He joined Kolon Investment in 2009 and he has been in charge of head of Investment division & CEO. He worked as an investment team leader, PE head office and PI team at KTB Network for 12 years; he was sent to the American corporate body in Silicon Valley to take charge of investment on foreign companies, and he was in charge of pioneer business to create the new rapid developing businesses of emerging market in foreign countries, such as China, Vietnam, Laos, etc., while working as a PE team leader. Cutting-edge fusion IT, green tech, creative contents, senior biz, pseudo-bio, etc. are the major interested areas, and AhnLab, Com2uS, Integrant, CrucialTec, TechWing, SundayToz, Boditechmed, ELP, YMT, Pearl Abyss etc. are the major investing companies.
Deputy Vice President Kim, Wooyoung was in charge of credit inquiries services on venture companies after joining Korea Technology Finance Corporation in 1996, and he was in charge of investment business on venture companies at Aju IB Capital Co., Ltd. (previously, Kibo Capital Co., Ltd.) for 15 years from 1997 to 2012. He joined Kolon Investment in May 2013, and parts and materials, eco-friendly, healthcare industry, etc. are the major investment areas interested. Advanced Nano Products, Moreens, Huons, Omnitel, GeneMatrix, etc. are the major investing companies.
Deputy Vice President Kwon, Ohsung was in charge of planning and promoting the new businesses and services in internet, navigation, game areas for 10 years after establishing a company in 2000. As a co-founder, he established and operated a venture company, and he also accumulated various experiences and know-how by starting and promoting new businesses at leading domestic companies, such as NHN and NCsoft. Based on the abilities and experiences in starting and promoting the new businesses continuously, he is in charge of venture investment business at Kolon Investment.
Director Boyoung Kim joined The Korea Economic Daily in 2012. She wrote various reports about the IT sector, specifically regarding startups, platform services, telecommunication and security services. She also wrote articles containing science and cultural contents. She is now in charge of venture investment businesses at Kolon Investment.
Choi Bae-ho, director, served as an automotive electronic control parts design engineer at Continental in 2005 and acquired industry knowledge related to automotive, semiconductor, equipment, and materials. KDB Bank invested in aircraft, semiconductors, and medical materials, and Korea Growth Finance was in charge of fund planning, investment, and corporate equity investment. Since then, he has joined Meta Investment as an early member of its founding and has executed investments in the structure of Continuation Fund, Korea's first fund-to-date LP secondary investment. Currently, Kolon Investment is in charge of venture investment and fund planning
Director Yoon jong Choi was in charge of TIPS(Technology Incubating Program for Start-up) operating, new business planning and developing promising technology for automobile linkage in Hyundai Motor Company since 2013. He is now in charge of venture investment businesses at Kolon Investment.
Director Hong-soo Cho joined IoT lighting startup Merlot Laboratories Inc. in 2013. He worked as an IC design team manager that responsible for developing not only core driver IC but also final LED lighting products including application engineering. Especially, he worked to meet special demand of smart LED lighting and IoT system. In addition, he also worked as a strategy planning team manager and performed various tasks of IR, marketing, strategy planning etc. Based on accumulated wide experiences in startup, he is now in charge of venture investment businesses at Kolon Investment.
Director, Seunglak Yang joined government R&D agency, KEIT(Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology) in 2012. He worked as project manager of government grant program in biomedical R&D. He participated in government R&D grant program discovery, detailed project planning, company evaluation, R&D consulting and result analysis. With his experiences in evaluating biomedical company, he is now in charge of venture investment businesses in Kolon Investment.
Director Jihye Im was in charge of planning and innovation the new businesses in IT areas for 3 years after joining Kolon Group in 2009. Since then, she worked in the strategic planning division and business management division of the Kolon Group's holding company for 9 years, and accumulated experience in various industries by working on business management of the Group's affiliates. She is now in charge of venture investment businesses at Kolon Investment.
YoungSang Lee started his career as a commodity trader at Louis Dreyfus Company, and worked as an assistant manager at Robust Asset Management, investing in TMT and retail industries. He then moved to Q Capital Partners investing in private equity before joining Kolon Investments in 2021.
Team Manager Hwang Seok-cheol joined Ilhwa Pharmaceutical Business Headquarters in 2015 and worked on developing new products and establishing drug licensing strategies for four years. Since then, he has been in charge of venture investment at Midasdong-a Investment and KCLAVIS Investment and is currently in charge of venture investment at Kolon Investment.
Team Manager Kwon Yong-jin joined Shinhan Securities IB in 2016 and was in charge of IPO and investment for 5 years, and led the listing of not only domestic but also overseas companies such as the United States and Vietnam. After that, he joined Yuanta Securities for 2 years from 2021 and conducted M&A advice and acquisition financing along with IPO and investment work. Based on various Equity Deal experiences, is currently in charge of venture investment at Kolon Investment.
Team leader Kim Dong-wook joined Hana Securities IB in 2015 and conducted IPOs and investments for companies in various industries such as security, IT, smart home, materials, parts, and equipment. Based on his extensive experience through this, He joined Kolon Investment in 2023 and is in charge of venture investment.
