Incubators, accelerators and parks¶
45 profiles with evidence, contact routes and an application checklist. Published existence is distinguished from current intake.
Complete directory summary¶
- Shanghai Model Speed Space (上海模速空间 · Incubator · Xuhui · Focus: Software AI) — A specialist large-model incubation and acceleration community on the West Bund. Its operator lists several zones; admission, workspace, compute support and investment are separate decisions. Support: Services / possible incentives. Address: Zone A, 180 Longtai Road, Xuhui. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Zhangjiang Model Community (张江模力社区 · Incubator · Pudong · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI) — A Zhangjiang AI community identified in the municipal AI implementation plan. It links model developers and industry users. Ask the operator for the specific model, data and compute package and its reimbursement rules. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Grand neoBay / Zero Kilometer Incubator (大零号湾/零公里孵化器 · Incubator · Minhang · Focus: Hardware AI, Software AI) — A university-linked commercialization route connecting early technology projects with incubation. SJTU documents the Zero Kilometer launch and its AI, integrated-circuit, manufacturing and low-carbon participants. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Zhangjiang Hi-Tech 895 Incubator (张江高科895孵化器 · Incubator · Pudong · Focus: Hardware AI, Chips) — A deep-technology incubator with chip-testing and industrialization context in Zhangjiang. Incubation and the associated angel investment pathway must be reviewed as different agreements. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Synlonx Brain-Computer Interface Incubator (司南脑机智能孵化器 · Incubator · Minhang · Focus: Hardware AI, Health) — A brain-computer interface incubation platform launched in Huacao. Suitable conversations include electrodes, neural interfaces, sensing, rehabilitation and translational engineering; wet-lab and device requirements need explicit confirmation. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- InnoSpring / SITRI incubation ecosystem (新微创源/上海微技术工研院孵化生态 · Incubator · Jiading · Focus: Hardware AI, Chips, Sensors) — The municipal science commission records joint work between InnoSpring and SITRI. This is a route for beyond-Moore technology, shared technical services and pilot production rather than a promise of free fabrication. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- ATLATL Zhangjiang Center (ATLATL飞镖张江中心 · Incubator · Pudong · Focus: Health, AI for Science) — A shared research and incubation environment in Zhangjiang Pharma Valley. Laboratory services and its innovation seed-fund relationships are relevant to AI-enabled biology; access and investment are negotiated separately. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Nest.Bio Shanghai Innovation Platform (巢生上海创新孵化平台 · Incubator · Pudong · Focus: Health, AI for Science) — Recognized in the December 2025 high-quality incubation expansion, with synthetic biology and cell and gene therapy interests. Confirm current Shanghai facilities, admission and laboratory pricing with the operator. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- InnoSpace (创智空间InnoSpace · Accelerator · Yangpu · Focus: Software AI, Industry) — An innovation service organization focused on corporate open innovation and startup incubation and acceleration. Bring a concrete industrial use case; program participation does not imply a corporate purchase order. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- XNode (创极无限XNode · Accelerator · Pudong · Focus: Software AI, Industry) — A cross-border innovation operator supporting market entry, corporate partnerships and pilots. Its Shanghai office is a useful intake route for international teams. Scope, fees, deliverables and investment should be stated separately. Address: 4F, Building A, Kehai Building, 800 Naxian Road, Pudong | Tel: +86 21 55698983. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Plug and Play China, Shanghai (璞跃中国上海中心 · Accelerator · Pudong · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI, Mobility) — The operator lists its Yangtze River Delta innovation center at Zhangjiang Guochuang Center. Corporate innovation, office space and venture investment have different admission and commercial terms. Address: 2F, Building 1, Phase II, Zhangjiang Guochuang Center, 899 Dangui Road. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- PwC x Zhangjiang Healthcare Accelerator (普华永道张江数字医疗加速营 · Accelerator · Pudong · Focus: Health, Software AI) — PwC describes a digital healthcare acceleration initiative supported by Pudong and Zhangjiang. The evidence establishes the initiative; a currently accepting cohort and its commercial terms require confirmation. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Wuning Science Park (上海武宁科技园 · Technology park · Putuo · Focus: Hardware AI, Industry) — An industrial research and testing environment operated by the Shanghai Electrical Apparatus Research Institute group. Robot and industrial-internet testing are useful entry points for hardware validation. Address: Wuning Road area, Putuo; confirm the service building. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- China-Israel Innovation Hub, Shanghai (中以(上海)创新园 · Technology park · Putuo · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI) — A district-listed carrier for international collaboration in intelligent manufacturing, AI, robotics and information technology. It supports market, capital and industrial connections; the listing does not guarantee cash support. Address: Lane 111, Qilianshan Road, Putuo. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Digital Silicon Alley / Hongqiao innovation carriers (数字硅巷/虹桥创新载体 · Incubator · Changning · Focus: Software AI) — Changning identifies a layered group of digital incubation and OPC communities. We treat this record as a district routing entry, not a single interchangeable operator or a guaranteed free-workspace offer. