2020 Mobile World Congress Directory

WASHINGTON STATE MWC20 BARCELONA | COMPANY DIRECTORY DIGITAL PLANET HALL 8.1 STAND 8.1 A11

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Digital Planet Hall 8.1 Stand 8.1 A11

WASHINGTON STATE DELEGATION MWC20 BARCELONA, FEBRUARY 24-27, 2020 Apptentive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cellfie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Cyrcle Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 DataMesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 DefinedCrowd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Fulcrum Technologies, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Guppy Media | Engage ADX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 HaptX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hover Developer Services, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Jeeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Pebblebee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Raima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Teracube Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Tupl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) . . . . . 20

WASHINGTON STATE. MASTERING THE DIGITAL WORLD. Washington State is the birthplace of such business legends as Amazon, Expedia, F5, Microsoft and Zillow and home to a growing number of engineering offices for companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Salesforce – more than 100 to date.

Mobile apps and devices, games, software and hardware are developed in an energetic, collaborative environment where ideas are readily shared across sectors, mixing the latest advances in technology and communications with aerospace, life science, global health, maritime, clean tech and advanced manufacturing innovators.

Washington’s 12,000+ technology companies attract top-tier talent from all over the world. More than 220,000 information and communication workers are located in Washington; top-tier talent drawn to the state by its eclectic quality of life, world-class companies and the chance to be at the forefront of innovation and invention.

There is a spirit of cooperation and collaboration in Washington State that is hard to find anywhere else. New ideas are readily embraced and improved upon, spurring advances across the board, from revolutionary mobile apps that redefine how smart a smartphone is to the next big thing – artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing.

This culture of creativity is fed by venture capitalists, startups, innovation partnership zones and incubators; supported by cutting-edge R&D from our universities and national laboratory – one of only 10 in the United States – a robust networking infrastructure, and a passion for creating the most amazing products and services in the world.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES User Experience Customer Experience Management Voice of Customer Solutions Mobile Enterprise Solutions & Services Mobile Advertising & Marketing

Apptentive’s solution measures shifts in sentiment from customer experience to win back consumers and activate fans. Using intelligent tools and precise targeting, Apptentive helps enterprise brands capture actionable emotions and feedback from the 90 percent of consumer voices typically missed, and quickly turns that feedback into action. Apptentive gives marketers, product managers, and customer experience leaders the keys to their customers’ hearts through historical insights into brand loyalty and shifting emotions to support customer-centric decisions. The company powers millions of consumer interactions across billions of mobile devices each month, and helps the world’s top brands—including JetBlue, Dunkin’, Buffalo Wild Wings, Overstock.com, Viacom, Capital One, and Zillow— proactively listen to and engage with their consumers to enhance customer love and improve customer experience.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS Apptentive helps companies: • • • •

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Measure shifts in customer sentiment and take action in real time to win back consumers and activate fans.

Quickly increase your app ratings and improve customer reviews.

Gain insights across Product, Marketing, and CX quickly, while enriching your customer profiles with first-party data.

Accurately capture the voice of the customer by gathering feedback from the 90 percent of people who typically remain silent throughout the customer journey.

Make data-driven product decisions and prioritize your roadmap based on real-time customer feedback.

MEETING GOALS Meet with companies seeking software partners to improve their digital customer experience and better understand their customers.

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KEY CONTACT Patrick McNulty Head of Growth M: +1 774 243 2875 patrick.mcnulty@apptentive.com www.apptentive.com

Cellfie is the mobile payment application that turns a consumer’s mobile phone into an EMV POS terminal. Using a mobile phone and contactless credit card, Cellfie turns all e-commerce transactions into card-present transactions, helping reduce transaction fees, CNP chargebacks and false declines for merchants. With Cellfie, consumers benefit from the highest level of security and reduce their potential for e-commerce fraud since no credit card data is stored on their device or in the cloud.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS • Card Present Transactions in m-commerce and e-commerce • EMV transactions in mobile phone • Personalized POS mobile device MEETING GOALS Seeking to meet with mobile phone manufacturers with integration payment solutions in their devices and merchants, such as mobile gaming companies, that are interested in card present transactions in in-app payments.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES Device Hardware/ Software Digital Identity/ Authentication Enterprise & Business IT Gaming Retail/Distribution Channels

KEY CONTACT Julian Lee CEO M: +1 510 821 0056 julian.lee@cellfiepayment.com www.cellfiepayment.com

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PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Consumer Electronics Smartphones Mobile Handsets Device Hardware/ Software Media/Content/ Entertainment

We create “Non-Rectangular Phones for Non-Rectangular People” starting with a phone in the shape of a circle, called The Cyrcle Phone. The 2G prototype of The Cyrcle Phone was launched to customers starting in 2016.

