# Inwoo Kang

> Inwoo Kang is a Series B investor at Smilegate Investment (Seoul) backing FinTech and Payments. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Smilegate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smilegate-investment)
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inwookk

Inwoo Kang is a Series B investor at Smilegate Investment in Seoul focused on FinTech and Payments. General manager

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Payhere | Payhere is a fintech company that provides card terminals and online payment gateway services for multiple industries. | $15.4M | Series B | Apr 13, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hashed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashed-f96b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBVA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-ventures-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Smilegate Investment

VC Fund · Seongnam, South Korea

Smilegate Investment, founded in 1999 originally as MVP Capital, is a venture capital and private equity firm that grows remarkably alongside invested companies. Since initial venture capital funding in 2000, the firm has since organized and managed more than 30 venture capital and private equity funds and has invested in more than 200 companieswith promising growth potential.

5 contacts available at Smilegate Investment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hoon-gon Nam | Senior Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoon-gon-nam |
| Insoo Paik | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insoo-paik-b279 |
| Inwoo Kang | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inwoo-kang |
| Jong Hyuk Park | Executive Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jong-hyuk-park |
| Kimoon Nam | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kimoon-nam |

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## FAQ

### What does Inwoo Kang invest in?

Inwoo Kang invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Financial Services startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Inwoo Kang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Inwoo Kang closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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