Z Venture Capital

James Lim pairs BlackRock portfolio management with eight years leading business development, strategy and growth at LINE and founding member of LINE Ventures, blending public-markets, operator and corporate VC expertise.

Kay Lim is CFO of LINE Friends who pairs CVC leadership with hands-on C-suite operating experience, champions a Japan–Korea AI corridor, and builds founder workshops and community ecosystems.

松平浩一は元衆議院議員かつ弁護士としてスタートアップ育成政策を主導し、現在はマネージングパートナー兼CFOとして政策知見をCVC投資と支援に活かし、Albirex Singapore創設や約30人のJリーガーを抱えるエージェント経営でスポーツビジネスとグローバル人材にも精通しています。

湯田将紀 is a fintech-focused investor combining product, marketing and finance experience from Yahoo, runs PayPay Accelerator, connects startups with LINE Yahoo via ZVC Connect, and writes a weekly fintech column.

Born in the U.S. and raised in Korea, Daniel Song is founder-turned-VC whose Indonesia startup cofounder experience and operating roles at CloudKitchens and Tapjoy give him deep Southeast Asia expertise.

James Han writes $1.5M checks within a flexible $100K–$5M range, leading or following from early to growth, and brings public markets, startup finance, private equity experience plus CFA and CAIA.

Janice Sa is an operator-turned-investor with over a decade at Naver and LINE, scaling startups across Korea, Japan, SEA and the U.S. via the LY ecosystem while an Amartha commissioner.

Josh Jung is a Seoul-based principal, KAIST-trained with a decade of Asia-focused VC experience, publicly using Carrie AI and acting as Korea rep for a Japan corporate VC.

亀岡千泰は弁護士からコンサル・PEを経てVCへ転身し、法律・M&A・経営改善・投資を一人で担う実務力とメディア愛好を活かし日本IPの海外価値最大化を目指す投資家です。

内丸拓 leverages GE and IGPI experience in healthcare, energy and construction to invest in physical-AI, construction-tech and esports (e.g., Zen Intelligence, BALLAS), prioritizing startups with unique datasets and global-first ambitions.

Greg Eum joined Z Venture Capital in 2025, where he focuses on investments in gaming, Web3, and AI in the United States. Before ZVC, he worked as a game producer at nWay, an Animoca subsidiary, releasing Web3 games and running live service operations for a fighting game based on the Power Rangers IP. He holds a bachelor's degree in Information Science from Cornell University and previously interned in esports, investment banking, and consumer tech startups.

Hyung Kim, Korean-born and U.S.-based, led U.S. strategy and business development at LINE Corporation and has shaped a Japan/Korea-backed CVC's U.S. investment approach since 2017, bringing hands-on consumer expansion experience.

Yuni Kim joined Z Venture Capital in 2025, where she works on creating business synergies with startups and driving value-up through collaboration with group assets. Before ZVC, she worked at LINE on the LINE Bank establishment project, including preparations for a joint venture with Mizuho Bank, and was seconded to SoftBank's corporate business strategy division, where she handled sourcing for strategic investments and collaboration with LP-backed funds and advanced technology firms. Earlier she spent 12 years at Mizuho Bank's Seoul branch supporting cross-border transactions and corporate sales, and is currently pursuing an MBA at Waseda Business School.