Smilegate Investment

Smilegate Investment is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1999 as MVP Capital. It conducts venture capital and private equity investments across South Korea.

Heung-Sun Chang

Senior Vice President

Inwoo Kang

General Manager, Investments

Kyoung-Hwan Kim

Senior Vice President

Jong-Ho Lee

Senior Vice President

Kimoon Nam

CEO

Past deals in Wearables

Fitogether

Venture Round in 2024
Fitogether specializes in football (soccer) performance tracking. It develops wearable devices that collect player data, enabling fitness management, performance evaluation, and tactical analysis via a cloud-based platform.

Agreable

Series C in 2023
Agreable is a brand commerce startup that manufactures and distributes lifestyle products.

Cardio Health

Seed Round in 2022
CardioHealth is developing a service that utilizes the Cardio AI agent to perform basic cardiac stress tests for individuals at home or in the gym, enabling early detection of cardiovascular diseases. Currently, we are leveraging a VR exercise bike platform to increase engagement in various non-patient exercises, thereby collecting a large volume of cardiac stress test data to train the AI.

Dr.Diary

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2017, Dr.Diary is a South Korean company specializing in diabetes management solutions. Its flagship application helps users monitor blood sugar levels, track exercise routines and food intake, receive personalized health insights, and communicate with healthcare professionals.

Earable Neuroscience

Seed Round in 2022
Earable Neuroscience is a deep tech company focusing on building consumer wearables and solutions that unlock human potential through improved sleep and cognitive function. Earable was early-invested in by FoundersFund and Samsung Ventures. After 9 years of R&D at the University of Colorado and the University of Oxford, Earable invented FRENZ Brainband - a pioneering AI-powered sleep-aid wearable designed to track and stimulate brain activity in real time using science-backed personalized audio delivered via bone-conduction speakers.

WELT

Series B in 2021
WELT is a stylish smart belt designed for both fashion and healthcare purposes. It tracks waist size, steps taken, sitting time, and overeating habits, providing personalized health insights via Bluetooth to its accompanying app.

HUINNO

Series B in 2020
Founded in 2014, HUINNO is a digital health company headquartered in Boston with offices in New York and Seoul. It develops healthcare devices to monitor vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, ECG, and SpO2, offering real-time data analysis via its app and cloud-based ecosystem. The company focuses on improving chronic cardiac disease management through wearable technology and AI-driven analytics.

IDUS

Series D in 2020
IDUS is an online store that sells watches, home fabric, shoes, rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, phone cases, digital accessories, and home interior products. They enable customers to transact directly with sellers over the Internet via a web browser or a mobile app. Their goods benefit customers.

HUINNO

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2014, HUINNO is a digital health company headquartered in Boston with offices in New York and Seoul. It develops healthcare devices to monitor vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, ECG, and SpO2, offering real-time data analysis via its app and cloud-based ecosystem. The company focuses on improving chronic cardiac disease management through wearable technology and AI-driven analytics.

Earable Neuroscience

Seed Round in 2019
Earable Neuroscience is a deep tech company focusing on building consumer wearables and solutions that unlock human potential through improved sleep and cognitive function. Earable was early-invested in by FoundersFund and Samsung Ventures. After 9 years of R&D at the University of Colorado and the University of Oxford, Earable invented FRENZ Brainband - a pioneering AI-powered sleep-aid wearable designed to track and stimulate brain activity in real time using science-backed personalized audio delivered via bone-conduction speakers.

WELT

Series A in 2018
WELT is a stylish smart belt designed for both fashion and healthcare purposes. It tracks waist size, steps taken, sitting time, and overeating habits, providing personalized health insights via Bluetooth to its accompanying app.

IDUS

Venture Round in 2018
IDUS is an online store that sells watches, home fabric, shoes, rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, phone cases, digital accessories, and home interior products. They enable customers to transact directly with sellers over the Internet via a web browser or a mobile app. Their goods benefit customers.
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