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Speeding up sales, cutting costs, and preparing for the future of retail—whether brick-and-mortar or online.

Retail Industry Robots

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 Based in Japan, Telexistence develops AI-based remote-controlled robots for the retail and logistics industries. Its models are Model-T (launched in July 2020) and TX SCARA (launched in November 2021). These robots are used to replace product replenish work, saving time and improving efficiency in store operations. Telexistence uses its proprietary AI system, &ldquo;Gordon,&rdquo; which employs a self-scanning module to identify product availability on store shelves. The system calculates the optimal gripping point for beverages and generates a path plan for the end-effector, enabling the efficient transfer from gripping to placing. If this automatic method fails, the robots switch to Telexistence mode, allowing employees to control the robots online and complete the required tasks.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 Telexistence introduced its Model-T at the Lawson Model-T Tokyo Port City Takeshiba Store in July 2020. It introduced the TX SCARA model at the FamilyMart METI Store in November 2021. In August 2022, TX started installing TX SCARA robots across 300 FamilyMart Stores in Japan.&nbsp;
 
 
 Telexistence entered a strategic partnership with SoftBank Robotics Group (a unit of SoftBank Group) in July 2023 to accelerate its commercialization efforts in North America. The company was reportedly engaged in discussions with prominent convenience store chains in North America to explore the possibility of conducting a proof of concept. It also announced collaborating with Foxconn in July 2023 to manufacture its upcoming robot model, &quot;Ghost.&quot;
 
 
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Disrupting the traditional financial system using blockchain

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Securitize offers a platform that enables enterprises to raise funds by issuing tokens on assets such as equity, funds, fixed income, and real estate. Securitize is an SEC Registered Transfer Agent that is integrated with a number of regulated US-based marketplaces. The platform features a blockchain-based decentralized protocol with live issuers and provides users with both primary and secondary marketplaces for purchasing and trading issued tokens. Additionally, the company also offers know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering services (KYC/AML), capital management services, and a number of yield funds for users to invest in. In June 2021, the company also launched an asset management subsidiary, “Securitize Capital” as well as two cryptocurrency yield funds.To broaden its product offering, Securitize acquired stock transfer agent Pacific Stock Transfer (PST) for an undisclosed sum in February 2022. The company also expected to expand its own tokenization offering to clients of PST. The company went on to <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/21117">acquire Onramp Invest </a>, a wealth management platform for digital assets, for an undisclosed amount in August 2023. Securitize will leverage the acquisition to enable registered investment advisors (RIAs) to offer tokenized investments via the Onramp dashboard. Key customers and partnerships As of February 2022, Securitize’s digital platform served over 3,000 private and publicly traded enterprises and over 1.2 million investors.In March 2024, the company partnered with Blackrock to support the development of the latter’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund.Funding and financials In April 2024, Securitize <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/29051">secured USD 47 million</a> in new funding led by BlackRock, to accelerate product development, expand its global operations, and bolster its partnerships across the financial services industry.

Technologies bringing about a new reality

Extended Reality

Thirdverse, headquartered in Japan, is a VR game development, distribution, and management company. It specializes in the creation of VR sword fighting games, which include “Altair Breaker” (released in August 2022, priced at USD 25) and “Swords of Gargantua” (released in June 2019, priced at USD 25). Thirdverse also released “X8” in November 2023, a 5v5 VR multiplayer shooter game. The game is freely accessible on the Meta Quest Store and is priced at USD 10 on Steam.As of December 2023, the company was in the process of launching Soul Covenant, a VR dystopian sword fighting game set in Japan, and was set to launch in early 2024.Key customers and partnershipsThe company noted that its X8 game titled amassed over 100,000 as of November 2023, having also launched esports events for the title.The company’s game reviews on the Meta Quest store as of December 2023 were as follows: 200+ (Altair Breaker) and 1,700+ (Swords for Gargantuan).Funding and financialsIn <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/27628">January 2024</a>, the company raised USD 3.3 million in a funding round co-led by Nissei Capital and VeriServe. Funds were earmarked to strengthen the development team for its VR titles; X8 and Soul Covenant (an action game), and other upcoming projects.

