Application for Top 30 High-Tech Industry Investor Awards
Application Tips: Open only to institutional partners/directors with actual closed high-tech investment deals (2024–2026) and independent angel investors.Participation is restricted to persons who have reached the age of 18.
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Event Background
GIS sincerely invites outstanding investors and core practitioners from investment institutions worldwide focusing on high-tech sectors to apply for the 2026 GIS Top 30 High-Tech Industry Investor Awards.
This annual award is exclusively established for the high-tech investment sector, to recognize distinguished investors who have delved deep into segmented tracks including artificial intelligence, new energy, life sciences, AI computing power, embodied intelligence and more over the past three years (2024–2026).
These investors identify innovative projects with professional judgment, empower enterprises in technology commercialization, build startup ecosystems, and fuel the development of the high-tech industry.
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Evaluation Criteria
Track & Project Discovery
Possess forward-looking industry insights in high-tech sectors. Investment cases from 2024 to 2026 focus on segmented high-tech tracks, with proven capability to accurately identify high-growth projects featuring core technical moats. All submitted cases demonstrate outstanding technological innovation and commercialization potential.
Empowerment Value for Enterprises
Have in-depth understanding of pain points faced by high-tech startups, and deliver targeted empowerment support including technical matching and industrial chain collaboration. Post-investment management initiatives shall drive technological breakthroughs or revenue growth of portfolio companies, with quantifiable empowerment outcomes.
Industry Reputation & Ecosystem Contribution
Maintain a reputable professional standing within the high-tech investment community. Actively participate in building the high-tech startup ecosystem (serving as mentors, speaking at summits, etc.), and deliver substantial contributions to technology commercialization, enterprise incubation and optimization of entrepreneurial environment.
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Required Application Documents Checklist
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Personal Application Information Form(see Appendix I; download, complete and upload by the applicant)
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Representative Investment Case Form(see Appendix II; download, complete and upload by the applicant)
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Applicant Integrity Statement(see Appendix III; download, complete and upload by the applicant)
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Scanned copy of valid personal ID card / passport
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Institutional Qualification Certificatescanned copy of business license. Individual applicants without affiliated institutions are exempted from uploading the license. Instead, upload a blank text document named "Individual Applicant". The document shall state clearly that you are an independent angel investor with no affiliated institution and submit the application as an individual.
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Supplementary supporting documents beneficial to the review (if applicable)Includes growth certification of portfolio companies (e.g., publicly disclosed financing valuations, core business data, etc.), personal honor and award certificates (e.g., "Best Investor" awards), and records of industry contributions (e.g., startup mentor appointment letters, certificates of participation in industry forums, etc.).
Please organize all such supporting materials separately, package them together with the 5 mandatory documents into a single compressed file for upload and submission.
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Instructions for Packaging & Uploading Documents
Please compile all the above materials into a single ZIP compressed file before upload, follow the naming rules below:
📁 Naming Convention:Institutional Application: [Full Institutional Name] Institution Name-Investor Name-2026 GIS Investor Award Application Materials.zipIndividual Application: [Applicant Name] Full Name-2026 GIS Investor Award Application Materials.zip
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Only .ZIP format is supported, and each upload file must not exceed 10 MB.
