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ABOUT US History | W!LCOAPEX

2026

Selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT’s K-HERO Development Support Program, securing KRW 525 million in funding

Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ TIPS Global Marketing Program, securing KRW 150 million in funding

Selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s Mass Production Performance Evaluation Support Program, securing KRW 300 million in funding

Changed the company name to WiLCOAPEX Co., Ltd.

Secured investment from Doosan Investment

Selected as a Family Company of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

2025

Relocated to a new 660 m² business facility at 515, 198 Saneop-ro, Gosaek-dong, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Secured investment from Mirae Asset Venture Investment

Secured investment from Company K Partners

Secured investment from Albatross Investment

Secured investment from COMES Investment

Obtained mass-production qualification approval for PDLC protective films for smart windows

Selected for the 4th LG SuperStart Program

Awarded the Link-Up Project with Continental Korea as the customer company

2024

Selected for the Deep Tech Startup 1000+ Project [DIPS 1000+], securing KRW 288 million in funding

Secured investment from the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund

Secured investment from Daekyo Investment

Confirmed as a mass-production supplier of thermal runaway delay materials for electric vehicle battery packs

2023

Secured investment from Newborn Ventures

Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Export Growth Program, securing KRW 430 million in funding

Selected for the TIPS Startup Growth Program, securing KRW 625 million in funding

Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Emerging Research Personnel Recruitment Support Program, securing KRW 60 million in funding

Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration Program, securing KRW 50 million in funding

Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Purchase-Conditional New Product Development Program, securing KRW 625 million in funding

Signed a KRW 300 million investment option agreement with the Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KIBO)

2022

Certified as a Venture Company

Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Initial Startup Package Program, securing KRW 110 million in funding

Selected as a top-performing company in the Gyeonggi Technology Startup Program

Secured investment from POSTECH Holdings

2021

Establishment and Approval of Corporate-affiliated Research Institute

Selected for the SKKU KINGO Investment Package

Founded WiLCO Co., Ltd.