integrated circuits, software and information services, intelligent robots, and artificial intelligence are the top four tracks for companies on the list. Zuo Ding said that Shenzhen has established a “seed unicorn - potential unicorn - unicorn” gradient growth echelon, cultivating a closed loop throughout the life cycle, deeply integrated into Shenzhen's “20+8” strategic emerging industry cluster development layout, and continuing to deliver new productivity players for industrial upgrading.

On July 16, the 2026 China (Shenzhen) Unicorn Conference was held in Nanshan District, Shenzhen. At the meeting, Zuo Ding, president of the Shenzhen Private Equity Association, chairman of the Shenzhen Gazelle Unicorn Enterprise Evaluation Committee, and chairman of Shenzhen Venture Capital, released the “Shenzhen Gazelle Unicorn Enterprise Report 2026”. According to the report, there are 47 unicorn enterprises in Shenzhen, including 4 super unicorns with a valuation of over 70 billion yuan, 14 new unicorns, a net increase of 5, with a growth rate of 11.9%, and a total valuation of close to 1.2 trillion yuan; 167 potential unicorn companies, with a net increase of 12.08%, with a total valuation of nearly 360 billion yuan; 278 seed unicorn companies, with a net increase of 135, a year-on-year growth rate of 94.41%; there were 401 gazelle enterprises, with a net increase of 186, a year-on-year growth rate of 86.5%. The companies on the list have strong hard technology attributes. Semiconductors and integrated circuits, software and information services, intelligent robots, and artificial intelligence are the top four tracks for companies on the list. Zuo Ding said that Shenzhen has established a “seed unicorn - potential unicorn - unicorn” gradient growth echelon, cultivating a closed loop throughout the life cycle, deeply integrated into Shenzhen's “20+8” strategic emerging industry cluster development layout, and continuing to deliver new productivity players for industrial upgrading.