Trip calendar · Gongsio Startup Trip

Ten days. Two cities.

Dec 24 – Jan 2 · Shanghai + Hangzhou. Flights, rooms & meals included.

Shanghai.Dec 24 – 28
  1. ThuDec 24
    Vancouver → Shanghai
    Flight
    Depart Vancouver
  2. FriDec 25
    Shanghai
    Bank
    e.g. Deutsche Bank, HSBC
  3. SatDec 26
    Shanghai
    Free day
  4. SunDec 27
    Shanghai
    University
    e.g. Fudan, SJTU
    + Lab visit · Meet with entrepreneurs
  5. MonDec 28
    Shanghai
    Factory
    e.g. Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai
Hangzhou.Dec 29 – Jan 2
  1. TueDec 29
    Hangzhou
    University
    e.g. Zhejiang University
    + Lab visit · Meet with entrepreneurs
  2. WedDec 30
    Hangzhou
    Tech company
    e.g. Alibaba, Ant Group, Hikvision
  3. ThuDec 31
    Hangzhou
    Tech company
    e.g. Hangzhou’s Six Little Dragons — DeepSeek, Unitree, Game Science, BrainCo, Deep Robotics, Manycore
  4. FriJan 1
    Hangzhou
    Free day
    New Year’s Day
  5. SatJan 2
    Hangzhou
    Flight
    Flight home

The order of days within each city may change.

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Finance(12)
  • Deutsche Bank China, Shanghai
  • J.P. Morgan China, Shanghai (subject to the bank's compliance approval)
  • Citi China, Shanghai (subject to the bank's compliance approval)
  • Bank of Communications (BoCom), Shanghai HQ
  • SPD Bank (Shanghai Pudong Development Bank), Shanghai HQ
  • HSBC China, Shanghai HQ
  • China Merchants Bank, Shanghai branch
  • China Securities Museum, Shanghai (Bund)
  • Quant funds (e.g. Ningkong, High-Flyer)
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange investor-education base
  • Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE)
  • China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX), Shanghai
Tech(14)
  • SenseTime (AI), Shanghai
  • BrainCo (brain-computer interfaces), Hangzhou
  • Hangzhou's Six Little Dragons (AI & robotics startups)
  • Alibaba Cloud headquarters, Hangzhou
  • Bilibili, Shanghai
  • miHoYo (Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail), Shanghai HQ
  • Xiaohongshu (RedNote), Shanghai
  • Douyin (ByteDance Shanghai office)
  • Dream Town startup hub, Hangzhou
  • Unitree Robotics, Hangzhou
  • Hikvision / Yunqi Town (City Brain) / Future Sci-Tech City, Hangzhou
  • Shanghai Supercomputer Center (Zhangjiang)
  • Cross-border livestream hub (Homie Tech), Hangzhou
  • Ant Group (Alipay), Hangzhou HQ
Universities(4)
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Antai)
  • Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
  • Fudan University (School of Management), Shanghai
  • NYU Shanghai campus visit
Factories & Industry(6)
  • Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai (GIGA museum, test drive)
  • Yiwu International Trade Market (near Hangzhou)
  • Shanghai SOE Open Day sites (Fridays)
  • Port visit (a major container port or port museum, location TBD)
  • NIO delivery centre, Shanghai
  • Siemens / Mitsubishi Electric / Henkel innovation showrooms, Shanghai
City & Culture(5)
  • Shanghai Museum East
  • Shanghai Tower observatory
  • Urban planning exhibition halls
  • West Lake (Hangzhou)
  • Zhangjiang science tour bus
Homestay & Folk Culture(5)
  • Wuzhen water town
  • Xitang water town
  • Rural homestay near Hangzhou (e.g. Moganshan)
  • Longjing tea village and China National Tea Museum
  • Tie-dye or traditional craft workshop
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