Plug and Play Japan Hosts Their Fall Summit 2020

161 startups pitched to 4,391 viewers over 6 days

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Oct 15, 2020, 18:00 ET

TOKYO, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play Japan KK (Based in Shibuya, Tokyo, CEO: Philip Seiji Vincent, hereinafter Plug and Play Japan) held its six-day Fall Summit 2020 (Demo Day) for their accelerator program on September 28th. 161 international and domestic startups pitched to a total of 4,391 viewers.

The Japan Fall Summit 2020 was the graduation for startups selected for the Summer/Fall 2020 Batch and startups selected for the Winter/Spring 2020 Batch since the previous Demo Day for Winter/Spring 2020 Batch was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plug and Play Japan hosts their Fall Summit 2020.

Since the event was conducted online and required real-time startup participation, including Q&A sessions, it was conducted in one day with one theme per day, taking into account all time zones in North America, Asia, and Europe. In addition to startup pitches, there were panel discussions by corporate partners and sessions by special guests.

At the event, Plug and Play Japan announced 26 awards for startups and corporate partners. Award winners are listed below.

[ EXPO Winner ]

The startups that earned the largest number of votes from the audience received an award.

Day 1 Brand & Retail	North America Session Award Winner
	AlikeAudience, Inc.	https://alikeaudience.com
	HQ: California, United States CEO: Bosco Lam
	Audience Intelligence Platform specialized in consumer behavioral analytics
	Japan Session Award Winner
	HARTi Inc.	https://harti.tokyo
	HQ: Minato, Tokyo CEO: Yuya Yoshida
	Producing public spaces such as commercial spaces, medical care facilities, and offices using contemporary art
	APAC/EU Session Award Winner
	Emotion Research LAB	http://emotionresearchlab.com/
	HQ: Valencia, Spain CEO: Maria Pocovi
	Analysing more than 100 types of human emotions via pictures or video in real time

Day 2 IoT	North America Session Award Winner
	GBatteries Energy Canada Inc.	http://www.gbatteries.com/
	HQ: Ottawa, Canada CEO: Kostya Khomutov
	Developed an ultra-fast charging of lithium batteries without compromising battery life
	Japan Session Award Winner
	ACES, Inc.	https://acesinc.co.jp/
	HQ: Bunkyo, Tokyo CEO: Koichiro Tamura
	Matsuo Lab AI Startup providing behaviour analysis services that utilizes image sensing algorithm
	APAC/EU Session Award Winner
	Marvelmind Robotics	https://marvelmind.com/
	HQ: California, United States CEO: Maxim Tretyakov
	Provides precise±2cm indoor positioning and navigation for autonomous robots, drones and humans

Day 3 Insurtech	Shift Technology SAS	http://www.shift-technology.com/
	HQ: Paris, France CEO: Jeremy Jawish
	Reinventing insurance claims processing and fraud detection with Artificial Intelligence
	KUDO, Inc.,	https://kudoway.com
	HQ: New York, United States CEO: Fardad Zabetian
	Multilingual video conferencing and live events solution for businesses
	emol inc.	http://emol.jp/
	HQ: Taito, Tokyo CEO: Saori Chikami
	Mental improvement program that visualizes the health and wellness of the workplace
	IB, Inc.	https://www.hokenbo-ib.com
	HQ: Shibuya, Tokyo CEO: Kenta Itoh
	Insurance policy management app that aims to eliminate incomplete billings of insurances

Day 4 Mobility	North America Session Award Winner
	AutoX Technologies, Inc.	https://autox.ai/
	HQ: California, United States CEO: Jianxiong Xiao
	Development of autonomous vehicles. Provision of AI drivers that enable to transport anyone, people or goods, safely and efficiently
	APAC Session Award Winner
	Relectrify Pty Ltd.	http://relectrify.com
	HQ: Melbourne, Australia CEO: Valentin Muenzel
	Development of technology to extend the life of battery storage systems
	Japan Session Award Winner
	LOZI Inc.	http://www.lozi.jp
	HQ: Nagoya, Aichi CEO: Shigeo Watanabe
	Development of logistics solution that utilizes smart barcodes
	Europe Session Award Winner
	TANGI0 LTD.	http://www.tg0.co.uk/
	HQ: London, United Kingdom CEO: Ming Kong
	Development of material that senses human contact without an electronic sensor

Day 5 Fintech	US/Canada Session Award Winner
	Beacon Platform K.K.	https://www.beacon.io/
	HQ: New York, United States CEO: Kirat Singh
	Financial technology company that delivers a cloud-based, end-to-end development and production platform
	Japan Session Award Winner
	Loglass Inc.	https://loglass.jp/
	HQ: Shinagawa, Tokyo CEO: Tomoya Fukawa
	Developed the next generation business management cloud "Loglass"
	APAC/EU/Middle East Session Award Winner
	Mostly AI Solutions MP GmbH	https://mostly.ai/
	HQ: Vienna, Austria CEO: Michael Platzer
	Utilizes an AI privacy preserving technology for unlocking and protecting privacy sensitive data

Day 6 Hardtech & Health	Cyclops Medtech Pte. Ltd.	http://www.cyclopsmedtech.com
	HQ: Bangalore, India CEO: Srinivas Dorasala
	Eye-tracking technology for diagnosing and treating neurological and vestibular diseases
	Varinos Inc.	https://www.varinos.com/
	HQ: Shinagawa, Tokyo CEO: Yoshiyuki Sakuraba
	Clinical genome testing for infertility treatment using next generation sequencer

[ Ecosystem Builder Award ]

Ecosystem Builder Awards were given to the most dedicated Champions, people who have devoted themselves to engage with Plug and Play's innovation ecosystem and bring new technologies into their companies.

Mitsui Knowledge Industry

Mr. Yoshiteru Nakao

[ Startup Friendly Award ]

Startup Friendly Awards were given to the following partners in honor of being friendly to startups in the process of their meetings/collaborative projects. Award winners were selected based on the votes from the selected startups during the Summer/Fall 2020 Batch program.

Day 1 - Brand & Retail	Coca-Cola (Japan) Company
Day 2 - IoT	KYOCERA Corporation
Day 3 - Insurtech	Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Day 4 - Mobility	Tokyo Marine Nichido
Day 5 - Fintech	MUFG
Day 6 - Hardtech & Health	SHIMADZU CORPORATION

The next batch program, Winter/Spring 2021, will kick off in December 2020, which will include their newest program in Osaka, focused on Smart Cities.

About Plug and Play
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we have built accelerator programs, corporate innovation services, and an in-house VC to make technological advancement progress faster than ever before. Since inception in 2006, our programs have expanded worldwide to include a presence in over 30 locations globally, giving startups the necessary resources to succeed in Silicon Valley and beyond. With over 30,000 startups and 400 official corporate partners, we have created the ultimate startup ecosystem in many industries. Companies in our community have raised over $9 billion in funding, with successful portfolio exits including Danger, Dropbox, Lending Club and PayPal. For more information, visit https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/

Corporate overview
Name Plug and Play Japan KK
Address 〒150-0043 Shibuya Center Place 3F, 1-16-3, Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Representative Phillip Vicent
URL http://japan.plugandplaytechcenter.com/
Establishment July 14th, 2017

[ Inquiry regarding this Press Release ]
Plug and Play Japan KK
Main Contact: Fujimoto
TEL : 080-1326-9802 / Mail : [email protected]

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