Technology to explore opportunities beyond Earth

Space Travel and Exploration Tech

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 Based in Tokyo, Japan, Ispace Inc is engaged in robotics focusing on lunar exploration and aerospace. The company is involved in mapping the lunar surface in order to utilize the moon's water resources and develop them to spearhead a space-based economy. Apart from its headquarters, the company has offices in the US and Luxembourg.&nbsp;
 
 
 Hakuto, a team managed by Ispace in 2018 was among the finalists in Google Lunar X Prize, which provided the foundations for its current commercial lunar exploration program&ndash;Hakuto-R. The company launched the Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) in December 2022, which after achieving 8 out the 10 mission milestones, encountered an issue during the landing procedure to the lunar surface resulting in the 
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 By leveraging Japanese expertise in miniaturization, the company&rsquo;s lunar rovers and robotic lunar landers are built to fit the small form factor, which the company claims provides low cost and high frequency payload transportation. The company predicted that the moon will be inhabited by 1,000 people, with around 10,000 visitors each year to a lunar city called &ldquo;Moon Valley&rdquo; and aims to be a key orchestrator in the creation of the cislunar ecosystem.
 
 
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 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 Ispace has secured partnerships with many institutions and is amongst the 4 companies selected by NASA to collect space resources and transfer ownership to the agency for an Artemis demonstration. In 2021, Ispace was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to take part in a pilot phase to establish commercial partnerships in Europe for lunar transportation and exploration. In April 2022, the company signed an MoU with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to cover risks arising in the lunar business named the &ldquo;Lunar Insurance Plan,&rdquo; which is the first ever case of commercial lunar exploration insurance. In April 2023, ispace 
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 with Dutch mining and infrastructure company Epiroc for upcoming lunar missions such as Hakuto-R Mission 2 (M2). The companies planned to jointly develop technology and solutions that were slated to be usable as early as 2024.
 
 
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 In October 2021, the company raised an undisclosed amount in an extended Series C funding round led by Airbus Ventures, which followed the initial Series C funding round in August 2021 led by an incubate fund and seven other investors, where it secured USD 46 million. Following the Series C funding rounds, the cumulative funds secured by the company stood at USD 200 million. The funds raised were expected to be applied toward the company&rsquo;s second lunar mission planned for 2023 as well as to aid in the development of its series 2 lunar lander for its third mission that was expected to launch in 2024.
 
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Using AI to mimic and understand human language

Natural Language Processing Tools

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 Allganize provides Natural Language Understanding API and conversational AI for enterprises. It also helps businesses automate workflows by natural language understanding AI. It provides insight into what your teammates are working on, as well as overarching work patterns/trends in your team. 
 
 Allganize leverages deep learning-based, high-performance NLU technology to enable companies of all sizes to apply AI technology to develop their own AI systems and services. The company provides real-time customer and project related information. 
 
 Allganize was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA.
 
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ATOMica is a co-working space and business management company for conference rooms, event venues, circles, and schools. The company uses coworking spaces as HUBs to provide services that maximize individuals' power. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including coworking space, shared office space, meetings, events, and web seminars. It is also possible to use it only once. They plan and run local communities that bring together a diverse range of people, including students, workers, businesses, universities, and governments.

Secret Double Octopus is the developer of a security authentication platform that offers end users and security teams the simplicity and security of robust password-less authentication. The company's platform provides high-assurance access to a variety of resources, including workstations, networks, cloud, mobile, and legacy applications, by replacing traditional passwords with a simple and secure password-free authentication process, allowing businesses to conduct and maintain their privacy efficiently.

Allganize provides Natural Language Understanding API and conversational AI for enterprises. It also helps businesses automate workflows by natural language understanding AI. It provides insight into what your teammates are working on, as well as overarching work patterns/trends in your team.  Allganize leverages deep learning-based, high-performance NLU technology to enable companies of all sizes to apply AI technology to develop their own AI systems and services. The company provides real-time customer and project related information.  Allganize was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA.

BitStar is the EnterTech company that accelerates the growth of video creators and content with our proprietary data and technology.

T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service.

