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SK Planet

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

SeedVentureSeries BFinTechFinancial Services

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque4018days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.0MRounds led0 of 12Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 60%
Pitch SK Planet

SK Planet highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $6.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
FinTechFinancial Services
Based in
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    Melephant Inc.Seed · KR$301KWith 2 others
  3. Mar
    Elevenia$18MWith 1 other
  4. 2014

    3 rounds

  5. Oct
    Frankly ChatVenture · US$13MWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    FrasenSeed · KR$40KWith 1 other
  7. Mar
    Jumping NutsSeed · KRUndisclosedWith 1 other
  8. 2013

    4 rounds

  9. Sept
    FranklyVenture · US · allthingsd.com$6.0MSole investor
  10. Sept
    Frankly ChatVenture · US$6.0MSole investor
  11. Aug
    KorbitSeed · KR$116KWith 2 others
  12. Jul
    BapulSeedUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. 2012

    2 rounds

  14. Nov
    Tapas MediaSeed · US · techcrunch.com$750KWith 3 others
  15. Jun
    QuixeySeries B · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 5 others
  16. 2011

    1 round

  17. Oct
    VikiSeries B · US · finsmes.com$20MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

VikiBought by Rakuten$200MSept 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

shopkick$250MOct 2014

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as SK Planet. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

d.campAccelerator4rounds togetherStrong VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about SK Planet

What does SK Planet invest in?

SK Planet invests most often at Seed and Venture (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as FinTech and Financial Services.

How active is SK Planet?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

How big are SK Planet's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M.

Does SK Planet lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SK Planet invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%) and South Korea (40%).

Is SK Planet investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

Who does SK Planet invest alongside?

Most often d.camp (4 rounds together) and Strong Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is SK Planet?

SK Planet is a corporate VC based in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

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