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Changyang Campus (长阳创谷 · Technology park · Yangpu · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI) — The Yangpu brain-inspired intelligence plan identifies Changyang Campus as a southern core, paired with Bay Valley in the north. Suitable for neuromorphic computing and commercial AI collaborations. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Fuxing Island maker / OPC communities (复兴岛创客与OPC社区 · Incubator · Yangpu · Focus: Software AI) — A May 2026 district policy supports AI-enabled independent founders and maker communities. Ask for an approved community operator, the qualifying activity definition, housing conditions and any service or equity agreement. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Maqiao AI Innovation Zone (马桥人工智能创新试验区 · Technology park · Minhang · Focus: Hardware AI, Robotics) — The Minhang 2025-2026 park plan links Grand neoBay R&D with Maqiao manufacturing. A useful pathway from a robot prototype to supply-chain and production conversations. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Shanghai Robot Industrial Park (上海机器人产业园 · Technology park · Baoshan · Focus: Hardware AI, Robotics) — A robotics industrial park in Gucun, Baoshan. Suitable for industrial robotics supply chains and deployment; we distinguish it from ABB facilities in Pudong and from the broader Baoshan industrial park. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Baoshan Industrial Park (宝山工业园区 · Technology park · Baoshan · Focus: Industry, Hardware AI) — The park committee publishes an official contact and provides industrial admission, project attraction, policy coordination and business services. This is a separate park from the Gucun robot industrial park. Address: 1688 Jinshi Road, Baoshan | Tel: +86 21 66879800. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- G60 Songjiang Xinchuang Industrial Park (G60松江信创产业园 · Technology park · Songjiang · Focus: Software AI, Chips) — An officially profiled industrial park for domestic information-technology innovation. For an AI infrastructure team, establish compatibility requirements, lab access and real customer demand before choosing space. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Xicen Science and Innovation Center (西岑科创中心 · Technology park · Qingpu · Focus: Hardware AI, Software AI) — A Qingpu innovation area centered on Huawei Lianqiu Lake and Xicen development. It offers an ecosystem connection, not automatic access to Huawei laboratories, procurement or investment. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- East China UAV Base (华东无人机基地 · Technology park · Jinshan · Focus: Hardware AI, Drones) — The Jinshan park plan includes test-flight services and a low-altitude incubation platform. Airspace, testing and airworthiness services require separate confirmation from physical workspace. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Jinshan New Materials Incubator (金山新材料孵化器 · Incubator · Jinshan · Focus: Materials, Hardware AI) — A materials incubation route linked to Carbon Valley Green Bay. Relevant to sensors, electronic materials and manufacturing inputs; specify process equipment and environmental constraints in the inquiry. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Oriental Beauty Valley (东方美谷 · Technology park · Fengxian · Focus: Health, Industry) — A Fengxian beauty and health industry ecosystem. Relevant AI applications include formulation research, inspection, consumer analysis and supply-chain tools; clinical or laboratory access is a separate arrangement. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Zhangjiang Chongming Park (张江高新区崇明园 · Technology park · Chongming · Focus: Climate, Agriculture) — The 2025-2026 reform plan sets a framework for ecological innovation. We use the district authority for matching smart agriculture, ecological sensing and marine technology projects to a concrete carrier. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Zhangjiang Hongkou Park / Beikechuang (张江虹口园/北科创 · Technology park · Hongkou · Focus: Software AI, Industry) — The park plan gives Beikechuang a coordinating role in incubation, technology transfer and investment services. Request the relevant sub-park and named operating company for a project-specific response. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Huangpu ChuangKa (黄浦创卡 · Incubator · Huangpu · Focus: Software AI, Consumer) — A youth entrepreneurship service route described by Shanghai HRSS, including up to six months of free workstations in the reported offer. Current capacity, applicant eligibility and additional subsidies must be checked separately. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Lin-gang Science and Innovation City (临港科创城 · Technology park · Pudong · Focus: Hardware AI, Chips, Software AI) — The January 2026 plan identifies Dishui Lake AI and IC innovation ports and staged development targets. Lin-gang is a functional area, not Shanghai’s seventeenth district. Establish the administering boundary before seeking incentives. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Shanghai IC Design Industrial Park (上海集成电路设计产业园 · Technology park · Pudong · Focus: Chips, Hardware AI) — A Zhangjiang chip design ecosystem connecting design and industrial services. A strong starting point for AI chip teams, with specific EDA, IP, tape-out, packaging and testing access negotiated with providers. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Caohejing Development Zone (漕河泾开发区 · Technology park · Xuhui · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI, Industry) — The park operator publishes enterprise and intellectual-property service routes. Confirm the specific sub-park and operating address; the Caohejing name covers multiple development locations. Address: 1015 Caobao Road, Shanghai | Tel: +86 21 64850000. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Zizhu National Hi-Tech Park / ET Space (紫竹国家高新区/创业孵化器ET空间 · Incubator · Minhang · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI, Industry) — The park-owned incubator connects startups with the software, avionics and manufacturing ecosystem. Its operator describes industry challenges and collaborative innovation; current admission, space and fees require an intake discussion. