What gets measured
gets managed
: true for water too.
Accurate measurement of water quality is the first step towards improvement. The.Wave.Talk surpasses the limitations of existing technologies and introduces new possibilities in areas where water quality monitoring was not feasible due to the cost, size, and management of technology.
It perfectly meets the unmet needs of the market, changing the landscape of the water quality-related business and water treatment sector.
Achivement
Awards
2023
01' CES 2023 Innovation Award
2021
10' 2021 Korea AI Startup 100
2020
01' CES 2020 Innovation Award
11' Seoul Award Best Product
11' Encouragement Award in Startup Water 2020
12' Commendation Awarded by the President of TIPA
2019
03' Water Industry Innovation Startup Award by Korea Minister of Environment Award
06' Future Food Asia Finalist (Top 10)
09' Grand Award in Cohort 1 Seoul Water Industry Startup Challenge
09' Top 10 Product at Startup Design Audition by INNO DESIGN
11' Selected as Top 3 Attractive Startup at High-tech Bio Startup Net-Workshop Korea
2018
01' Selected as a Cohort 1 startup for fostering K-water
06' Awarded 2nd place at Redefining Early Stage Investment (RESI)
Conference Innovation Challenge
09' Selected as Imagine H2O Asia Finalist
12' Honored with Startup Excellent Award by KAIST ITVC
2017
03' Certified as a research institute company by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (No. 378)
07' Awarded 2nd place for Hello Tomorrow Korea Challenge′s Top 3 Startup
10' Selected as one of the Final 7 Startups among 3,000 global startups at Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, as the only Korean startup to be invited
11' Honored with the Grand Award at the 3rd Beyond TIPS
Achivement
History
2023
06'
Initiated pilot projects (KWWA, Eunpyeong-gu Office, etc.) following WaTalk selected as innovative product by Public Procurement Service
06'
Attracted KRW 2 billion in investment from TIPS (Tech Investor Program for Scale-up)
2022
04'
Successfully concluded a crowdfunding project worth USD 40,000 on Kickstarter, the world’s No. 1 online crowdfunding platform
09'
Attracted Series B investment from LB Investment Inc., Hi Investment Partners, LG Electronics, Pixelplus (KRW 8 billion)
12'
Portable high-performance turbidity meter selected as innovative product by Ministry of SMEs and Startups (No. 2022-397)
2021
03'
Attracted 2nd Bridge investment from SK
(KRW 2 billion) on Deep Impact Day
04'
Signed Material Assessment Agreement with SUEZ
11'
Signed a contracting agreement with CJ CheilJedang for water quality analysis
2020
02'
Raised 1st Bridge investment from Yellowdog ‘Go Together’ Fund, Big Basin Korea Accelerating Fund,L.P.(KRW 2.6 billion)
09'
Selected as a participant for Cross-Ministry End-to-End Medical Device R&D Project hosted by Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Project name: Development of Antibiotic Sensitivity Rapid Testing Apparatus Based on Laser Scattering)
2019
04'
Signed an MOU with DAIWHA for smart infusion pumps
06'
Selected as a participant for National R&D Project hosted by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Project name: Development of a Real-Time & Point-of-Care System for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection)
11'
Selected as a Post-TIPS participant for National R&D Project hosted by Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Project name: Smart Water Quality Testing Sensor for Real-time Water Pollution Management)
12'
Selected as a participant for National Startup Growth - R&D Project hosted by Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Project name: Development of Culturing Microorganism's Purity Analysis Technology Using Network-Based Deep Learning Algorithm)
2018
03'
Signed an MOU with Korea University Guro Hospital for medical device development
06'
Selected as a participant for National R&D Project hosted by Ministry of Science and ICT (Project name: Development of Smart Embedded IoT Water Contamination Sensor for Smart Home Appliances (Water Purifiers)
06'
Patent registered in U.S.A: Apparatus and Method for Detecting Microbes or Bacteria
06'
Raised Series A investment from LB Tech Financial Fund #1 (KRW 3 billion)
09'
Signed an MOU with K-water to collaborate on developing water management technology for Busan EDC Smart City Project
10'
Selected as a participant for National Community-led R&D Project hosted by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Project name: Development of Smart Infusion Pumps with Touchless Laser Sensor for Real-time Detection of Microorganisms in IV)
2017
01'
Attracted 2nd Pre-Seed investment from Bluepoint Startup Retail Investors Fund #1 (KRW 240 million)
02'
Established a company R&D institute registered on KOITA (No. 2017110582)
04'
Raised 1stSeed investment from Naver (KRW 500 million), the largest multiple and biggest investment for startups
06'
Selected as a participant for National R&D Rediscovering Project hosted by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Project name: Development of Touchless Biosensor System for Real-time Bacterial Detection in Beverage Product Manufacturing)
08'
Attracted 2nd Seed investment from Estech Pharma (KRW 500 million), recognized as core technology for development of antibiotics
08'
Selected as a First Penguin startup by Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (securing guaranteed amount of KRW 1 billion)
11'
Signed an MOU with IBM Korea for collaborating on ‘Clean, Safe Drinking Water Supply Project’
12'
Established the Hong Kong Office
12'
Signed an MOU with NONGSHIM ENGINEERING for ‘Laser Foreign Substance Detection System Project’
2016
07'
Established THE WAVE TALK Co Ltd.
11'
Selected as a TIPS Startup by Ministry of SMEs and Startups
12'
Patent registered: Patent for bacteria and microorganism detection apparatus and method using laser speckles
12'
Raised 1stPre-Seed investment from Bluepoint Partners (KRW 100 million)
12'
Certified as a startup by Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (No. 20160402175)
Achivement
Patents
No.
Registration
Date / No. / Country
Title of invention
1
2016.12.18.
No. 10-1686766
Republic of Korea
Apparatus and Method for Bacteria and Microorganism Detection Using Laser Speckles
2
2018.06.19.
US 10,001,467 B2
U.S.
Apparatus And Method for Detecting Microbes Or Bacteria
3
2018.11.15.
No. 10-1920852
Republic of Korea
Containers for Microorganism Detection, System including the Containers for Microorganism Detection, and Method for Detecting the Microorganisms within the Containers Using the System
4
2019.01.11.
No. 10-1939779
Republic of Korea
System for Microorganism Detection in Fluids Using Chaotic Wave Sensor
5
2019.03.11.
No. 10-1959023
Republic of Korea
Apparatus and Method for Entity Identification Using Chaotic Wave Sensor
6
2019.04.16.
No. 10-1971272
Republic of Korea
Apparatus and Method for Pattern Structure Check
7
2019.08.05.
No. 10-2009370
Republic of Korea
Apparatus and Method for Speckle Assessment and Amplification
8
2019.08.30.
No. 10-2018895
Republic of Korea
Apparatus and Method for Virus Detection Using Chaotic Wave Sensor
9
2019.12.06.
No. 10-2055310
Republic of Korea
Apparatus for Testing the Appropriateness of Antibiotics Using Chaotic Wave Sensor
10
2020.02.04.
US 10,551,293 B2
U.S.
Apparatus for Detecting Sample Properties Using Chaotic Wave Sensor
OUR TEAM
We Protect
Human & Environment
with Innovative Sensor Technology
THE WAVE TALK’s technology is a child of the convergence/innovation of hardware and software developed by experts in business and innovative tech.
THE WAVE TALK provide customized services for safe, clean water using innovative AI pollution measuring solutions and big data platform that test everyday water quality in a smart, simple way.