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.
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
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Strategic Management2009 — 2011
- University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research2001 — 2004
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.
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business431
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech CapitalRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital Partners
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Atoms13
Charlotte HowardInvestor at Index VenturesMerritt HummerInvestor at Bain Capital VenturesGautam GuptaCo-Founder & