OpenClaw has recently gained immense popularity, and this trend has successfully reached mainland China. In an effort to seize the opportunities presented by the development of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI), Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou City recently released a draft for public comment titled "Several Measures to Support the Development of OpenClaw & OPC-STC." This policy, jokingly referred to as the "Ten Measures for Lobster Farming," provides comprehensive support to AI agent companies, from underlying computing power to top-level funding.
Comprehensive subsidies for computing power, tokens, and data procurement
Regarding the fundamental costs that are the biggest headache for AI companies, Xiaoshan District has offered highly attractive subsidies in cash. For OPC-STC companies that rent computing power services for OpenClaw-like AI agency R&D, the government will provide subsidies of up to 50% in "computing power vouchers," with a maximum of 20 million RMB per company per year.
In addition, a 30% subsidy (up to RMB 100,000 per year) will be provided for the token fees incurred by enterprises in using large-scale multimodal models in China for AIGC creation. If enterprises need to purchase high-quality datasets from the Trusted Data Space to train models, they can also enjoy a subsidy of 30% of the transaction amount, with a maximum limit of RMB 2 million.
Covering office space, talent, and a special fund of 50 million.
Beyond hardware and computing costs, the policy also delves into the cultivation of the ecosystem. Xiaoshan District announced it will provide eligible companies with up to six months of free office space and 100 free residential spaces for up to three months. Regarding talent recruitment, master's and doctoral degree holders and university graduates can receive a living allowance of up to 150,000 RMB and a housing subsidy of 36,000 RMB; certain high-level talents can receive a housing subsidy of up to 240,000 RMB over five years.
To ensure the successful implementation of high-quality projects, the government will provide subsidies of up to 4.5 million RMB for startups that deeply apply OpenClaw through a "competition-based evaluation" mechanism. Meanwhile, Xiaoshan District is leveraging the "Tide Starts" angel investment guidance fund, announcing the establishment of a special fund with a total scale of 50 million RMB to precisely target the OpenClaw open-source AI agent track, providing related companies with strong and diversified financing channels.
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