# Smile Family funding: rounds and investors

> Smile Family has raised $51M across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include Capstone Partners, Capstone Partners Korea and Albatross Investment.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/smile-family (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Smile Family*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$51M** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources

**$1.3M** Seed **$50M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $50M Apr 2019
- **Step-up i:** 39.3×
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

**$1.3M** Seed

**?** Seed

**$50M** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $1.3M
- **Biggest round:** $50M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.3 years

## The rounds

- **Apr 2019** Venture **$50M** *1 returning* [Capstone Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd) Source recorded SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Apr 2019
- **Dec 2014** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *2 returning* [Capstone Partners Korea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-korea) [Albatross Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albatross-investment) From a historical funding record
- **Jul 2013** Seed **$1.3M** *4 new* [Capstone Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd) [Capstone Partners Korea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-korea) [Fast Track Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fast-track-asia) [Albatross Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albatross-investment) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Dong Shin Kim** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Douglas Pepper* *Matthew Jacobson* *Yeusin Kim* *Yoonho Jeon*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2013 **Seed** 2014 **Venture** 2019 [Capstone Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd) [Capstone Partners Korea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-korea) [Albatross Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albatross-investment) [Fast Track Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fast-track-asia)

## Everyone who backed them

[Capstone Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd) VC firm **2** rounds

[Capstone Partners Korea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-korea) VC firm **2** rounds

[Albatross Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albatross-investment) Wealth manager **2** rounds

[Fast Track Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fast-track-asia) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Smile Family

### Who invested in Smile Family?

Smile Family's investors include Capstone Partners, Capstone Partners Korea, Albatross Investment and Fast Track Asia.

### How much has Smile Family raised?

Smile Family has raised $51M across 3 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Smile Family last raise?

Smile Family's most recent round was a Venture of $50M in Apr 2019.

### What was Smile Family's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $50M in Apr 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Smile Family first?

Smile Family's first round on record, in Jul 2013, was backed by Capstone Partners, Capstone Partners Korea and Fast Track Asia and 1 others.

### What stage is Smile Family at?

Smile Family's latest named round is a Venture, in Apr 2019.

### Where is Smile Family based?

Smile Family is based in South Korea.

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