Yogo Robot is a robotics company dedicated to developing automated delivery solutions. Yogo Robot offers an open, extensive, and versatile multi-robot ecological system that consists of smart delivery stations, robotic couriers, and Internet of Things devices. The system boosts efficiency in last-mile delivery and provides a more seamless user experience than ever before. Yogo Robot is transforming how goods are transported and reimagining how humans and robots will coexist in the future by enabling the delivery industry with cutting-edge robotic technology at the terminal end.

Telexistence aims to be the systematic innovator of scale in robotics. Innovator means new stuff. And scale means big, systematic ways of looking at things done in a way that’s reproducible.

WHYNOT Media provides content IP production, short form drama, web entertainment, branded content, transmedia storytelling, short-form drama, content IP production, branded content, k-drama, and transmedia storytelling services.

Menu is a provider of food delivery and takeout services. With the introduction of menus, it is possible to generate entirely new sales by removing the sales upper limit that is linked to the seat, which is common sense in restaurants. They can expect a promotional effect for restaurants by strengthening cooperation measures with au Smart Pass Premium and retaining users based on the au membership base. With the store app, they can easily navigate from order receipt to notification of cooking completion on the tablet terminal.

DeCurret is into Cryptocurrency Business.

We are a multi-faceted platform that provides high-quality solutions on a marketplace, product distribution & localisation support and B2B consulting. Since its founding in 2019, we have built partnerships with international femtech hubs and established a network of over 2,000 companies worldwide with an aim to improve a woman's quality of life. Our global team's expertise span across public health, community development and various industry fields which has contributed to the growth of the company and our reputation of being a femtech thought leader in Asia.

Fuller is a software development company that builds mobile phone applications and provides internet media services. The company’s products include App Ape Analytics and App Ape Lab. App Ape Analytics is a trend research and analysis app that investigates the usage of Android terminal, and offers the viewing rate data; the number of active users of the application; and user attribute information such as the user’s age gender, the user who is in possession of the application, and more. App Ape Lab analyzes the trends and offers real-time information of the app market. Fuller was founded in 2011 and is based in Chiba, Japan.

Japan Platform for Industrial Transformation reinvests the cash flow generated by productivity improvements, which eventually leads to wage increases and the revitalization of the local economy through increased consumption. Equity investment and management of affiliated group companies with the goal of increasing long-term and sustainable corporate and business values.

Thirdverse is a web3 and virtual reality game studio that develops and operates multiplayer virtual reality games. The company combines the technology of blockchain to create an economic zone and a virtual world, enabling customers to experience seamless gameplay in a virtual environment. Thirdverse was founded in 2016 and is headquartered n Tokyo, Japan.

BizteX is a software robotics company that uses cloud Robotic Process Automation to automate routine operations. The company develops SaaS services centered on cloud RPA and expand it globally to contribute to the creation of creativity for many people. The company's service called, BizteX cobit, is a digital robot that performs a one-click substitute for humans by instructing routine work. BizteX was founded in July 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mobility Technologies provides vehicle allocation systems for taxi operators. The company offers various IT services that update the Japanese mobility industry. It also provides a “quick ride” experience by linking taxi vehicles with real-time location information and advanced dispatch logic.  Mobility Technologies was established in 1977 and is based Tokyo, Japan.

Repro is a mobile analytics tool that offers insights into mobile app users through play-by-play videos of their behavior. It was launched in 2014 and is operated from Tokyo, Japan.

AXLBIT offers various solutions to accelerate businesses with “Accelerate your Business with IT”. In a world where business changes are intensifying year by year, the way of thinking about IT investment is changing from ''ownership'' to ''use''. We will provide a change-resistant system faster and more safely to your business scene. As new technology is born every day, making the best IT investment is the most important factor in business growth. We are helping to make IT investments more efficient by researching a large number of latest technologies and proposing the best combination among them to customers. We propose not only infrastructures such as servers, storage and networks but also software engineering centered on web technology in total. Please leave it from design construction to operation in one stop. More efficient IT investment. Cloud is changing from making IT investment to using. We provide services so that we can use cloud services that can respond quickly to business growth in various markets without waste.

