On 19th of August, 2013, A group of Start-up companies from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) embarked their China roadshow tour in Changping District, Beijing.

The organization, MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum(MIT-CHIEF for short), is an independent non-profit organization founded by MIT's Chinese students-turned entrepreneurs. Their goals include promoting innovation idea exchange and entrepreneurship, connecting investors to the newest projects from MIT, and bring more and more high-quality projects into China.

The Beijing stop of this roadshow tour was hosted by Beijing Changping District Administration Committee in Changping Technology Park. ZVCA co-hosted this event.

MIT-CHIEF holds a Business Plan Contest every year.The winners of this contest comprised the 14 start-up teams of this roadshow tour. Among these are not only technology break-throughs fresh from the labs, but also projects which are about to be industrialized. The team members hold masters or PhDs from top universities in the U.S., such as Harvard, MIT, Chicago, Stanford,Pennsylvania and Cornell, with up to 15 years of work experience.

Around 100 investors attended the event. They interacted with the teams through the Q&A sessions after each presentation and networking sessions at the end of the roadshow.

For details of the 14 projects in the roadshow, please contact:

Email: eco@zvca.org

MIT-CHIEF论坛旨在为中国的创业资源资本与项目创业团队之间架起一座沟通的桥梁，争取让更多国际领先的创新创业项目和团队有机会与中国企业、投资商和产业园区等对接合作，为中国的发展争取更多的优质项目，引进更多的海外高端人才。