# SmileGate: portfolio, investments and team

> SmileGate is a vc firm based in South Korea. 4 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# SmileGate

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Series A Seed Series B Medical Therapeutics Business Development

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **6** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **1 of 4**

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## SmileGate highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 75% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Vectorial AI Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/vectorial-ai-inc)** Seed · US · Google News search **$3.0M** *Led*
- **2018** 1 round
- **May** **[Moloco](https://millionrounds.com/company/moloco)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$11M** With 3 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Casual Steps](https://millionrounds.com/company/casual-steps)** Series A · KR **$1.4M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[MyRealTrip](https://millionrounds.com/company/myrealtrip)** Series A · KR **$979K** With 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.

## 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.

## The cheque

Series A Seed Series B

Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 4 rounds **25%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*
- Seed *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Capstone Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd) 2
- [Capstone Partners Korea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-korea) 2

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## 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 Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd)[**Capstone Partners Korea** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-korea)

## Recently backed

The latest companies SmileGate put money into.

[**Moloco** $11M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/moloco)

## 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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