# Smilegate Investment: portfolio, investments and team

> Smilegate Investment is a growth equity based in South Korea. 122 investments on record, 11 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026.

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# Smilegate Investment

Last cheque observed May 2026; 122 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Growth equity

Series B Series A Seed Security Telecommunications Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**37%** of best year **11** **cheques in 12 months**, 122 on record

Since the last cheque **169** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.4M** Rounds led **0 of 122** Sole investor **17 rounds** Mostly in **South Korea, 57%**

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## Smilegate Investment highlights

- 01 11 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $3.5M

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Security Telecommunications Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **122 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **May** **[WIRobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/wirobotics)** Series B · KR · Ventureburn **$68M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[Rootrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/rootrix)** Series A **$3.1M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[AiderX](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiderx)** Seed **$6.8M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[1st Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/1st-biotherapeutics)** Series D · KR **$22M** With 1 other
- **2025** 27 rounds
- **Dec** **[ASWEMAKE](https://millionrounds.com/company/aswemake)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Medistream](https://millionrounds.com/company/medistream)** Venture **$19M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Payhere](https://millionrounds.com/company/payhere)** Venture **$5.4M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[FUTURE](https://millionrounds.com/company/future)** Series A · CH · Ventureburn **$35M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Square Yards](https://millionrounds.com/company/square-yards)** Growth **$35M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Canopy](https://millionrounds.com/company/canopy)** Seed · US **$695K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Cuckoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cuckoo)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Gadget korea](https://millionrounds.com/company/gadget-korea)** Venture **$7.7M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Daedong Agtech](https://millionrounds.com/company/daedong-agtech)** Venture **$11M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Fika.d](https://millionrounds.com/company/fika-d)** Seed · KR **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[PineTree Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinetree-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$47M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[MediMabBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/medimabbio)** Series B · KR **$18M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Big Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-mobility)** Seed **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Saesol Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/saesol-tech)** Series B **$7.2M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Eurobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/eurobotics)** Seed **$2.2M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[BENOW](https://millionrounds.com/company/benow)** Secondary **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Kong Studios, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/kong-studios-inc)** Series C · US **$36M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[StudioBside](https://millionrounds.com/company/studiobside)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Cutback](https://millionrounds.com/company/cutback)** Seed **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Liberty Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/liberty-labs)** Seed **$9.5M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Swing](https://millionrounds.com/company/swing)** Series C · US **$6.1M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Cure Stream](https://millionrounds.com/company/cure-stream)** Series A **$7.8M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[breezm](https://millionrounds.com/company/breezm)** Series B · KR **$5.6M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Prazer Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/prazer-therapeutics)** Series B **$20M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[GenGenAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/gengenai)** Series A **$8.3M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Albaam](https://millionrounds.com/company/albaam)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Dr.Diary](https://millionrounds.com/company/dr-diary)** Venture **$5.3M** With 1 other
- **2024** 28 rounds
- **Dec** **[PulseAd](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulsead)** Seed · KR **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[AI SPERA](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai-spera)** Series B **$8.6M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[BVMT](https://millionrounds.com/company/bvmt)** Seed **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Nirvanana](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirvanana)** Series A · KR **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Fitogether](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitogether)** Venture **$7.3M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Korea Education Partners](https://millionrounds.com/company/korea-education-partners)** Seed **$458K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Velymonkeys](https://millionrounds.com/company/velymonkeys)** Series B **$9.1M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[CastingN](https://millionrounds.com/company/castingn)** Series B · KR **$3.8M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Pyler](https://millionrounds.com/company/pyler)** Venture **$16M** 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.

## 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.

## The cheque

Series B Series A Seed

Median round joined **$5.4M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.5M**

Led 0 of 122 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 17 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *33*
- Series A *27*
- Seed *26*
- Venture *22*
- Series C *11*
- Secondary *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) 22
- [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) 13
- [Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) 10
- [FuturePlay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay) 7
- [Hana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hana-ventures) 7
- [IMM Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp) 7

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## 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 Startup** Government **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program)[**Korea Development Bank** Government **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank)[**Korea Investment Partners** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners)[**FuturePlay** Accelerator **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay)[**Hana Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hana-ventures)[**IMM Investment** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp)[**Kakao Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kakao-ventures)[**Altos Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures)[**Bass Investment** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bass-investment)[**BonAngels Venture Partners** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bon-angels)[**DSC Investment** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dsc-investment)[**Industrial Bank of Korea** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrial-bank-of-korea)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Smilegate Investment put money into.

[**WIRobotics** $68M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/wirobotics)[**Rootrix** $3.1M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rootrix)[**AiderX** $6.8M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiderx)[**1st Biotherapeutics** $22M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/1st-biotherapeutics)[**ASWEMAKE** Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/aswemake)[**Medistream** $19M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/medistream)

## 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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