Last year, the first Start-up Competition 2018 • Hangzhou, Special Session for International Talents was a big success. 225 high caliber teams from 25 countries competed 30 seats for the Semi-Final and 9 seats for the Final. The 30 teams were invited to Hangzhou on July 30th to have time to visit Hangzhou's high-tech industry parks and meet with potential investors and partners before the Semi-Final and the Final. Through visits and match-making meetings, the teams have got excellent personal touch about Hangzhou, witnessed the mix of nature beauty and modernization of Hangzhou, and seen the ecosystem of various high-tech industry parks in Hangzhou. Many teams have already fallen in love with Hangzhou and have expressed strong intentions to start a business there. Furthermore, through this event, teams have made friends all over the world, and some of them found good potentials as being business partners. In many senses, no matter whether winning the Final or starting up a company at Hangzhou, every team is a winner in this event! John, CEO of one of winning teams said “......If your tech startup is thinking about doing business in China, you need to seriously consider Hangzhou as your base of operations. The Chinese call Hangzhou "Heaven on Earth" and they are underselling it...for beauty and for business environment.”