FuturePlay Secures Full-Cycle Operating Capabilities Across All TIPS Tracks

FuturePlay, which operates as both an accelerator (AC) and a venture capital (VC) firm, announced on the 5th that it has built a system that can link and manage, step by step, all tracks of major government research and development (R&D) support programs. This system covers General TIPS, Deep Tech TIPS, Scale-up TIPS, Global TIPS, as well as the public-private joint R&D program DCP.

The core of the operating system established by FuturePlay is that it has proactively aligned startup growth stages based on the government’s R&D support framework overhaul, which will be fully implemented this year. From early technology validation to large-scale commercialization and global expansion, FuturePlay has designed appropriate support tracks according to each stage of corporate growth and structured them to be connected in sequence.

Each R&D track is operated from a growth-design perspective, where the size of funding and its intended use differ according to the company’s technology readiness level and business stage, rather than being managed as isolated project units.

General TIPS supports early technology validation with funding of up to 800 million won, while Deep Tech TIPS supports advanced technology development with funding of up to 1.5 billion won. Scale-up TIPS, with funding between 2 billion and 3 billion won, targets companies in the mass production and business expansion stage, and Global TIPS, with funding between 5 billion and 6 billion won, supports companies aiming to enter global markets. The public-private joint R&D program DCP nurtures mid- to large-sized technology companies in strategic industries through large grants ranging from 5 billion to 20 billion won.

Park Solip, Head of Growth Finance at FuturePlay, said, “From 2026 onward, government R&D support is shifting to a structure in which performance is determined not by securing individual projects, but by how organically the tracks are connected to match each company’s growth stage,” adding, “FuturePlay manages the funding pathway from initial R&D through scale-up and global expansion as a single flow, helping companies prepare for their next stage.”

Building on these capabilities, FuturePlay plans to further advance its growth-design-oriented support that organically links each government support track. The company intends to provide integrated funding strategies that combine R&D support programs, venture loans, and policy financing, thereby systematically supporting startup growth across the entire lifecycle.

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