South Korea · Investor

SmileGate

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Series ASeedSeries BMedicalTherapeuticsBusiness Development

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque6days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MRounds led1 of 4
Pitch SmileGate

SmileGate highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
MedicalTherapeuticsBusiness Development
Based in
Seongnam-si, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Vectorial AI Inc.Seed · US · Google News search$3.0MLed
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. May
    MolocoSeries B · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 3 others
  5. 2014

    2 rounds

  6. Nov
    Casual StepsSeries A · KR$1.4MWith 4 others
  7. Jun
    MyRealTripSeries A · KR$979KWith 2 others

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The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

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

Capstone PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherCapstone Partners KoreaVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies SmileGate put money into.

Moloco$11M · May 2018

Quick answers about SmileGate

What does SmileGate invest in?

SmileGate invests most often at Series A and Seed (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical, Therapeutics and Business Development.

How active is SmileGate?

4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has SmileGate invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vectorial AI Inc. (Seed, Oct 2026) and Moloco (Series B, May 2018).

How big are SmileGate's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

Is SmileGate investing now?

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

Who does SmileGate invest alongside?

Most often Capstone Partners (2 rounds together) and Capstone Partners Korea (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is SmileGate?

SmileGate is a VC firm based in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

When was SmileGate founded?

SmileGate was founded in 2002.

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