STARTUPSONL Resi-Tech Startups

OiTr (OI-TEL) is a service that provides sanitary napkins free of charge in private restrooms in commercial facilities, offices, schools, and public facilities. This service was born out of a desire to alleviate as much as possible the various burdens menstruating women are forced to endure. This service is promoted with the aim of contributing to the correction of imbalances such as economic disparities and gender gaps. (OiTr, Inc.)

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Laspy offers a subscription-based emergency preparedness stockpile service called “Anshin Stock”. In this service, Laspy manages disaster preparedness stockpiles on behalf of tenants of apartment complexes and offices, as well as residents of the surrounding area. This service, which allows tenants to outsource the maintenance and management of a shared emergency preparedness stockpile warehouse and its stockpiles, reduces anxiety and risk in the event of a disaster, while also contributing to the effective utilization of dead and idle space in urban areas. (Laspy Co., Ltd)

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Fluidlytix (Asia) Pte. Ltd. has created a new product (Fluidlytix WAVE Valve Technology) through the use of a specially designed valve that compresses accumulated air in the water line and reduces water usage. With the use of Fluidlytix WAVE Valve Technology, we are able to reduce water usage and save water usage costs, while regulating the pressure to provide sufficient comfortable water pressure to ensure consumer experience. (Fluidlytix (Asia) Pte. Ltd.)

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Color and Decor was established in 2019 to improve the efficiency of transactions and considerations and customer experience through the virtual experience inside the real estate room. Property search in Japan only displays brief summary information where more than 90% of the users who consider purchasing or renting real estate use the internet. Real estate DX tools developed by Color and Decor utilizes 3DCG/VR technology and aim to realize a property search where users can imagine how they will actually live and can choose from the way of living. (Color & Decor Inc.)

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station Inc. is a startup with the vision of “updating community creation and designing a system that allows everyone to freely choose the community that fits their lifestyle.” station is a SaaS-type service that solves the issues of “not knowing how to design a community” and “not being able to explain the reality of the community in concrete terms”. It visualizes the hidden assets and values of communities, and supports the achievement of community management objectives such as attracting visitors, revitalizing the community, or increasing member LTV. (station, Inc.)

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Founded in 2000, Hadras Holdings Co., Ltd. is a company focused on research and development of glass coating agents. The company has developed its high-purity, ultra-thin glass film formation technology to the level of industrial application, and develops and proposes glass coating agents that not only protect coated objects from scratches and stains but also provide effects that meet the needs of the industry. In recent years, in response to the growing demand for glass coating agents with antiviral and antibacterial effects, they have been supplying products to a wide range of industries, including sports, smartphones, precision equipment, and mobility. (HardoLass Holdings Co., Ltd.)

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DATAFLUCT, Inc. is a data science and startup “studio” that provides data analysis services to resolve social and corporate issues under the vision of “Data as a Service.” Leveraging the company’s strength as a JAXA ventures, it utilizes satellite data and accumulates all sorts of data (such as human traffic, climate, and marketing) to offer a wide range of services. DATAFLUCT, Inc.’s full-stack services—spanning from data collection and analysis to product development—easily promote advanced machine learning at low prices to all industries. (DATAFLUCT, Inc.)

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RESORTWORX Inc. proposes the new normal of work styles through its “RESORTWORX” service and community. “RESORTWORX” is a service that provides access to membership facilities and hotels in resort areas at special prices. Individuals and corporate welfare programs can visit these facilities for workcations on weekdays, which have low occupancy rates, allowing them to use high-grade facilities at special prices. (RESORTWORX Inc.)

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Mapsted Corp. is a Canadian startup that offers marketing, statistical analysis, and other services based on location information acquired with its (patented) indoor location based technology that does not rely on the use of external hardware. It currently provides services to numerous clients including transportation, real estate, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and government, and helps companies offer better customer experiences. (Mapsted Corp.)

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Boston-based Leela AI Inc. is an AI startup that has created the “Constructive Learning Engine (LACLE),” an AI engine that goes beyond current Machine Learning to understand concepts. LACLE can recognize and analyze causes and effects of human actions based on data from video cameras and other sensors, and provide clear explanations, supporting the decision making process. (Leela AI Inc.)

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Aeterlink, Inc. is a startup from Stanford University that aims to create a world without wires by utilizing long-distance wireless power supply technology. It has developed products in the biomedical implant field, including the world’s smallest pacemakers, and has published papers in Nature and other mediums. It also applies these component technologies outside of the bio field, such as factory automation, building management, and IoT devices. (Aeterlink, Inc.)

