What ISPACE does

ISPACE (上海创智空间投资管理集团有限公司, legal name Shanghai ISPACE Investment Management Group Co., Ltd.) is a Shanghai-based, privately-held technology business incubator and innovation ecosystem operator founded in 2003. The company runs an integrated "six-in-one" (产、学、研、创、投、服) service platform serving primarily early-, growth-, and expansion-stage technology startups, with a vertical focus on artificial intelligence, semiconductors, IoT, intelligent manufacturing, life sciences, and cultural-creative industries. Its core operational assets are two physical science parks — the Zhangjiang Tech Cultural Creative Industrial Park (~22,000 sqm, in operation since 2005) and the Kangqiao Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park (38,000 sqm, commenced 2020) — plus the AI+ Skills Bay talent training base at Kangqiao, together providing ~70,000 sqm of incubation footprint. The technology backbone is the proprietary "9+1 Service Module" covering talent cultivation, finance, consulting, media, training, legal/policy, acceleration, investment, resource matching, and space, delivered in part through the Diancheng Enterprise Service (点成企服) O2O platform.

Revenue is generated through a multi-stream model: industrial-park space rental (Kangqiao rent quoted at 2.5–3.5 RMB/sqm/day for bare-shell and fitted small-format units of 15–145 sqm), accelerator program fees (5 seasons of the ISPACE International Accelerator and 4 cohorts of the AIOT+ Houtian Acceleration Program drawing 2,000+ applications cumulatively and accelerating 100+ founders), enterprise consulting (policy advisory, high-tech enterprise certification, IP planning, financing/tax), vocational training (AI+ Skills Bay courses in AR/VR/MR, robotics vision, robotics simulation, IoT embedded), media services via subsidiary New Station (新站点), and venture capital carried interest from the jointly-managed Zhichuang Ivy Equity Investment Fund (3 billion RMB total scale, phase 1 at 1 billion RMB) co-founded with Ivy Capital in 2016. The fund has invested in 10+ semiconductor, machine vision, and autonomous-driving companies with a combined portfolio valuation of approximately 1.5 billion RMB.

ISPACE sells primarily through enterprise field sales anchored on government relationships (Pudong New Area government, Zhangjiang authority, Pudong HR Bureau) and the Zhangjiang Maker Alliance community network of 500+ member companies across six industry associations (VR/AI, Internet, Big Health, Cultural-Educational Creative, Green/Smart Construction, IP/Brand). International expansion runs through the jointly-controlled IIAP (ISPACE Innovations Asia Pacific) in Singapore (established 2015, operational 2016), which serves as a cross-border bridge between Asia-Pacific and China. Notable portfolio outcomes include Kangzhi Integrated Circuits (won Geely Auto's 2023 automotive-grade analog chip award), Jingwei Vision (raised 100M RMB Series B with 250M RMB cumulative), and Liangniu Semiconductor (mass-production WiFi+MCU chips). Headcount is reported at 11–50, though the organization operates through multiple wholly-owned subsidiaries (Aisibei, Zhichuang Education, New Station, Diancheng, Xinnan) covering distinct service lines.

Name

ISPACE

Legal name

上海创智空间投资管理集团有限公司

Website

https://ispace.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISPACE (创智空间) is a Shanghai-based private technology business incubator operating two industrial parks (~60,000 sqm), a 3 billion RMB VC fund, and accelerator programs serving 5,000+ tech startups and 10,000+ entrepreneurs across AI, semiconductors, intelligent manufacturing, and life sciences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Incubation Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space & Occupancy (MAC, Space Planning, Move Management) (BPABAAAG), Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC)

