Sparklabs IoT Accelerator

Internet of Things
Accelerator
Songdo, South Korea

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SparkLabs: Accelerator Program
SparkLabs continues to extend its influence and brand across Asia. DemoDay5 became the largest startup demo
day in the world with over 1,400 attendees. DemoDay6 had over 1,500 and DemoDay7 this past June 22,
2016 had over 1,800 with attendees and over 350 investors from the U.S., China,Japan, Indonesia,
Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and others.
Demoday 7
Participants Total 1834
Startups &
Corporates
443 & 303
Media
40Government &
Academia
224
Investors
358
*Not a complete breakdown
Largest Accelerator Demo Day in the World

76.6% of our companies received follow-on funding
from leading investors after their graduation of
our program.
$3,562,213
$420,463
AVERAGE FUNDING
PRIOR TO PROGRAM
AVERAGE
FUNDING
AFTER
PROGRAM
SparkLabs: Our Success

Ray Ozzie
• Founder & CEO of Talko
• Former Chief Software
Architect at Microsoft
Vint Cerf
• A “Father of the Internet”
• Vice President & Chief Internet
Evangelist for Google
Michael Crow
• President of ASU
• Chairman of In-Q-Tel
Mark Cuban
• Owner of the Dallas
Mavericks
• Star Investor on ABC’s
“Shark Tank”
Tom Peters
• Author of In Search of
Excellence
• Management Guru
SparkLabs: Accelerator Program
Honorary Board
of Advisors

SparkLabs is providing a 6-month long Internet of Things program for
seed to early-stage entrepreneurs from anywhere across the globe.
• 5 to 10 startups chosen for each class.
• Minimum investment of $40,000 (up to 8% of the company)
• Over $900,000 in free perks (i.e. office space, hosting, etc.)
• Assignment of 2-4 world-class mentors
• Launch Q4 2016
SparkLabs: IoT Accelerator Program

SparkLabs IoT Accelerator
SparkLabs Internet of Things program for seed to early-stage entrepreneurs from anywhere across the globe.This
program will be located in Songdo, South Korea. Also selected startups will benefit from support by the Cisco Global
Center of Excellence (GCoE), Cisco Innovation Center at Songdo to further mature their solutions with local technical
support available under the GCoE’s Solution Incubation Program.
Songdo: Smart City of the Future
• $35 billion smart city built from
ground up.
• 2nd largest private real estate
development in history.
• 80,000 apartment units
• Currently over 35,000 residents
• 50 million square feet of office space and
10 million square feet of retail space
• SparkLabs is the exclusive IoT test bed partner

Exclusive Startup Partnership
Songdo will be an amazing test bed for consumer, industrial, hardware, and other IoT startups!

SparkLabs: Accelerator Portfolio
SparkLabs IoT/Hardware Investments
• Water Strider (ASIC Chip development)
• Nthing
• Zoyi
• Way Wearable
• Piquant
• Amadas
• DomoBio

Water Strider invented a new touch sensor with high resolution and spectrum for both surface and space.This
potentially revolutionary technology can be applied to home appliances, robotics, heavy industries and many
other fields.This technique can be used to resolve technical and cost issues faced by different types of markets
utilizing sensors.Water Strider's R&D team is developing an ASIC chip by mid-2016 for commercialization.
• Sector: Internet of Things / Semiconductor
• Location: Seoul, Korea
• Major product: New touch sensor for surface and space
• http://www.helloway.co/
Gilbert Kim
Co-Founder & CEO
Water Strider

N.thing is committed to developing innovative IoT products that are designed to improve the quality of food
consumption.
N.thing's first product, Planty, is an internet connected herb pot that introduces a new smart way of living. It
provides innovative and smart gardening experience to users through functions such as giving water remotely,
analyzing data and user behavior collected from the device.
Users can gain access to agricultural data and gardening community on the mobile application, which is
automatically and wirelessly connected to the herb pot. N.thing aims to step beyond the out-of-date
agricultural technology.
• Sector: Internet of Things / Hardware
• Major product: Smart planter
• https://nthing.net
Leo Kim
CEO
Seth Nam
COO
Tony Baik
CTO
N.thing

