The Next Phase of AI Is Deployment, and Deployment Crosses BordersAI 下半场是落地，落地要跨境
The contest in AI is moving from models and compute to deployment in real industries, and that shift makes China and Canada more complementary than they have been in years.INP Capital 与加中友好交流协会走进漕河泾 AI 加速器，与三家 AI 企业探讨出海加拿大的路径。
The contest in AI is moving from models and compute to deployment in real industries, and that shift makes China and Canada more complementary than they have been in years.
On 4 November 2026, INP Capital and the Canada China Friendship and Goodwill Association (CCFGA) visited the Caohejing AI Accelerator in Shanghai and spent an afternoon with three AI companies. It was the first stop of a programme the two organisations launched together to connect Chinese AI companies with innovation and investment partners in Canada.
Why now, and why Canada
Chinese AI companies have something few others have at the same scale: dense application scenarios and fast commercial feedback. A group of them now have mature products and proven models, and are looking for a second market.
Canada brings what that group usually lacks. It has deep research capacity, with institutes such as Amii, Mila and the Vector Institute; a location that connects to the whole North American market; and federal and provincial programmes for industry.
One side has scenarios and speed. The other has research depth and market access. The programme is built on that gap.
What the programme does
The programme is project-led. Through briefings, product showcases and closed-door meetings, it helps Chinese AI companies that already have commercial traction work out whether, where and how to establish themselves in Canada, and explores incubation and market-entry partnerships along the way.
CCFGA works to move Canada–China ties from exchange towards building industry together. On the Canadian side, it draws on four layers of support:
- federal and provincial economic development agencies and local governments, which shape where a company lands and what support it can apply for;
- research institutes and universities, for technical collaboration and talent;
- industry associations, channel partners and professional services covering legal, tax, employment and certification;
- Chinese-Canadian community and alumni networks, often a company's first customers and advisers in North America.
Three companies, three routes abroad
The three companies at Caohejing work in different directions:
- sports-analysis technology built for elite competition, being turned into consumer hardware;
- AI companionship products already validated in their home market, now looking further afield;
- an end-to-end chain from AI creation to physical products, giving digital characters a tangible form.
What they share matters more than what separates them: a mature product, a business model that has been tested, and a clear intention to go abroad. That is the profile the programme is screening for. Being investable is not enough; a company also has to be ready to cross a border.
Why start at Caohejing
The Caohejing AI Accelerator sits in the Caohejing national-level development zone, which has more than forty years of industrial history. It focuses on the "1 to 10" stage of AI companies, across AI infrastructure and agents, AIGC and gaming, AI for science, and embodied intelligence and smart hardware. It links technology validation, pilot conversion and commercialisation, with its own compute platform and direct connections to industrial supply chains.
For a company going abroad, that matters for one reason: what leaves China has already been tested in real industrial settings.
What comes next
We intend to take this pairing of a national incubator, international investors and overseas industry resources to more cities. Incubators, industry partners and AI companies looking at North America can reach us at info@inp-capital.com.
The Pacific is wide enough for innovation on both sides.
AI 产业的竞争正在从模型和算力，转向真实场景里的落地与变现。在这一局，中国与加拿大比过去任何时候都更互补。
2026 年 11 月 4 日下午，INP Capital（博珏资本）与加中友好交流协会（CCFGA）走进上海漕河泾 AI 加速器，与三家 AI 企业面对面深入交流。这是双方联合发起的中加人工智能创新与投资合作对接会的第一站。
为什么是现在，为什么是加拿大
中国 AI 企业拥有全球最丰富的应用场景和最快的商业化速度，一批产品成熟、模式清晰的公司正在寻找第二增长曲线。
加拿大则有扎实的科研纵深：Amii、Mila、Vector 等世界级研究机构构成人才高地；区位上连接整个北美市场；还有联邦与省级的产业支持政策。
一头是场景与速度，一头是科研与纵深。中加之间有一片广阔的互补空间。
对接会做什么
对接会以真实项目为导向，通过主题交流、项目展示和闭门洽谈，帮助已有成熟产品和商业化经验的中国 AI 企业评估在加拿大落地的路径，并探索产业孵化与跨境市场拓展。
加中友好交流协会致力于把中加往来从"交流层面"推向"共建产业生态层面"。在加拿大一侧，协会可调动四个层面的资源：
- 联邦与省级经济发展机构及地方政府的产业对接渠道，决定项目"落在哪个省、获得什么支持"；
- 研究机构与高校网络，支撑技术合作与人才供给；
- 本地行业协会、渠道伙伴，以及法律、税务、用工、认证等专业服务机构；
- 华人社群与校友网络，往往是中国企业抵达北美后的第一批客户与顾问。
三个项目，三条出海路径
在漕河泾，我们与三个方向的 AI 项目深入对话：
- 以服务国际顶级赛事的运动分析技术为底座，让专业级 AI 能力沉淀为大众消费级硬件；
- 深耕 AI 情感陪伴，产品已被市场充分验证，正把目光投向更远的市场；
- 贯通"AI 创作到实体落地"的完整链路，让数字生命拥有可触摸的形态。
三个样本，三条路径，底色相同：产品已经成熟，商业模型经过验证，出海意愿清晰。这正是对接会要筛选的企业画像：不止"可投资"，更要"可出海"。
为什么从漕河泾出发
漕河泾 AI 加速器（漕河泾开发区科技创业中心）依托漕河泾国家级经开区四十余年的产业积淀，聚焦 AI 企业的"1 到 10"加速阶段，深耕 AI Infra 及 AI Agent、AIGC 与游戏、AI4S、具身智能与智能硬件四大方向。它构建了"技术验证—中试转化—商业变现"的链条，有自建算力平台，并与龙头企业供应链和真实产业场景直连。
对出海项目而言，这意味着一点：从中国送出去的，是已经在真实产业场景中被验证过的产品与模式。
接下来
我们希望以漕河泾为起点，把"国家级孵化器 × 国际资本 × 海外产业资源"的对接方式带到更多城市。各地孵化器、产业伙伴，以及正望向北美市场的 AI 企业，欢迎通过 info@inp-capital.com 与我们联系。
太平洋足够宽，容得下两边的创新。