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531 people in our graph share verified history with James — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Michelle FernandesunlockedJames: together at Barclays Global Investors (2006–2009)
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About
James Lim pairs BlackRock portfolio management with eight years leading business development, strategy and growth at LINE and founding member of LINE Ventures, blending public-markets, operator and corporate VC expertise.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceFintechSaaS
Experience
- Z Venture CapitalPartnercurrent2022 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- AtomsGeneral Manager2021 — 2022Seoul, South Korea
- LINE CorpDirector, LINE Ventures2016 — 2021South Korea
- LINE CorpCorporate Development (CEO Office)2016 — 2021South Korea
- LINE CorpBusiness Lead, LINE Today2016Seoul, South Korea
- LINE CorpSenior Manager, Strategy and Business Development2013 — 2016South Korea
- One Menu, Inc.Co-founder & CEO2011 — 2013Seoul, Korea | San Francisco, CA
- Sanborn Kilcollin PartnersSummer Associate2010Chicago, IL
- Barclays Global InvestorsAssociate2005 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Merrill LynchAnalyst2004 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship27Financial Modeling23Business Strategy22Venture Capital12Emerging Markets10Financial Analysis9Business Development15
Languages English · Korean
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 7 — FINRA
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
From James's professional profile.
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
In Joon Hwang
Managing Partner / CEO at Z Venture Capital
James (Yousik) Han
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Janice Sa
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Josh Jung
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Lim?
- James Lim pairs BlackRock portfolio management with eight years leading business development, strategy and growth at LINE and founding member of LINE Ventures, blending public-markets, operator and corporate VC expertise.
- Where does James Lim work?
- James Lim is Managing Partner at Z Venture Capital.
- What does James Lim invest in?
- James Lim invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where did James Lim go to school?
- James Lim studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Strategic Management); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research).
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business940
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech Capital
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Atoms18
Charlotte HowardInvestor at Index VenturesMerritt HummerInvestor at Bain Capital VenturesCloë StanbridgeTalent Lead at AirTree VenturesViplav SharmaPartner, Associate General Counsel at RTP GlobalCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesDaniel SongPrincipal at Z Venture Capital
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Also worked at LINE Corp10
Ray HatoyamaVenture Partner at Sozo VenturesKay (Eunkyu) LimManaging Partner at Z Venture CapitalHyung KimPartner at Z Venture CapitalYuni KimLead, Value Creation at Z Venture CapitalPeter ParkDirector, Asia at SoftBank Vision FundEmiko HoriOps & Admin Manager at Woven Capital
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Also worked at Barclays Global Investors382
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Merrill Lynch846
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundAftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at Revolution
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