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In Joon Hwang

Investor

Managing Partner / CEO at Z Venture Capital

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

About

In Joon Hwang combines CFO‑level finance expertise with building Taiwan’s LINE bank, runs a hybrid VC focused on early Japan seed/Series A, and oversees LY’s fintech across five Asian markets.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Line Financial CorporationCEOcurrent2023 — present대한민국 서울
  2. Z Venture CapitalChairmancurrent2021 — presentTokyo, Japan
  3. LINE Bank 連線銀行Chairmancurrent2019 — presentTaiwan
  4. LY CorporationCGIO2025Tokyo, Japan

Education

  1. New York University석사, 경영학1990 — 1992
  2. Seoul National University학사, 경제학1985 — 1989

Same school

Also attended New York University281

Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 275 more

Also attended Seoul National University44

Byung Geon Rhee, PhDHead of Advisory Board at Adelphi Ventures Management, LlcJinKyung (Jinny) LeeVenture Operations at Samsung NextJihoon JeongGeneral Partner at Asia2G CapitalIn Hyok ChaGeneral Partner at Asia2G CapitalLinda BrosigInvestor at HeadlineSophia JinPartner at TransLink Capital

+ 38 more

Shared employers

Also worked at LINE Bank 連線銀行1

Jamie LinChairman and Partner at AppWorks Ventures

Also worked at LY Corporation3

Yuni KimLead, Value Creation at Z Venture CapitalJohn Edvard ReitenSolo Game Developer at OP GAMESKosuke NakayamaGeneral Partner at ON&BOARD

Colleagues at Z Venture Capital

Chihiro Kameoka
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Daniel Song
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Greg Eum
Associate at Z Venture Capital
Hyung Kim
Partner at Z Venture Capital
James Han
Principal at Z Venture Capital
James Lim
Managing Partner at Z Venture Capital
Janice Sa
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Josh Jung
Principal at Z Venture Capital