# SK Planet: portfolio, investments and team

> SK Planet is a corporate vc based in South Korea. 12 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-planet (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# SK Planet

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

Quiet Corporate VC

Seed Venture Series B FinTech Financial Services

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record

Since the last cheque **4018** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.0M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 60%**

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## SK Planet highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 82% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $6.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Melephant Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/melephant-inc)** Seed · KR **$301K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Elevenia](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevenia)** **$18M** With 1 other
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Frankly Chat](https://millionrounds.com/company/frankly-chat)** Venture · US **$13M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Frasen](https://millionrounds.com/company/frasen)** Seed · KR **$40K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Jumping Nuts](https://millionrounds.com/company/jumping-nuts)** Seed · KR **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Frankly](https://millionrounds.com/company/frankly)** Venture · US · allthingsd.com **$6.0M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Frankly Chat](https://millionrounds.com/company/frankly-chat)** Venture · US **$6.0M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Korbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/korbit)** Seed · KR **$116K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Bapul](https://millionrounds.com/company/bapul)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Tapas Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapas-media)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$750K** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Quixey](https://millionrounds.com/company/quixey)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Viki](https://millionrounds.com/company/viki)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$20M** With 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Viki](https://millionrounds.com/company/viki)** Bought by [Rakuten](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rakuten) **$200M** Sept 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](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopkick)** **$250M** Oct 2014

## The cheque

Seed Venture Series B

Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.0M**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *6*
- Venture *3*
- Series B *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2015

Often in the room with

- [d.camp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcamp) 4
- [Strong Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strong-ventures) 2

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## 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.camp** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcamp)[**Strong Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strong-ventures)

## 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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