Monozukuri Demo Day is back! We will have three exciting hardware startups from Japan - these companies are the winners of the Hardware Cup Pitch Competitions Japan Finals.

We also invite Julio Terra, Head of Technology & Design Community at Kickstarter, who will talk about uniqueness of products from Japan, as Kickstarter launched operations in Japan last summer.https://www.linkedin.com/in/julioterra/

Timetable18:00 - 18:30 Networking & product demo18:30 - 19:00 Products from Japan by Julio from Kickstarter19:00 - 19:30 Pitches from the three Japanese startups19:30 - 19:45 Pitches from attending founders (we will ask volunteers)19:45 - 20:30 Networking & product demo

Intro of the hardware startups from Japan

The 1st place is Hachitama, a company who develops "Toletta", a litter box for cats that can diagnose cats' chronic kidney disease - critical disease for most cats.https://e27.co/startup/hachitama

The 2nd place is Challenergy, who develops next-generation wind turbines.https://challenergy.com/en/products.html

The 3rd place is Smart Shopping, who develops "Smart Mat", that does automated replenishment & inventory control for shoppers.http://smartshopping.co.jp/?page_id=155