Zoyi’s Walk Insights is a comprehensive data analytics solution that collects and analyzes visitor data in retail
stores using smartphone Wi-Fi signals.This method contrasts with other popular data mining platforms, which
trace consumer patterns using systems like infrared sensors or cameras.
Using the data obtained through the installed infrastructure (dwell time per zone, visitor retention patterns,
correlation with weather, device manufacturers, and more),Walk Insights then provides high-quality analytics
tailored specifically to the store type.
• Major product: Walk Insights, analytics for offline stores
• http://www.zoyi.co
Red Siwon Choi
Co-Founder & CEO
Josh Jaehong Kim
Co-Founder & CBO
Zoyi

Way Wearable developed a wearable IoT device for skin care. WAY is a personal skincare companion, which
collects real time data from your skin and the environment and provides practical skincare and beauty tips on
your smartphone.The full solution comprises a simple, beautifully designed device and connected mobile app.
A small, beautifully designed device,WAY easily slips into your handbag and looks comfortable next to your
luxury beauty products.
Busy professional women and mothers lack time for themselves. Maintaining healthy, youthful skin takes time
and dedication.With WAY, you can easily analyze your skin condition in just 3 seconds and receive tips about
your skincare routine, that save you time and help you to look your best.
WAY's built-in BIA skin sensor analyzes the moisture content & estimated oil balance of your inner skin. Using
WAY, you can check your skin condition on a connected device any time, anywhere.
• Major product: Skin monitoring device
• http://www.helloway.co
Jason Moon
Co-Founder & CEO
Gana Oh
Co-Founder &
Dermatologist
Way Wearable

PiQuant is developing ‘The Pi’, a liquid scanner that identifies melamine components of milk products.The
users can just scan the product`s surface before they take a bite, and Pi`s app provides the result on mobile
phone. Unlike other existing melamine detecting systems in laboratories,The Pi is inexpensive, quick, and easy
to handle.
• Major product: Liquid/Food scanner
• http://www.piquant.co.kr
Doyeon Pi
Co-Founder & CEO
Piquant

• Sector: Smart Home / Hardware
• Major product: Smart Lever Lock
• http://www.amadas.kr/
Eunmin Park
Founder & CEO
Amadas
Amadas combines the best in design and technology to provide an innovative Smart Lever Lock for the smart
and secure home. Made of 100% stainless steel, the Smart Lever Lock can be installed DIY, can be positioned
on any side of a door, and is managed though a mobile application.The Smart Lever Lock is equipped with a
solar panel for quick recharges by smart phone light or flashlight when the battery is dead.

Founded by a dentist Dr.Yi SeungGyu in 2009, Domo Bio is a company specializing in snoring and obstructive
sleep apnea device, called QT33. QT33 has obtained patent in Korea, US and China.The device is currently
being actively supplied in Korea and the company plans to expand to the US market as soon as it obtains US
FDA approval.
Domo Bio’s QT33 is not just a simple improvement on the function and user convenience aspect; It is a
completely new snoring and obstructive sleep apnea device. QT33 only requires two sessions without any
surgery or pain to complete the treatment, and allows comfortable jaw movement thanks to its upper/lower
separation structure and personalized system. So far, more than 97% of the patients using the device have
expressed high level of satisfaction and have experienced dramatic improvement in snoring and sleep apnea.
Domo Bio’s mission is to provide solution for snoring and sleep apnea so that people can lead a healthier and
happier life, breaking away from the fear aroused from snoring and sleep apnea. Domo Bio plans to devote
• Sector: Healthcare / Hardware
• Major product: Sleep apnea device
• http://www.helloway.co/
SeungGyuYi
Co-Founder & CEO
DomoBio

Global Seed Fund Portfolio
SparkLabs Global IoT/Hardware Investments
• Petnet
• Sutro
• WooSports
• Brewbot
• The Orange Chef

