Dong-Su Kim
InvestorCEO at LG Technology Ventures · Board director at Xtal · Board director at FemtoMetrix · Board director at Inpria
Santa Clara, California, United States
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About
Founding CEO and board member of LG Technology Ventures with over 25 years of investment, strategy, and technology experience, having established the fund's structure and operations. Previously VP and GM of Samsung Ventures America, with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton and a B.S. in Applied Physics from Caltech.
Invests in
Data & InfrastructureNew MaterialsSemiconductors
Board director at Xtal
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Board director at FemtoMetrix
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Board director at Inpria
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Experience
- LG Technology VenturesCEOcurrent2018 — presentSanta Clara, CA
- Samsung Ventures AmericaVice President and GM2009 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
- Asia EvolutionDirector2008 — 2009Seoul, Korea
- Samsung ElectronicsSenior Manager1997 — 2008
Skills & more
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Mergers & AcquisitionsStrategyStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementEntrepreneurshipExecutive ManagementGo-to-market StrategyEmerging MarketsBusiness StrategyInternational BusinessBusiness PlanningFinancial ModelingLanguages Chinese · English · French · Korean · Spanish
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XtalBoard seat
via LG Technology Ventures · filed Mar 2016 · $5.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
IMSNanosysPure StorageSoft MachinesVerisiliconWave Computing
Board seats
D2SDateraDCG SystemsDigital Specialty ChemicalsFemtometrixInpriaNexPlanarPanasasPixtronixReno SubsystemsSBA MaterialsSVXRVoltaix
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dong-Su Kim?
- Founding CEO and board member of LG Technology Ventures with over 25 years of investment, strategy, and technology experience, having established the fund's structure and operations. Previously VP and GM of Samsung Ventures America, with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton and a B.S. in Applied Physics from Caltech.
- Where does Dong-Su Kim work?
- Dong-Su Kim is CEO at LG Technology Ventures and Board director at Xtal and Board director at FemtoMetrix and Board director at Inpria.
- What does Dong-Su Kim invest in?
- Dong-Su Kim invests in Data & Infrastructure, New Materials, Semiconductors.
- What boards does Dong-Su Kim sit on?
- Dong-Su Kim holds tracked board seats at D2S, Datera, DCG Systems, Digital Specialty Chemicals, Femtometrix, Inpria, NexPlanar, Panasas, Pixtronix, Reno Subsystems.
- What companies has Dong-Su Kim invested in?
- Investments tracked here include IMS, Nanosys, Pure Storage, Soft Machines, Verisilicon, Wave Computing, Astute Networks, Inpria, Light Field Lab, Reno Sub Systems, SeeQC, WeaveGrid.
- Where did Dong-Su Kim go to school?
- Dong-Su Kim studied at Princeton University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); Caltech (BS, Applied Physics); St. Albans School (High School).
- Does Dong-Su Kim lead rounds?
- Yes — Dong-Su Kim has led 6 tracked investments.
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Also attended Caltech284
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