
Investments
239Portfolio Exits
9Funds
6Partners & Customers
1About FuturePlay
FuturePlay combines incubator, accelerator, and venture capital to help inventors, entrepreneurs, and early-stage businesses find the necessary elements to launch, grow, and succeed. FuturePlay incubates startups through its 6-month TechUP program and funds early-stage technology startups through the Korean government's TIPS program. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Jul 26, 2023
TechBullion Developed by FuturePlay games, Merge garden is a free merge game that was introduced to the world in September 2020. The game is available for all android devices and continues to receive updates based on the current needs of the gaming market. When playing this game, you need to enter a mysterious garden before unlocking its secrets, and uncover a past story. The game is based on a story where Daisy inherits her missing uncle’s property. After this, she puts all her efforts into developing the place with the prime motive of selling it. In the process however, she discovers that there are mysterious things happening in the mansion and garden. Merger gardens are a free game that includes unique merge and mix 3 puzzles. This lets your creativity come into play by fixing up the old garden. In the process, you will meet more characters that take you through the ages. You will enjoy the rights in the garden as it is filled with human figure topiary statues and long rooted plants. Join Daisy as she seeks to renovate the old estate while facing circumstances that affected her ancestors while living in the estate. This forced her own mother to cut ties with the rest of the family. To do this however, you will need to merge gardens free gems which are necessary to unlock new secrets and make more discoveries. How to get more gems in merge gardens game You may be wondering how you can get free gems when it comes to merging gardens. Below, we will look at these ways. Shop for the magic gems One of the ways to get free gems in merge gardens is to purchase them from a gem shop. The shop has many offers including 1 time gem packs, gem bundles, and a 30-day magic gem payout. If you are just a beginner in the game, you will find that the 30-day magic gem payout is a great place to start. Find the purple magic stars To earn gems while playing the game, it is advisable to find purple magic stars before tapping them for gems. The easiest way to get purple magic stars is by completing a quest. When you do that, you may find a purple star falling. However, you need to know that the process happens by chance. This means that there is no tallying or rates that affect the number of purple stars that appear on the screen. Therefore, you are dependent on luck to find a purple star. If you find that a purple star appears on a level, you should not tap them but instead bring them to the garden. However, you need to leave them to rest in the garden for sometime and when you win that level; you can claim them when you are getting your rewards. The good thing is that you can save them up before merging them up at a later stage. Merge them in a set of 5 When you have saved about 5 purple magic stars, you have the option of merging them up all at once. However, some people are tempted to merge 3 purple stars. However, this is not always effective. You need to let them reach a number of 5 so that you can tap them for gems. Find gems on land The last way to find free gems is by finding purple magic stars on the ground inside the cursed garden. Unfortunately, these are rarer to find. Alternatively, you can unlock the premium land under the green trees to unlock the purple magic stars and a bunch of gems. After you gather the necessary amount of magic power first, you will be able to purchase the land. Watch advertisements Another way to find free gems in the merge gardens games is by watching ads. Watching ads in the merge gardens game will yield additional gems. Fortunately, these gems can be used to buy upgrades in the game. Track your progress It is also important to note that keeping track of your progress and completing certain tasks will help you collect gems in the game of merge gardens. Also, this may increase your life in the game thereby enabling you to play longer. Connect your account to social media Last but not least, you need to connect your merge gardens account to your social media account as this will unlock merge gardens, free gems and lives. This is important especially for learners who want to make progress in the game. Conclusion We hope that the above tips will help you in gathering unlimited gems in the game of merge gardens. However, it is important to note that this takes time and patience. But if you are keen and observant enough, you are going to get a large number of gems.
FuturePlay Investments
239 Investments
FuturePlay has made 239 investments. Their latest investment was in Bell Therapeutics as part of their Seed VC on September 9, 2023.

FuturePlay Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/20/2023 | Seed VC | Bell Therapeutics | Yes | 2 | ||
9/13/2023 | Seed VC - II | AgeSoft | Yes | 3 | ||
9/11/2023 | Seed VC | Corenergy Solution | Yes | 2 | ||
9/4/2023 | Seed VC - II | |||||
8/21/2023 | Seed VC |
Date | 9/20/2023 | 9/13/2023 | 9/11/2023 | 9/4/2023 | 8/21/2023 |
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Round | Seed VC | Seed VC - II | Seed VC | Seed VC - II | Seed VC |
Company | Bell Therapeutics | AgeSoft | Corenergy Solution | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 2 |
FuturePlay Portfolio Exits
9 Portfolio Exits
FuturePlay has 9 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Kasa on March 15, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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3/15/2023 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
FuturePlay Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
FuturePlay acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Tanagement on November 29, 2021.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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11/29/2021 | Acquired | 3 |
Date | 11/29/2021 |
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Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acquired |
Sources | 3 |
FuturePlay Fund History
6 Fund Histories
FuturePlay has 6 funds, including Unicorn Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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8/22/2022 | Unicorn Fund | $10.7M | 1 | ||
10/15/2021 | 퓨처플레이혁신솔루션펀드 (FuturePlay Innovation Solution Fund) | ||||
5/25/2018 | 테크넥스트 투자조합 1호 (KDBC-FP TechNext Fund) | ||||
퓨처플레이 제2호 개인투자조합 (FuturePlay Private Investment Association Fund II) | |||||
퓨처플레이 제1호 개인투자조합 (FuturePlay Private Investment Association Fund I) |
Closing Date | 8/22/2022 | 10/15/2021 | 5/25/2018 | ||
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Fund | Unicorn Fund | 퓨처플레이혁신솔루션펀드 (FuturePlay Innovation Solution Fund) | 테크넥스트 투자조합 1호 (KDBC-FP TechNext Fund) | 퓨처플레이 제2호 개인투자조합 (FuturePlay Private Investment Association Fund II) | 퓨처플레이 제1호 개인투자조합 (FuturePlay Private Investment Association Fund I) |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $10.7M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
FuturePlay Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
FuturePlay has 1 strategic partners and customers. FuturePlay recently partnered with Astralis on .
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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Partner | Denmark | Astralis enter partnership with Futureplay for E-LEAGUE – Astralis.gg Astralis enter partnership with Futureplay for E-LEAGUE . | 1 |
Date | |
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Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | Denmark |
News Snippet | Astralis enter partnership with Futureplay for E-LEAGUE – Astralis.gg Astralis enter partnership with Futureplay for E-LEAGUE . |
Sources | 1 |
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