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Welcome to HAXLR8R 5 Demo Day
November 5, 2014 | Event Program | #HAX
Agenda
Registration: 2:30-3:00 p.m.
Keynote & Pitches: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Networking, Cocktails: 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Lean Hardware Event: 6:00 – 9:00+ p.m.
HAXLR8R PR Contact: MSLGROUP, [email protected], (415) 512 -0770
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About HAXLR8R: HAXLR8R is a mentor-driven, seed-funded accelerator designed to identify, invest in, and support entrepreneurs who are
solving world issues by blending hardware and software technologies. The 111-day accelerator takes place in the mecca
of electronics, Shenzhen, China, which allows these companies to work directly with manufactures and create lean and
successful hardware companies. Today, 10 new hardware companies will present their innovations during HAXLR8R
Demo Day. To-date, 50 startups have been hatched by HAXLR8R.
HAXLR8R has accelerated 50 innovative hardware companies and is considered to be the poster child of the 'hardware
renaissance’. For more information, visit www.haxlr8r.com, follow us on Twitter @haxlr8r #HAX and follow the
HAXLR8R companies on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/pages/haxlr8r.
Founders/Mentors:
Cyril Ebersweiler
Founder of HAXLR8R, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist
Cyril is a venture partner at SOSventures and the founder of HAXLR8R. Before HAXLR8R, he
built and ran the first mentorship-driven seed funding program in China, Chinaccelerator.
He is a mentor at Techstars, 500startups, OnLab and East Ventures Alpha; an advisor to the
Global Accelerator Network; as well as a board member/advisor to a few startups including
Leap Motion. Cyril has been investing across the universe and helps entrepreneurs become
truly global. Cyril is also behind Startup Workaway: Coworking with Coconuts, a Buenos Aires-based destination
incubator.
Sean O'Sullivan Co-Founder of HAXLR8R, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist As Managing Director of SOSventures, Sean has invested in more than 100 companies, six of which became public companies or divisions of public companies listed on the Nasdaq or NYSE. Most recently, Sean co-founded Carma, a 50-person operation in Cork, Ireland that provides real-time carpooling solutions globally.
Sean’s entrepreneurial career began in 1985 upon graduation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, when he co-invented the technology that brought street mapping to personal computers. MapInfo grew to be a $200 million public company with over 1,000 employees worldwide. In 1996, while at the helm of his second company, NetCentric, he created "software for inside the Internet" and is credited with co-creating the term “cloud computing.”
Sean has been described as an engineer, musician, computer programmer, a humanitarian worker, a war photographer, a cinematographer, stock analyst, freelance photojournalist, a venture capitalist and writer. As Chairman of the Irish Entrepreneurship Forum and founder of Open Ireland, he is a leader and influencer of Irish government policy in fueling economic growth and recovery in the technology sector.
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Benjamin Joffe
General Partner of HAXLR8R
Benjamin is a leading expert on digital innovation in Asia with 12 years’ experience across China, Japan, South Korea and SE Asia. He is also the founder of the Asia-focused digital research consultancy +8* (www.plus8star.com). Benjamin is a Startup Mentor at 500 Startups (US), YetiZen (US), Founder Institute (Global), JFDI (Singapore), Gamma Rebels (Poland) and Chinaccelerator (China).
Benjamin is an active Angel investor with an Asia twist, investing in companies such as Cmune, MyGengo, TokyoOtakuMode, TwitMusic, TenderTree, YoGoMe, StoryPanda, and PayrollHero.
He was also selected among "China's TOP 100 Mobile Industry Influencers" in 2007 & 2008.
Duncan Turner
Managing Director of HAXLR8R
Duncan is the new program director in Shenzhen for HAXL8R, but has been an active
mentor in the program since the beginning.
He has a diverse background in human factors research, industrial design, product
development, manufacturing and business start-up. Previously a design lead with IDEO,
Duncan has also successfully launched and scaled hardware startups in the U.K. and China.
He has taken numerous products to market, from early conception to final development and sales. Turner is in charge of
HAXLR8R operations, strategic direction of the program and provide hands-on mentoring to HAXLR8R startups.
