On December 27, the reporter learned from the Hefei Municipal Science and Technology Bureau that the "China Unicorn Enterprises Research Report 2022" released by Great Wall Strategy Consultants showed that the number of potential unicorn enterprises in China reached 595 in 2021, and 17 enterprises in Hefei were on the list. Among them, 14 were newly promoted as unicorn enterprises this year, ranking sixth in China. The 17 potential unicorn companies in Hefei are mainly distributed in 10 industries, including integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, innovative drugs, new energy vehicles, robots, industrial Internet, digital enterprise operations, new retail, financial technology, and 5G communications. The two industries of integrated circuits and artificial intelligence have gathered half of the potential unicorn companies in Hefei. Since the beginning of this year, Hefei has been approved to build a national demonstration zone for the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements and a national science and technology innovation and financial reform pilot zone. The city has a net increase of about 1,800 national high-tech enterprises this year, with an average of 5 new ones per day. Besides, Hefei has cultivated more than 8,200 national technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, an increase of nearly 70% year-on-year.
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