Crit Ventures invests 1.5 billion won in Withpoints.

Crit Ventures Co., Ltd. (CEO Song Jae-jun) announced on the 6th that it had invested 1.5 billion won in pre-Series A funding in Withpoints Co., Ltd. (CEO Cho Dong-gyun) , a modular robot automation platform development company.

Future Play, We Ventures, and the Bank of Korea Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation (D-Camp) jointly participated in this investment round, with a total investment of 4 billion won.

WithPoints is developing and operating "Winect," a platform that automates repetitive, non-routine tasks in manufacturing environments, leveraging 3D vision processing and robot control technology. Existing robotic systems struggle to flexibly adapt to complex, non-routine tasks, and task changes incur additional time and costs, leading to lower productivity.

Wenect is equipped with a modular structure and algorithms that enable robots to recognize their own positions and shapes and perform tasks, enabling stable automation even under challenging conditions such as reflections, high temperatures, and vibrations.

Crit Ventures decided to invest, valuing WithPoints' competitiveness in the global robotics market based on its field-based data, unstructured work responsiveness, multi-hardware compatibility, and template-based scalability.

With this investment, Withpoints plans to focus on ▲enhancing Wenect products ▲launching new non-standard work solutions such as assembly, painting, and disassembly ▲expanding domestic and international partners and accelerating overseas expansion ▲strengthening industry-specific automation templates and datasets.

A representative from Crit Ventures said, “WithPoints is a team with proven technology in industrial settings and advanced 3D vision and robotics automation capabilities,” and added, “We expect to grow rapidly amidst the shift to smart manufacturing and logistics based on AI and robotics.”

WithPoints CEO Cho Dong-gyun stated, “As demand for robotic automation increases across countries and industries, we will strengthen our position in the global automation market by enhancing technological perfection and field applicability.”

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