The “Hack Award” is a global business plan contest where entrepreneurs will give a talk and showcase their ideas and business models. In this coming year, we will be focusing mainly on "next-generation mobility" and "infrastructure (maximizing efficiency of existing infrastructure as well as next-generation infrastructure including telecommunications, etc.)" with the theme of “Future Society (abundant, secure and sustainable society).” Presenting startups will be from both domestic and overseas.
Date
Thursday, February 10th, 2022 4:35PM to 6:25PM(JST)
*The event is held as a part of the Global Innovation Conference, Hack Osaka 2022. The schedule is subject to change depending on the progress of the conference.
*Award ceremony will be held Around 6:30PM.
*We will hold business meetings co-organized with Osaka Prefecture to provide matching services between Japanese and foreign startups and major corporations from the Osaka/Kansai region.
The event is due to be held on Tuesday, February 8th and Wednesday, February 9th, 2022.
Venue
A hybrid of online and offline venues
＜Event venue＞
KNOWLEDGE THEATER (4th floor of GRAND FRONT OSAKA North Building)
＜Online venue＞
EventHub
*Participation in the KNOWLEDGE THEATER is by invitation only.
*This event will stop accepting applications as soon as the maximum number of applicants is reached.
*A special page for viewing and interacting with the event will be made available on EventHub on the day of Hack Osaka 2022. Please ensure to register in advance.
Theme and Target Fields
“Future Society (abundant, secure and sustainable society).”
With a main focus on "next-generation mobility" and "infrastructure (maximizing efficiency of existing infrastructure as well as next-generation infrastructure including telecommunications, etc.)".
*The business plan must meet the requirement of contributing to the Osaka/Kansai-based open innovation such as collaborations with major corporations.
(Reference: Osaka/Kansai, The City of Innovation)
●Kansai Association of Corporate Executives site：（The Declaration of Startup Friendly Kansai）
●Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry site：（Invest Japan, Invest Kansai）
Judges
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Brian Lim
Rainmaking Innovation Japan /
Country Manager- Brian is the Country Manager of Rainmaking Innovation Japan - one of the world's leading corporate innovation and venture-building firms with 12 offices around the world including Singapore, London, Copenhagen and Dubai.
Rainmaking has launched over 50 ventures worth over $1B in value, including one of the world’s most active accelerators, Startupbootcamp. Since 2006, they have invested in nearly 1,000 startups which went on to raise almost $1B. Rainmaking has partnered with companies such as IKEA, VISA, Engie and Hankyu Hanshin Group to create new market-based solutions.
Throughout his time at Rainmaking, Brian has worked with corporations in areas such as electric mobility, aviation, telecommunications and construction.
- Brian is the Country Manager of Rainmaking Innovation Japan - one of the world's leading corporate innovation and venture-building firms with 12 offices around the world including Singapore, London, Copenhagen and Dubai.
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Shumpei Kobayashi
Plug and Play /
Director, Japanese Partnerships- After graduating from University of California, San Diego, Shumpei joined ERM, a global sustainability consultancy. As a member of the Transaction Services Team, he delivered environmental, health, and safety due diligence for M&A transactions. Shumpei holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson. After working within the Investment Banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Shumpei joined Plug and Play in 2019.
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Tim Miksche
transferNET / Founder & CEO
- Tim Miksche has 20+ years of experience in the automotive industry, corporate innovation management and startup business. As Founder and CEO of transferNET, he leads a boutique consultancy firm supporting corporates and startups in open innovation management and business growth.
In addition to his own business, Tim is active Head of Audi Denkwerkstatt, the innovation and incubation hub of the premium German car maker AUDI in Berlin, Germany.
Tim regularly acts as juror, panelist and mentor at international startup events. He is also Country Advisor for Japan of German Entrepreneurship Asia. In 2018, Tim won first prize at the prestigious SLUSH Tokyo pitching competition for the deep-tech startup Artisense Corp.
- Tim Miksche has 20+ years of experience in the automotive industry, corporate innovation management and startup business. As Founder and CEO of transferNET, he leads a boutique consultancy firm supporting corporates and startups in open innovation management and business growth.
Hack Award 2022 Winners
Award 2022
Gold
HeyCharge GmbH
（Munich, Germany）
HeyCharge has built technology that unlocks high scalability of charging infrastructure in indoor environments and makes charging affordable and available for everyone.
There is no need for an on-site internet connection. Instead, all devices will communicate directly over Bluetooth with the App or SDK and provide maximum availability of the system.
O-BIC Prize
H3 Dynamics
（Singapore）
H3 Dynamics develops an advanced air mobility and achieves decarbonization with a three steps approach: digitization, leading to solutions around autonomous operations, enhancing flight autonomy with hydrogen propulsion.
