46.89亿！智能制造已披露融资额同比增长41%；航空航天融资数量下降37%；深创投6连投出手最活跃丨「智能制造」5月投融资月报

Core Insights - The "Intelligent Manufacturing" sector in China experienced a total of 164 financing events in May 2025, a decrease of 25 events (13%) from the previous month, but an increase of 6 events (4%) compared to the same month last year [3][10]. - The total disclosed financing amount reached 4.689 billion RMB, which is a decrease of 1.363 billion RMB (23%) from the previous month, but an increase of 1.364 billion RMB (41%) year-on-year [3][10]. Financing Events Breakdown - The most active sub-sectors within "Intelligent Manufacturing" included high-end manufacturing equipment (78 events), integrated circuits (49 events), and aerospace (12 events), with aerospace seeing a significant decline of 37% from the previous month [4][12]. - The geographical distribution of financing events showed that Jiangsu led with 31 events, followed by Guangdong (28), Zhejiang (19), Beijing (17), and Shanghai (17) [5][15]. Stage Distribution - The majority of financing events were in the early stage, totaling 126 events (76.83%), followed by the growth stage with 32 events (19.51%), and the late stage with 6 events (3.66%) [6][17]. - In terms of disclosed financing amounts, early-stage financing accounted for 1.226 billion RMB (25.34%), growth stage for 2.962 billion RMB (61.22%), and late stage for 650 million RMB (13.44%) [17]. Global Financing and Unicorns - In May 2025, there were 2 new large financing events in the "Intelligent Manufacturing" sector globally, contributing to a total of 29 large financing events worldwide, with a total disclosed amount of 52.506 billion RMB [21][25]. - The "Intelligent Manufacturing" sector saw the addition of 1 new unicorn, making up 20% of the global total of 5 new unicorns for the month [25][26]. Investment Institutions - A total of 189 VC/PE institutions participated in the "Intelligent Manufacturing" sector in May 2025, a decrease of 24% from the previous month and a 6% decrease year-on-year [28]. - The top five VC/PE institutions by number of investment events were Shenzhen Capital Group (6), Lushan Investment (5), Yuanhe Holdings (4), Zhongke Chuangxing (4), and Chengdu Gaotou Group (3) [29]. IPO Market Analysis - In May 2025, 2 Chinese companies completed IPOs, maintaining the same number as the previous month and representing a 100% increase year-on-year. The total amount raised was 578 million RMB, a decrease of 40% from the previous month but an increase of 92% compared to the same month last year [8][35]. - The leading sector for IPOs was high-end manufacturing equipment, with 1 company listed, and the top city for IPOs was Shanghai [38].