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FuturePlay

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 107 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $31M, Jan 2026Accelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFashionHardtechSoftware

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69%of best year18cheques in 12 months, 107 on record
Since the last cheque1days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.9MCheque size, as they say$100K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 107Sole investor14 roundsMostly inSouth Korea, 67%
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FuturePlay highlights

  1. 01

    18 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $1.2M

What they do

FuturePlay is a full-cycle investment house that supports technology-driven startups from early stage to Series B and beyond.From their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
FashionHardtechSoftware
Based in
서울특별시, South Korea
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first107 appearances

  1. 2026

    13 rounds

  2. Oct
    NanoForge AISeed · KR · Wowtale$11MWith 5 others
  3. May
    WIRoboticsSeries B · KR · Ventureburn$68MWith 8 others
  4. Apr
    Contoro RoboticsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  5. Apr
    EdgecortixVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  6. Mar
    AvoMDSeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  7. Mar
    CelloidSeries A$6.1MSole investor
  8. Feb
    QSTEMSeed · KR$1.5MWith 1 other
  9. Feb
    RootrixSeries A$3.1MWith 1 other
  10. Feb
    Index RoboticsSeed$1.0MWith 1 other
  11. Feb
    Time PercentVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  12. Jan
    TissenBioFarmVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Jan
    WithpointsSeed · KR$2.8MWith 1 other
  14. Jan
    Design and PracticeSeries A · KR$10MWith 2 others
  15. 2025

    19 rounds

  16. Dec
    NeubilitySeries B · KR$17MWith 3 others
  17. Nov
    FUST LabSeed · KR$2.1MWith 3 others
  18. Nov
    CLESeries A · KR$11MWith 3 others
  19. Nov
    Buffett SeoulSeries B · KR$6.8MWith 3 others
  20. Nov
    OncolabSeed · KR$684KSole investor
  21. Sept
    Saesol TechSeries B$7.2MWith 2 others
  22. Sept
    SelvaticoGrant$864KWith 2 others
  23. Sept
    Raion RoboticsSeries A$17MWith 3 others
  24. Aug
    EdgecortixVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  25. Aug
    ModhausSeries B$15MWith 4 others
  26. Aug
    Tefa RoboticsSeed$1.4MWith 1 other
  27. Aug
    RentreeSeries A$3.0MWith 3 others
  28. Jun
    ROBOSSeries B$18MSole investor
  29. Jun
    23rd Century ChildrenSeed$2.8MWith 3 others
  30. May
    RoaiSeed$988KSole investor
  31. Apr
    LoasSeed$696KWith 1 other
  32. Apr
    AsteromorphSeed · KR$3.5MWith 2 others
  33. Mar
    Contoro RoboticsSeries A · US$14MWith 3 others
  34. Jan
    TidePoolSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  35. 2024

    22 rounds

  36. Dec
    IDeAOceanSeed$688KSole investor
  37. Dec
    DnotitiaSeed$15MWith 3 others
  38. Dec
    Deep InsightVenture$7.6MSole investor
  39. Dec
    PLANACrowdfunding$309KWith 2 others
  40. Dec
    DODSeed$8.5MWith 1 other
  41. Sept
    AIDIN ROBOTICSSeries B$11MWith 4 others
  42. Aug
    Opt-AISeed · KR$1.5MWith 2 others
  43. Aug
    bitsensingDebt$3.6MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 33 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as FuturePlay. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Korea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment24rounds togetherKB InvestmentVC firm16rounds togetherHana VenturesCorporate VC8rounds togetherMirae Asset Venture InvestmentFund of funds8rounds togetherB CapitalVC firm7rounds togetherInterVest Co.VC firm7rounds togetherKakao VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherKorea Development BankGovernment7rounds togetherSmilegate InvestmentGrowth equity7rounds together500 GlobalAngel6rounds togetherBonAngels Venture PartnersAccelerator5rounds togetherIndustrial Bank of KoreaVC firm5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies FuturePlay put money into.

NanoForge AI$11M · Oct 2026WIRobotics$68M · May 2026Contoro RoboticsApr 2026EdgecortixApr 2026Celloid$6.1M · Mar 2026Rootrix$3.1M · Feb 2026

Quick answers about FuturePlay

What does FuturePlay invest in?

FuturePlay invests most often at Seed and Series A (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fashion, Hardtech and Software.

How active is FuturePlay?

107 investments on record, 18 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has FuturePlay invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: NanoForge AI (Seed, Oct 2026), WIRobotics (Series B, May 2026) and Contoro Robotics (Venture, Apr 2026).

How big are FuturePlay's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.9M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

Does FuturePlay lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 107 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does FuturePlay invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Korea (67%), the United States (22%) and Japan (11%).

Is FuturePlay investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 18 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does FuturePlay invest alongside?

Most often Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup (24 rounds together), KB Investment (16 rounds together) and Hana Ventures (8 rounds together).

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