The Cyrcle Phone 4G LTE Android 9 is soon to be released.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS • Phones manufactured in the USA • Non-rectangular devices • Non-rectangular people MEETING GOALS • Seeking mobile handset distributors • Seeking investors with consumer electronics experience who are looking for a company that is ready to scale • Always happy to talk with suppliers who manufacture 3” round displays or other 3” non-rectangular displays KEY CONTACT Christina Cyr CEO, CTO, Founder hi@cyrclephone.com www.cyrclephone.com

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DataMesh leads digital transformation by empowering enterprise first-line workers with expanded use of Digital Twin. With AI-powered Intelligent Search Engine and Mixed Reality training/simulation/content creation products, DataMesh transforms every worker into an expert in the modern workplace. Our training and guidance software DataMesh Director and DataMesh Checklist support a wide range of mobile devices, including Microsoft HoloLens 2, nreal glasses, VR headsets, iOS and Android pad and phones.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS • Established business with Fortune 500 customers • Microsoft / NTT Docomo 5G / Fujitsu / TIS / DNP / Qualcomm XR Partner • We focus on everyday workflow of frontline workers • Low cost adoption – from SaaS to private deployment • First Microsoft HoloLens 2 Success Case: Call Center Workstyle Innovation Project

PRODUCTS & SERVICES 5G Big Data/Analytics Device Hardware/ Software Enterprise & Business IT Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality

MEETING GOALS • Look for DataMesh software resell/solution partners all over the world.

• Meet with future strategic customers.

KEY CONTACT Nikita Huang General Manager M: +1 206 399 6898 yuhuang@datamesh.com www.datamesh.com

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PRODUCTS & SERVICES Artificial Intelligence Training Data

DefinedCrowd offers an all-in-one platform that leverages machine learning technology and human intelligence to deliver quality-guaranteed training data for AI systems. The platform offers fully-customizable workflows to deliver high-quality project-specific training data, helping AI products reach market quicker. With strong expertise in speech and natural language processing technologies, we have been serving AI companies and Fortune 500 companies since day one. DefinedCrowd was founded in Seattle and has offices in Lisbon, Porto and Tokyo.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS All-in-one platform that leverages machine learning technology and human intelligence to deliver quality-guaranteed training data for AI with 95-98% quality, speed (5-10x faster than competition) and scale (50+ languages covered).

MEETING GOALS Looking to meet with companies and OEMs that have current or planned AI projects within their companies and need training data for their machine learning models. Examples: chatbots, virtual assistants, customer call centers, autonomous vehicles, content categorization, pattern recognition or even surveillance systems.

Job titles of interest: Chief Data Scientist, Head of AI, Head of Innovation, CTO. KEY CONTACT Catarina Salteiro Director of Global Communications & Brand pr@definedcrowd.com www.definedcrowd.ai

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Based in Seattle with Asia Pacific headquarters in Gurgaon, India, Fulcrum is the leading provider of Mobility & Asset Lifecycle Management solutions for Mobile Operators, CSPs, Utilities, and Enterprises around the globe. For two decades, Fulcrum has tracked hundreds of millions of assets, while saving CSPs hundreds of millions of dollars.

Fulcrum has experience with many wireless carriers ranging from regional operators to the very largest globally.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES Mobile Enterprise Solutions & Services

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS Fulcrum is unique in that Network Asset Lifecycle Management for telecom operators is all we do. As a result we understand the many challenges faced by fixed and mobile operators alike. Our broad exposure in the industry allows us to adapt as our clients’ business models change.

Fulcrum is the partner you need to control costs today, and keep control as you expand into new markets (Cable, ISP, etc.)