Keywords

• Startup incubation services
• Venture capital funding
• Industrial park operations
• Entrepreneurship acceleration
• Innovation consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Industrial Park Space Rental: 创智空间运营张江科技文创产业园（约22000㎡）和康桥智能造产业园（总建筑面积38000㎡，2020年投入使用），通过园区办公空间租赁获得收入。康桥园区租金：2.5-2.8元/㎡/天（毛坯，220㎡起）；3.5元/㎡/天起（精装小户型15-145㎡）
2. Venture Capital Fund (创智常春藤股权投资基金): 创智空间与常春藤资本共同成立创智常春藤股权投资基金，基金总规模3亿元，一期规模1亿元。基金成立于2016年，专注于投资高科技创新型企业（人工智能、半导体集成电路、物联网等），通过股权投资获得回报。已投资慷智集成电路、亮牛半导体、飞像科技、径卫视觉、感图科技等十余个项目，总估值达15亿元
3. Incubation and Acceleration Services: 通过ISPACE国际创业加速营、AIOT+创智厚天加速计划等加速营项目收取服务费用，并为入孵企业提供孵化服务、投资融资对接等增值服务
4. Education and Training (教育培训): 创智教育培训公司（创智空间集团旗下）提供创业创新培训和产业培训，开设Ispace国际创业加速营、AI+技能湾职业技能培训、领导力课程等，通过培训收费获得收入
5. Enterprise Consulting Services (企业咨询服务): 为企业提供政策咨询、高新企业认定申报、知识产权规划、融资税筹等专业咨询顾问服务
6. Media and Promotion Services (新站点传播推广服务): 上海新站点文化科技有限公司提供人物专访、企业宣传片、城市形象片、新媒体代运营、会务策划等传播推广服务

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ISPACE is a Shanghai-based technology business incubator and investment management group founded in 2003, operating industrial parks (Kangqiao Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park, Zhangjiang Tech Cultural Creative Industrial Park) and running accelerator programs, an equity investment fund, enterprise consulting, training, and media services for technology startups. It provides end-to-end incubation support including workspace rental, startup acceleration programs (ISPACE International Startup Accelerator, AIOT+ Acceleration), seed-to-growth equity investment via the Zhichuang Ivy Fund, AI/smart-manufacturing skills training through AI+ Skills Bay, and enterprise consulting.