Our first product, the Petnet SmartFeeder programs itself around your life and the wellness of your pet.
SmartFeeder assesses the dietary requirements of your pet, creates a custom feeding regimen to meet those
requirements, alerts you when your pet has been fed and even reminds you to purchase more food when you
run low. From your smartphone, tablet or computer, you and all your pet’s caregivers can monitor and/or
adjust feeding schedules, compare your pet’s diet to other similar pets, order food, and more.
In 2013, spending in the U.S. hit an estimated $55.53 billion, with most of that amount, or $21.26 billion,
going toward food. The U.S. pet care market is worth about $55.5 billion, and the connected devices market is
expected to reach hit $309 billion by 2020 so expect to see many more devices that help owners remotely care
for and pamper their dogs and cats.
• Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Major product: Smart Feeder
• Co-investors: Grishin Robotics,Amazon, iRobot
• http://www.petnet.io
Petnet

Sutro is a water testing and data analytics company. Sutro’s first product, the Sutro Pool, is a sensor-driven,
connected, learning device to right-size your water chemistry. It automates testing - keeping you
and your family safe, and saving you time and money.
Sutro is a "drop-in" automatic water chemistry monitor that uses sensors to measure pH, chlorine levels,Total
Dissolved Solids (TDS), temperature (ambient air and water), and Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP).There
are 14 million residential swimming pools and spas in the US and the chemical market alone is $13.3 billion.
Through patent pending technology, Sutro detects the essential water parameters specific to your backyard.
• Sector: Internet of Things, Hardware
• Location: San Francisco, CA
• Major product: Sutro Pool
• Co-investors: Bolt
• http://mysutro.com
Ravi Kurani
CEO
Sutro

The Woo is an action sports motion sensor designed to capture and visualize users’ kiteboarding experience.
Users can attach the sensor to their board and start tracking their jump height, airtime, and landing G-force.  
Founded by three passionate European kite boarders,WOO is redefining the way action sports is played,
viewed and consumed with the first-ever onboard motion sensor device + app experience.Woo Sports build
the technology to allow action sports athletes to measure their performance, share the results with their
friends, and compete against their peers and the best in the world in a fun and engaging way.
 
• Location: Boston, MA, USA
• Major product: Action sports motion sensor
• Co-investors: Techstars Boston
• http://www.woosports.com
WOO Sports

• Sector: Internet of Things, Hardware
• Location: Belfast, UK & Austin,TX
• Major product: Brewbot
• Co-investors: Michael Birch, Federico Pirzio-Biroli
• http://www.brewbot.io
Brewbot uses sensor technology to track and automate the brewing process. Simply follow the instructions in
the app, add the ingredients when prompted and, hey presto, you can call yourself a brewer. Brewing has never
been so easy.
Brewbot provides the perfect brewing environment.The sensors provide precise temperature and volume
readings, gathering data at every step for consistent and repeatable results. Monitor, track and understand how
water turns into beer using the mobile app, from adding the ingredients on brew-day to the day it is ready to
drink. Brewbot provides an insight into how your beer is doing every step of the way.
Chris McClelland
CEO & Founder
Jonny Campbell
Designer
Brewbot

The Orange Chef
At the Orange Company we are making the kitchen a place of confidence and discovery. We’re creating a smart ecosystem
for the kitchen made up of quality products built with an emphasis on simple design, maintaining the craft of cooking, and
using local and sustainable materials. We strive to give our customers the tools to understand and navigate their
nutritional, culinary and spoon-licking lives. Whether you’re a cupcake baker, a kimchi pickler, a quinoa connoisseur, or a
leftover-reheater— whoever you are, whatever you’re eating, we’re here to connect you to your food.  
The Orange Chef raised $3 million in a seed round led by Google Ventures and Spark Labs Global Ventures, along with
NEA, Lerer Hippeau, Forerunner Ventures, Social+Capital, Bertelsmann Digital Media, and Tekton Ventures.
• Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
• Major product: Prep Pad
• Co-investors: Google Ventures, NEA, Lerer Hippeau
• http://theorangechef.com

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