Our core technology is data anonymization. More specifically, we delete all personally identifiable information (PII) from image/video and keep data usability for AI inference and training. We owns the IP and world-wide patents on that area. Based on the core data anonymization technology, we developed two AI products. 1. AI video analytics solution (+Insight): Thank to using our technology, we can enable existing CCTV video footage without violating privacy law to understand people journey and dwell time in any space. This solution is mainly applied in retail, exhibition center, showroom to provide insights about visitors in the space. 2. Data anonymization for autonomous driving AI (SEAL): to develop high accurate autonomous driving solution, gathering huge amount of  image/video dataset from real field is a crucial task. However, collecting such image/video data from real field by using camera sensor cause violation of privacy law like GDPR. Our data anonymization technology makes it possible. We delete all personally identifiable information (PII) from image/video during data collection process or from existing stored dataset. So a company who need to collect huge amount of real field dataset can use our solution to make their own dataset.

Loyalty Marketing provides a large array of global marketing data to consumers and businesses. It was founded in December 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Loyalty Marketing started the Coalition Loyalty Program ''Ponta''in 2010, with 20 million members and 17 alliance partners.

Lawson offers franchise chain development. They identify the social issues that preoccupy their clients as well as the always shifting diverse values of society, and they adapt their product and service offerings to address these issues.

Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space.

S.RIDE operates an online ride-hailing platform designed to provide commuters in the community with a comfortable and quality travel experience. With a single swipe of their smartphones, users can hail the nearest taxi from various taxi operators. Providing passengers with access to a convenient transportation network at all times.

Minnano Taxi is a platform for the dispatch of taxis for taxi operators.

Securitize is modernizing capital markets by enabling digital securities, making it easier for eligible investors to own, manage, and trade digital securities within designated capital markets for equity, funds, fixed income, and real estate. Securitize is the only SEC Registered Transfer Agent integrated with multiple regulated US-based marketplaces with a working protocol and live issuers. The company also offers KYC/AML and capital management services. Securitize, Inc. is not a registered broker-dealer and does not make any endorsement of offerings.

Tier IV is a federated academic startup embracing research and development of intelligent vehicles. Founded in December 2015, Tier IV has led the development of open-source software for self-driving technology, also known as Autoware, and applied it for the proof of concept of last-mile driverless mobility and logistics. Tier IV aspires to achieve “Democratization of Intelligent Vehicles”, where any individuals and organizations can contribute to a grander vision of future intelligent vehicles, leading to a better society in which all the people receive new spatio-temporal values.

4DReplay provides time-slicing videos that showcase any-time, any-angle highlights with an unprecedented level of detail. They specialized in developing a 4D video solution, comprised of a set of 4K cameras and video editing software. 4dReplay is a highly advanced and easy-to-use four-dimensional time slice video production system.

Synamon is VR company in Japan. It is aiming to build the best solution for realizing ideal space with VR technology.  The main solution of Synamon is called ''NEUTRANS''. （http://neutrans.space/） NEUTRANS is a solution service that provides an ideal VR space. It can be active in every situation using a base system that realized various functions with intuitive UI/UX with online multiplayer. ・Connecting to the same space, sharing materials and information, you can discuss and make decisions as if they were together. ・Viewing and touching of 3D data, you can review design even for details in the space. ・Building a space that can instantly optimize the environment and items according to the usage situation. ・Providing completely new experiences, presentations, and expressions which can be archived only in a virtual space. We will start consulting from the planning part and respond one-stop to development and delivery. We will continue to make improvements based on feedback, advance system upgrading and pursue an ideal space.

Aspectiva’s AI solution turns product Reviews into a smart shopping experience, helping online shoppers find the products that best fit their needs.  Our unique NLP technology analyzes massive amounts of reviews and surfaces what people say about any product in any category to enable shoppers make informed decisions and buy with confidence.

Kabu.com Securities offers stock lending service, automated trading, automatic notification service, brokerage accounts, deposit and withdrawal, stock book-entry, investment trust transfer, investment trust collateral service, automatic dividend receipt service, MUFG related services, and electronic delivery.

