- Selected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport category, securing top-tier policy financing and non-financial support through 2027
- Technology and growth potential recognized for integrating sensor, monitoring SaaS, and AI prediction platform into next-generation smart logistics
- Pursuing global smart logistics market through overseas offices and global IP portfolio; advancing data-driven risk management frameworks
Willog (co-CEOs Bae Sung-hoon and Yoon Ji-hyun), an AIoT logistics intelligence solution company, announced that it has been selected as one of the Innovation Premier 1000 companies, a program overseen by 14 government ministries including the Financial Services Commission.
Innovation Premier 1000 is a comprehensive support program driven by the Financial Services Commission and government ministries in collaboration with major policy finance institutions, aimed at identifying promising small and medium-sized enterprises with high innovation and growth potential and nurturing them into globally competitive core companies. This year, a total of 25 companies were selected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport category. As a result of this selection, Willog will receive the highest level of financial preferential treatment from policy finance institutions through the end of 2027, along with comprehensive non-financial support including private investment attraction, global market access, and customized consulting.
Innovating Smart Logistics with Integrated Visibility Intelligence Combining Sensors, SaaS, and AI
Unlike conventional logistics solutions focused primarily on simple location tracking or basic status logging, Willog was highly evaluated for its innovation in presenting a smart logistics system that integrates sensor data collection, communication, integrated monitoring, and AI predictive intelligence into a single platform. Willog's solution features a structure in which hardware and software are organically combined.
- Willog Safe: A patent-based IoT sensor device that precisely collects multi-dimensional environmental data, including temperature, humidity, illuminance, shock, and tilt, at transport and storage sites.
- Willog Control Tower: A SaaS monitoring platform that intuitively visualizes and monitors cargo condition data across the entire process.
- Willog Intelligence: An AI analytics engine that performs anomaly cause analysis and risk prediction based on collected big data.
- Willog Insurance: Covers cargo safety and risk management across the entire journey from warehouse to destination, encompassing transport insurance, cargo insurance, and parametric insurance.
Real-time alerts and automated reports are provided upon detection of anomalies during transport, preventing cargo quality loss and maximizing operational efficiency. The company has secured international certifications including FCC, CE, and RTCA/DO-160G, as well as ISO-based quality and security certifications, demonstrating practical applicability in global settings.
Specialized in High-Value Cargo Including Bio, Semiconductor, and Battery: Accelerating Global Expansion
Willog's technology demonstrates risk management capabilities in high-value specialty cargo sectors sensitive to external environmental changes, including biopharmaceuticals, semiconductor materials, EV batteries, and food. The company has applied its solution to precision material transport for global materials company Corning and to Hyundai Glovis's knocked-down (KD) export logistics, achieving clarity in responsibility attribution based on transport quality data and eliminating logistics blind spots, thereby supporting companies' swift and accurate decision-making.
The foundation for global market entry has also been completed. Willog has established overseas offices in the United States, Singapore, and Japan, and has diversified its intellectual property (IP) portfolio across multiple countries to build a global response framework. The company has also actively secured outstanding R&D talent, composing more than 80% of its entire technology organization of developers to establish an unrivaled technology barrier.
Willog plans to advance its technology from the starting point of securing visibility toward AI prediction enhancement. Through this, the company plans to expand beyond simple cost reduction into high-value business models such as logistics insurance that are essential to the industry.
A Willog representative stated: "This Innovation Premier 1000 selection carries great significance as validation, in the land and transportation sector, of Willog's AIoT logistics intelligence technology and growth potential. We will use the policy support we receive as a springboard to further enhance AI prediction performance and advance our position as the leading smart logistics platform protecting the quality integrity of high-value, sensitive cargo in the global market."