FuturePlay

FuturePlay is an accelerator and early-stage investor based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in deep tech startups. Established in 2014, the firm has invested in 55 companies, primarily in South Korea, with a significant portion also based in the United States. FuturePlay is expanding its focus to Southeast Asia, targeting markets such as Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The firm operates two main acceleration programs: TechUP, an annual company-building initiative for deep tech engineers, and TechUP+, a co-acceleration program developed in partnership with major enterprises tailored to specific industries like beauty and energy. FuturePlay is backed by global corporations, including CISCO and LG, and has invested across various sectors, including robotics, healthcare, artificial intelligence, and fintech.

Choi Jae-woong

Director

Ye-Sol Jung Jung

Judge

Lee Jung-Joon

Examiner

Yongsuk ku

Senior Associate

Kwon Oh-hyung

Partner

Hyeong su Park

Senior Reviewer

Past deals in Robotics

Loas

Seed Round in 2025
Loas is a technology company that specializes in AI-driven acoustic inspection systems. It has developed the world's first visualization-based AI system for industrial environments, utilizing acoustic cameras, automated robots, and abnormal noise diagnosis to enhance operational efficiency and safety for its clients.

Contoro Robotics

Series A in 2025
Contoro Robotics specializes in developing AI-powered robots for safe trailer and container unloading. Their robots autonomously pick up cases, recognize text, and palletize them, minimizing human intervention and robot downtime.

AIDIN ROBOTICS

Series B in 2024
AIDIN ROBOTICS is a developer of AI-driven sensors and robotic systems.

Raion Robotics

Seed Round in 2024
Raion Robotics specializes in manufacturing quadruped robots for industrial use. Their flagship product, the Libo 2, leverages reinforcement learning technology to enable walking robots for applications in surveillance, disaster relief, and exploration, with potential in defense, construction, and logistics sectors.

Wirobotics

Series A in 2024
WIRobotics is a developer of innovative wearable robot technology aimed at enhancing musculoskeletal health. The company's products are designed to fit closely to the body, utilizing flexible robotic mechanisms and high-performance actuators. This technology not only reduces physical strain on users but also facilitates active movement. Additionally, WIRobotics incorporates data-driven task monitoring and analysis to quantify labor intensity, providing valuable insights for organizations seeking to improve workplace conditions and promote smart work care. By focusing on the intersection of robotics and health, WIRobotics addresses the physical demands of work environments, ensuring safer and more efficient operations.

ROBOS

Series A in 2024
Robos is a robotics company that specializes in developing and implementing robotic systems for various industries. It combines self-developed biomaterial machine vision technology with robotics to create innovative solutions for manufacturing, food processing, and medical sectors. The company offers a range of services, including robot product hardware and software development, robot-applied system design, and custom design, as well as web and mobile system development. By doing so, Robos helps businesses enhance their productivity and efficiency through the integration of robotics technology.

Agmo

Seed Round in 2023
Agmo is at the forefront of digital agricultural innovation, specializing in self-driving technology for agricultural machinery. The company develops solutions that enable autonomous operation of equipment such as tractors, rice transplanters, and combines. By utilizing advanced automated steering, navigation, and mapping, Agmo's technology enhances efficiency in crop management and streamlines various agricultural processes. Its innovative platform facilitates the independent execution of tasks, from data collection to the formulation of effective work prescriptions, allowing for improved productivity in farming operations. Through these advancements, Agmo is transforming traditional agriculture into a more efficient and data-driven industry.

IDeAOcean

Seed Round in 2023
IDeAOcean specializes in automating and digitally transforming the engineering design process for a wide array of machines and robotics. The company's core product is an autonomous design platform that leverages artificial intelligence to streamline the complex task of 3D computer-aided design-based engineering. This platform enables manufacturers and R&D departments to efficiently create and build custom-designed machinery and mechanisms, optimizing their operation.

Sequor Robotics

Seed Round in 2023
Sequor Robotics is a company that focuses on developing advanced robotics solutions through the integration of Robotics Foundation Models and proprietary mobile hardware platforms. It specializes in creating sophisticated software that enhances the functionality of various robotic forms, including mobile, quadruped, and humanoid robots, allowing them to operate effectively in diverse environments. The company is committed to advancing socially-friendly robotic platforms and applications that facilitate safe and agile autonomous systems. By leveraging expertise in artificial intelligence and robotics, Sequor Robotics aims to improve productivity for its clients through seamless human-robot collaboration.

Contoro Robotics

Seed Round in 2023
Contoro Robotics specializes in developing AI-powered robots for safe trailer and container unloading. Their robots autonomously pick up cases, recognize text, and palletize them, minimizing human intervention and robot downtime.