Cluster has developed and operated a VR application “cluster” that allows anyone to hold events such as live music and conferences in a virtual environment. At the same time, thousands of people can be connected, which enables large-scale virtual music live events to be held, providing an enthusiastic experience in the virtual space. With this funding, Cluster, Inc. aims to further expand their business by strengthening product development and marketing.

Mad Street Den is a computer vision and artificial intelligence startup. Vue.ai is its first vertically integrated AI stack for Retail. The AI stack provides 360* solutions for the entire Retail value chain with products supporting on-site, on-app experience to marketing and social channels to operations and automation. Mad Street Den was established in 2013 by Anand Chandrasekaran in Redwood City, California.

Finatext provides cloud infrastructure and data analysis infrastructure for developing financial services. The company’s product portfolio includes Asukabu, a mobile stock learning and trading platform; Karufx, a mobile forex learning platform; Fundect, a mutual fund's select platform; Invesgate, a mobile trading platform for stocks,  forex, and funds; and Assetarrow, a mutual fund database.

Prodrone is focused on the manufacturing of drone systems for industrial and commercial purposes. It offers PD4-AW, PD6-AW, PD6B, and PD6B-AW. It facilitates a website that enables its customers to find information and compare prices of its products.  Prodrone offers drone service providers and manufacturers with consulting services to develop their businesses.  Prodrone was founded by Kiyokazu Sugaki, Kazuo Ichihara, and Masakazu Kono in January 2015. It is based in Nagoya, Japan.

Movie Media Business ,Talent Management Business ,Advertisement Business.

Embrace Corporation is looking for new friends. Whether you want to solve a major problem of medical care through your own work, or you want to take on a higher goal with Embracing, the company you are going to work on. Employees with various experiences, such as foreign-affiliated IT vendors, consulting firms, pharmaceutical companies, and web production companies, are active.

Ispace Technologies is a space resource exploration company founded in 2013 to develop micro-robots that will locate the resources necessary to extend human life into outer space. Their main focus is to locate, extract, and deliver lunar ice to customers in cis-lunar space. Ispace manages the technological and business development operations of Team HAKUTO in the Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition. Team Hakuto is a front runner in the $30M competition to land a privately funded robot on the Moon and was one of only three teams to win a $500,000 Milestone Prize in mobility. Ispace utilizes 3D printed and commercially off the shelf products (COTS) for rapid prototyping while maximizing structural mass efficiency and shortening the developmental life cycle. Their micro-robots are able to explore larger areas of the Moon faster, at a fraction of the cost of large robots.

Inagora operates Wandou, a Chinese-language e-tailer with some 3 million users. The site boasts around 40,000 offerings, with a focus on cosmetics, clothing and foods from brands.  Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Itochu-gets-serious-about-selling-Japanese-goods-online-in-China

Channel Talk is an all-in-one customer experience SaaS platform that's focused on connecting businesses with customers. The platform comes with live chat, team chat, chatbot and CRM features that are designed specifically to help business create life-long regulars for their brands, by personalizing customer experience and improving online customer service.

Itanji aims to bring innovation to the real estate industry through information technology.

ELEMENTS develops a data analysis infrastructure and an image recognition engine. ELEMENTS provides services that aid in the development of advanced applications with high flexibility, scalability, and dependability, such as large-scale data, rich machine learning, and advanced security.

Liquid is a development of biometric authentication technology using image analysis and big data analysis.

Loco Partners, Inc. offers Relux. Relux is an accommodation reservation service with handpicked prestigious hotels and ryokans in Japan that can be reserved for a deal. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Logly is a media Technology Business / Ad Technology Business.

Founded in 2012, Jibo is widely known for creating the eponymous robot, Jibo: the first social robot for the home. Jibo is built to interact and communicate with the people around him, and he uses advanced Natural Language Understanding (NLU) along with speech and facial recognition to forge relationships with his family. Jibo, Inc. officially launched Jibo to the public in 2017 after nearly three years of intensive development and optimization. The company is privately held and headquartered in Boston.

Softgear is an one-stop services from technol.ogy development for online content to online game development / operational development.

Mist Technologies develops content delivery platforms based on peer-to-peer data delivery technology.

LANCERS Inc. provides crowdsourcing services. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Kamakura, Japan.

