TRANSPOSE Innovation Challenge

Result

The final pitch event for the "TRANSPOSE Innovation Challenge" was held in Yokohama City on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. A total of 11 teams, including startups from around the world selected from over 300 applications and one internal entry, took the stage. Five judges from both inside and outside the company, including president and representative executive officer of Yamaha Corporation, Atsushi Yamaura, conducted the judging.
After a competitive evaluation process, Moodsonic (U.K.; CEO Evan Benway) received the Grand Prix.
Yamaha will provide Moodsonic with financial support to conduct a proof of concept (PoC) and to advance the business partnership between the two companies. Other award winners included Rap Fame (Yamaha Award), Ear screen presented by a Yamaha in-house team (YMI Award) and Eupnoos (YMI Fund Award). Each team will be offered a range of opportunities to explore potential business collaboration with Yamaha.
For more details, please see the News Release.

Grand Prix Award

Moodsonic

Theme: Sound × Place

Moodsonic offers sound design that enhances well-being, comfort and productivity through acoustic technology that generates natural soundscapes in real time and adapts them to indoor environments.

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Yamaha Award

Rap Fame

Theme: Sound × Creative

Rap Fame ― a mobile app that simplifies the production and posting of rap music ― helps users improve through feedback from the broader community.

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YMI Award

Ear screen

Theme: Sound × Well-being

Ear screen active earplugs protect musicians’ hearing by reducing high sound levels while maintaining natural tones during instrumental performance.

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YMI Fund Award

Eupnoos

Theme: Sound × Well-being

Eupnoos provides a screening solution that supports the detection of respiratory diseases and improves clinical efficiency by using smartphones or microphones to analyze breathing sounds.