Where did Ace Shim go to school?

Ace Shim studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).

Ace Shim

Founder

Founder at Hopae

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Ace Shim is the co-founder and CEO of Hopae, a company developing decentralized identity solutions, and serves as Vice-Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee at the OpenWallet Foundation. He holds a BS in computer science from UIUC and previously worked as a blockchain researcher at LG CNS. He is a lead organizer of SSIMeetup Korea, has contributed to the Korean translation of the W3C DID and Verifiable Credentials specifications, and participates in the related W3C working groups.

Founder at Hopae

Intro paths

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In turn, Ace can intro founders to Hopae's investors below.

Hopae's investors · 2

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2023 Z Venture CapitalTokyo · $150K – $101M checks

Co-founders at Hopae

Jinyoung Unknown

Kate Lee

Experience

OpenWallet FoundationVice-Chair Technical Advisory Committeecurrent2025 — present
OpenWallet FoundationTechnical Advisory Committee2024 — 2025
HopaeCo-founder and CEOcurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
500 GlobalFoundercurrent2023 — present
TTAICT International Standard Expert2021 — 2023Seoul, South Korea
SSIMeetup KoreaLead Organizer2019 — 2023
Blockchain Labs, Inc.Head of Product / Director2021 — 2022
LG CNSBlockchain Researcher2018 — 2021Seoul, South Korea
noderColumnist2019 — 2021
Project Haus, WakeupcrewCo-Founder, Web Developer, Blockchain Developer2017 — 2018
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignStudent System Admin2016 — 2017Siebel Center 2305
Republic of Korea Ministry of National DefenseSquad Leader / Head IT Technical Support Assistant2014 — 2015Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul National UniversityReseach Internship2014Seoul, Korea

Skills & more

LeadershipLDAP2Chrome Extensions1Information Security1Cyber Warfare1Digital Forensics1SecurityLinux5Node.js3HTML51JavaScript1jQuery1

+6 more

PythonReact.jsJavaCC++HTML

Languages English · Korean · Spanish

LPIC-1 — Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
CCNA — Cisco

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ace Shim?: Ace Shim is the co-founder and CEO of Hopae, a company developing decentralized identity solutions, and serves as Vice-Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee at the OpenWallet Foundation. He holds a BS in computer science from UIUC and previously worked as a blockchain researcher at LG CNS. He is a lead organizer of SSIMeetup Korea, has contributed to the Korean translation of the W3C DID and Verifiable Credentials specifications, and participates in the related W3C working groups.
Where does Ace Shim work?: Ace Shim is Founder of Hopae.
What companies did Ace Shim found?: Ace Shim founded Hopae.
Where did Ace Shim go to school?: Ace Shim studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).