HydroXpand

Just two years after its founding, this AEM water electrolysis startup has already won the Grand Prize at South Korea’s largest startup competition. Monthly Hydrogen Economy visited HydroXpand’s laboratory firsthand to verify the substance behind their proprietary technology based on ...

HydroXpand has won the Grand Prize (Champion of Champions) in the Startup League at ‘K-Startup Challenge 2025,’ the largest-ever competition with a record 7,377 participating teams. The company beat out competition at a ratio of 369 to 1 in South Korea’s largest startup competit...

Chosun Ilbo's The Vivid met with CEO Hyun Jong-hyun following his Grand Prize win at the Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition Climate Tech track. The feature covers everything from the decision to start the company based on AEM electrolyzer research conducted during his KAIST doctoral program, t...

HydroXpand won the Grand Prize in the Climate Tech track at the 14th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition, the largest private-sector startup competition in Korea. The competition, inspired by the spirit of Hyundai founder Asan Chung Ju-yung — "If there is no road, find one; if you cannot...

Unicorn Factory conducted an in-depth feature on HydroXpand's technology and founding story following its Pre-Series A funding. Going beyond the mere investment news, the piece analyzed the challenges facing the hydrogen economy and why AEM electrolyzer technology could be the solution. All t...