Jorte is a calendar and organizer application for smartphones and tablets. Its application enables users to manage their schedule and modify wallpapers, icons, menus, event calendars, and more. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

VASILY, Inc. operates an online fashion coordination community, iQON.

Ossia is challenging people’s imagination about what is possible with wireless power. Ossia’s flagship product, Cota, redefines wireless power by safely delivering remote, targeted energy to devices as far away as 30 feet without line of site. Built on Ossia’s patented smart antenna technology, Cota automatically keeps multiple devices charged without any user intervention, enabling an efficient and truly wire-free, powered-up world that is always on and always ready.

KKBOX is Asia’s top music streaming service provider, aiming to create the most immersive music experience for music lovers, and to empower artists and their music through the innovation of technology.   KKBOX, Asia's leading music streaming service, was established in 2004 by a group of Taiwanese software programmers with a shared passion for technology and music. With the support from more than 500 international major and local independent music labels, KKBOX features over 20 million legal tracks, including the most comprehensive Asia-Pop music library, and is currently available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand with over 10 million users.  We are committed to creating a truly immersive online music experience to users, and to empower artists and their music through technological innovation.　KKBOX members gain access to exclusive video, artist interviews, live concert reports, entertainment news and a rich collection of music editorials in Let’s music! KKBOX monthly magazine. Only from KKBOX, ‘Listen with’ lets you in on the same tracks as your friends and favorite artists, so you can chat as you listen in real time. The yearly KKBOX Music Awards marks KKBOX’s position in the Asian music scene. KKTIX online ticketing, KKBOX Live concert streaming and Citytalk event listing service, all launched in 2014, get you to the shows you want to see, no matter where you are.  The expansion to Hong Kong in 2009 has resulted in steadily increasing subscriptions. Recognizing this success, Japanese telecom giant KDDI Group acquired a majority share of KKBOX’s outstanding stocks in December, 2010. In March, 2011 KKBOX accepted investment from HTC, the global leader in smartphone innovation and design; in August, 2014 KKBOX received investment from GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. With its advanced product technology, strategic vision and strong local partnerships, KKBOX is aggressively expanding into international markets.

Pogoseat is an enterprise solution for sports teams and concert venues that enables their fans to purchase last-minute tickets, subscription passes, upgrade seats and purchase unique VIP experiences. Their mission is to provide fans with the ability to optimize their live entertainment experience and teams and venues a platform to increase fan engagement, monetize unused inventory and gather data to improve the fan experience.

Gunosy is a news curation application that covers a wide range of news from entertainment news to political news. The application finds its news from multiple web sources and presents them according to how hot the topic is. Gunosy’s features include categorized tabs; the ability to customize the categories that users need to follow and create their own personal magazine; instant access to a wide variety of news; and push notifications to remind users of news updates. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Japan.

au Commerce & Life is a company that was created to provide customers with new experience value through diverse commerce of ''things'' and ''things''.

iRidge is pursuing online-to-offline solutions. One of their product is popinfo, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) to push information to smart-device users. As it allows to push information linked with users' location detected by GPS or Wi-Fi, it makes possible to push location-based information for only users near a shop.

Moxo is a client interaction platform. They provide digital automation solutions for consulting, accounting, logistics, healthcare, financial services, and legal industries.  Their business interactions include managing client accounts, automating routine tasks, and automating business processes.  They also provide mobile and web apps for digital interaction.

Monoco, Inc. (formerly FlutterScape) is a cross-border social commerce platform, giving people the power to share their product discoveries, while making it easy to sell and buy products through our safe international payment and logistic systems.  Unlike traditional marketplaces, Monoco, Inc. brings sellers and buyers together in a fun, casual and collaborative way that allow sellers to share a real narrative of their product discoveries and buyers to expose to an adventure and obtain unique products from abroad, especially from Japan, Monoco, Inc.'s initial primary focus.

Plumzi offers story-driven entertainment technology platform for tablet & smartphones. The company is based in Redwood City, California.

Origami is a mobile platform for cashless payments with a mission to “Create the future of money, payment and commerce”. Established in 2012, Origami Pay is now rolled out nationwide at convenience stores, international fast food chains, taxis, department stores and shops across various verticals.

