THE ARCH

A bridge is worth what crosses it.

The bridge where the world crosses into China.

A Three-Week China Innovation Immersion

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Nov.1 — Nov.21, 2026 / Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou & Shenzhen

Application Only

A Three-Week China Innovation Immersion · Nov 1–21

A bridge is worth
what crosses it.

Shanghai + Beijing + Hangzhou + Shenzhen20–30 residents per weekApplication Only

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Fuxing Island

Founder Talk

Lab Visit

Cohort Dinner

Riverfront Night

The Program, By the Numbers

Three Weeks,
One Bridge

21Days
Nov 1 – Nov 21

4Cities
Shanghai · Beijing · Hangzhou · Shenzhen

50+Companies &
Institutions

60+Featured
Guests

3Themed
Weeks

Program Structure

Three Gates
Into China Tech

Each week runs as its own gate - apply for one, two, or the full three-week program.

Week 1 — AI Everywhere in Work & Life

Shanghai · Nov 1–7

AI + Manufacturing
AI + Enterprise Productivity
AI + Health Across All Ages

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Week 2 — Embodied AI & Humanoid Robots

Shanghai + Beijing + Hangzhou · Nov 8–14

Upstream: Core Components & Systems
Midstream: Full Robot Systems
Downstream: Application Scenarios

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Week 3 — Smart Hardware & longevity

Shanghai + Shenzhen · Nov 15–21

AI + Consumer Electronics
Al + Longevity

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Across All Three Weeks · Click to Flip

The Company Wall

KIKimiTap ↻

AI assistant & agent products — Week 1.

MMMiniMaxTap ↻

Multimodal foundation models — Week 1.

VEVolcanoEngineTap ↻

ByteDance's AI cloud & model platform — Week 1.

FOFourierTap ↻

Rehab robotics to humanoids — Week 2.

AGAGIBOTTap ↻

Humanoid robots at scale — Week 2.

ALAlibabaTap ↻

Model, cloud & chip stack — Week 1.

BYByteDanceTap ↻

Agent platforms & model services — Week 1.

Ant GroupAlibabaTMiRobKEPLERFudan UniversityTongji UniversityHIKROBOTAnker InnovationsUGREENSHARGERokidZ·PilotAnt GroupAlibabaTMiRob

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The Thesis

Not a tour.
A working bridge.

A tour walks you past the glass and hands you a stack of photos. We take the glass away and put you across the table from the people building this technology. What crosses this bridge is what counts: contracts, hires, partnerships. Whatever crosses, we publish.

Founder Access
Capital Network
Market Bridge
Hardware Route

Who It's For

Built For Three

Supply chains · Talent · Execution

Founders, Builders & Makers

Deal flow · Diligence · Co-invest

Investors

Platform · Policy · Partnerships

Business Executives & Institutions

The Offer

What's Not
Covered

Fuxing Island · Shanghai

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We keep the program tight and cover everything inside it. What’s outside is yours to shape.

Not Included

International flights to and from China
Travel insurance
Personal spending outside the program
Any side trips or self-arranged travel

Good to Know

Visa — we provide an official invitation letter to support your application
Flights — we’ll share the best routes into Shanghai once you’re confirmed
Insurance — a vetted list, so you’re covered before you land

Admission

How to
Join

Single Week

Choose Week 1, 2, or 3

Seven days inside the rooms most people only read about afterward.

ForFoundersInvestorsExecutivesInstitutions

Included

Full access to the week's company, factory and lab visits
Closed-door founder and investor sessions, plus B2B meetings with Chinese companies
Accommodation for the week
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, including the program's official dinners
All transport within China for the week, including domestic flights between cities and airport pickups
Professional interpretation
A team on the ground with you throughout

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Limited · Fellowship Program

Fellowship: The Arch Roamer

Live, work and build in Shanghai with a global community.

ForIndie HackersSolo BuildersRemote ProsMakers

Includes all three weeksSave 33%

The Fellowship includes all three weeks. For group bookings, write to us for a quote.