TEFA Robotics

Seed Round in 2023
TEFA Robotics specializes in developing low-code software solutions tailored for industrial robots. Their primary objective is to address the global shortage of qualified robotics engineers by creating user-friendly platforms that simplify and accelerate robotic automation deployment. This enables businesses to enhance operational efficiency without requiring extensive technical expertise.

Wirobotics

Seed Round in 2023
WIRobotics is a developer of innovative wearable robot technology aimed at enhancing musculoskeletal health. The company's products are designed to fit closely to the body, utilizing flexible robotic mechanisms and high-performance actuators. This technology not only reduces physical strain on users but also facilitates active movement. Additionally, WIRobotics incorporates data-driven task monitoring and analysis to quantify labor intensity, providing valuable insights for organizations seeking to improve workplace conditions and promote smart work care. By focusing on the intersection of robotics and health, WIRobotics addresses the physical demands of work environments, ensuring safer and more efficient operations.

Navifra

Seed Round in 2023
Navifra develops autonomous logistics robot software, transforming traditional human-driven logistics into machine-led operations. Their solution enables existing automated guided vehicles to achieve full autonomy via a control tower that manages multiple robots with minimal sensors.

Multiple Eye

Seed Round in 2023
Multiple Eye provides image-based omnidirectional distance measurement and environment recognition technology services for mobile robots.

Seoul Robotics

Series B in 2022
Seoul Robotics is a company that specializes in developing advanced 3D computer vision devices and software. Their technology is designed to enhance the capabilities of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and robots. The company's sensor and platform enable these systems to detect, classify, track, and predict targets and objects, thereby allowing autonomous vehicles to perceive and understand their environment effectively. This makes Seoul Robotics a key player in the field of intelligent robotics and self-driving technology.

AIDIN ROBOTICS

Series A in 2022
AIDIN ROBOTICS is a developer of AI-driven sensors and robotic systems.

Wave

Seed Round in 2022
Wave is a food tech company that offers robot-based kitchen operation services for the food service industry.

Neubility

Series A in 2022
Neubility is a company that specializes in self-driving delivery robots, aimed at transforming urban logistics and last-mile delivery services. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul, one of Asia's most densely populated cities, Neubility leverages vision-based localization and path-planning technologies to facilitate autonomous deliveries. The company focuses on providing a reliable and cost-effective delivery solution for businesses and consumers, enabling them to streamline their logistics without human intervention. With thousands of deliveries executed every second, Neubility is redefining the delivery landscape in urban settings.

Embotech

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2013, Embotech develops decision-making software solutions for autonomous systems. Its flagship product, FORCES Pro, enables complex control system design across industries such as automotive, energy, and robotics. Applications include wind turbine control, drone motion planning, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), spacecraft landing, and reusable rocket returns.

EdgeCortix

Series A in 2021
EdgeCortix is a fabless semiconductor company that develops AI‑integrated platforms for efficient edge inference. Its patented hardware‑software co‑exploration system produces runtime‑reconfigurable accelerator processors that deliver high‑performance, low‑power acceleration for generative workloads. The company targets mission‑critical sectors such as defense, aerospace, smart infrastructure, robotics, and industrial automation, providing scalable, energy‑efficient computing solutions for connected devices at the edge.

DOGU

Seed Round in 2021
DOGU (도구공간) develops autonomous driving robots that operate both indoors and outdoors. The company designs its own hardware and software, incorporating advanced location and environment recognition technologies to enable robots to navigate diverse settings. By tailoring solutions to client needs, DOGU focuses on delivering a superior customer experience through cutting‑edge autonomous and AI capabilities.

Neubility

Seed Round in 2020
Neubility is a company that specializes in self-driving delivery robots, aimed at transforming urban logistics and last-mile delivery services. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul, one of Asia's most densely populated cities, Neubility leverages vision-based localization and path-planning technologies to facilitate autonomous deliveries. The company focuses on providing a reliable and cost-effective delivery solution for businesses and consumers, enabling them to streamline their logistics without human intervention. With thousands of deliveries executed every second, Neubility is redefining the delivery landscape in urban settings.

AIDIN ROBOTICS

Seed Round in 2020
AIDIN ROBOTICS is a developer of AI-driven sensors and robotic systems.

Multiple Eye

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Multiple Eye provides image-based omnidirectional distance measurement and environment recognition technology services for mobile robots.

Seoul Robotics

Series A in 2020
Seoul Robotics is a company that specializes in developing advanced 3D computer vision devices and software. Their technology is designed to enhance the capabilities of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and robots. The company's sensor and platform enable these systems to detect, classify, track, and predict targets and objects, thereby allowing autonomous vehicles to perceive and understand their environment effectively. This makes Seoul Robotics a key player in the field of intelligent robotics and self-driving technology.

