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“I often tell my team that the park we operate should function like a ‘large enterprise with ten thousand employees,’ equipped with all the necessary facilities. We care not only about the growth of businesses but also about the healthy development of every professional here.”
Not long ago, the Zhongke Innovation Industrial Park in Pukou Development Zone of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area received recognition as a provincial-level benchmark incubator. Upon hearing the news, Gu Jianwei, chairman of Gaoxin Kegu, the operator behind the park, expressed this philosophy while sharing the joy.
This is no ordinary park slogan. To date, Gaoxin Kegu has successively launched and operated four industrial parks across the Greater Jiangbei area, bringing together a total workforce of over ten thousand employees. The overall occupancy rate has remained consistently exceeding 85%, and its parks have been recognized as both national and provincial-level incubators.
Yet behind these achievements lies a story worth exploring further: in today’s highly competitive industrial park landscape, what makes Gaoxin Kegu a destination where businesses and talent choose to “vote with their feet”? And with this new provincial honor to its name, what’s next on this team’s journey?
Located on Fengchuang Road, the Zhongke Innovation Plaza is the first industrial park developed by Gaoxin Kegu in the Jiangbei area. It is reported that the park covers a total area of approximately 100,000 square meters and is dedicated to creating a sci-tech innovation complex integrating a startup nursery, incubation base, accelerator, headquarters offices, and living facilities.
“Operating an industrial park requires professionalism above all else,” said Gu Jianwei. In his view, the key to enabling different parks to maintain their distinctive features while achieving synergistic development lies in deep integration with the regional industrial ecosystem. “A park must have a clear positioning,” he emphasized.
Taking Zhongke Innovation Plaza as an example, the park is located in the central business district of Jiangbei New Area, adjacent to Nanjing Tech University, with an existing industrial atmosphere predominantly shaped by industrial software and information technology in the surrounding area. Therefore, from its very inception, the park has clearly defined its core positioning as “electronics and information + technology services,” focusing on incubating and nurturing enterprises in related fields to move in sync with regional development.
Moreover, the three other parks operated by Gaoxin Kegu in the Jiangbei area also follow the same logic of “growing together with the surrounding industries”: Zhongke Innovation Industrial Park, which focuses on the integrated circuit industry; the Bio-medicine Industrial Park, dedicated to the biomedicine sector; and Yongning Smart Manufacturing Park, targeting the smart manufacturing field.
After establishing a clear positioning, how can a project stand out among similar entities? Gu Jianwei places “precisely responding to the needs of enterprises” at the core of operations.
“Companies in electronics, information, and technology services often have the characteristics of being asset-light and operating with small teams, which leads to more personalized and flexible demands for space and facilities.” To address this, Zhongke Innovation Plaza has continuously explored innovations in spatial design. For instance, the recently developed OPC (One Person Company) community is designed to accommodate the new entrepreneurial model of “one person + AI as a company.”
If the response to “needs” at Zhongke Innovation Plaza is primarily reflected in the ongoing optimization of spatial forms, then for industrial parks focused on capital- and talent-intensive industries like integrated circuits and biomedicine, Gaoxin Kegu’s approach places greater emphasis on configuring shared professional facilities.
It is reported that at the Zhongke Innovation Industrial Park, which specializes in integrated circuits, the park has established the only hazardous chemicals transit warehouse in the region, addressing a critical pain point in enterprise production from the perspective of intrinsic safety. Meanwhile, at the Bio-medicine Industrial Park, an investment of 30 million yuan was made to build a centralized energy center, which not only saves production space for enterprises but also reduces energy costs for by nearly 50%.
Through such systematic and precise industrial planning and facility development, the four parks operated by Gaoxin Kegu in the Jiangbei area have not only established differentiated positioning but also built a synergistic and symbiotic industrial ecosystem. As a result, the occupancy rates of these parks have consistently remained at high levels within the industry, and the total number of employees across the parks has exceeded 10,000.
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Attracting enterprises to move in is only the first step; what matters more is how to help them take root and grow, and ensure talent can develop with peace of mind. As the number of enterprises and the scale of personnel in the parks continue to rise, Gu Jianwei has begun shifting the operational focus toward deeper ecosystem building.
In terms of supporting enterprise growth, Gaoxin Kegu’s strategic vision is continuously transcending traditional park operation methods. It is reported that the team, in collaboration with Bank of Nanjing, Jiangbei Construction Investment, and Bangsheng Capital, jointly initiated the establishment of an industrial investment fund with a total scale of 50 million yuan—named “Xingu Bangsheng.” This makes Gaoxin Kegu one of the few privately-operated park operators in the industry to venture into industrial investment.
“This fund is not merely a financial investment but rather a strategic positioning around key links in the regional industrial chain,” said Gu Jianwei. “We focus on hard-tech sectors such as life sciences, integrated circuits, high-end equipment manufacturing, and new materials. The fund is independently operated by a professional team from Bangsheng Capital, truly achieving a two-way empowerment of ‘fund-driven investment attraction’ and ‘industrial incubation.'”
It is reported that the fund’s capital will be fully allocated in the near future, and potential projects are already under discussion and evaluation.
Furthermore, the team at Gaoxin Kegu is continuously deepening its role as an “industrial partner,” proactively engaging in the growth journey of enterprises. It has invested in several companies within its parks, such as Liqi Technology, Guoke Semiconductor, Xiangsheng New Materials, and Suhui Therapeutics, achieving a transition from being a mere “landlord” providing physical space to becoming a “shareholder” that accompanies companies through their development.
Just last month, Gaoxin Kegu also participated as a key investor in the tens of millions of yuan Pre-B round financing for Puguang Biotech, a company based in the Bio-medicine Industrial Park. “We aim not only to provide space for enterprises but also to accompany them through their growth cycles,” said Gu Jianwei, defining the team’s new role.
Beyond supporting enterprise development, “the healthy development of people” is equally critical. In Gu Jianwei’s view, the ultimate competitiveness of an industrial park lies not only in the number of enterprises but also in the sense of belonging and growth opportunities for individuals. “We often ponder: what should a ‘large enterprise with ten thousand employees’ provide for its staff? Apartments, dining, leisure, sports, social spaces… all of these should be gradually improved,” Gu Jianwei noted.
Currently, a modern fitness space spanning approximately 700 square meters is under construction and will soon be open free of charge to park employees. This initiative represents just one facet of Gaoxin Kegu’s vision for a “people-oriented park.”
From space operation to industrial clustering, and further to ecosystem empowerment, Gaoxin Kegu is reimagining the possibilities of industrial parks with its innovative philosophy. Standing at this new starting point, greater professionalism, deeper integration, and enhanced warmth will form the new foundation for the journey ahead.
