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SK Telecom

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 10 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCompany

Series BSeries CSeedMedicalMedical DeviceArtificial Intelligence (ai)

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50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque247days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$26MRounds led0 of 10Sole investor3 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 67%
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SK Telecom highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

The homepage presents SK Telecom as a telecommunications company with sections on company introduction, investment information for investors, sustainability, AI vision, and recruitment.From their own website
Type
Company
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
MedicalMedical DeviceArtificial Intelligence (ai)
Based in
Jung-Gu, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Feb
    RLWRLDSeed · KR · Ventureburn$26MWith 9 others
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Apr
    RLWRLDSeed · KR · TechCrunch$15MWith 10 others
  5. Feb
    Together AISeries B · US · Crunchbase News$305MWith 19 others
  6. 2019

    1 round

  7. Aug
    Pavilion Data SystemsSeries C · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 6 others
  8. 2018

    1 round

  9. Apr
    SiFiveSeries C · US · FinSMEs$51MWith 5 others
  10. 2015

    1 round

  11. Mar
    Dual Aperture International, Inc.Series A · US$1.4MSole investor
  12. 2010

    1 round

  13. Feb
    EveryScapeSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  14. 2008

    2 rounds

  15. May
    Magic Tech NetworkVenture · dmwmedia.com$7.8MSole investor
  16. Apr
    Fix8Series B · US · techconfidential.com$2.0MSole investor
  17. 2006

    1 round

  18. Nov
    WavesatSeries B · CA$5.3MWith 2 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

WavesatBought by Cavium$10MFeb 2011

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

Hana Card$343MOct 2009
Cyworld$7.1MAug 2003

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies SK Telecom put money into.

Quick answers about SK Telecom

What does SK Telecom invest in?

SK Telecom invests most often at Series B and Series C (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical, Medical Device and Artificial Intelligence (ai).

How active is SK Telecom?

10 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

What has SK Telecom invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: RLWRLD (Seed, Feb 2026), Together AI (Series B, Feb 2025) and Pavilion Data Systems (Series C, Aug 2019).

How big are SK Telecom's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M.

Does SK Telecom lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SK Telecom invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (67%), South Korea (22%) and Canada (11%).

Is SK Telecom investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does SK Telecom invest alongside?

Most often Global Brain Corporation (2 rounds together), Hashed (2 rounds together) and LG Electronics (2 rounds together).

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