Product overview

ISPACE (创智空间) is a technology startup incubator and investment management group offering a comprehensive ecosystem of services. The company operates two core industrial parks (康桥智能造产业园 and 张江科技文创产业园), manages the AI+技能湾 talent training platform, runs the ISPACE国际创业加速营 and AIOT+创智厚天加速计划 acceleration programs, administers the 创智常春藤股权投资基金 (3 billion RMB investment fund), operates the 张江创客联盟 industry association network, and provides subsidiary services including 新站点 media platform, 爱思倍 business services, and 点成企服APP enterprise service application. The portfolio covers the full startup lifecycle from incubation, acceleration, investment, to operational services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kangqiao Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park (康桥智能造产业园) Physical industrial park in Shanghai's Kangqiao area providing office and factory space, exhibition halls, and supporting infrastructure for AI and smart-manufacturing technology startups.
• Zhangjiang Tech Cultural Creative Industrial Park (张江科技文创产业园) Industrial park created by renovating old factory buildings in Zhangjiang, providing workspace for AI, smart-hardware, and cultural/creative industry startups.
• ISPACE International Startup Accelerator (ISPACE国际创业加速营) Multi-week intensive accelerator program for global technology startups, combining business training, mentor pairing, and investor introduction; operated with branches in Germany and the United States.
• AIOT+ Chuangzhi Hotian Acceleration Program (AIOT+创智厚天加速计划) Acceleration program focused on AI and IoT startups, providing business diagnostics, resource matching, and capital matchmaking across multiple cohorts.
• Zhichuang Ivy Equity Investment Fund (创智常春藤股权投资基金) Equity investment fund targeting technology startups within ISPACE's incubation portfolio, with a target size of 3 billion RMB and a typical check size of 5-10 million RMB per project.
• AI+ Skills Bay (AI+技能湾) Training and certification service focused on AI-related skills development, partnering with universities and training institutions to build an AI talent pipeline.
• Enterprise Consulting Services (企业咨询服务)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5000+创业企业和团队、10000+创业者服务规模
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• 新加坡亚太创新中心 (IIAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner2015年创智空间与新加坡亚太创新中心达成深度合作，共同成立IIAP（ISPACE INNOVATIONS ASIA PACIFIC），位于新加坡裕廊创新区起步谷71号大楼，2016年正式投入运营。作为中新国际离岸创新孵化平台，依托亚太地区国际创新中心地理和环境优势，架起新加坡及亚太地区和中国的桥梁，联通跨际的教育机构、政府资源、创新创业产业圈
• 浦东新区人力资源和社会保障局coreStrategic or Co-development Partner2020年12月，浦东新区人社局正式授牌创智空间康桥智能造园区为'AI+技能湾'，并设立'AI+技能人才培养基地'，委托创智空间运营。2024年获'全球引才伙伴（GTP）'殊荣，入选专业机构梯队。AI+技能湾聚焦技能人才培养、政策咨询、就业创业见习、等级认定评价、技能展示交流五大功能
• 上海国际旅游度假区管理委员会coreStrategic or Co-development Partner2024年创智空间获授'上海国际旅游度假区创新孵化服务中心'，作为度假区投促中心'企业创新孵化服务'平台的运营合作方，围绕人工智能、数字文旅、IP文创等重点领域打造综合服务平台
• 新加坡裕廊集团 (JTC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner裕廊集团是新加坡贸工部下属官方机构，新加坡最大工业地产发展商。2019年3月创智空间朱成羿董事长一行参访裕廊集团总部，双方在建筑科技创新平台建设、创新教育与人才交流、创业孵化三个方面达成合作共识，将成立联合工作小组推进合作
• 华秋电子majorStrategic or Co-development Partner深圳华秋电子有限公司与创智空间、厚天资本等联合主办第七届中国硬件创新创客大赛华东区决赛路演活动。华秋电子为加速营企业提供供应链服务（元器件BOM优惠、PCB/SMT/PCBA免费打样及量产折扣），共同赋能硬科技创业企业
• 华为技术有限公司majorStrategic or Co-development Partner华为上海代表处一行于2021年11月到访创智空间，双方共同探讨智慧园区解决方案及创新中心建设计划。以创智空间六大协同体系、9+1服务平台为基础，通过双方资源整合助力中小科技企业发展，就携手共建创新中心达成共识
• SAPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAP公司（全球领先业务流程管理软件供应商）与创智空间合作开展企业参访活动，作为第三季Ispace国际创业加速营的学员实践活动，帮助创业者了解企业管理和数字化转型
• 中国（上海）自由贸易试验区海外人才离岸创新创业基地coreStrategic or Co-development Partner中国（上海）自由贸易试验区海外人才离岸创新创业基地是上海市科创中心管理的国际化综合创业平台，创智空间作为其合作空间，参与承办'创业汇·惠创业'等离岸项目路演活动，吸引来自38个国家和地区的近2900个优秀项目参与
• 法国巴黎大区企业发展局majorStrategic or Co-development Partner法国巴黎大区企业发展局与创智空间联合举办中法科技对接会，邀请PSA标致雪铁龙、法雷奥、圣戈班、达索系统等法国大企业与中国初创企业进行一对一交流，聚焦智能汽车和新材料领域
• 以色列理工学院 / Miriam ErezminorStrategic or Co-development Partner创智空间与航津教育邀请以色列理工学院教授、'以色列孵化器之母'Miriam Erez开展中以创新文化圆桌峰会，探讨以色列创新创业发展历程及中以合作机遇
• 新加坡国立大学商学院majorStrategic or Co-development Partner新加坡国立大学商学院与创智空间联合主办五届'中新创新论坛——知识产权与前沿科技'，吸引16个国家的新国大商学院企业精英参与，推动知识产权与前沿科技领域的国际交流与合作
• IESE商学院 (西班牙)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIESE商学院（西班牙）师生访问创智空间，了解创智空间的创新创业生态体系，商议将创智空间作为IESE MBA及EMBA全球模块上海站的合作单位
• 点创力minorStrategic or Co-development Partner点创力（CEO &创始人肖灿妮）作为AIOT+加速营导师团队成员，提供人力资源管理课程和私董会服务，帮助加速营学员企业优化人力资源战略与企业管理
• 航津教育minorStrategic or Co-development Partner航津教育与创智空间联合主办以色列创新创业论坛、全球科技领航营等活动，提供面向企业家的全球科技课程，合作斯坦福、哈佛、MIT等顶尖院校资源
• 中企网络通信技术有限公司 (中企通信)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner中企通信作为主办单位之一参与'医无界·数致远'大健康产业数字化创新合作交流会，与张江创客联盟、上海市生物医药行业协会联合发起活动，共同推动大健康产业数字化升级
• 上海市生物医药行业协会minorStrategic or Co-development Partner上海市生物医药行业协会与张江创客联盟、创智空间等联合主办'医无界·数致远'大健康产业数字化创新合作交流会，推动生物医药产业数字化升级
• 上海庆科信息技术有限公司minorStrategic or Co-development Partner上海庆科信息技术有限公司创始人&CTO沈建华为AIOT+加速营学员带来《AIOT软件、硬件技术及方案》课程，庆科信息提供物联网生态资源对接
• FESCO集团majorStrategic or Co-development Partner创智教育联合FESCO集团，引进先进的德国'双元制'机器人专业教育课程体系，依托ABB设备设立机器人实操室，培养智能制造工程技术人员，与AI+技能湾形成协同
• 上海张江虚拟现实与人工智能产业协会coreOthers由创智空间和清华大学虚拟现实与人工智能产业研究中心等于2017年6月7日共同发起成立，现有会员单位近200家，包括联想、戴尔、绿地、HTC VIVE、Unity、曼恒数字、51VR、乐相科技等知名企业。协会专注于VR/AI全要素产业运营
• 上海张江创客联盟coreOthers张江创客联盟于2016年6月18日在张江园区综合党委关心和指导下成立，目前共有会员单位500多家，涵盖各大行业企业、高校和研究院所。先后组建了虚拟现实与人工智能产业协会等七大产业协会。联盟把'产、学、研、创、投、服'六位一体创新模式运用于基本建设之中

