Where does Dong-Su Kim work?

Dong-Su Kim is CEO at LG Technology Ventures and Founder at Xtal.

Does Dong-Su Kim lead rounds?

Yes — Dong-Su Kim has led 6 tracked investments.

Dong-Su Kim

InvestorFounder

CEO at LG Technology Ventures · Board director at Xtal

Santa Clara, California, United States

FoundedXtal

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

Intro paths

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In turn, Dong-Su can intro founders to Xtal's investors below.

Xtal's investors · 1

LG Technology VenturesSanta Clara · since 2016

Co-founders at Xtal

Siu Kei AuyeungExecutive Officer

Jiangwei LiExecutive Officer

Zongqiang YuExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

LG Technology VenturesCEOcurrent2018 — presentSanta Clara, CA
Samsung Ventures AmericaVice President and GM2009 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
Asia EvolutionDirector2008 — 2009Seoul, Korea
Samsung ElectronicsSenior Manager1997 — 2008

Education

Princeton UniversityPh.D., Electrical Engineering1991 — 1997
CaltechBS, Applied Physics1987 — 1991
St. Albans SchoolHigh School1985 — 1987

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Due Diligence17Corporate Development74Investments57Private Equity25Start-ups99Mergers9Valuation16Corporate Finance13Business Development38Product Marketing20Competitive Analysis35

+12 more

Mergers & AcquisitionsStrategyStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementEntrepreneurshipExecutive ManagementGo-to-market StrategyEmerging MarketsBusiness StrategyInternational BusinessBusiness PlanningFinancial Modeling

Languages Chinese · English · French · Korean · Spanish

From Dong-Su's professional profile.

Deals · 1

XtalBoard seat

via LG Technology Ventures · filed Mar 2016 · $5.3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at LG Technology Ventures

Annie Song

Senior Manager, Investor Relations at LG Technology Ventures

Anshul Agarwal

Partner at LG Technology Ventures

David Kang

Marketing at LG Technology Ventures

Frederick Dopfel

Investor at LG Technology Ventures

Gyun Hong Kim

Senior Director, Business Development at LG Technology Ventures

Hyeonjeong Son

Senior Fund Accountant at LG Technology Ventures

Jinha Kim

Senior Manager, Business Development at LG Technology Ventures

John Jun Hee Lee

Investor at LG Technology Ventures

Network5

Il Seok Yoon

Vice President at Samsung Ventures

Jay Chong

Vice President at Samsung Ventures

Jisu Yoon

Investment Director at Samsung Ventures

Liam Ahn

Principal at Samsung Ventures

Russ Chaney

Principal at Samsung Ventures

Investors connected to Dong-Su in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dong-Su Kim work?: Dong-Su Kim is CEO at LG Technology Ventures and Founder at Xtal.
What does Dong-Su Kim invest in?: Dong-Su Kim invests in Data & Infrastructure, New Materials, Semiconductors.
What companies did Dong-Su Kim found?: Dong-Su Kim founded Xtal.
Does Dong-Su Kim lead rounds?: Yes — Dong-Su Kim has led 6 tracked investments.