GCI Portfolio Company O2 Canada officially entered China

Hangzhou, China — G-Force Innovation Hub, a China-Canada technology accelerator fully incubated and operated by GCI, hosted the official Chinese market launch ceremony for O2 Canada, a flagship portfolio company of GCI. The grand event was attended and witnessed by Chinese and Canadian government representatives, mainstream media outlets, as well as O2 Canada’s strategic partners and regional distributors, marking a key milestone for the Canadian innovative brand’s formal localized layout in China.

As a GCI-invested innovative respiratory technology enterprise, O2 Canada kicks off its strategic expansion in China with its signature innovative mask products, tailored to meet the physical characteristics and usage demands of Asian users. Optimized based on massive facial data of Chinese populations, O2 Canada’s masks deliver superior wearing comfort and precise facial sealing performance. To continuously enrich product vitality and market attractiveness, the company will launch limited-edition outer shell covers designed by renowned artists and designers on a monthly basis, combining professional protection functionality with trendy aesthetic design.

Weldon Car Epp, Consul General of Canada in Shanghai, spoke highly of O2 Canada’s innovative strength and market potential. He remarked that O2 Canada stands out as one of Canada’s most creative emerging startups, bringing premium Canadian technological solutions to Chinese consumers. He also expressed confidence that more outstanding Canadian tech enterprises will embrace high-quality development opportunities in Hangzhou, leveraging the city’s vibrant innovation atmosphere and inclusive business environment.

Bingxin Chen, Director of the Yuhang District Bureau of Science and Technology, extended a warm welcome to O2 Canada’s official settlement and product launch in Yuhang. The Yuhang District government will join hands with G-Force Innovation Hub to provide comprehensive policy support and full-cycle operational services for O2 Canada, fully empowering the company’s steady development and in-depth market expansion in China.

As an important cross-border incubation and acceleration platform under GCI, G-Force Innovation Hub has long been committed to smoothing cross-border technological and industrial exchanges between China and Canada. Relying on GCI’s long-term accumulation in startup investment, global resource networks, and in-depth cooperation with governments, institutional investors, universities and research institutions, G-Force Hub builds a sustainable bilateral technological innovation ecosystem. Its first batch of incubation bases have been launched in Toronto, Ottawa and Hangzhou respectively. The platform focuses on connecting outstanding Canadian tech enterprises with China’s local industrial resources, capital markets and strategic client groups, while supporting visionary Chinese enterprises in expanding their North American business layout.

About O2 Canada

O2 Canada, a portfolio company of GCI, is a professional respiratory performance technology enterprise focusing on air purification and optimized oxygen intake technologies for health, wellness and sports performance scenarios. In strategic collaboration with the University of Waterloo, the company has developed world-class protective masks with outstanding comprehensive advantages in safety effectiveness, wearing comfort and stylish design.

About G-Force Innovation Hub

G-Force Innovation Hub is a core China-Canada cross-border technology accelerator under GCI. Rooted in GCI’s mature investment incubation experience and global industrial resources, the platform dedicates itself to building a two-way innovation and growth channel for Chinese and Canadian tech enterprises. It enables Canadian startups to quickly access China’s industrial ecology, capital resources and market channels, and empowers outstanding Chinese innovative enterprises with global vision to explore and expand into the North American market.