科技金融加速发展，股权投资助力高水平科技自立自强

Core Viewpoint - The article emphasizes the importance of technology finance as a key support for technological innovation and the cultivation of new productive forces in China, aiming for significant achievements in five major financial areas by 2027 [3][4]. Group 1: Evolution of Technology Finance - Technology finance has evolved through four main stages: 1. Incubation Period (1978-1984): Primarily government funding for research projects laid the foundation for future development. 2. Initial Stage (1985-2005): Increased fiscal spending on technology as the importance of innovation grew. 3. Exploration Stage (2006-2015): Systematic institutional frameworks and diverse financial tools were developed, including technology branches and innovation boards. 4. Integration Development Stage (2016-present): Enhanced integration of technology and finance, with the establishment of various funds and financial channels to support technology enterprises [4][5]. Group 2: Role of Banking and Equity Investment - The banking sector has actively engaged in technology finance, with significant achievements in lending to technology enterprises. For instance, the People's Bank of China set a technology innovation and transformation relending quota of 500 billion yuan, later increased to 800 billion yuan [8][9]. - By the end of Q1 2025, 271,800 technology SMEs received loans, with a loan approval rate of 49.60%, an increase of 3.60 percentage points year-on-year [8]. - Major state-owned banks reported a cumulative loan scale exceeding 10 trillion yuan in the technology finance sector by the end of 2024 [9]. Group 3: Growth of Equity Investment - The financing scale for technology-related enterprises in the primary equity investment market has shown steady growth, with 1,765 technology enterprises securing financing in the first five months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 15.13% [13]. - The total financing amount reached 111.607 billion yuan, up 26.84% year-on-year, indicating a strong interest in early-stage technology projects [13]. - The collaboration between banks and venture capital institutions is expected to continue, providing comprehensive financial support for technology enterprises throughout their lifecycle [14][15]. Group 4: Future Outlook - The importance of technology finance is expected to increase, with ongoing policy optimization likely to attract more financial resources to the technology sector, enhancing the financing accessibility for technology enterprises [16][17]. - Private equity investment is anticipated to play a more significant role in supporting technology enterprises, particularly in hard technology sectors like AI and biotechnology, focusing on long-term value investments [16][17].