FuturePlay

Founded in Seoul, South Korea in 2014, FuturePlay is an accelerator and early-stage investor focused on deep tech startups. It has invested in over 55 companies, primarily based in South Korea, with a third operating in the U.S. FuturePlay also expands its reach to Southeast Asia and acts as a limited partner for funds like 500 Kimchi and Zeroth.ai. The company offers two acceleration programs: TechUP and TechUP+, providing resources and support to help startups grow sustainably.

Choi Jae-woong

Director

Yongsuk ku

Senior Associate

Kwon Oh-hyung

Partner

Past deals in Self-driving

ADUS

Seed Round in 2024
ADUS is a corporation that provides services, safety, and autonomous driving to everyone.ADUS employs self-driving technology to improve the quality of life for everyone on the planet. It produces solutions that may be used while development is underway as a deep-tech software development firm that creates infrastructure and commercial vehicles.

Agmo

Seed Round in 2023
Agmo specializes in developing self-driving agricultural solutions, aiming to automate farming processes. Their technology enables various types of machinery like tractors, rice transplanters, and combines to operate independently, collecting data and performing tasks autonomously.

ADUS

Seed Round in 2023
ADUS is a corporation that provides services, safety, and autonomous driving to everyone.ADUS employs self-driving technology to improve the quality of life for everyone on the planet. It produces solutions that may be used while development is underway as a deep-tech software development firm that creates infrastructure and commercial vehicles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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