Life is Tech is a developer of education platform intended for elementary and junior high school students.The company's platform organizes coding and IT camps, collaborating with local governments and running several schemes such as Tech for Local, Be Startup, Code Girls and Tech for Teachers, enabling students to improve their coding skills and creativity

FREE NOW (formerly mytaxi) is a leading mobility provider. FREE NOW currently operates in London, Brighton, Edinburgh, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Reading, Derby and Leicester. With two requests every second, FREE NOW directly connects passengers and drivers with just two taps of the app. FREE NOW is part of the mobility joint venture between BMW and Daimler, formed in February 2019. In July 2016, mytaxi announced the merger with Hailo, the leading taxi app in the UK and Ireland - an important step towards becoming Europe's largest e-hailing app.

Jimothy is a free advertisement bulletin board for 9 million people a month! You can post information such as buying and selling second-hand goods, announcement of the event, recruitment information, recruitment of members, real estate information etc.

KnowledgeSuite engages in developing SaaS business applications in Japan.

Microfinance International Corporation provides financial services to unbanked Hispanic immigrants. It offers a mix of transactional services, such as money transfer and check cashing with value added products, such as micro lending, small business loans, and mortgages. The company also offers ARIAS, a remittance settlement platform that allows financial institutions, such as banks, credit unions, and money transmitters to offer money transfer service under their own brand with control over prices and customers. Microfinance International Corporation has a strategic partnership with Union Andina. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia with additional offices in San Salvador and El Salvador. It has branches in Hyattsville, Maryland; Arlington, Alexandria, and Manassas, Virginia; Milford, Delaware; and Washington, District of Columbia.

Social Augmented Reality Mobile Location-based Service ''Sekai Camera'' (World Camera)  Their client-side software and web service enable camera-equipped mobile devices (such as iPhones, Android ''Google Phones'', and other smart-phones) to access informational and entertainment services by creating a ''Clickable World'' via the use of Augmented Reality (AR) hyper-tags.   These user-clickable tags, which they call ''AirTags'', are location-based and mapped in the real world. These AirTags can be seen and accessed through the camera view of mobile devices with Sekai Camera software.   Sekai Camera is realized though a combination of technologies, including client-side software deployed on iPhone, Android and other OS platforms, and also highly scalable web computing systems. In addition, Sekai Camera integrates with services provided by mobile carriers, existing data/service providers, and location technology companies, which combined, enable this dynamic location-based information retrieval service.

Fuhu, Inc., creators of the Nabi Pad, Fooz Kids, and urDrive, is a leading provider of cloud-served software, applications, and services that are dedicated to creating deep and engaging user experiences on a range of consumer devices. Products include urDrive, a preloaded software solution on select Kingston USB Flash Drives that provides ''follow me'' content; Spinlets Plus, a global PC and Android cloud-served music solution; and Fooz Kids, a downloadable application that kiddifies your computer with apps, controlled by parents. Fuhu's most recent unveiling is the Nabi tablet -- a full-featured Android tablet and platform, made especially for kids. For more information, visit www.fuhu.com, www.nabitablet.com, and www.foozkids.com.

Neos Corporation (Prime works) is covered in a comprehensive knowledge and technology to the server system from the Internet and mobile applications, based on knowledge of production and site management and marketing know-how and content expertise in the genre, such as healthcare and entertainment, Application content, WEB combination of technology and know-how of the three fields of service.

Gree is a Japanese internet media company that provides mobile social networking, and mobile technology services for its users. Gree shares development and operational expertise across all its studios as Gree always works to create new game models for its customers.

KDDI Corporation is a Japanese telecommunications operator. It was created in 2000 through a merger of DDI, KDD and IDO and now employs over 15,000 people.  The company provides a broad range of services, including fixed-line phone communication, mobile phone and web services, and Internet services. It also has a ownership stake in two Japanese cable television companies, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) and Japan Cablenet (JCN).   KDDI's mobile phone and web arm is branded as ''au''. The company is the current No. 2 in Japan's mobile communications market, trailing NTT DoCoMo and ahead of SoftBank.

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