MEETING GOALS We are interested in meeting individuals at mobile operators that are involved in some way with Network Asset Management. These may be in the CFO, Network Operations, Supply Chain or Engineering organizations.

Our goal is to help our clients save money and time. We are interested in speaking with individuals from carriers interested in the same, specifically around the assets that make up their networks.

KEY CONTACT Jami Oster COO M: +1 206 336 5656 joster@fulcrum.net www.fulcrum.net

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PRODUCTS & SERVICES Mobile Advertising & Marketing Mobile Gaming Mobile Internet & Search Application Development Fraud Management & Solutions

Guppy Media | Engage ADX is a digital media agency in Seattle, Washington, USA. Guppy specializes in user acquisition services for mobile app developers through its own mobile app engagement platform GameDrop and Engage ADX DSP. GameDrop is a pre and post launch engagement platform for mobile app developers, which results in a higher user retention and engagement. Engage ADX DSP provides advertisers, agencies and media-buyers with an omnichannel programmatic suite for running targeted, forward-thinking and highly-engaging ad campaigns that turn your audiences into customers in real-time. Guppy can be reached at info@guppygames.com.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS • We facilitate mobile app installation and retention • Direct traffic source for large scale user data acquisition • User acquisition and engagement services for mobile app developers MEETING GOALS We are looking for mobile app and game developers who are launching their apps and need to acquire new users, have users continue engaging in their apps, and need event promotion. We are also looking for social network marketers, programmatic supply and demand partners through RTB/XML connection.

KEY CONTACT Alex Choe CEO M: +1 206 200 0444 alexc@guppygames.com www.guppymedia.com

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HaptX builds industrial-grade haptic technology that simulates realistic touch through wearable products. HaptX Gloves enable natural interaction and advanced haptic feedback in virtual reality and robotics.

Global companies use HaptX Gloves in VR design and training. Nissan worked with HaptX to enable designers to touch and interact with vehicle prototypes in VR. Fundamental Surgery integrated HaptX Gloves into their training platform. Upload named HaptX “Best of Show” for CES 2020.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES Device Hardware/ Software Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS Built with HaptX’s patented microfluidic technology, HaptX Gloves feature 130 tactile actuators that provide realistic touch across the hand and fingertips. The gloves also feature powerful force feedback and industryleading motion tracking with sub-millimeter precision. When combined with a VR headset, HaptX Gloves revolutionize human-machine interaction, enabling users to feel virtual objects with convincing touch sensation.

MEETING GOALS • Seeking enterprise companies that use VR for training in the workplace. Primary sectors include defense, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing. HaptX Gloves enable users to build real muscle memory in VR. • Seeking organizations that use virtual reality for design. Primary sectors include automotive, aerospace, and architecture. HaptX Gloves let designers touch and interact with their prototypes in VR. • Seeking organizations that use teleoperated robotics and/or are pursuing the Avatar XPRIZE initiative. HaptX Gloves enable users to control robotic equipment from a distance with a realistic sense of touch.

KEY CONTACT Kim Oberg Director of Sales M: +1 425 941 4149 kim.oberg@haptx.com www.haptx.com 13

PRODUCTS & SERVICES Middleware Mobile Enterprise Solutions & Services Mobile Financial Services Mobile Payments & Remittances Systems Integration

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Hover creates seamless in-app payment experiences and enables low-bandwidth connectivity for Android application developers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hover’s multi-step USSD API for Android enables developers to automate USSD-based workflows and use USSD as a fallback transport layer.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS Hover helps companies: • Integrate with banks and mobile wallets.

• Provide reliable services in low-bandwidth environments.

MEETING GOALS Meet with companies that provide Android applications in Sub-Saharan Africa and are seeking software partners to provide a relevant and reliable user experience.

KEY CONTACT Ben Lyon CEO M: +1 206 294 9519 ben@usehover.com www.usehover.com

Jeeva is redefining the standard in wireless connectivity by eliminating power as the roadblock to the Internet of Everything. Our mission is to enable secure, ubiquitous, battery-free and near-zero-power wireless connectivity. Jeeva’s platform allows companies to deploy unlimited numbers of sensors in virtually any environment using industry standard protocols like Zigbee, LoRa and Bluetooth. Our award-winning passivebackscatter technology harnesses RF signals to work both as a remote power source and the means of communication to transmit sensor data with an energy efficiency that is three orders of magnitude lower than any existing conventional radio solution.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES Big Data/Analytics Device Hardware/ Software Systems Integration

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS Jeeva’s frequency and protocol agnostic platform uses 1000x less power, costs 10x less and takes up far less space than any conventional radio technology.

