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Ki-Jun Kim
CEO | Partner
Chi-Won Kim
Vice President | Partner
Jeong-Rok Kim
Senior Director
Investment Team
Dong-uk Jang
Director
Ji-ung Kim
Principal Associate
Hyun-Ik Cho
Senior Associate
Jeong-Ho Shin
Senior Associate
Ju-Yeon jeong
Senior Associate
Hye-Won Ahn
Senior Associate
Young-Moo Kim
Associate
Operation Team
Byung-Min Choi
Senior Manager
Na-Hye Jeong
Senior Manager
Hwa-Young Lee
Senior Manager
Ha-Yeon Kim
Manager
Ji-min Yun
Manager
Communication Team
Ye-Hwa Lee
Team Leader
So-Jin Park
Manager
Dong-yeon Gang
Manager
VAP/Value-Up Partners
External industry experts collaborate with Kakao Ventures to support the family's growth.
By providing professional talents that are difficult for early-stage companies to internalize, we help families resolve their concerns and challenges.
Wook Jeong
Game Changer | Games
Wook Jeong, CEO of Neptune, possesses extensive experience and expertise in the gaming industry. He is dedicated to working with Kakao Ventures' gaming family to create a healthy and enjoyable gaming market.
Hyo-Taek Kim
Team Catalyst | Organizational Management
Hyo Taek Kim has served as head of HR at Nexon and led HR planning at Doosan. With additional experience as a management consultant, he is an expert in organizational management.
Keun-Bong Kwak
Pathfinder | Product
Keun-Bong Kwak, CEO of 1ZLABS, began as an individual developer and held positions such as CTO, CPO, and CMO at NBT, accumulating experience in over 200 IT-related projects as a Product-led Growth specialist.
So-yeon Lee
SEO Consulting | SEO
So-yeon Lee, CEO of Buildable, is a global SEO expert who has been responsible for SEO consulting for companies of various sizes and domains, from large corporations to startups, since 2018.
Jin-seok hong
Beauty Marketer | Beauty
Jinseok Hong, CMO of Seorin Company, is a beauty brand expert with extensive experience across the entire lifecycle of beauty brands, from major corporations to indie brands. He collaborates on marketing and distribution strategies for beauty industry players.