1415T2g1 South Korea/Project Teams/Team 1/Companies

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Futureplay

About Company

Futureplay is a start-up that focuses on building tech-centric stat-ups. By undertaking the roles of an incubator, accelerator and venture capitalist, Futureplay aims to create an environment where inventors, entrepreneurs and early stage businesses find the necessary elements to launch, grow and succeed.

Vision

To build a strong network of tech-centric start-ups

Mission

To unite ideas, people, capital and data to innovate and transform technology to deliver more exciting and interactive future.

The Team

Name Name and Position Experiences
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  • JUNG-HEE RYU
  • Chief Executive Officer of Futureplay
  • Founder and CEO of Olaworks (acquired by Intel)
  • Founder and CTO of Iconlab
  • Adjunct professor at GSCT, KAIST
  • Ph.D, MS and BS at EECS, KAIST
  • 100+ inventions w/ US and KR patents
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  • JASON HAN
  • Chief Technology Officer of Futureplay
  • Founder and CEO of NexR (acquired by Korea Telecom)
  • Adjunct professor in KSIM, KAIST
  • Ph.D at CIST, KAIST
  • CEO of KT NexR which delivers a big data analytics platform
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  • SUNGJAE HWANG
  • Chief Creative Officer of Futureplay
  • Ph.D from School of Culture Technology at KAIST
  • Main Speaker at ACM CHI, UIST, MobileHCI, IDC
  • 150+ patents granted in US and KR
  • 15+ patents acquired by Top Tech Companies
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  • KYUNGMIN YOON
  • Chief IP Officer of Futureplay
  • Korean Patent Attorny, Partner of Su Patent B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University
  • Kim & Chang (2003 ~ 2006)
  • Career in Electronic and software patent 13+ years
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  • HOSEOK JUNG
  • Chief Legal Officer of Futureplay
  • Korean Lawyer, CEO of Seum Law Firm B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University
  • Shin & Kim (2009 ~ 2012)
  • Advisory lawyer for Primer, BonAngels, Fast Track Asia

What Futureplay Does

Futureplay focus on 2 things:

  • Help entrepreneurs build incredible start-ups
  • Fund and help accelerate early-stage technology start-ups

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