MEETING GOALS • Seeking to meet with local-area wireless network hardware vendors and IoT sensor technology partners interested in low-power wireless data systems.

• Interested to speak with press, media and industry analysts covering the convergence of IoT, sensors, Big Data and AI technologies.

• Open to introductions with venture capital firms focused on earlystage hardware/software technology platform start-ups.

KEY CONTACT Scott Bright CEO M: +1 206 351 0256 scott.bright@jeevawireless.com www.jeevawireless.com

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PRODUCTS & SERVICES 5G Cellular Tracking Device Hardware/ Software Trackable Solutions

Pebblebee is a multifaceted enterprise and consumer trackables company helping people save time with our patented tracking solutions. The Pebblebee idea first emerged in 2012 as a necessary solution to staying connected with a curious toddler’s endless ability to get lost in a crowd.

After failed attempts at other solutions, both founders, Daniel and Nick, collaborated to find a way to take back control. That meeting resulted in a vision: help people stay connected to their valuables and loved ones.

Pebblebee’s current product solutions include: •

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Found – a cellular device with indoor and outdoor positioning and patented algorithms for Position over LTE (POLTE) and long-range Bluetooth backup link. Ideal for tracking pets and high value items.

Luma – a supply chain, cold chain, fleet management, asset tracking and environmental sensor solution with indoor and outdoor Position over LTE (POLTE), multisensor fusion system, long 10-year life battery and long-range BLE backup link.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS • Lowest cost of tracking and monitoring valuable assets • No subscription or infrastructure required • Many onboard sensors: humidity, pressure, temperature, shock, light, magnetometer and more optional • Monitor anywhere on a PC, phone or app • Review historical data on secure cloud • Share trip details with a link (similar to FedEx/UPS/DHL) KEY CONTACT Daniel Daoura CEO info@pebblebee.com www.pebblebee.com

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Raima is the company behind Raima Database Manager, an embedded database management system developed for applications on the edge with limited memory and connectivity, needing high performance response.

RDM enables intelligent decisions to be made on the edge in near real-time.

With our dedicated team of database experts, we have been in business for over 30 years and are trusted by some of the main players in verticals like aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial automation and more (https://raima.com/customers/).

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS Raima Database Manager is lightweight, flexible, highly performant and runs on almost any mobile hardware and software combination.

MEETING GOALS Seeking to meet with companies that have internal software development teams and are interested in database management on real-time operating systems running on the edge (Mobile/5G, Autonomous applications).

PRODUCTS & SERVICES Automotive/ Transport Big Data/Analytics Device Hardware/ Software Enterprise & Business IT IoT

KEY CONTACT Fredrik Sande Marketing Manager M: +47 98 45 07 07 fredrik.sande@raima.com www.raima.com

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PRODUCTS & SERVICES Device Hardware/ Software Sustainable Development

Teracube is creating the world’s first and only cutting-edge smartphone that comes with a 4-year premium care warranty. The founders Sharad Mittal and Anthony Tsim are both excited to bring Teracube to market.

Mittal is a passionate environmentalist and has more than 10 years of experience in consumer electronics design and retail, and more than 10 years in software development. They want to have a different conversation with their customers than most other brands. Teracube wants to create awareness on the environmental impact due to the vast amount of e-waste produced from the growing number of discarded phones.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS Introducing Teracube – World’s first smartphone with a 4-year premium care warranty. It’s reliable, sustainable and affordable. Better for your pocket, better for the planet.

