btrax, in partnership with SF New Tech, is helping to promote six (6) Japanese web tech start-ups at the 4th SF Japan Night. Last SF Japan Night was very successful with over 250 people attending the event night with over 1000 online viewers watching the event streamed live.
Come see the talent of Japan's emerging startups show the global stage their latest web innovations.
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Beatrobo / Beatrobo Inc. A music community service which enables users to share their favorite music with their friends. Users can create their own avatars and start listening to their friends’ favorite music easily. |
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Coworkify / Coworkify Inc. A Peer-to-peer job marketplace for co-working spaces. It is a platform to sell and buy small tasks directly from each other and to reserve space and accepts payment from people using credit card or PayPal. Coworkify won first place at Startup Weekend Kyoto 2011. |
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foodstoQ / Plaid, Inc. An online service that assists users find a good restaurant based on friends’ recommendations. Users can collect trustworthy information by asking questions and receiving answers from their friends. |
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Monaca / Asial Corporation An aggregation of cloud services for developing mobile apps. It provides user friendly platform to develop mobile apps. |
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piaScore / plusadd,Inc. An iPhone App that allows users to download and carry sheet music on mobile devices such as iPhone and iPad. piaScore has earned a Distinguished Honoree medal in Consumer Entertainment/Information in the 2011 International Business Awards. |
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Sleipnir / Fenrir, Inc. A free web browser compatible with Windows, Mac, iPhone/iPad, Android and Windows phone. Another feature, “Fenrir Pass,” is a free cloud service that allows users to access their own bookmarks from different devices. |
| Date: | April 25, 2012 |
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| Location: | MIGHTY 119 Utah St San Francisco, CA 94103 |
| Tickets: | Early Birds (first 50 tickets) | $15 | |
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| Late Birds | $25 | ||
| At the door | $30 |



We are looking for sponsors and media for Japan Night. Here are some of the benefits for sponsors.
SF New Tech Japan Night Volume 1 & 2 was covered by famous US and Japanese media like The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Wired, SocialTimes, Nikkei News Paper and Nikkei Sangyo News Paper.
Help support the Japanese business economy recovery from the earthquake by helping these start-ups succeed in overseas markets with your sponsorship.
The hottest Japanese start-ups will come to this event. In fact, one of participants of SF New Tech Japan Night Volume 1 received an investment from 500Startups after this event.
Promotional Information about you and your logo will be shown on our site, blog, Twitter, Facebook, Ustream, SF New Tech mail magazine and other marketing materials (Limited to 3 times). Includes your own booth/table inside the venue to promote your company (limited to first 3 organization sponsors).
| Sponsorship | Details | Fee |
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| Tokyo | March 30: 15 semi-finalist companies present to a panel of Judges who will select the final six. | Contact Us |
| San Francisco | April 25th: The final six companies present at the SF New Tech event. | Contact Us |
| Tokyo and San Francisco |
Sponsorship for both Tokyo semi-final and San Francisco final Japan Night events. | Contact Us |
We are looking for media people who would be interested in interviewing each of our SF Japan Night startup companies. You will get a chance of not only covering the event, but also get an exclusive interview with the entrepreneurs from Japan prior and after the event.
The cost is absolutely free, so please feel free to contact us to secure your spot.
| Tel: | 415-344-0907 |
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| Fax: | 415-344-0957 |
| Email: | japannight@btrax.com |
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| Business Name: | btrax, Inc. |
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| CEO: | Brandon K. Hill |
| Location: | 665 Third Street, Suite 505, San Francisco, California 94107 |
| URL: | www.btrax.com |
btrax is located in San Francisco and provides Web site design, Marketing, Research and Branding service for clients who needs entry to Japanese, Chinese and US markets.