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WIM was selected for the 2026 Disruptive Innovation in Plus Stage (DIPS) Startup Project robotics track, run by KAIST GCC, which supports 84 deep-tech startups in robotics and advanced manufacturing.
WIM was selected for Asan Voyager 2026, the Asan Nanum Foundation's US GTM accelerator — 1 of 10 chosen at 16:1 odds. A two-week Silicon Valley camp follows in May 2026 for customer and partnership validation.
WIM has been selected for Cohort 12 of KDB NextONE, the accelerator program run by the Korea Development Bank, announced February 6, 2026. The cohort drew 354 applicants — a 24:1 ratio — with 15 top-tier companies chosen in AI, robotics, and semiconductors after document and oral review.
WIM, an AI robot control platform company, has raised investment from Plug and Play, the Silicon Valley-based global accelerator and venture capital firm, the company said in January 2026. The investment amount and valuation were not disclosed. Plug and Play has produced unicorns including PayPal and Dropbox.
WIM received the Excellence Award in the Convergence & Collaboration category at the Gyeongsangbuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES) 2025 awards ceremony in December 2025. The award recognizes a joint project with the ARES Digital Horticulture Division on automated leaf removal for greenhouse cucumbers.
WIM closed a Pre-A round in December 2025 with investment from CNT Tech, POSTECH Holdings, and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT). The round brings together a deep-tech fund, a leading early-stage accelerator, and a policy finance institution — with proceeds earmarked for commercialization prep and PLEM field validation.
WIM received the Excellence Award at the 2025 Global Startup Academy Dream Show IR Demo Day in November 2025, operated by the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME). Judges weighted technological innovation and global growth potential, recognizing WIM's single-box architecture combining robot control and AI inference.
WIM received a Commendation from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Administrator of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) at the 2025 Daegu-Gyeongbuk Startup Festival held in September 2025. Judging was based on technological innovation, commercial viability, and contribution to the regional economy.
WIM was selected in July 2025 for the Global Unicorn Startup Support Program, hosted by Daegu Buk-gu District and operated by Plug and Play Korea. The program backs local youth-founded startups with overseas expansion and fundraising support, selecting around seven companies per cohort.
WIM was selected in July 2025 as a new participating company in the K-Humanoid Alliance, led by Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). The alliance — operated by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) — is an industry-academia consortium for domestic humanoid AI models and core technology supply.