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About YGT.

YoungGreenTech (YGT) is an incubator platform empowering global green entrepreneurs.

Launched in San Francisco in 2018, YGT has created a remarkable network of alumni startups spreading across over 100 cities globally as of 2022.

We help green startups scale and succeed through capital and legal consultancy, talent recruitment, training, mentorship, brand construction, and beyond.

Innovations In

Pollution Management

Water Contamination Management
Air Pollution Treatment
Waste Recycling
Environmental Monitoring, Analysis and Evaluation

Advanced Manufacturing

Upgrade of existing equipment or techniques (particularly in improving the energy efficiency)
Carbon capture equipment or process
New energy transportation vehicles or equipment
Air and water purification equipment or process

Energy

Technology related to clean energy, alternative energy, and new energy
Improvement solutions to existing energy technology

Data

Carbon emission trading platform
Internet of things
Smart power grid
Blockchain technology
City-level greenhouse gas monitoring

Materials

Alternative materials to replace petrochemical materials
Future new materials
Energy-saving building materials
Carbon utilization materials
Material recycling

Agriculture

Organic fertilizer/fodder
Soil treatment and upgrade
Livestock & poultry manure treatment

Biotech

Synthetic biology
Artificial meat & plant-based meat
Bio-based textile dyeing

Special Track:
Life & Health

Advanced medical equipment or materials
Healthcare management

Our Global Advisors

Wang Shi

Founder & Honorary Chairman,
Vanke Co.

WANG Shi is the founder and the Honorary Chairman of China Vanke Co., Ltd. Under his leadership, Vanke has grown into one of the world’s largest residential real estate developers and China’s pioneer in green construction. In recent years, Wang has been leading environmental initiatives among Chinese private sector companies. With a global vision of environmental sustainability, he sits on the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability. He is also the board director of World Wildlife Fund-US, a member of the Leadership Council of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves under the UN Foundation.

Danny Kennedy

Managing Director, CalCEF Ventures
Chief Energy Officer, New Energy Nexus

Danny Kennedy is a clean technology entrepreneur, an environmental activist, and an author. Kennedy currently serves as managing director of the California Clean Energy Fund, a non-profit dedicated to supporting clean energy startups. Its family of initiatives include CalCharge, a public-private partnership working to accelerate the development, commercialization, and adoption of new energy storage technologies (Kennedy serves as President); New Energy Nexus, a global network of clean energy incubators and accelerators providing support to global startups; CalSEED, a funding and professional development program for innovators and entrepreneurs working to bring early-stage clean energy concepts to market.

Yu Lizhong

Founding Chancellor & Chairman of the Board,
NYU Shanghai

Yu Lizhong joined NYU Shanghai from ECNU, where he served as president from 2006-2012. Prior to his presidency at ECNU, Yu served as president of Shanghai Normal University. Chancellor Yu’s research focuses on environmental processes, environmental change, and sustainable development. He has published over 150 refereed papers in major journals and is widely recognized as an influential scholar in the field. He also serves on the boards of multiple educational, environmental, and scientific organizations throughout China.

Feng Lun

Founder, Vantone Group Chairman
Yufeng (F&E) Capital Holdings Co., Ltd.

Mr. Feng Lun is the Chairman of Yufeng Capital Holdings Co., Ltd., Independent Director of NetEase, Haitong Securities Company Limited, and China Everbright Bank Company Limited. Mr. Feng Lun founded Vantone Group in 1991 and has led its development as the chairman for 25 years. In June 2004, Mr. Feng Lun, together with around 100 renowned Chinese entrepreneurs, established the Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE), an organization committed to desertification control and environmental protection. Today, SEE has emerged as the most famous NGO working for environmental protection in China.

Susan Rockefeller

Documentary Filmmaker,
Artist and Conservationist

Susan Rockefeller is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, artist, and conservationist. Her latest endeavor, Musings, is a digital magazine that curates ideas and innovations that pave the way for a more sustainable future. In her film work, Susan is a Principal of Louverture films and a member of the Film Committee for the Museum of Modern Art. Her original films, including Food For Thought, Food for Life, Striking a Chord, Making the Crooked Straight, and Mission of Mermaids, have aired on HBO, PBS, and the Discovery Channel.

Zhu Gongshan

Founder & Chairman,
GCL Group Holdings Limited

Zhu Gongshan is the founder and chairman of GCL Group, an international energy conglomerate specializing in clean and sustainable energy. It tops the industry in solar materials manufacturing and the development, construction and operation of new energy projects. With a total asset value of around RMB 200 billion, GCL has generated revenues of over RMB 100 billion for many consecutive years. It now employs more than 40,000 employees worldwide and has been ranked in the top 4 of the global top 500 new energy enterprises for years.

Chauncey Shey

Managing Partner,
Softbank China Capital (SBCVC)

Chauncey Shey is a distinguished venture capitalist and high-tech entrepreneur. Mr. Shey has successful startup experience in the United States & China in his early years. He founded Softbank China in 2000 and has been acting as its Managing Partner since then. Mr. Shey co-founded UTStarcom, Inc (NASDAQ: UTSI), and served as its Executive Vice-President and board member. Mr. Shey was elected as one of “Forbes China’s Best Venture Capitalists” several times.

Wang Shi

Founder & Honorary Chairman

Wang Shi

Founder and the Honorary Chairman of China Vanke Co., Ltd. Under his leadership, Vanke has grown into one of the world’s largest residential real estate developers with annual revenue over $34 billion globally, and China’s pioneer in upholding the vision of green construction.