China News Service, Changsha, November 12 (Xiang Yipeng, Quan Chengbo) After half a year of fierce competition and selection at all levels, the "Changsha Bank Cup" 2026 Hunan Provincial (International) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Finals kicked off in Changsha on the 12th. 54 innovation and entrepreneurship project teams from home and abroad gathered in Star City to compete on the same stage, collide with wisdom, and staged a wonderful "meeting at the top."
It has created the first professional-level audio and video content human-intelligence co-creation platform "Mango Lingchuang" for the first AI-generated long-term drama "Journey to the West", breaking through the technical barriers of quantum dot film and realizing commercial supply of high-performance ultra-clear flexible display technology for head display companies in the industry, and an integrated industrial intelligent networking platform for robots "research, production and sales" that connects the technology supply side and the product demand side... At the competition site, contestants took turns to appear, bringing innovative and entrepreneurial projects with their own characteristics.
In a short 8-minute project presentation, the contestants gave wonderful demonstrations focusing on innovative concepts, core technologies, application prospects, etc. New technologies, new products, and new models were unveiled one after another, and the scene was full of highlights and excitement.
On the stage, the contestants showed off their strengths; off the stage, the judges asked about technology, looked at the market, and analyzed prospects. The judging panel, composed of 7 technical experts and venture capital experts, conducted layer-by-layer questioning around key aspects such as core technology, patent layout, business model, team structure, and product application. They not only examined the technical content and innovative quality of the project, but also tested its market prospects and industrialization potential, and comprehensively scored the participating projects from multiple dimensions.
It is reported that this finals has two major competition units: the main competition and the "Malanshan Cup" Digital Audiovisual Technology Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.
Among them, the main competition covers new generation information technology, biomedicine, high-end equipment manufacturing and other tracks. Group competitions are carried out according to the small and micro enterprise group and the growth enterprise group. Each group has 15 project teams participating. One first prize, two second prizes, and three third prizes will be determined respectively. The winning projects will receive up to 1 million yuan in science and technology plan project support.
The "Malanshan Cup" Digital Audio-visual Technology Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was upgraded from the original international track. 24 participating teams from around the world competed with innovative and entrepreneurial projects in the fields of audio-visual data management and services, intelligent audio-visual processing, AI-empowered film and television, etc., and will decide the winner. With 2 first prizes, 4 second prizes, and 6 third prizes, the winning project team will not only receive a bonus of up to 500,000 yuan, but also directly enter the Malanshan "Maju Project" review process and enjoy "one-stop" services such as project landing, scene docking, and park settlement.
This year is the 13th consecutive year that Hunan Province has held an innovation and entrepreneurship competition. Since the launch of this competition in May, it has attracted more than 3,000 innovation and entrepreneurship projects from 26 countries to sign up for the competition, further enhancing the internationalization and global influence of the competition. Over the past 13 years, the competition has attracted a total of 28,000 companies to participate. Hunan Province's fiscal science and technology funds have supported more than 1,200 companies with an amount of more than 200 million yuan, driving investment and financing of more than 13 billion yuan, and loans and credits of more than 24 billion yuan. It has become a bright business card for Hunan to discover high-quality entrepreneurial projects, cultivate innovative entities, promote the transformation of results, and help corporate growth.
Zhou Bin, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, said that he hopes to use the competition as a link to fully demonstrate the innovative strength of participating projects and promote the precise docking of financial institutions, venture capital institutions and high-quality projects. Hunan will continue to improve long-term tracking services and active docking mechanisms, with the best innovation ecology and warmest service guarantees, so that more competition results can take root and thrive in Sanxiang.
This competition is co-sponsored by the Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, the Hunan Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, the Hunan Provincial Party Committee Foreign Affairs Office, and the Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
