About SK Telecom Americas
SK Telecom Americas is a venture capital firm founded in 1996. It is primarily based out of Sunnyvale, United States. As of Apr 2026, SK Telecom Americas is an active investor, having invested in 31 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Config Overall, SK Telecom Americas portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 9 acquisitions including key companies like SiFive, SambaNova Systems and Chartboost. A lot of funds co-invest with SK Telecom Americas, with names like Intel Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. SK Telecom Americas has team of 2 people.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 3 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
SK Telecom Americas' List of Top Investments
SK Telecom Americas has a portfolio of 31 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Giiv and eTopus Technology.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and South Korea. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by SK Telecom Americas:1. Anthropic
Provider of AI safety and research company. It is an AI research and safety company offering AI models and chatbots. Its chatbot can be used for multiple industries including customer support, legal support, coaching, searching data, back-office automation, and sales.
Key facts about Anthropic
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on May 15, 2026
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $132B
- Employee Count: 5,994 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Goldman Sachs and 130 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. SiFive
Provider of customizable RISC-V processor IP and high-performance compute core solutions for AI. It delivers scalable and configurable CPU core solutions including scalar, vector, and matrix computing designs. It enables chip designers and system developers to build high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions across domains such as AI/ML, automotive systems, edge computing, data centers, and embedded devices. It focuses on enabling customization, rapid innovation, and performance optimization through modular processor IP, supporting applications that require flexible compute architectures and advanced workload acceleration.
Key facts about SiFive
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $766M
- Employee Count: 516 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Point72 and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Apr 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of AI-powered software and hardware. The platform offers a suite of generative AI systems for enterprises and government organizations. Its suite includes ChatGPT chatbots designed for banks, law firms, healthcare providers, and other sectors.
Key facts about SambaNova Systems
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $2.48B
- Employee Count: 405 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, GIC and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jul 08, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. GGWP
Developer of a tool to maintain and protect the gaming community. The company leverages machine learning, and Artificial Intelligence technology to block real-time toxic incidents in-game.
Key facts about GGWP
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $37M
- Employee Count: 107 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Riot Games, NaHCO3 and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Inworld AI
Developer of AI tools for real-time conversational applications and voice agents. The company provides infrastructure for scaling games, media, and character applications. It offers integration with existing stacks and model providers through an API. The company’s runtime optimizes user interactions and supports multilingual capabilities, voice cloning, and emotion control.
Key facts about Inworld AI
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $117M
- Employee Count: 83 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Accelerator Investments and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 02, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
SK Telecom Americas' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
SK Telecom Americas has invested in 31 companies over the last 18 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. As of Apr 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Config and most recent follow-on round was in Chartboost.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
SK Telecom Americas' Investments by Stage
SK Telecom Americas has made 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.2M, 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $21.7M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $55.9M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $13.3M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $45M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 8 |
Seed | 4 |
Series C | 3 |
Series B | 2 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SK Telecom Americas' Investments by Sector
SK Telecom Americas has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Gaming, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and Mobile. Notably, it has invested in 26 Tech companies, 23 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 21 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Gaming | 4 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Mobile | 3 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SK Telecom Americas' Investments by Geography
SK Telecom Americas has made most investments in United States (18).SK Telecom Americas' recent investments
SK Telecom Americas has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Config.Here are the most recent investments by SK Telecom Americas:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 30, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9152 | ||
Aug 13, 2023 | United States | Series C | 3839 | - | |
Jul 19, 2023 | United States | Seed | 4741 | ||
Jul 08, 2022 | United States | Series A | 3004 | [+13] | |
Jan 20, 2022 | United States | Series D | 7772 | [+9] |
Unicorns in SK Telecom Americas' Portfolio
SK Telecom Americas has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - SiFive and SambaNova Systems. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is SiFive. It became a unicorn in 2022, 3 years after SK Telecom Americas first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in SK Telecom Americas' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | Provider of customizable RISC-V processor IP and high-performance compute core solutions for AI | 2015 | Santa Clara | Series G | o{uwnsx | ||
65 | Provider of AI-powered software and hardware | 2017 | Palo Alto | Series F | bdivgin |
Acquired companies in SK Telecom Americas' Portfolio
9 companies from SK Telecom Americas' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Chartboost in Dec 2024 by LoopMe for $*****.Here are SK Telecom Americas' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 10, 2024 | Oct 24, 2011 | Series A | 4856 | |
Apr 29, 2022 | - | - | 5156 | |
Feb 05, 2018 | Oct 27, 2010 | Series A | 1708 | |
Feb 03, 2016 | - | - | 8964 | |
Mar 04, 2015 | - | - | 1628 |
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Team profile of SK Telecom Americas
SK Telecom Americas has a team of 2 members located in United States. SK Telecom Americas' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of SK Telecom Americas
Over the past 18 years, 176 investors have co-invested in SK Telecom Americas's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before SK Telecom Americas: Spark Capital, BITKRAFT Ventures and 47 others have invested in rounds before SK Telecom Americas. There are 2 companies where Spark Capital has invested before SK Telecom Americas and 2 companies where BITKRAFT Ventures has invested before SK Telecom Americas.
- Top Co-investors of SK Telecom Americas: 38 investors entered a company along with SK Telecom Americas. These include investors like Intel Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after SK Telecom Americas: A total of 89 investors have invested in SK Telecom Americas's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 companies), Goldman Sachs (2 companies) and Coatue (2 companies).
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SK Tel invests $100 mn in ChatGPT developer's rival EntropicKedglobal•Aug 13, 2023•SK Telecom, Anthropic, Deutsche Telekom, e& and 6 others
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GGWP Raises $10M in FundingFinSMEs•Jul 20, 2023•GGWP, Samsung Venture Investment, SK Telecom Americas, SK Telecom Ventures
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Inworld AI raises $50M to populate games and the metaverse with smart charactersVentureBeat•Aug 23, 2022•The Venture Reality Fund, SK Telecom Americas, LG Technology Ventures, Micron and 12 others
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Intel Capital pumps $72M into AI, IoT, cloud and silicon startups, $115M invested so far in 2018TechCrunch+•May 08, 2018•Intel, Alauda, Intel Capital, Mingzhao Capital and 50 others
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First Graduates of SKTA Innovation Accelerator | Business WireBusiness Wire•Feb 22, 2016•Pavilion Data, Artiman, SK Telecom Americas, Kleiner Perkins and 3 others
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