Japan-based 7 startups exhibit joint pavilion called the Japan Rising Startups at 4YFN in the Mobile World Congress from February 26th to March 1st, 2018. 4YFN, means 4 Years From Now, is a startup showcase of MWC. It was started in 2014 to focus on startup companies expected to grow up rapidly in the upcoming four years.

This project of the first-ever 4YFN Japan pavilion was led by Aquabit Spirals, which was chosen as one of the IoT Top 8 finalists at 4YFN Awards last year, and a member of Orange Fab Tokyo season 3 program. 3 other startups in the same season of Orange Fab Tokyo join in the initiative responding to a call from Tomohiro Hagiwara, the CEO of Aquabit Spirals.

The participating startups are as follows.

Orange Fab Tokyo Season 3

• Aquabit Spirals: Hyperlink of Things® as Last One Inch of the WWW
• Capy: Stop Bots & Fraud with Fun & Affordable Cloud-Based Cybersecurity Solutions
• Fuller: App Ape, a mobile app audience rating and analytics service for app developers
• NAIN: Hearable device & software to provide the mobile voice internet for people on the go

Other startups

• Amegumi: Long-life OS for Smartphone “SUNBLAZE OS”
• FutuRocket: hackfon: Turn Your Analog Phone to a Smart IoT Remote
• Mamorio: The World’s Smallest Anti-lost Tag

Japan Startup Pavilion Information

• Venue : Hall 8 at the Fira Montjuic
• Booth No. : N4
• Name : Japan Rising Startups
• Period : 26th, February – 28th, February