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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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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 focuses on 2 things:

• Help entrepreneurs build incredible start-ups(BUILD)
• Fund and help accelerate early-stage technology start-ups(FUND)

BUILD

Futureplay has a 12-month program named 'INVENTOR IN RESIDENCE' to help entrepreneurs build incredible start-ups.

The programs includes several benefits:

• COMPETITIVE SALARY: Provides competitive salary and full benefits, so start-ups can focus on building the company
• BEST WORK SPACE: A great work space equipped with the best tools like 3D printer
• START-UP CLASSES: 12-week education sessions cover everything there is to know about building the best startup possible
• PATENT / LEGAL: Provide full legal/patent services for every idea and invention from Futureplay
• SEED FUNDING: At the end of the program, startups will receive a seed investment and a chance to apply for TIPS program
• EXPERTS HELP: From marketing to finance to engineering, experts will provide initial support to fill any gaps there is

FUND