As We Make Taps NH Investment & Securities as Lead Underwriter for 2027 IPO

RetailTech Innovator Aswemake, Partnering with NH Investment & Securities, Kicks Off IPO Preparations… Aiming for Global Leap Aswemake, an innovative company expanding the horizons of the domestic RetailTech market, has taken the first step in its long journey toward an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The company is accelerating its preparations for listing by selecting NH Investment & Securities as its lead underwriter. This selection of an underwriter is regarded as a testament to Aswemake's strong commitment to growing beyond Asia and becoming a global RetailTech powerhouse. Aswemake highly valued NH Investment & Securities' excellent IPO track record and its deep expertise in the retail and tech industries. Over the past five years, NH Investment & Securities has successfully led major large-scale IPOs in Korea, including Kakao Pay and Krafton, thereby building market trust. Furthermore, with an unrivaled 100% approval rate for preliminary listing reviews by major exchanges over the past three years, NH Investment & Securities boasts unique strengths in regulatory and risk management, positioning it as the optimal partner for Aswemake's successful listing. Aswemake is a RetailTech company specializing in digitally transforming the complex operations of food ingredient supermarkets. By vertically integrating core technologies ranging from Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and POS integrated solutions, the company has built unique competitiveness by streamlining the entire process of supermarket operations. This differentiates Aswemake by offering an 'integrated DX (digital transformation) solution' that fundamentally resolves inefficiencies in the retail sector, going beyond mere technology provision. Now, Aswemake dreams of leaping beyond the domestic market into the global arena. This December, it plans to open new horizons in the Asian RetailTech market by exporting its 'K-DX Integrated Retail Solution' to Vietnam. This will be the first step in its blueprint to successfully establish its domestically proven technology and operational know-how in overseas markets. An official from NH Investment & Securities evaluated Aswemake as a 'company leading the digital transformation of domestic food ingredient supermarkets' and highly praised its 'growth potential to stand alongside global SaaS retail companies such as Salesforce or Maplebear in the future.' They emphasized that they would spare no effort in providing comprehensive support for Aswemake to achieve a 'trillion-won corporate value' through its listing in 2027, expressing strong expectations for Aswemake's future growth. Son Soo-young, CEO of Aswemake, expressed his bold ambition, stating, "Based on our unique technology that has led the digital transformation of the domestic retail industry, we will use this listing as a stepping stone to become a leading RetailTech company representing Asia." Attention is now drawn to whether the collaboration between Aswemake and NH Investment & Securities will write a new success story for the domestic RetailTech industry.