Fourth, industrial gas industry investment and financing: Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu, the three places in the forefront of financing events

Industrial gas is a typical “high-precision” industry, and its healthy and orderly development has an important impact on industries such as semiconductor and biomedicine. Venture capital as an important support for high-tech industries, industrial gas industry is no exception, more and more venture capital began to invest in physical investment.

From the perspective of the geographical distribution of industrial gas related financing events, Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu ranked first, with 6, 5 and 4 financing events respectively. From the perspective of geographical distribution, the concentrated reflection of scientific research ability, Beijing has the leading scientific research resources, Shanghai and Jiangsu not only have scientific research ability, but also have a strong manufacturing capacity.

From the perspective of round distribution, strategic investment, round A and Pre-A round were at the forefront, with 5, 4 and 3 financing events respectively. Unlike other industries where early investment is the main stream, industrial gas financing is dominated by strategic investment. As strategic investment focuses on synergistic value and long-term returns, this investment move shows the confidence of relevant institutions in the development of enterprises.

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Fifth, industrial gas patent analysis: utility models ranked first

The domestic market of industrial gas line developed later than the foreign market, but under the influence of national policies, the introduction of foreign capital, the development of high and new technology and other factors, the number of related patent applications is also gradually increasing, and the significant enhancement of technical strength has also laid a solid foundation for the development of the domestic market and the rapid popularization of commercial products.

According to the patent data, as of now, there are more than 1,400 patent applications related to industrial gases;

From the perspective of the time distribution of patent applications in the past five years, the number of patent applications in 2021 ranked first, with more than 240, followed by more than 210 in 2022. As of November, there were more than 90 patent applications for 2023.

From the perspective of the types of patents applied for industrial gases, utility models have more than 940, ranking first; Invention patents ranked second with more than 450; Design patents ranked third, with only more than 10.