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SM Culture Partners
Corporate VC · Seoul, South Korea · Asia Pacific
SM Culture Partners is a venture investment company established as a wholly owned subsidiary of SM Entertainment. It works with startups that hold relevant technologies and business models so that SM Entertainment's K-Culture IP can reach customers in more diverse and new ways.
Invests inConsumerE-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software
In its own wordsentertainmentk-culturecontenttechnologyearly stage
Your fit with SM Culture Partners
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Or find every investor that fitsSM Culture Partners lists 14 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Consumer (20%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (16%) and Enterprise Software (16%). 64% of its companies are based in South Korea. It invests most often alongside Ascendo Ventures, InterVest and LB Investment.
No funding round on record names SM Culture Partners yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not SM Culture Partners' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 14. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer | 20% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 16% | 5% |
| Enterprise Software | 16% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 8% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 8% | 4% |
| Fintech | 4% | 12% |
| Developer Tools | 4% | 0% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Ascendo Ventures | 2 |
| InterVest | 2 |
| LB Investment | 2 |
| Altos Ventures | 1 |
| Atinum Investment | 1 |
| BonAngels Venture Partners | 1 |
| Cisco Investments | 1 |
| Delivery Hero Ventures | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 36th | 14 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 17th | 20% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 69th | 4 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers14100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Ascendo Ventures
Compare SM Culture Partners head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
14 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Atad.ai provides an AI infrastructure platform | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company creates immersive experiences through a convergence of narrative-driven content and artistic expression | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates an online platform for buying and selling used fashion products. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Dalcomsoft develops and provides mobile rhythm games featuring K-POP artists. | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| DeepFine develops industrial AI platforms based on spatial intelligence | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| EPT sells footwear and apparel online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| FuturePlay is a full-cycle investment house that supports technology-driven startups from early stage to Series B and beyond | FintechDeveloper Tools | Portfolio page | ||
| Jienem develops hotel brands and provides hospitality operations solutions | Real Estate & ConstructionLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Kasina sells clothing and shoes online | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Modhaus plans to launch the world's first K-pop artist made and operated by its fans | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Photowidget creates and provides photo widgets for iPhone and Android home screens. | Media & EntertainmentConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Seobuk operates e-commerce and retail businesses with multiple brands and locations globally. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Soldoc provides a medical service platform for remote and in-person consultations, hospital reservations, and medical record management. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 7 Nov 2026- Site
- smculturepartners.com
- Last read
- 7 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 7 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 14
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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