Todoworks is a Korean social venture under the banner 'technology for everyone' (todo is Spanish for 'all'). Founded in 2016 by Sim Jae-shin, it developed 'Todo Drive,' the world's smallest and lightest power-assist kit that electrifies a manual wheelchair simply by attaching, with no modification. With a 5 kg module and a 0.9 kg detachable battery, it supports IoT/smartphone-app control. It is far cheaper than an ordinary electric wheelchair (about 1.76 million won) and fits most manual wheelchairs. Over 4,000 units are in use in Korea, exported to 17 countries. For safety, users take a 'driving-license'-like course (1–5 sessions) at Korea's first training ground for powered wheelchairs before going out. Socially, with the SK Haengbok Nanum Foundation (Haengbok Alliance) and the Sangsangin Group it has run a 'wheelchair-using children's mobility project' since 2018, fully funding roughly 2,354–4,000 fitted wheelchairs and Todo Drives for disabled children and youth aged 6–18 nationwide. This private CSR eventually spilled over into a system expansion—the Ministry of Health and Welfare's public benefit coverage for children's powered wheelchairs.
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There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
Todoworks: Turning a manual wheelchair electric, with no modification. The letter is B; certainty is medium. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q2; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
One person’s story (N1)
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Children who use wheelchairs. A child who used to stay home and be passive, guardians say, became far more active after meeting Todo Drive—wanting to go out on their own, looking for things themselves in stores. Small as it is, the experience of setting a goal and carrying it out to do something oneself is born. Parents send thanks that 'this child's life has changed.' It is the highest praise an engineer can receive, the founder says. Nature of the source: major media (ET News) + SK Foundation case.
Source nature: P2 Major media / SK Foundation. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
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- In the 'wheelchair-using children's mobility project' run since 2018 with the SK Haengbok Nanum Foundation and the Sangsangin Group, it has fully funded roughly 2,354–4,000 units for disabled children aged 6–18 nationwide. This private company's sustained CSR eventually led to an expansion of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's public benefit system for children's powered wheelchairs—regarded in the field as a virtuous private-to-government case.P2 Major media (policy spillover)
- Impact-focused VCs D3 Jubilee Partners and Crevisse-Lime (impact funds backed by Korea Venture Investment and Korea Growth Investment) invested. It was named No. 1 'Best Social Venture' at SOVAC 2020, the social-value festival hosted by SK. Over 4,000 units domestically, exported to 17 countries.P2 Impact investment / award / D3 Jubilee / Crevisse / SOVAC
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- Fully solving disabled children's mobility-rights problem and building a public benefit system; advancing IoT; realizing an accessible society.
A second look
The core plus is the mobility rights of people with disability and disabled children (People), with impact-VC backing (D3 Jubilee, Crevisse), a multi-year project with the SK Foundation, SOVAC Best Social Venture, and major media such as ET News, plus the independently reported institutional plus that private CSR spilled over into public benefit coverage. On the other hand, it is a for-profit social venture, and support counts and effects are mainly company/foundation tallies.
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How to read this assessment
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
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Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the story an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q2 | Back to top