4YFN to take 15 cutting-edge mobile innovation projects to Tel Aviv

• Adele Robots, a company that develops artificial intelligence; Galf, Latin America’s first app for golfers; and The Social Coin, a Catalonian startup that supports a digital “Kindness Chain” system, are some of the selected projects to be on display at the 4YFN Village in Tel Aviv
• Aleix Valls, Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MWCB, and Managing Director of 4YFN, will be one of the speakers at the DLD Tel Aviv Digital Conference

September 2, 2015

Years From Now (4YFN), the business platform for the growing community of global-level tech startups, backed by Mobile World Capital Barcelona, will be present for the first time at Israel’s most important international technology event: the DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival. From 7 to 9 September 4YFN will take a delegation there, made up of 15 of the most innovative startups in the mobile sphere at national and international levels. This “business mission” is serving to further strengthen 4YFN’s international activity and represent the project’s official roll-out for the Israeli business community.

The expedition will follow an agenda specifically designed to put startups in contact with the leading agents in Israel’s high tech ecosystem, and will have its own presence on the Festival’s grounds in the form of the 4YFN Village, an exhibition area created to promote the delegates projects.

On the first day, the delegation will attend the sixth Cities Summit Tel Aviv, an event addressing the digitalisation of government bodies and public services, and will also receive a private tour of Rothschild Boulevard, the heart of Israel’s innovative ecosystem. As of day 8, the activity will shift over to Hatachana, the centre that will host the Festival’s lecture series, DLD Tel Aviv Digital Conference, and to the 4YFN Village, where companies will exhibit their proposed innovative potential.

At the same time startups will also participate in events like the DLD Urban Happening, a selection of activities held in the city centre provided for entrepreneurs, creators, executives, investors and corporations.

The delegation

The 15 Spanish and international mobile startups selected to participate in the 4YFN Village at the DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival are:

• Adele Robots (Asturias, Spain) – a company working to enhance people’s quality of life through the creation of robots and artificial intelligence.
• D-wave (Barcelona, Spain) – a startup centered on the digital transformation of companies and all types of activities through the implementation of SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics & Cloud) digital technologies.
• Finnay (Finland) – a service providing an innovative experience when giving and receiving gifts. Finnay features an online store, local partners as service suppliers, and the Finnay Wayfinder, an app that allows one to give a gift, with the recipient conducting a short “treasure hunt” to get it. The startup was a finalist at the 2015 4YFN Awards.
• Fresh Digital Group (U.S.A.) – a New York-based provider of mobile solutions on the forefront in the use of technology in Marketing and Advertising. FDG develops digital, mobile and social solutions featuring everything from the use of drones and beacons to the development of apps for mobiles and the Apple Watch, to transform the relationships between companies and their clients.
• Fueloyal (Croatia – U.S.A.) – a company focused on the transport industry that optimises the fuel supplying process and prevents adverse consumption practices.
• Galf (Colombia) – Latin America’s first golf application, featuring golfers from 75 countries. Galf makes it possible to record these sportsmen’s scores, follow their stats during competitions, create tournaments with friends, and follow other rounds in real time.
• Kantox (Barcelona, Spain) – an online currency exchange platform that offers SMEs and mid-sized companies a comprehensive currency management solution, without involving a bank. The company operates in more than 50 countries and offers more than 35 currencies.
• Kolektio (Italy) – a solution to share photographs in a private and automatic way, via app. Each user manages his moments (events) and invites other users, so that all the photos taken at a given time are automatically compiled and shared with the group.
• Navigine (Russia) – in-building navigation and positioning software that allows the user to move about large facilities, pinpointing their destination with a precision down to 1 meter. This is one of the first Russian companies to develop indoor positioning technologies.
• Newstag (Sweden) – an innovative online video platform based on reliable sources that allows one to find, share and label contents so as to boost the social impact of news stories.
• Onebip (Italy) – mobile payment (Web and app) payment service providing a simple, fast and secure way to purchase digital goods and services, without the need for a credit card or bank account.
• The Social Coin (Barcelona, Spain) – platform to measure social responsibility by promoting positive actions that are positive for communities.
• Softmogul (Albania) – a Cloud-based system that simplifies and streamlines hotel management and lodging-related services (management, channels and payment solutions).
• Wiffinity (Madrid, Spain) – a mobile platform that furnishes tourists with a Wi-Fi connection and offers them specific content on the city they are visiting.
• The Motion (Madrid, Spain) – technology designed to change the world of e-commerce by converting online establishments’ catalogues into video.

4YFN at the DLD Digital Conference

Aleix Valls, the Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MWCB, and Managing Director of 4YFN, will moderate the DLD Tel Aviv Digital Conference’s panel on “Mobile & Telecom.” And the Mayor of Santander and President of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities, Iñigo de la Serna Hernáiz, will also take part in the talks given as part of the event.