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Smilegate Investment

Last cheque observed May 2026; 122 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowGrowth equity

Series BSeries ASeedSecurityTelecommunicationsVenture Capital & Private Equity

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37%of best year11cheques in 12 months, 122 on record
Since the last cheque169days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.4MRounds led0 of 122Sole investor17 roundsMostly inSouth Korea, 57%
Pitch Smilegate Investment

Smilegate Investment highlights

  1. 01

    11 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $3.5M

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
SecurityTelecommunicationsVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Seoul, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first122 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. May
    WIRoboticsSeries B · KR · Ventureburn$68MWith 8 others
  3. Feb
    RootrixSeries A$3.1MWith 1 other
  4. Jan
    AiderXSeed$6.8MWith 2 others
  5. Jan
    1st BiotherapeuticsSeries D · KR$22MWith 1 other
  6. 2025

    27 rounds

  7. Dec
    ASWEMAKEVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  8. Dec
    MedistreamVenture$19MWith 3 others
  9. Dec
    PayhereVenture$5.4MWith 3 others
  10. Nov
    FUTURESeries A · CH · Ventureburn$35MWith 6 others
  11. Nov
    Square YardsGrowth$35MWith 1 other
  12. Nov
    CanopySeed · US$695KWith 1 other
  13. Nov
    CuckooSeed · US$1.7MWith 3 others
  14. Oct
    Gadget koreaVenture$7.7MWith 2 others
  15. Oct
    Daedong AgtechVenture$11MWith 1 other
  16. Oct
    Fika.dSeed · KR$1.1MWith 2 others
  17. Oct
    PineTree TherapeuticsSeries B · US$47MWith 3 others
  18. Oct
    MediMabBioSeries B · KR$18MWith 2 others
  19. Sept
    Big MobilitySeed$1.6MWith 1 other
  20. Sept
    Saesol TechSeries B$7.2MWith 2 others
  21. Sept
    EuroboticsSeed$2.2MSole investor
  22. Aug
    BENOWSecondary$10MWith 2 others
  23. Jul
    Kong Studios, Inc.Series C · US$36MWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    StudioBsideVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  25. Jul
    CutbackSeed$2.5MWith 2 others
  26. May
    Liberty LabsSeed$9.5MWith 5 others
  27. May
    SwingSeries C · US$6.1MWith 3 others
  28. May
    Cure StreamSeries A$7.8MWith 1 other
  29. Apr
    breezmSeries B · KR$5.6MWith 3 others
  30. Apr
    Prazer TherapeuticsSeries B$20MWith 1 other
  31. Mar
    GenGenAISeries A$8.3MWith 5 others
  32. Feb
    AlbaamVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    Dr.DiaryVenture$5.3MWith 1 other
  34. 2024

    28 rounds

  35. Dec
    PulseAdSeed · KR$2.0MWith 3 others
  36. Nov
    AI SPERASeries B$8.6MWith 1 other
  37. Nov
    BVMTSeed$1.4MWith 1 other
  38. Nov
    NirvananaSeries A · KR$1.4MWith 1 other
  39. Sept
    FitogetherVenture$7.3MWith 2 others
  40. Sept
    Korea Education PartnersSeed$458KSole investor
  41. Aug
    VelymonkeysSeries B$9.1MWith 2 others
  42. Jul
    CastingNSeries B · KR$3.8MWith 2 others
  43. Jul
    PylerVenture$16MWith 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.

The team

We hold 6 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 Investment. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Korea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment22rounds togetherKorea Development BankGovernment13rounds togetherKorea Investment PartnersVC firm10rounds togetherFuturePlayAccelerator7rounds togetherHana VenturesCorporate VC7rounds togetherIMM InvestmentVC firm7rounds togetherKakao VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherAltos VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherBass InvestmentVC firm6rounds togetherBonAngels Venture PartnersAccelerator6rounds togetherDSC InvestmentVC firm6rounds togetherIndustrial Bank of KoreaVC firm6rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Smilegate Investment put money into.

WIRobotics$68M · May 2026Rootrix$3.1M · Feb 2026AiderX$6.8M · Jan 20261st Biotherapeutics$22M · Jan 2026ASWEMAKEDec 2025Medistream$19M · Dec 2025

Quick answers about Smilegate Investment

What does Smilegate Investment invest in?

Smilegate Investment invests most often at Series B and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Security, Telecommunications and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Smilegate Investment?

122 investments on record, 11 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2026.

What has Smilegate Investment invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: WIRobotics (Series B, May 2026), Rootrix (Series A, Feb 2026) and AiderX (Seed, Jan 2026).

How big are Smilegate Investment's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.4M.

Does Smilegate Investment lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 122 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Smilegate Investment invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Korea (57%), the United States (36%) and Switzerland (7%).

Is Smilegate Investment investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 11 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Smilegate Investment invest alongside?

Most often Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup (22 rounds together), Korea Development Bank (13 rounds together) and Korea Investment Partners (10 rounds together).

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