# Choi Jae-woong

> Choi Jae-woong is a seed investor at FuturePlay backing Artificial Intelligence. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [FuturePlay](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futureplay-co)
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Choi Jae-woong is a seed investor at FuturePlay focused on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Choi Jae-woong

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 42% |
| Robotics | 3 | 25% |
| Software | 2 | 17% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 17% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 75% |
| Series A | 2 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 8 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NanoForge AI | Nanoforge AI merges AI-driven material design with robotics automation to cut material development time from years to weeks |  | Seed | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| Asteromorph | Asteromorph is an artificial intelligence (AI) research startup for the development of scientific superintelligence | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| IDeAOcean | IDeAOcean is pursuing automation and digital transformation of engineering design for diverse machines and robotics. |  | Seed | Nov 20, 2023 |  |
| Croft | Croft is an artificial intelligence smart farm startup that creates a system to monitor crops in greenhouses and provides farmers with optimal cutting-edge automatic greenhouse control solutions. |  | Seed | Feb 24, 2023 |  |
| Hyper Lounge | Hyperlounge is a startup that has developed a monthly subscription management analysis SaaS by combining management consulting know-how with data collection, analysis and visualization technology. It is a specialized system for small and medium-sized business executives, which is completely different from existing data analysis tools or services.When using this service, user can easily check the core data and analysis necessary for business management every day on mobile without the burden of initial investment or recruitment. | $7.8M | Series A | Nov 22, 2022 |  |
| Project Pluto | Building Finance Superintelligence. AI Investment Agent that automates investment professionals workflow. | $3.4M | Seed | Aug 18, 2022 |  |
| Project Pluto | Building Finance Superintelligence. AI Investment Agent that automates investment professionals workflow. | $3.2M | Pre-Seed | Aug 18, 2022 |  |
| MedInTech | Mediintech develops smart endoscopes for the digestive system. | $6.7M | Series A | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| WeGo Robotices | WeGo Co., Ltd. develops machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning solutions through artificial intelligence (AI) on its autonomous driving and collaborative robot platforms and applies Internet of Things (IoT) technology through AR/VR solutions. As a solution company that provides action items for and thus saves time andmoney, various efforts are being made to develop engineering technology that can become field engineers in the future through the expansion of master's/doctoral level manpower related to this. is not neglecting. |  | Seed | Oct 12, 2021 |  |
| AIDIN ROBOTICS | AIDIN ROBOTICS is a technology firm that specializes in the development of essential sensors and solutions for robotic systems. Since 1995, the company has been accumulating core field sensing technology in its laboratory, leading to the creation of three primary robot sensors designed to measure physical interactions between humans and robotsincluding the Robot Collision & Proximity Detection Safety Sensor, the Ultra-Thin Torque Sensor, and the Ultra-Small Multi-Axis Force & Torque Sensor. The Robot Collision & Proximity Detection Safety Sensor is installed on the exterior of industrial, collaborative, or mobile robots to detect potential collisions before they happen, thus preventing them or reducing their impact. This sensor can differentiate between metal and human presence, allowing for the prioritization of human safety without requiring separate algorithms within the robot. The ultra-thin, ultra-compact multi-axis force and torque sensor is designed to measure force and torque data across multiple axes. It is a crucial sensor necessary for robots to execute precise tasks or conduct remote operations. The company has the capability to mass-produce sensors that deliver performance on par with existing models but at a cost that can be up to ten times lower. |  | Seed | Jul 21, 2020 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mirae Asset Venture Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirae-asset-venture-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altara Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altara-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atinum Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atinum-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atinum Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atinum-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BA Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ba-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About FuturePlay

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

FuturePlay is an accelerator and early-stage investor specialized in deep tech startups. Founded in 2014 in Seoul, South Korea, FuturePlay have invested in 55 deep tech, mainly South Korea's startups and about one third of them are US-based startups.FuturePlay is expanding target regions to Southeast Asia like Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan,and Hong Kong. It also plays a role of LP of some tech-focused funds like 500 Kimchi (500Startups' Korean Fund) and Zeroth.ai (http://zeroth.ai/). FuturePlay is venture-backed mainly from global enterprises such as CISCO, DeNA, LG, NHN, SK Planet.FuturePlay has two acceleration program, TechUP and TechUP+. TechUP is annual batch program which is a kind of company-building with deep tech engineers. TechUP+ is a co-acceleration program with large enterprise specialized in a particular industry like food, beauty, energy, etc. The first TechUP+ is sponsored by AmorePacific, the number one cosmetic company in Asia, and is running now with 5 beauty tech startups.

5 contacts available at FuturePlay.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hoseok JUNG | CLO | — |
| Choi Jae-woong | Director | — |
| Danny Yoon | CIPO | — |
| Hyeong su Park | Senior Reviewer | — |
| Jung-hee Ryu | Partner and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jung-hee-ryu |

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## FAQ

### What does Choi Jae-woong invest in?

Choi Jae-woong invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Choi Jae-woong last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Choi Jae-woong closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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