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Baek Kim

Investor

Partner at Hashed · Director at Liquality

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

A former software engineer at Amazon Web Services focused on IoT and robotics, and a former founder of a last-mile logistics startup. He previously worked at Bank of America and Google Lunar XPrize, and is a Carnegie Mellon graduate.

Director at Liquality

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Co-founders at Liquality

TMThessy Mehrain
Thessy MehrainExecutive Officer, Director
SLSimon Lapscher
Simon LapscherExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. HashedGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. HF0 ResidencyLimited Partnercurrent2024 — present
  3. Krew CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
  4. BSQ Capital PartnersLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
  5. Sazze PartnersLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
  6. Alliance DAOLimited Partnercurrent2021 — present
  7. The Spartan GroupLimited Partnercurrent2021 — present
  8. ETHGlobalHackathon Mentor | Judgecurrent2019 — present
  9. ConsenSys MeshAccelerator Mentor | Judgecurrent2019 — present
  10. Swartz Center for EntrepreneurshipMentor - CMU Innovation Scholar Programcurrent2016 — present
  11. Amazon Web ServicesSoftware Engineer, Internet of Things, Robotics2016 — 2018Greater Seattle Area
  12. Amazon Web ServicesSoftware Engineer, EC22015Seattle, Washington
  13. Tech For Korea (텍포코리아)Tech Writer2016 — 2018
  14. Kunjip (큰집)Co-founder, Product2014 — 2016
  15. AstroboticRobotics2013 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Region
  16. Alpha Kappa PsiClass President2012 — 2014

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Teamwork99Leadership83Internet of Things21Product Management70Python99Programming84Java78C84Robotics59Engineering53Business Planning32
+12 moreInnovationForeign LanguagesData AnalysisAlgorithmsEvent PlanningPhotographyMobile RoboticsRobot ProgrammingHTMLCSSJavaScriptDjango

Languages Chinese · English · Japanese · Korean

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Investments

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AcadarenaBackpackCovalentKadoLiqualityMergeMYTYNEARNotifiRamperRare CirclesSekaiSubzero LabsSyndicate

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Baek Kim?
A former software engineer at Amazon Web Services focused on IoT and robotics, and a former founder of a last-mile logistics startup. He previously worked at Bank of America and Google Lunar XPrize, and is a Carnegie Mellon graduate.
Where does Baek Kim work?
Baek Kim is Partner at Hashed.
What check size does Baek Kim write?
Baek Kim typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Baek Kim invested in?
Investments tracked here include Acadarena, Backpack, Covalent, Kado, Liquality, Merge, MYTY, NEAR, Notifi, Ramper, Rare Circles, Sekai, and 2 more.
Where did Baek Kim go to school?
Baek Kim studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering); University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (Executive Program, Venture Capital).

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