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Wavescan is a Singapore-based startup that is developing beamforming electromagnetics smart scanner technology and AI for non-destructive testing (NDT) of infrastructure and facilities. | |||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
Wavescan's solution uses microwave holographic imaging that records backscattered microwaves to create a 3d representation of a multilayered media<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Scanner Technology - WaveScan {{!}} MHI Scanner and its Key Features |url=https://wavescantech.org/scanner-technology |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=WaveScan |language=en}}</ref>. The solution operates across a wide frequency range in order to achieve higher resolution imaging compared to traditional NDT methods. | |||
== | The solution has been used for structural and facade inspections | ||
==Intellectual property== | |||
Wavescan's key patent is WO2021236019A1: ''Non-contact microwave testing system and method for see-through imaging''<ref>{{Cite patent|number=WO2021236019A1|title=Non-contact microwave testing system and method for see-through imaging|gdate=2021-11-25|invent1=Agarwal|invent2=THOTHATHRI|inventor1-first=Kush|inventor2-first=Karthik|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2021236019A1/en}}</ref>. It has been granted in Singapore and is pending in Japan, the US, and Europe. | |||
The startup claims that other patents are in filing or PCT stages<ref name=":0" />. | |||
==Accolades== | ==Accolades== | ||
The startup has won numerous accolades since it's founding, including: | |||
'''2024''' | |||
* Finalist in [[Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation|HKSTP's]] Elevator Pitch Competition 2024 (EPiC 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=EPIC - Elevator Pitch International Competition |url=https://app-hkstp-epic-prod-web.azurewebsites.net/news-media/hkstp-unveils-top-74-global-startups-confirmed-for-epic-2024-grand-finale/ |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=EPIC 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
* S$0.5 million Cities of Tomorrow (CoT) R&D grant to advance their scanner tech for facade inspections. The grant is administered by the Singapore Government | |||
'''2023''' | |||
* Singapore International Chamber of Commerce Awards 2023 Finalist for Best Technological Collaboration, for Wavescan's project with the Singapore [[Housing & Development Board|HDB]] towards deployment of Wavescan's technology in various structural inspection use cases within HDB estates. | |||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
In 2021, the startup raised an undisclosed seven-figure amount in its first seed funding round led by Silicon Solution Ventures<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magbanua |first=Djan |date=2021-08-10 |title=How this tech startup started a new wave for smart scanner solutions {{!}} Singapore Business Review |url=https://sbr.com.sg/building-engineering/exclusive/how-tech-startup-started-new-wave-smart-scanner-solutions |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=sbr.com.sg |language=en}}</ref> {{Startup/Funding history}} | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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