Great Wall Strategic Consulting has officially released the GEI 2025 List of China’s Potential Unicorn Enterprises. Cando has been selected once again, marking its second consecutive year on the list and placing it among China’s top high-growth hard-tech companies.

 

Image source: “GEI China Potential Unicorn Enterprises Research Report 2025,” Great Wall Strategic Consulting.

 

“Potential unicorn companies” are high‑quality science and technology enterprises in the new economy that demonstrate strong innovation capabilities, possess significant growth potential, and are poised to evolve into unicorns or even industry leaders. They serve as benchmark players in the hard‑tech sector.

 

Great Wall Strategic Consulting is one of the earliest think tanks in China to research and publish “unicorn” rankings. Since 2016, it has released annual lists and research reports on China’s unicorn companies for eight consecutive years, and since 2020, it has issued similar lists and reports on China’s potential unicorns for five consecutive years. Potential unicorn companies serve as a reserve pool for unicorns, signaling strong technological capabilities and competitive edge.

 

Pioneering a lightweight, rigid photovoltaic system and redefining the boundaries of conventional PV applications. Cando adheres to the development philosophy of “technological advancement, deep cultivation of application scenarios, and differentiated growth,” Pioneering a lightweight, rigid photovoltaic system specifically designed to address the challenges of insufficient load-bearing capacity and curved, irregular roof surfaces in the existing PV market. Enable “as much as possible” installation of photovoltaic systems. To date, Cando’s lightweight rigid-series photovoltaic modules have successively provided… Well-known enterprises such as Datang Energy, China Resources Gas, Zhongtian Steel, Baowu Steel, Opple Lighting, Star Charge, and Muyuan Foods provide customized, lightweight photovoltaic zero-carbon solutions. We empower large industrial parks, steel and coal enterprises, state-owned and centrally-administered enterprises, modern agricultural facilities, specialized construction projects, and uniquely shaped roofs—among other distributed‑generation customers—to unlock the photovoltaic potential of their existing buildings. By doing so, we help these companies significantly reduce electricity costs, accelerate their green and low‑carbon transformation, and earn the long‑term collaboration and recognition of industry leaders and park‑level platforms, thereby advancing our corporate vision: “Wherever sunlight reaches, it becomes energy.”

 

Iterating cutting-edge solar technologies to unlock new paradigms in energy applications. Leveraging a mature, lightweight photovoltaic technology platform, Cando continuously iterates and develops its latest Sun Cloth photovoltaic technology. Tailored for space‑based PV applications, it delivers flexible photovoltaic products that are rollable, highly reliable, and portable. Unlike conventional solar panels, Sun Cloth combines features such as extreme lightness, thinness, and flexibility, along with radiation resistance and resilience to extreme temperature fluctuations, making it suitable for the harsh conditions of space. Moreover, as a platform‑based technology, it can be extended to a wide range of unconventional settings, including temporary sites, outdoor camps, transportation corridors, ecological restoration areas, and specialized equipment.

 

Having been named to the GEI Potential Unicorn List for two consecutive years is both a recognition and a responsibility. At present, More than 170 patents have been filed both domestically and internationally. . In the future, Cando will continue to deepen its presence in the lightweight photovoltaic sector, constantly refining its lightweight rigid photovoltaic product portfolio and accelerating the industrialization of its Sun布 technology.

 

With Cando, we carry the future of photovoltaics on lightweight yet robust foundations, and with solar energy, we illuminate the entire energy landscape. Cando will continue to drive the energy transition through original hard-core technologies, supporting the high-quality development of China’s new‑type photovoltaic industry and contributing Chinese scientific and technological innovation to the green, low‑carbon transformation of society as a whole!

Cando Solar is an advanced photovoltaic company, founded by the world-leading engineers and solar veterans from Trina Solar，ST Micro and TSMC. In 2022, Cando Solar has developed the world first 210mm busbar-free HJT solar module, certified by TÜV Rheinland. Cando Solar has mastered and applied for more than 20 invention patents, including 2 US invention patent applications, 3 PCT international patent applications. 4 Chinese invention patents have been authorized.