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Smilegate Investment portfolio map

55 startups Smilegate Investment has backed in rounds we track, since 2016, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $1.1B. The biggest sector is AI, with 18 companies.

55startups backed
8sectors
$1.1Braised between them
AIbiggest sector

Smilegate Investment's investor profile

AI

18

Biotech

10

Consumer Apps

7

Gaming

5

Healthtech

5

Beauty

4

E-commerce

3

Advanced Manufacturing

3

Segment by segment

AI

18 startups · $480M raised

  1. Qraft TechnologiesQraft Technologies is a fintech company based in Seoul, founded in 2016.South Korea$146M
  2. TTODAYDenmark$91M
  3. WIRoboticsWIRobotics is a wearable robots that lessen physical demands on your body to safely allow active motion.South Korea$78M
  4. Bear RoboticsBear Robotics manufactures self-driving indoor robots to assist employees on daily tasks that can ease their workload.United States$60M
  5. LinqAlphaLinqAlpha is an AI-native company based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in automated financial research for global public markets.United States$29M
  6. PylerPYLER is an AI startup based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2021.South Korea$16M
  7. Motion2AIMotion2AI is an artificial intelligence software company that specializes in AI-powered forklift telematics and tracking solutions.United States$13M
  8. GGenGenAIGenGenAI develops synthetic data generation technologydesigned to advance AI learning.-$8.3M

Biotech

10 startups · $349M raised

  1. DPD&D PharmatechD&D Pharmatech is a Health care Company.South Korea$188M
  2. Ambys MedicinesAmbys Medicines, Inc.United States$47M
  3. NeuralyNeuraly is a startup biotech company.United States$36M
  4. TAU-PNU MEDICALCatheter-base medical device for structural heart disease-$22M
  5. Prazer TherapeuticsPrazer Therapeutics is a South Korean biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative therapeutics for refractory diseases.South Korea$20M
  6. MediMabBioMediMabBio is a biotherapeutic company that focuses on the generation of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer.South Korea$18M
  7. LemonexLemonex Inc.South Korea$14M
  8. UCI TherapeuticsUCI Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company.South Korea$3.3M

Consumer Apps

7 startups · $56M raised

  1. Kong Studios, Inc.Kong Studios, Inc.United States$39M
  2. ChlngersChlngers is a health habit app that helps users to manage tasks, habits, and goals.-$4.6M
  3. SSEMSSEM is a tax management app.South Korea$3.6M
  4. TrostTrost provides comprehensive online psychological counseling services.South Korea$2.7M
  5. ReclWe are the largest collector of used clothes in South Korea.South Korea$2.5M
  6. AENTSAENTS is a South Korea-based climate-tech and ESG software company founded in 2021.South Korea$1.5M
  7. USIMSAUSIMSA is the consumer brand of Gadget Korea, a telecommunications company based in South Korea.South Korea$1.5M

Gaming

5 startups · $34M raised

  1. AAmazeVRUnited States$27M
  2. SaltlabSaltlab a first person shooting game developer.-$3.6M
  3. HighScore GamesHighScore Games is a hyper-casual game developer.South Korea$1.7M
  4. NirvananaNirvanana is a game developer established in 2022 with the goal of ‘developing a AAA-class IP that can be loved by global gamers fSouth Korea$1.4M
  5. GrampusGRAMPUS is a casual game developer based in Seoul, South Korea.South Korea$404K

Healthtech

5 startups · $87M raised

  1. FountFount is a creative agency that offers multichannel content, creative campaigns, digital solutions, and consulting services.United States$45M
  2. MediStreamMedistream operates an integrated platform for oriental medicine.United States$19M
  3. MedInTechMedInTech is a South Korean medical technology company founded in February 2020.South Korea$15M
  4. Dr.Diary닥터다이어리는 2017년에 설립된 한국의 헬스케어 및 라이프스타일 테크 회사입니다.South Korea$5.3M
  5. PranaQPranaQ is a digital healthcare company based in New York City, founded in 2021.United States$3.0M

Beauty

4 startups · $30M raised

  1. BENOWBENOW, also known as 비나우, is a Korean cosmetics startup founded in 2018.South Korea$10M
  2. VelymonkeysVelymonkeys intends to promote more Korean beauty brands to India as well as providing services that facilitate market entry.-$9.1M
  3. HinceHince sells skin, lip, eye, and face care products.South Korea$9.0M
  4. BVMTBVMT is a cleansing cosmetic brand.South Korea$1.4M

E-commerce

3 startups · $7.0M raised

  1. SIR.LOINSIR.LOIN is an e-commerce store for Korean beef.South Korea$3.7M
  2. RRRight RouteRight Route is an e-commerce company for clothes.South Korea$1.7M
  3. Fika.dfika.d is a startup based in Seoul, founded in 2023, that specializes in developing AI tools for marketing content and short-form South Korea$1.6M

Advanced Manufacturing

3 startups · $13M raised

  1. breezmBreezm produces custom eyewear optimized for the customer's face, using 3D-printing, 3D-scanning, and big data analysis.South Korea$5.6M
  2. SolidvueWith our slogan ‘Toward Solid-State LiDAR,' we are dedicated to commercializing LiDAR sensors using semiconductor-based technology.South Korea$3.8M
  3. Rootrix누적 계약 557건, 평균 22% 절감, 협력 농장 755개.South Korea$3.1M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Smilegate Investment as an investor, the first in 2016. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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