Spanner Secures Ministry of SMEs Pre-Unicorn Special Guarantee

Spanner, an innovative construction automation company, has been selected as a target company for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' '2025 Pre-Unicorn Special Guarantee,' laying the groundwork for its leap to become a unicorn company valued at 1 trillion won. Spanner is leading construction site automation solutions by utilizing physical AI and robotics technology. Particularly in the US renewable energy sector, it is expanding its market by providing retrofit-type automation solutions that can be attached to existing equipment, such as pile drivers for solar power plants. The company's technological prowess is well-recognized, as evidenced by its consecutive selection for three years since 2023 as one of the Global Robotics Top 50 companies by BuiltWorlds, a US construction industry research institution. Its sales growth is also rapid. Spanner's sales significantly increased from 4 billion won in 2023 to 10 billion won in 2024, and recorded 12 billion won in the first half of 2025. CEO Lee Myung-han surpassed the break-even point by achieving monthly sales of 4 billion won last August and is optimistic about reaching 30 billion won in annual sales this year. Last year, the proportion of overseas sales exceeded 75%, and the company is solidifying its position in the global market by securing four out of the top five companies in the US renewable energy sector as clients. As of the first half of this year, the cumulative usage time of Spanner's automation solutions amounts to approximately 22,000 hours. Spanner, which has attracted a total of 27 billion won in investment, plans to leverage this Pre-Unicorn selection to accelerate customer expansion and sales growth for its verified solutions, while further enhancing its technological competitiveness through physical data accumulated on-site. In the second half of this year, the company plans to pursue aggressive business expansion, including transitioning to subscription-based services, advancing technology through M&A, and expanding regions and product lines, through large-scale fundraising.