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Y Combinator: The benchmark global accelerator operating twice-yearly batches with standard deal terms — comparable to ISPACE's International Entrepreneurship Accelerator Camp structure but operating at vastly larger scale with a purely asset-light, batch-based model rather than a real estate-heavy approach.
• Techstars: Global accelerator and venture capital firm running mentorship-driven programs for early-stage startups with affiliated investor capital — comparable to ISPACE's accelerator + fund combination but at international scale.
• Zhongguancun Science Park (中关村科技园区): China's flagship government-backed tech park and innovation cluster in Beijing with affiliated incubation services, investment funds, and corporate partnerships — comparable to ISPACE's Pudong government partnership model but operating at national scale with much deeper government backing.
• Plug and Play Tech Center: Global innovation platform and accelerator operating corporate innovation programs across multiple verticals and geographies — comparable to ISPACE's enterprise-facing open innovation platform and accelerator program structure but with much broader international scale.

Direct peers

• Cyzone (创业邦): Chinese startup media and services platform covering entrepreneurship news, hosting the Demo China conference, and operating corporate innovation services — closely comparable to ISPACE's combination of media (新站点) + events + incubation services targeting the same Chinese startup ecosystem.
• Tus-Holdings (启迪控股): China's largest science and technology incubator network operating TusStar parks and TusPark real estate with a similar investor-operator model combining industrial park operations, startup incubation, and investment funds — directly comparable to ISPACE's six-in-one ecosystem play.
• Sinovation Ventures (创新工场): Lee Kai-Fu's AI-focused VC and incubator operating investment funds plus acceleration programs targeting AI and deep-tech startups — closely comparable to ISPACE's investor-driven model with a VC fund and sector-focused acceleration.
• 36Kr (36氪): China's leading tech media platform that also operates startup services, office space (氪空间/KrSpace), and corporate innovation programs — directly comparable to ISPACE's combined media (新站点) + incubation + corporate services offering.

Emerging players

• Chinaccelerator (by SOSV): Shanghai-based seed accelerator part of the SOSV global accelerator network running batches for Chinese and cross-border startups — comparable niche focus on China-market startups with similar international accelerator positioning to ISPACE's IIAP Singapore channel.
• Orbit Startups: Asia-focused accelerator and VC investing in cross-border startups between Asia and other emerging markets — comparable international incubation focus to ISPACE's IIAP Singapore platform with similar cross-border deal flow orientation but with stronger emerging-markets positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about ISPACE