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// GATE86 Industry Tours · April 2026

Six Days.
Inside
China.

A small cohort of founders. Real company visits. The Canton Fair. Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou. Six days inside the rooms your competitors can't reach — with GATE86 in every room.

6 days
Immersive programme
$4,500
Per person · incl. food & accommodation
3 cities
Shanghai · Shenzhen · Guangzhou
5 max
Inaugural cohort
// Tours run twice a year, by sector
01 Deep Tech & AI Apr 2026 Open
02 Energy & CleanTech Oct 2026 Register
03 Advanced Manufacturing H1 2027 Register
// Edition 01 · Deep Tech & AI01
// Edition 01 — Deep Tech & AI

The First
Cohort.

This is the inaugural GATE86 Industry Tour — five founders, three cities, six days. Deep Tech. AI infrastructure. Robotics. And the world's largest trade fair: Canton.

You won't be sitting in presentations. You'll be in labs, on factory floors, walking the Canton Fair floors with context no one else has — and in rooms where engineers and executives talk candidly about what they're building and why.

// What's included
Access to 6–8 pre-qualified Chinese Deep Tech and AI companies across 3 cities
Guided Canton Fair visit with sector-specific briefing and GATE86 facilitation
All in-country accommodation (Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou)
All meals and in-country transport included
Live interpretation and cultural navigation throughout
Private debrief sessions each evening with the GATE86 team
Edition01 — Inaugural
SectorDeep Tech & AI
Duration6 Days
DatesApr 18 – Apr 24, 2026
CitiesShanghai · Shenzhen · Guangzhou
Cohort5 seats · Inaugural edition
Investment$4,500 / person
DeadlineMarch 20, 2026

Price includes all accommodation, meals, in-country transport and GATE86 facilitation across all 3 cities. International flights not included.

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// Applications close March 20, 2026
// The Programme02
// April 18–24, 2026

Six Days.
Three Cities.
One Advantage.

Click any day to explore the programme. Every access is pre-negotiated. Every briefing is sector-specific.

01
Apr 18
Arrival
Shanghai
02–03
Apr 19–20
Deep Tech
Labs
04–05
Apr 21–22
Shenzhen
Hardware
06
Apr 23
Canton Fair
Guangzhou
07
Apr 24
Debrief &
Close
// Who This Is For03
// Who applies

Built For
Founders Who Move.

The tour is deliberately small. Every seat is assessed — not to be exclusive, but to make sure every founder in the room is worth the others' time.

01
Deep Tech & AI Founders
Building in AI, robotics, hardware, energy or advanced manufacturing. You need to understand where China's stack is heading — and whether there's a partnership that changes your trajectory.
02
Operators & Scale-Up CEOs
You've built something that works. Now you're looking at China as a manufacturing partner, a technology source, or a market. The tour compresses years of relationship-building into six days.
03
Sector Leaders
You lead an organisation in energy, mobility, logistics or manufacturing. China isn't abstract to you — it's already in your supply chain, your competition or your investor conversations. This tour gives you the direct access and context to act on it.
// Not your sector? Edition 02 covers Energy & CleanTech (Oct 2026). Edition 03: Advanced Manufacturing (H1 2027). Register once and we'll reach out when yours opens.
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// Why Edition 0104
// First Edition
"The companies that go first are the ones that set the terms."

This is Edition 01. There are no past tours to point to — and that's the point. The founders who join the inaugural cohort are the ones who won't wait for someone else to go first and report back.

No past editions to reference — just the founders who move first.

// 5 seats · Edition 01 · Apply by March 20
// Why Edition 01
Founders in Edition 01 get priority access to Edition 02, direct introductions to any contacts made during the tour, and a permanent place in the GATE86 founder network.
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// Stay Informed05

Your Sector.
Your
Tour.

Tours run twice a year, each built around a specific sector. Edition 02 covers Energy & CleanTech (Oct 2026). Edition 03: Advanced Manufacturing (H1 2027). Tell us your sector below and we'll reach out when yours opens — no pitch, no drip.

No spam. One email when the next tour is confirmed.