SBVA
8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Early-stage investor with SoftBank corporate-VC heritage and an ecosystem-driven ownership model; active across Korea, China, Singapore, USA, with a 20-year, $2B into 300+ startups track record.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's websiteCindy Jin applies an impact-investing lens and human-behavior focus to tech VC, acting as the go-to partner, public spokesperson for Indonesian and Southeast Asian deals like Super and Ajaib.
Edward Chung left venture capital to become EVP and CSO at a portfolio company, led its turnaround, returned as Investment & Operating Partner with recent hands-on P&L and turnaround experience.
Eugene Chang combines his rare dual role as Managing Director and General Counsel with a former in-house M&A background, driving investment decisions, fund structuring, regulatory strategy and disciplined exit-focused portfolio management.
Jason Ding leads his firm's China investment strategy and operations, bringing founding-team experience building Bertelsmann's China corporate venture arm and multi-sector expertise in China tech and consumer.
Jay Choi blends engineering training, U.S. CPA credentials and Samsung finance experience to evaluate early-stage Korean AI, robotics and deep-tech startups, mentoring new VCs via hiring outreach and coffee chats.
Seung Lee is a Yale- and Stanford-trained economist and ex-Morgan Stanley Asia banker who founded a startup and, as CFO and Head of Growth Equity, leads fundraising and exit/capital-structure strategy.
Ding'an Fei brings a rare hybrid VC–PE perspective—combining growth-stage venture and control/buyout experience as a founding partner and venture partner at SBVA—while chairing Investing.com with hands-on operating and strategic oversight.
What they invest in
from 3 of 31 portfolio companiesConsumer ×2Marketplaces ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1B2B Marketplaces ×1E-commerce ×1Marketing Tech ×1PropTech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×2Indonesia×1
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBlueshift creates AI-driven solutions for customer engagement and marketing intelligence that enable consumer marketers to execute data-driven campaigns across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
San Francisco, US
Ahreum Kang(Executive Officer, Director)Osuke Honda(Director)Da Woon Kang(Executive Officer, Director)
June Homes offers flexible short- and long-term rental housing with streamlined digital leasing and move-in support for individual renters.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech<UNKNOWN>, US
Sergii Starostin(CEO, Co-founder)Oleksandr Prykhodko(COO, Co-founder)
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does SBVA focus on?
- SBVA focuses on AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Robotics.
- Does SBVA lead rounds?
- SBVA typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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