AI Startup Glia Computing Joins O2 Partners Group

O2 Partners Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinichi Matsumoto; hereinafter "the Company") is pleased to announce that it acquired all shares of Glia Computing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo [planned]; President: Keisuke Tagami; hereinafter "Glia Computing"), a company specializing in AI solution development, on February 28, 2026, welcoming them as a group company. Reasons and Purpose of Stock Acquisition With a purpose to "invigorate Japan," "enrich Japanese manufacturing," and "enrich Japan's future," our company has been promoting "Japanese-style DX" by modeling the tacit knowledge of manufacturing sites into mathematical models. In response to the rapid evolution of AI technology, we are aiming to realize an "AI Shift" that reconstructs the nature of consulting alongside AI. By welcoming Glia Computing, which possesses advanced AI implementation technology, into our group, we will strongly promote the following initiatives:

Acceleration and Advancement of 'muspec' Development We will accelerate the development speed of "muspec," an AI agent for design and development. By integrating Glia Computing's drawing information search/extraction technology and machine learning expertise, we will evolve our design support functions based on the structuring of past technical assets and engineering understanding.

Advancement of Technical Development Infrastructure through the Fusion of AI Expertise and Manufacturing Consulting By bringing in a group of engineers with extensive AI development experience, we will dramatically improve our AI implementation capabilities and agility within the group. We will build a unique development structure that closely integrates our strength in "on-site knowledge" with advanced "AI technology" to strengthen our ability to create next-generation solutions.

Strengthening Response Capabilities to Rapidly Increasing AI Projects As the need for AI introduction and utilization in the manufacturing industry grows rapidly, the addition of Glia Computing to our group will solidify our structure to meet that demand. Through this collaboration, we will secure the supply capacity and technical development foundation to continuously meet the advanced requirements of our customers over the medium to long term, rather than just providing one-off support. Glia Computing Co., Ltd. Company Name: Glia Computing Co., Ltd. Headquarters: Kudan Kaikan Terrace Classic Office 2A, 1-6-5 Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Planned) Establishment Date: August 23, 2018 President: Keisuke Tagami Website: https://www.glia-computing.com/ O2 Partners Co., Ltd. We provide advanced consulting and engineering services as a "driver of reform and transformation" to the manufacturing industry, which is facing a serious labor shortage. With the motto "We offer advice, but we also get our hands dirty," our elite team, equipped with expertise in consulting, engineering, and digital, provides hands-on support for DX promotion and business reform in core manufacturing areas, utilizing project management and AI/digital solutions to improve production.