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]; Representative Director: Keisuke Tagami; hereinafter "Glia Computing"), a company specializing in AI solution development, on February 28, 2026, welcoming it as a group company.

Reasons and Objectives for the Acquisition With a purpose to "energize 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. In response to the rapid evolution of AI technology, we are aiming for 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:

Accelerating and Advancing the Development of 'muspec' 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.

Enhancing Technical Development Infrastructure through the Fusion of AI Expertise and Manufacturing Consulting By bringing in a group of engineers experienced in AI development, we will dramatically improve our AI implementation capabilities and agility within the group. We will build a unique development system that closely integrates our strength in "on-site expertise" 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 the group solidifies our system to meet that demand. Through this partnership, 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 responses. Glia Computing Co., Ltd. Company Name: Glia Computing Co., Ltd. Headquarters: Kudan Kaikan Terrace Classic Office 2A, 1-6-5 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Planned) Date of Establishment: August 23, 2018 Representative Director: 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 don't just talk; we take action," 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 support production...