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Connected Worker Solution “THINKLETⓇ” will digitize workers and artisans on site using the company’s own wearable devices, voice AI and image analysis AI to provide 1) remote support, 2) process management, 3) visualization of artisan skills, and 4) safety management. In addition, a “remote VR tourism experience” using a “foreign language guide” is planned for tourism in the Kansai region. (Fairy Devices Inc.)

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Based on its vision of “Updating community building and designing mechanisms in which everyone can freely choose communities that suits their lifestyle,” station, Inc develops and offers “station,” a community design tool that helps achieve goals in individual community management. These include visualizing community assets and values that were previously difficult to see, attracting customers, vitalization, and improving member LTV. (station, Inc)

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Tellus You Care was founded by two entrepreneurs with experience at Google and Apple who wanted to use advanced technology to improve elderly caregiving. To prepare for the rapid increase of the elderly population, small, contactless radar devices are installed in caregiving facilities and the homes of elderly people who live alone to detect their health information. The elderly person’s sleep status is also monitored using AI-based data processing to maintain their health over the long term. (Tellus You Care, Inc.)

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sharekura is a home delivery-based storage service that makes it easy to store and access your belongings using a smartphone or computer, without going anywhere. It is reasonably priced, starting from 180 yen per box. You can use this service from your home, rather like keeping your belongings in your own storage area, which resolves the issue of increasingly limited space in today’s urban areas. Enjoy a more comfortable lifestyle by seeing how spacious your home feels without lots of things. (Data Science Professionals Inc.)

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This SaaS-type software optimizes real estate management tasks, which use large amounts of paper and faxes. It gathers building information from apps, IoT devices, etc., and automates the various types of manual tasks. By having an AI perform some of the management tasks that depend on knowledge and the five senses, this software enables high-quality real estate management even by those who are not well versed in the facilities. Our aim is for data-based, efficient real estate management to free people from common management methods and maintain real estate value through a scientific approach. (THIRD INC.)

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Our TRMTM technology is a sensor-less IoT technology that uses AI to analyze Wi-Fi and other signals to detect the circumstances in a space. For example, this makes it possible to detect human movements inside buildings, monitor breathing during sleep, detect if doors are open or closed, and tell if someone has fallen inside even when not using wearable devices, all with regular Wi-Fi equipment. We also provide more sophisticated spatial detection functionality by combining multiple wireless AI engines. (Origin Wireless Japan, Inc.)

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We offer OKIPPA bags that are linked to an app to resolve the need for package redelivery, which is a social issue. To receive a package in your entryway, just hang up this bag (which fits in the palm of your hand) on your front door. And by linking OKIPPA with a smart lock, delivery drivers can even automatically enter an apartment building with a locked entrance to leave your package by your door. More than 120,000 of these bags have been sold. We are striving to have this product used by one million households this year to create infrastructure for the easy receipt of packages. (Yper Inc.)

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This is the world’s fastest home delivery-based laundry service at a monthly fee, and frees consumers from the need to do laundry. It eliminates the burden of doing laundry, which takes roughly 200 hours and costs 300,000 yen in labor expenses per household every year. Just put your laundry in the provided box on a specific day each week, then receive your clean laundry six hours later. This service can be rolled out to users all over the country by using existing laundromats and having gig workers do the pickup and washing. (Mashroom Inc.)

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via-at resolves workspace issues experienced by businesspeople who are frequently away from their offices. They can easily search for nearby work spots such as co-working spaces, shared offices, and rental meeting rooms. They can drop in and share these spaces with no prior reservation, even for a short time. In this way, wasted time away from the office can be used for more productive purposes, enabling the most flexible work styles possible. (Via-at, Inc.)

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AutoFloor uses AI and VR technology to resolve inefficiencies when determining office furniture layouts. Users just upload a floor plan to automatically create a 3D layout of the optimal office furniture arrangement, which can be viewed and revised in VR. This significantly improves speed and reduces revision costs. (BULB Corp.)

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Cameras and sensors are installed in retail stores for “walk-through” payments, which eliminates the necessity for registers. The simple register operation tasks are automated, and customers do not have to waste time lining up at the registers. This creates an environment in which people can focus on work that produces value, leading to affluent lifestyles. (edison.ai, Inc.)

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