MEETING GOALS • Seeking to meet carriers and smartphone retailers interested to partner with Teracube. Specifically in the North American, European and APAC regions • Seeking to meet software vendors to develop and improve the camera app and overall Android experience • Seeking to meet investors who specialize in telco, sustainable development and/or consumer electronics • To increase awareness of the Teracube brand and our vision of creating sustainable consumer electronics • Seeking to meet marketing partners, PR firms and logistics partners in the North American, European and APAC regions KEY CONTACT Anthony Tsim Founder and VP M: +1 425 484 0112 ext. 102 anthony@myteracube.com www.myteracube.com

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Tupl automates the most time-consuming tasks within network operations and engineering. Our live deployments in North America, Japan and Europe are showing 100x improvement in resolution speeds, 90% level of automation, and 4x improvement in accuracy, with 100% consistency.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Tupl’s approach is unique. Customers’ expert knowledge is digitalized via Tupl MLTK (ML ToolKit), and ML models make decisions first in open loop and can be configured to closed loop. Use cases range from customer care to network optimization and operations automation, including IoT and 5G since 2019. Tupl is the leader in operations automation by AI. We are headquartered in the United States, with presence in Spain, Mexico and Japan.

Artificial Intelligence

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS • Leader in AI-driven operations automation • Not a black box: Tupl MLTK with full contextual analysis of each decision • SaaS Offering: Zero risks, Immediate ROI • Strong partnering program to serve any and all customers around the globe

5G

Big Data/Analytics Network Management Network Planning & Design User Experience

MEETING GOALS • Customers: mobile operator CxO/Directors/VPs such as CFO, CTO, NW Directors, Strategy and Transformation Officers/Directors, Network and Customer Operations executives • Strategic Partners/Channels: companies serving telecom operators who want to include Tupl solutions in their value proposals • Discuss Technical Customer Care Automation, Proactive Care, Network Operations Automation & Tupl NOC Automation KEY CONTACT Petri Hautakangas CEO M: +1 425 633 7368 petri@tupl.com www.tupl.com 19

PRODUCTS & SERVICES Apprenti™

Association Health Plan OptiFlex Health Plan 401(k) MEP Business Insurance Phone Plan Startup Club Founder Cohort Advocacy Committee Ion Collaborators Event & Program Sponsorship

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The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) is the unifying voice for the technology community in Washington State. We consolidate the power of member companies to solve business problems they can’t solve on their own. We represent Washington’s entire tech industry, from startups to small and medium-sized businesses to multinational corporations. In partnership with education and government leaders, we’re building a better Washington.

WTIA creates programs, delivers services and forms partnerships that enable employers to: • Recruit, develop and retain technology talent in Washington State. Our priority is to help Washington residents gain access to ICT jobs.

• Obtain private and public investment capital to expand technology operations in Washington State. Our priority is to increase the number of ICT jobs in Washington State.

Whether you have a company in Washington already or are thinking about opening an office here, we’re here to help the Washington technology community prosper together. Join us.

KEY CONTACT Jim Edwards VP Enterprise Sales & Marketing jedwards@washingtontechnology.org M: +1 203 904 7633 www.washingtontechnology.org

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Whether you’re investing, exporting, expanding, relocating or growing your market share, our team of experienced business professionals at the State of Washington can provide you with adaptive and customized programs and services you need to succeed.

SERVICES INCLUDE • Site Selection • Permitting and Regulatory Assistance • Infrastructure • Financing • Workforce Training • Export Assistance • Overseas Trade Offices • Trade Shows and Trade Missions • Business Matchmaking • Market Research • Investment Assistance CONTACT T: +1 206 256 6100 moreinfo@choosewashingtonstate.com www.choosewashingtonstate.com

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OUR MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2020 TEAM Isabelle De Wulf Managing Director Small Businesss Export Assistance Washington State Department of Commerce T: +1 206 256 6143 M: +1 206 291 3919 isabelle.dewulf@commerce.wa.gov Julie Monahan International Trade Specialist Washington State Department of Commerce T: +1 206 256 6147 M: +1 206 707 5324 julie.monahan@commerce.wa.gov

Lucy Atkinson Europe Representative Washington State Department of Commerce T: +44 (0) 1451 822 252 M: +44 (0) 7899 804 036 lucy.atkinson@tfdi.co.uk

Charlotte Marshall Europe Representative Washington State Department of Commerce T: +44 (0) 1451 822 252 M: +44 (0) 7811 485 736 charlotte.marshall@tfdi.co.uk

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