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HAX5 Companies – Fall 2014 Clarity - Know what you breathe! Clarity is the world's first wearable air quality monitor. Created for China, India and other polluted places, Clarity helps users make smarter decisions with real-time updates on the air immediately around you. The crowd-sourced data will generate the world's most detailed pollution maps (Like Waze for air quality). Form - Because peace of mind at home shouldn't have to involve cameras Form is introducing Point, a softer approach to home security. Point listens to the sounds of your home, senses what is in the air, and alerts you if anything is wrong. It tells you about the things you care about most, like windows breaking, alarms going off or the presence of smoke. Point gives you comfort to know that all is fine when you are away—without cameras or complex security systems. Form was started by a Scandinavian team with Apple tenure. Form is now on Kickstarter. KATIA - Kick Ass Trainable Intelligent Arm KATIA brings the functionality of an industrial robotic arm to mainstream consumers. She can be trained by touch without programming and runs on an open source platform that can be extended by developers. Keyi: A modular robot from the future The Cell Robot is an amazing modular and mobile robotic toy and platform. If robots laid eggs, that would be CELL. Linkitz: Kids want wearables too! Linkitz is the friendship bracelet for the digital age that is colorful, modular, smart and social. Linkitz can be personalized with unique light patterns and sounds using simple programming. OpenTrons - The world needs a better way to build biotech Whether it’s a team making glowing plants that light up rooms, a company growing animal-free leather in test tubes or a global network of researchers developing cancer drugs in their garages, OpenTrons empowers people to make biotech. OpenTrons will have the same effect on biotech innovation as the 3D printer did on product design—making biotech faster, cheaper and available to anyone. OpenTrons is now on Kickstarter. Petronics - Cats need a toy as smart as they are Indoor cats have a natural instinct to hunt that cannot be fulfilled by any cat toy available today. With sensors, actuators, and artificial intelligence, Mousr is the only robotic cat toy that can see and react to a cat like a real animal would. Think of him like Pinky, but with a brain. Petronics is now on Kickstarter. Prynt - Turn your smartphone into an Instant Camera Prynt is a case for smartphones that prints out pictures instantly. Users can also access memories such as movies, gifs or secret texts by scanning their Prynt photos with the app. Robo - It's never too early to learn robotics Robo is the easiest educational toy for kids to awaken their interest in logic, programming and robotics. Use Robo's modular elements and app to build a robot. Voltera - Making electronic circuits is now as simple as clicking "print" Voltera's circuit board printer cuts hardware development time from months to days. By using conductive ink technology, the printer can create prototype boards in the time it takes to go get lunch. It’s the age of desktop manufacturing.
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Clarity is the world's first wearable air quality monitor. Created for China, India and other polluted places, Clarity helps users make smarter decisions with real-time updates on the air immediately around you. The crowd-sourced data will generate the world's most detailed pollution maps (Like Waze for air quality).
Team (from University of California, Berkeley):
David Lu, project lead
Deepak Talwar, hardware lead
Hanna Hagen, business lead
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://joinclairity.io
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Form is introducing Point, a softer approach to home security. Point listens to the sounds of your home, senses what is
in the air, and alerts if anything is wrong. It tells you about the things you care about, like windows breaking, alarms
going off, or the presence of smoke. It gives you comfort to know that all is fine when you are away—without cameras
or complex security systems. Form was started by a Scandinavian team with Apple tenure.
Point measures:
Air particles like fire, cigarette smoke and other common home hazards; Temperature and humidity from open windows, and heater and AC problems; Sounds such as sharp and loud noises like breaking glass.
Form is now on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/830527119/point-a-softer-take-on-home-security
Team:
Nils Mattisson, CEO and product design
Kristian Dupont, backend developer
Fredrick Ahlberg, architecture and FW
Martin Lööf, HW engineer
Marcus Ljungblad, backend developer
Håkan Carlsson, visual design
Dan Gärdenfors, communications
Stefan Skoog, HW engineer
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.formdevices.com
Twitter: @Form_HQ
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KATIA brings the functionality of an industrial robotic arm to mainstream consumers. She can be trained by touch
without programming and runs on an open source platform that can be extended by developers.
Team:
Dan Corkum, hardware & electrical
Rosanna Myers, software, product
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.katiarobot.com
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The Keyi Cell Robot is an amazing modular and mobile robotic toy and platform. If robots laid eggs, that would be CELL.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.keyi-tech.com
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Linkitz is the friendship bracelet for the digital age that is colorful, modular, smart and social. Personalize Linkitz with
your own unique light patterns and sounds using simple programming.
