September 6 & 7 saw a total of 114 unique exhibiting startups at Tech in Asia Tokyo’s Bootstrap Alley, all eager to pitch their product to over 1,600 attendees. In case you missed it, here’s a breakdown of the participating startups.
Amidst the crowd, here are five that caught our eye.
EYES, Japan (Day 2)
If you’ve been to Tech in Asia Tokyo last year, you would find EYES, Japan a familiar sight with its flashy bicycle taking the front spot of their booth. They were no different this year, and its flashing lights definitely caught the attention of our attendees across the hall. Its showcased product, Fukushima Wheel, reinvents cycling with a specially outfitted bicycle, with sensors to measure environmental data such as humidity, temperature, and even radiation. Its smartphone app offers a unique opportunity to explore the city, letting cyclists visualize their exercise levels and carbon emissions. Gyro-stabilized LEDs on the bicycle wheels also display time and location-based information.
JellyWare (Day 1 & Day 2)
At first glance, we were attracted to the posters that adorned their backdrop and at the front of the booth. Then, our gaze shifted to the table where our eyes met with the dummy cat lying on a patch of grass. “How cute!” we thought.
But JellyWare is more than just “cute”. It’s a service company that helps carry projects from ideation to reality. They frequently host hackathons and enhances the speed of product development by connecting creators to various experts. They even go the extra mile to conduct user tests for product validation, and aid in the sale of the product after development. They are eventually aiming to help create innovative products that will benefit the world – they are without a doubt true tech evangelists!
Nodoka (Day 1 & Day 2)
Who would’ve thought to see a tea startup at a tech conference? Yet Nodoka played it to their advantage. With a range of organic Japanese tea available at their disposal, they made that the limelight of their booth, which got them extra eyeballs. Nodoka helps to connect traditional tea farmers with the rest of the world to sell their products outside of Japan, taking them to the new, connected economy, while at the same time helping them preserve their craft.
Shiny Barnacle (Day 2)
If you were present at Tech in Asia Tokyo, or avidly staking the #tiatokyo2016 hashtag, you couldn’t have missed Shiny Barnacle with their eye-catching mascot in a red superhero suit. To be honest, their booth was plain simple – but their mascot more than made up for it.
Shiny Barnacle is an on-demand, location based marketplace that specialises in connected services and offers people a different way of building their product. During the conference, they showcased one of their products, Conversate, an on-demand English language marketplace in Japan that connects students with teachers.
LP-Research (Day 2)
Anything VR-related tends to get that bit more attention, and LP-Research wasn’t an exception. The startup specialises in the development of augmented and virtual reality devices, with their core IP being sensor fusion algorithms to combine different types of sensor information (for example, gyroscope data and camera-based tracking data). Their physical product, a novel type of VR goggles, made their booth more attractive and interactive.
Missed out on #tiatokyo2016 highlights? Catch up on the latest happenings in a nutshell here. If you’re a budding startup and confident of stealing the limelight at tech conferences, apply to exhibit at our next upcoming conference, Tech in Asia Jakarta, happening on November 16 & 17!
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