Brandon Jeon
Unicorn founderFounder/Head of Trust and Safety at Sendbird
South Korea
FoundedSendbird$1B · YC
About
Brandon Jeon is co-founder of Sendbird, a communications platform for mobile applications.
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Founder/Head of Trust and Safety at SendbirdYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Brandon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Brandon can intro founders to Sendbird's investors below.
Sendbird's investors · 18
August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks · since 2019Ballpark VenturesCheltenhamCapitalXLynnwood · $250K checksCategory VenturesSan FranciscoEmergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checksFunders Club ManagementSan Francisco · since 2019FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2019ICONIQ GrowthSan FranciscoLobby CapitalPalo AltoNXMHBrussels · $55M – $220M checksShasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksTranspose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Sendbird
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John S. KimCo-Founder/CEO
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Harry KimFounder/CTO
Experience
- SendbirdHead of Quality Engineeringcurrent2022 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- SendbirdHead of Trust and Safety2018 — 2022Seoul, Korea
- SendbirdRecruitment Manager2017 — 2018
- SendbirdHead of Sales2015 — 2017
- SendbirdProduct Manager2013 — 2015
- GREE, Inc.Product Manager2012 — 2013Korea
- Paprika Lab, inc.Director2011 — 2012
- NeoLAB convergence Inc.Software Team Lead2009 — 2011Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- NeoLAB JapanGame Programmer2007 — 2009Shibuya, Tokyo Japan
- NEOWIZ GAMES Corp.Game Programmer2006Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan
- Reakosys Inc.Assistant Manager2004 — 2006Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- TurbotekResearch Engineer2003 — 2004Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- nTechVillCTO, Co-Founder1999 — 2001Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
Skills & more
AndroidMobile Applications6Mobile Devices4Product Management2Agile Project Management2ScrumAgile MethodologiesWeb ApplicationsUser InterfaceUser Experience3Start-ups6Distributed Systems
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Software DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringSoftware DesignScalabilityUser Interface DesignWeb DevelopmentLanguages English · Japanese · Korean
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brandon Jeon?
- Brandon Jeon is co-founder of Sendbird, a communications platform for mobile applications.
- Where does Brandon Jeon work?
- Brandon Jeon is Founder/Head of Trust and Safety of Sendbird.
- What companies did Brandon Jeon found?
- Brandon Jeon founded Sendbird.
- Where did Brandon Jeon go to school?
- Brandon Jeon studied at Y Combinator; Korea University (Master of Science (MS), Computer Science); Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences).
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Techstars mafia238
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Korea University mafia4
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Gree, Inc. mafia2
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Also attended Hankuk University of Foreign Studies1
Shared employers
Also worked at Sendbird10
Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupDrew HarmanVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalTripp JonesInvestor at Uncork CapitalRob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital PartnersRavi MohanManaging Director at Shasta VenturesVilli ItchevManaging Director at Two Sigma Ventures
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