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Hongqiao International Youth Innovation Hub (虹桥国际青年创业港 · Incubator · Minhang · Focus: Software AI, Industry) — Opened in July 2026 as a youth innovation and business-service hub in Hongqiao. The reported workstation offer depends on qualification and available space, not simply arrival at the transport hub. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- East Hongqiao International Youth Innovation Center (东虹桥国际青年科创中心 · Incubator · Changning · Focus: Software AI) — Changning’s official May 2026 account describes a hub for AI-enabled independent founders, combining incubation, AI services, talent support and global business resources. Confirm the current operator’s selection and service terms. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Shibei Hi-Tech Park / Shutong Valley & Daning Carriers (市北高新园区/数通链谷与大宁科创载体 · Technology park · Jing’an · Focus: Software AI, Industry) — Jing’an’s 2026-2028 AI demonstration plan and district carrier program anchor big-data, blockchain (Shutong Valley), cloud computing and enterprise AI workspaces across Shibei Hi-Tech Park, Daning and Suhewan. Confirm the specific carrier operator, data-compliance services and tenancy terms. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Xihe Optic Valley Optoelectronic Incubator (羲和光谷光电产业孵化器 · Incubator · Jiading · Focus: Hardware AI, Sensors, Chips) — An optoelectronic and photonics incubator launched in Jiading in November 2025 to support scientist-founded teams in optical sensing, laser systems and AI hardware components. Confirm optical lab equipment, engineering support and commercial terms before admission. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Zhangjiang AI Innovation Town (张江人工智能创新小镇 · Technology park · Pudong · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI, AI for Science) — A 2-square-kilometer core zone in Zhangjiang Science City with 700,000 sqm of industrial space, spatiotemporal digital infrastructure and linked compute, model and corpus vouchers. Confirm whether the company’s registered and operating address falls inside the designated town boundary. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Oriental Beauty Valley Life Messenger Gene Drug Base (东方美谷·生命信使基因药物创新产业基地 · Incubator · Fengxian · Focus: Health, AI for Science) — Opened in April 2025 in Fengxian to connect gene and nucleic-acid drug R&D, AI-assisted molecular design, shared laboratories and pilot manufacturing. Confirm biosafety level, cleanroom specs and admission terms. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- China (Shanghai) Public Practicing Base for Entrepreneurs (中国(上海)创业者公共实训基地 · Incubator · Yangpu · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI, Industry) — A municipal HRSS-backed public entrepreneurship training, prototyping and incubation base in Yangpu linking founder skills training, product trial spaces and startup service agencies. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Songjiang University Town Sci-Tech Source (松江大学城科创源 · Incubator · Songjiang · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI, Materials) — A Songjiang district initiative backed by a September 2026 special-fund notice to link the seven universities in Songjiang University Town with technology-transfer platforms and incubation operators. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Huangpu Fintech & Entrepreneurship Companion Hub (黄浦金融科技集聚与创业陪跑计划 · Accelerator · Huangpu · Focus: Software AI, Consumer) — Combines Huangpu’s five-year fintech industry clustering direction with the HRSS “Entrepreneurship Companion Plan” mentor and service network for early-stage digital and financial technology founders. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Hongkou Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Center (虹口区科技创业中心与博士后创新基地 · Incubator · Hongkou · Focus: Software AI, Industry, Climate) — District public entrepreneurship center and postdoctoral innovation practice base route supporting tech SMEs, green-shipping digital tools and R&D talent settlement in Hongkou. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Shanghai Innovation Institute / Beiyang AI founder network (上海创智学院/北杨人工智能创业网络 · Incubator · Xuhui · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI, AI for Science) — SII and Caohejing jointly operate the Chuangzhi Future Center for research-led AI founders; Beiyang AI Accelerator supports later market and supply-chain connections. Institute-affiliated incubation is not an unrestricted public admission offer. Ask the operator about affiliation, IP, company formation and current external-team access. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Lin-gang Zero Cube OPC community (临港零界魔方OPC社区 · Incubator · Pudong · Focus: Software AI, Hardware AI, Industry) — A Lin-gang Group community for solo founders and small teams, with startup and living-service teams and AI-Store resource access. The August 2026 operator report describes three rent-free office years followed by two half-price years for qualifying projects. Housing, loans, vouchers and admission have separate conditions; confirm the current tenancy contract. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]
- Waigaoqiao Fudan Science Park Biomedical Innovation Center (外高桥复旦科技园生物医药创新中心 · Incubator · Pudong · Focus: Health, AI for Science) — Fudan Science Park operates this biomedical incubation and commercialization center at 8 Jiafeng Road in Waigaoqiao. AI-for-drug-discovery teams can explore laboratory and translational partnerships here; this is an editorial fit, not a verified dedicated AI cohort. Foreign businesses should ask whether a locally incorporated foreign-invested entity is required, then confirm admission, IP, laboratory access and fees. No standard grant or foreign-founder entitlement is established. [Status: Published entity; intake to confirm]