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Eric Kim

Investor

Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $50K – $10M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Eric Kim blends classical music and cognitive science with an art-and-science approach, bridging Silicon Valley and Korea since 2011 and using Korea’s hyper-connected market to spot Kakao, Coupang, Toss early.

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Invests in

ConsumerE-commerceFintechHealthtechSocial

Experience

  1. Goodwater CapitalCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Viva Republica (Toss)Board Member & Lead Investorcurrent2016 — present
  3. SlashBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. KarrotBoard Member & Lead Investorcurrent2019 — present
  5. Midi HealthBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  6. HallowBoard Member & Lead Investorcurrent2023 — present
  7. ScentbirdBoard Member & Lead Investorcurrent2018 — present
  8. Everly HealthBoard Member & Lead Investorcurrent2017 — present
  9. XenditInvestorcurrent2014 — present
  10. musical.ly Inc.Investor2016 — 2020
  11. CoupangBoard Member & Lead Investor2011 — 2018
  12. Kakao CorpBoard Member & Lead Investor2011 — 2016
  13. Maverick CapitalManaging Director2007 — 2014
  14. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2003 — 2005
  15. Yale CellosCellist2000 — 2002New Haven, CT

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2005 — 2007
  2. Yale UniversityBachelor's Degree, Cognitive Science1998 — 2002

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,141 more

Also attended Yale University491

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures

+ 485 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Viva Republica (Toss)9

Jai ChoiSenior Advisor at Partech VenturesNicolas El BazeSenior Advisor at Partech VenturesJin OhPartner at Goodwater CapitalCathryn ChenFounder & CEO at MarketX VenturesDeepak RavichandranPartner at Alkeon CapitalTalia GoldbergPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

+ 3 more

Also worked at Karrot1

Jeffrey LeePartner at Han River Partners

Also worked at Everly Health5

Marco DeMeirelesInvestor at Ansa CapitalJay ParkCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Prysm CapitalGarheng KongInvestor at HealthQuest CapitalJonathan NirenbergInvestor at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Linus WaltonVice President at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)

Also worked at musical.ly Inc.4

Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalJJ AguhobInvestor at ProgressionDavid ChengInvestor at DCM VenturesJosh ElmanInvestor at Greylock Partners

Deals · 1

NoHo HealthBoard seat

via Goodwater Capital · filed Jul 2018 · $19M raise

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

Colleagues at Goodwater Capital

Chi-Hua Chien
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital
Clarissa Barquist
Investor at Goodwater Capital
Coddy Johnson
Partner at Goodwater Capital
Gaelen Hendrickson
Investor at Goodwater Capital
Jin Oh
Partner at Goodwater Capital
Luis Echeverria
Principal at Goodwater Capital
Matt Gibstein
Vice President at Goodwater Capital
Timothy Chang
Managing Director at Goodwater Capital

Network4

Micky MalkaScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Ribbit Capital
Arash FerdowsiScout
Angel
Alex Chachava
Investor at Leta Capital
Fern Mandelbaum
Managing Director, Venture Investments at Emerson Collective Investing

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