Linkitz is a new kind of wearable made just for kids. Linkitz is modular -- every link is a little electronic toy with its own
behavior that kids can play with right out of the box. Linkitz snap together allowing kids to create their own wearable
that can do anything: sparkle when a friend is near, send secret messages, or chime along with a hand-clapping game.
Swap links in and out to create something new. The possibilities are endless.
Linkitz is designed for kids and doesn't require any knowledge of programming, but Linkitz comes with a kid-friendly
visual programming language that lets kids change how their links behave. Instead of "teaching" programming, Linkitz
gives kids age-appropriate programming tools and a great reason to use them!
Team:
Lyssa Neel, founder and CEO
Drew Macrae, founder and CTO
Chris Wallace, CEdO
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.Linkitz.com
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Whether it’s a team that is making glowing plants to light up rooms, a company growing animal-free leather in test tubes
or a global network of researchers developing cancer drugs in their garages, OpenTrons empowers people to make
biotech.
OpenTrons is a lab bot for synbio. An open, easy to use biotech tools that you can connect together to make a modular
lab automation system. Opentrons offers the world’s first rapid prototyping platform for biology that accelerates the
design-build-test cycle in life-science. OpenTrons will have the same effect on biotech innovation as the 3D printer did
on product design -- making it faster, cheaper, and available to anyone. The liquid handling robot costs under $3,000.
The easy-to-use lab bot shares open protocols, allowing for digital fabrication workflows in biotech to accelerate
discovery.
OpenTrons is now on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/932664050/opentrons-open-source-rapid-prototyping-for-biolog
OpenTrons has teams in Brooklyn, NY and Shenzhen, China
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.opentrons.com
Twitter: @OpenTrons_
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Indoor cats have a natural instinct to hunt that cannot be fulfilled by any cat toy available today. With sensors,
actuators, and artificial intelligence, Mousr is the only robotic cat toy that can see and react to a cat like a real animal
would. Think of him like Pinky, but with a brain.
Petronics is now on Kickstarter
Team:
Dave Cohen
Michael Friedman
David Jun, PhD
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.petronics.io
Twitter: @PetronicsInc
Facebook: www.facebook.com/petronics
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Prynt is a case for smartphones that prints out pictures instantly. It also allows users to access memories such as movies,
gifs or secret texts by scanning their Prynt photos with the app.
Team (from Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and University of California, Berkeley):
Clément, CEO
David, CTO
Robin, industrial designer
Alexandre, hardware developer
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meetprynt.com
Twitter: @meetprynt
Facebook: www.facebook.com/iamprynt
Instagram: http://instagram.com/meetprynt
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Robo is the easiest educational toy for kids to awaken their interest in logic, programming and robotics. Use Robo's
modular elements and app to build your own robot.
Robo’s app lets kids learn to program their robots in a fun, simple, and educational environment. By abstracting
complicated directions, the app teaches the basics of programming without the imposing nature of more advanced
programming environments.
Robo operates out of San Francisco
Team:
Rustem Akishbekov, engineering
Anna Iarotska, business development
Candace Wu, marketing
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://startrobo.com
Twitter: @start_robo
Facebook: www.facebook.com/startrobo
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Voltera’s PCB printer uses conductive ink and can be prototyped within minutes, eliminating the frustrations with
traditional fabrication processes, to drastically reduce hardware development time. Printed circuit boards (PCB) are the
backbone of electronic products, but traditionally only special machines can make them and this process along with
shipping cause delays and added costs.
Key features of Voltera include:
Circuit Board Printer: Print dual layer PCBs on FR4 with 10mil space/trace. Our 20mΩ/sq sheet resistance and conventional soldering makes prototyping a breeze
Solder Paste Dispenser: Forget stencils. Pop your board in and dispense solder paste onto printed OR traditionally fabbed boards
Reflow Oven: With a 550W heater watch your components reflow and skip the hassle of hand soldering altogether.
The Voltera V-One allows for affordable iterations with no more MOQs, setup fees or shipping costs. Circuit boards are
printed in minutes eliminating the need to wait for overseas suppliers – just hit print. The Voltera V-One is easily to
setup – just input Gerber’s and print circuits onto FR4.
Voltera has teams in Kitchener, Canada and Shenzhen, China.
Team (mechatronics & nanotechnology from University of Waterloo, Canada):
Jesus Zozaya, electronics and software
Katarina Ilic, materials and chemistry
Alroy Almeida, business development
James Pickard, electro-mechanical
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://volterainc.com
Twitter: @volterainc
