Eric Kim
InvestorManaging Partner at Goodwater Capital · Board director at NoHo Health
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerE-commerceFintechHealthtechSocial
Board director at NoHo Health
Intro paths
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In turn, Eric can intro founders to NoHo Health's investors below.
NoHo Health's investors · 1
Experience
- Goodwater CapitalCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Viva Republica (Toss)Board Member & Lead Investorcurrent2016 — present
- SlashBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KarrotBoard Member & Lead Investorcurrent2019 — present
- Midi HealthBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- HallowBoard Member & Lead Investorcurrent2023 — present
- ScentbirdBoard Member & Lead Investorcurrent2018 — present
- Everly HealthBoard Member & Lead Investorcurrent2017 — present
- XenditInvestorcurrent2014 — present
- musical.ly Inc.Investor2016 — 2020
- CoupangBoard Member & Lead Investor2011 — 2018
- Kakao CorpBoard Member & Lead Investor2011 — 2016
- Maverick CapitalManaging Director2007 — 2014
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2003 — 2005
- Yale CellosCellist2000 — 2002New Haven, CT
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
Jaeson Ma
Investor at East West Ventures EWV
Jin Oh
Partner at Goodwater Capital
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Jon McNeill
Investor at DVx Ventures
Luis Echeverria
Principal at Goodwater Capital
Network5
Micky MalkaScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Ribbit Capital
Arash FerdowsiScout
Co-founder of Dropbox
Guillermo RauchScout
Founder & CEO of Vercel
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.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Kim?
- 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.
- Where does Eric Kim work?
- Eric Kim is Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital and Board director at NoHo Health.
- What does Eric Kim invest in?
- Eric Kim invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, Social.
- What check size does Eric Kim write?
- Eric Kim typically writes checks of $50K – $10M.
- What boards does Eric Kim sit on?
- Eric Kim holds tracked board seats at NoHo Health.
- Where did Eric Kim go to school?
- Eric Kim studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Yale University (Bachelor's Degree, Cognitive Science).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
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Shared employers
Also worked at Viva Republica (Toss)8
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