Future Connect

What Future Connect does

Future Connect (퓨처커넥트) is a Seoul-based company that operates an AI-driven urban farming platform combining modular hardware units called NanoFarm with a cloud-based AI operating system branded livOS. The platform, marketed under the GrowGrid name, places farms in unused urban spaces — including large residential complexes, corporate offices, and major retailers — and uses livOS to monitor, automatically control, and adjust production volume in real time based on demand. The company shifts from the conventional grow-first-sell-later agricultural model to demand-driven production, with produce harvested close to the point of consumption.

The company monetizes through three channels: a B2B subscription-style Farming as a Service (FaaS) for enterprises such as residential complexes, office buildings, and large retailers; consumer-facing livfarm retail stores in Seoul neighborhoods (Apgujeong, Bangbae, Sindorim/Shinchon) selling freshly harvested vegetables and processed products; and a revenue-sharing partnership model for U.S. expansion in which local partners fund facilities while FutureConnect operates them. Customer segments include large residential complexes, corporate offices, major retailers/distributors (including U.S. East Coast supermarket chains), and individual consumers.

Future Connect was founded in 2021 and is led by CEO Kang Gil-mo. It has raised approximately $10.6M USD across three rounds — a seed from Keulrim Ventures in September 2021, a 5.4 billion KRW pre-Series A in June 2022 led by KB Investment and Hyundai Motor Zero One, and an 8.6 billion KRW Series A in November 2025 co-led by MYSC and Korea Investment Partners. The company is actively expanding, with installations including the Incheon International Airport and a planned entry into U.S. East Coast supermarkets under a capital-light partnership structure.

Name

Future Connect

Legal name

주식회사 퓨처커넥트

Website

https://futureconnect.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Future Connect (퓨처커넥트) operates an AI-driven urban farming platform that combines modular NanoFarm hardware with the livOS AI operating system to grow fresh produce in unused urban spaces. It sells through B2B Farming-as-a-Service subscriptions and Seoul-based livfarm retail stores.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Vertical Farming Services

NAICS

Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover (111419), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAGAHAJ

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) / Vertical Farming (Indoor LED Farms)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Greenhouse, Nursery & Floriculture Production (Protected Crops, Ornamentals, Seedlings)

Keywords

• Urban vertical farming
• AI smart farm
• Indoor agriculture
• Farming as a service
• Modular farm hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. livfarm Retail Stores: Consumer-facing retail stores selling freshly harvested vegetables and fresh processed products made from produce harvested at the time of order.
2. Farming as a Service (FaaS): B2B subscription-style service model providing access to urban farm networks for large residential complexes, corporate offices, and large retailers. Revenue is shared with facility investors who fund the infrastructure.
3. Revenue Share Model: In U.S. expansion, local partners fund facilities while FutureConnect handles operations and shares revenue, creating a capital-light growth model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Future Connect operates an AI-based urban smart farming platform that combines proprietary modular hardware (NanoFarm) with an AI operating system (livOS) to grow fresh vegetables indoors in unused urban spaces. It runs the GrowGrid urban farm network and sells harvested produce via livfarm retail stores, while offering subscription-based Farming as a Service (FaaS) to large residential complexes, corporate offices, and major retailers.

Product overview

Future Connect operates a platform-based urban farming ecosystem comprising proprietary modular hardware (NanoFarm™) and an AI operating system (livOS™). The core product GROWGRID builds an urban farm network using cloud AI for real-time monitoring, automatic control, and demand-driven production optimization. This is complemented by livfarm retail stores for direct consumer sales and FaaS (Farming as a Service) for B2B subscription-based farming services to residential complexes, corporate buildings, and retailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NanoFarm: Proprietary modular hardware system for urban farming, enabling placement of smart farms in unused urban spaces
• livOS
• livfarm
• GrowGrid
• FaaS (Farming as a Service)

Products and services

• NanoFarm Proprietary modular smart farm hardware unit designed for placement in unused urban spaces, enabling scalable deployment of urban farming infrastructure. Used as the physical farm platform that supports Future Connect's GrowGrid network and is deployed in B2B partner sites.
• livOS Proprietary AI operating system that powers Future Connect's urban farm network, providing cloud-based monitoring, automated control of farms, real-time demand-based production adjustment, and organic distribution across the network.
• GROWGRID Urban farm network solution that penetrates unused urban spaces to build farm networks, monitors and automatically controls each farm via cloud AI, and adjusts production volume based on real-time demand for organic distribution across the network.
• Farming as a Service (FaaS) Subscription-based farming service model that provides B2B access to Future Connect's urban farm network for large residential complexes, corporate offices, and large retailers, enabling them to host on-site urban farms without building their own infrastructure.
• livfarm Retail Stores Consumer-facing retail stores in Seoul (Apgujeong, Bangbae, Sindorim/Shinchon) where customers order freshly harvested vegetables and fresh processed products made from produce harvested at the time of order.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shifted from traditional grow-first-sell-later to demand-driven production model

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Major East Coast Supermarket ChainscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic retail partners for U.S. expansion. Local partners fund facilities while FutureConnect handles operations and shares revenue. In-store urban farms powered by NanoFarm and livOS.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors14 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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