DOGU

Seed Round in 2020
DOGU (도구공간) develops autonomous driving robots that operate both indoors and outdoors. The company designs its own hardware and software, incorporating advanced location and environment recognition technologies to enable robots to navigate diverse settings. By tailoring solutions to client needs, DOGU focuses on delivering a superior customer experience through cutting‑edge autonomous and AI capabilities.

Wave

Seed Round in 2019
Wave is a food tech company that offers robot-based kitchen operation services for the food service industry.

Neubility

Seed Round in 2019
Neubility is a company that specializes in self-driving delivery robots, aimed at transforming urban logistics and last-mile delivery services. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul, one of Asia's most densely populated cities, Neubility leverages vision-based localization and path-planning technologies to facilitate autonomous deliveries. The company focuses on providing a reliable and cost-effective delivery solution for businesses and consumers, enabling them to streamline their logistics without human intervention. With thousands of deliveries executed every second, Neubility is redefining the delivery landscape in urban settings.

Seoul Robotics

Venture Round in 2018
Seoul Robotics is a company that specializes in developing advanced 3D computer vision devices and software. Their technology is designed to enhance the capabilities of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and robots. The company's sensor and platform enable these systems to detect, classify, track, and predict targets and objects, thereby allowing autonomous vehicles to perceive and understand their environment effectively. This makes Seoul Robotics a key player in the field of intelligent robotics and self-driving technology.

Seoul Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Seoul Robotics is a company that specializes in developing advanced 3D computer vision devices and software. Their technology is designed to enhance the capabilities of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and robots. The company's sensor and platform enable these systems to detect, classify, track, and predict targets and objects, thereby allowing autonomous vehicles to perceive and understand their environment effectively. This makes Seoul Robotics a key player in the field of intelligent robotics and self-driving technology.

SOS Lab

Series A in 2018
SOS Lab is a specialized company that develops and manufactures LiDAR technology, which utilizes lasers to measure distances and shapes of surrounding environments. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions for self-driving cars, highlighted by its hybrid LiDAR system, the SL-1. This long-range system combines traditional motor scanning with a solid-state MEMS mirror, offering a more affordable option compared to existing products in the market. In addition to the SL-1, SOS Lab provides two other LiDAR products, the GL-3 for factory automation and robotics, and the TL-3 for security and automatic doors. The company aims to enhance its offerings by integrating hardware-based sensors with AI-driven object recognition and tracking technologies, using 3D point cloud data. SOS Lab collaborates with automotive electronics partners and global semiconductor firms to advance its next-generation Solid-State LiDAR. With research and development centers in Seoul and Gwangju, alongside business operations in Silicon Valley, SOS Lab seeks to expand its global presence and contribute to the self-driving and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) markets.

SOS Lab

Seed Round in 2017
SOS Lab is a specialized company that develops and manufactures LiDAR technology, which utilizes lasers to measure distances and shapes of surrounding environments. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions for self-driving cars, highlighted by its hybrid LiDAR system, the SL-1. This long-range system combines traditional motor scanning with a solid-state MEMS mirror, offering a more affordable option compared to existing products in the market. In addition to the SL-1, SOS Lab provides two other LiDAR products, the GL-3 for factory automation and robotics, and the TL-3 for security and automatic doors. The company aims to enhance its offerings by integrating hardware-based sensors with AI-driven object recognition and tracking technologies, using 3D point cloud data. SOS Lab collaborates with automotive electronics partners and global semiconductor firms to advance its next-generation Solid-State LiDAR. With research and development centers in Seoul and Gwangju, alongside business operations in Silicon Valley, SOS Lab seeks to expand its global presence and contribute to the self-driving and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) markets.

Bear Robotics

Angel Round in 2017
Bear Robotics, Inc. is a company based in Redwood City, California, that designs and manufactures autonomous robots specifically for the food service industry. Incorporated in 2017, Bear Robotics developed Penny, an artificial intelligence-driven robot that efficiently transports food, dishes, and drinks, while also providing customer service in restaurants. The company's innovative solutions aim to address challenges within the restaurant industry, such as labor shortages and rising operational costs, by enhancing efficiency and improving the dining experience for customers. By automating tasks like running orders and bussing tables, Bear Robotics not only seeks to increase job satisfaction for restaurant employees but also aims to boost profitability for restaurant owners.

LUXROBO

Seed Round in 2015
LUXROBO is a venture focused on robotics technology. It develops educational robots, IoT platforms, and modular robotics kits, aiming to make electrical appliances smarter and easier to use. Additionally, it offers technology consulting services.
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