Their infrastructure visual inspection AI analytics will enable to save 80% time, reduce cost 50%, bring 0 risks for workers, and develop accuracy +20%.
KGAP+Award
Sharper Shape Inc.
（Delaware, USA）
Sharper Shape provides an AI-driven, end-to-end, integrated technology suite that is used to create best-in-class data and context-rich digital twins for utility infrastructure.
They focuse on assisting utilities in addressing their primary risk factors and facilitating the transition to a risk-based proactive asset management system.
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan/JETRO OSAKA Award
MobyFly
（Collonges, Switzerland）
MobyFly will be at the forefront of 21st century mass transportation, designing and delivering fast, efficient, zero-emission hydrofoil boats that will change waterborne travel forever.
Their boats are able to transport up to 300 passengers comfortably above the waves at speeds in excess of 70 km/h, requiring maximum 70% less energy than current diesel ferries.
The 10 startups that will be participating in
the Hack Award 2022
Learn more about the 10 startups here
| 社名 | 参加者氏名 | 役職 | 事業内容 | Field | Area | ウェブサイト | 参加意思表明 | 面談希望先 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | UrbanChain Group Limited Learn more about UrbanChain Group Limited here |
UrbanChain Group Limited helps property owners boost profit with a smart parking management system - cameras and an online platform. Instead of forcing drivers to pre-book parking spots, their online platform shows the availability of the spots and leads drivers there. This solution will enable property owners to increase their profit by 50%. |
China Hong Kong | |||||
| No.2 | Autofleet Learn more about Autofleet here |
Autofleet provides the premier Vehicle as a Service platform for fleets, optimizing fleets of vehicles to serve any source of demand. Their solution enables the existing fleet assets in any area to be used as efficiently as possible, though minimal downtime in the operation, and to dynamically launch new efficient service. |
Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||
| No.3 | HeyCharge GmbH Learn more about HeyCharge GmbH here |
HeyCharge has built technology that unlocks high scalability of charging infrastructure in indoor environments and makes charging affordable and available for everyone. There is no need for an on-site internet connection. Instead, all devices will communicate directly over Bluetooth with the App or SDK and provide maximum availability of the system. |
Munich, Germany | |||||
| No.4 | H3 Dynamics Learn more about H3 Dynamics here |
H3 Dynamics develops an advanced air mobility and achieves decarbonization with a three steps approach: digitization, leading to solutions around autonomous operations, enhancing flight autonomy with hydrogen propulsion. Their infrastructure visual inspection AI analytics will enable to save 80% time, reduce cost 50%, bring 0 risks for workers, and develop accuracy +20%. |
Singapore | |||||
| No.5 | MobyFly Learn more about MobyFly here |
MobyFly will be at the forefront of 21st century mass transportation, designing and delivering fast, efficient, zero-emission hydrofoil boats that will change waterborne travel forever. Their boats are able to transport up to 300 passengers comfortably above the waves at speeds in excess of 70 km/h, requiring maximum 70% less energy than current diesel ferries. |
Collonges, Switzerland | |||||
| No.6 | FLYING WHALES Learn more about FLYING WHALES here |
FLYING WHALES develops a pioneering air freight solution, LCA60T, for abnormal loads up to 60 metric tons to load and unload in hover. They address five main market segments, forestry, renewable energy, construction and development, industrial abnormal loads and humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and work towards low-emission transport. |
Paris, France | |||||
| No.7 | Sharper Shape Inc. Learn more about Sharper Shape Inc. here |
Sharper Shape provides an AI-driven, end-to-end, integrated technology suite that is used to create best-in-class data and context-rich digital twins for utility infrastructure. They focuse on assisting utilities in addressing their primary risk factors and facilitating the transition to a risk-based proactive asset management system. |
Delaware, USA | |||||
| No.8 | INFINITE FOUNDRY Learn more about INFINITE FOUNDRY here |
INFINITE FOUNDRY is specialized in building 3D digital twin production environments for industry. Their solution can be fully customized to improve production monitoring capacity and reduce production problems, optimize layout and operational efficiency, and enable workers to train virtually. |
Sao Caetano do SUL, Brazil | |||||
| No.9 | Asilla, Inc. Learn more about Asilla here |
Asilla provides the AI security system "Asilla" for facilities in the security domain and possesses the world's top-class human behavior estimation technology. A global startup with highly skilled IT personnel from seven countries. |
Japan | |||||
| No.10 | NanoLock security Learn more about NanoLock security here |
NanoLock’s zero-trust, device-level protection safeguards the operational integrity of connected devices and industrial machines to secure revenue streams and support business continuity.They prevent unauthorized tampering of critical code and data, before it becomes operational, regardless if it is a cyber event or a human errors. | Hod Hasharon, Israel |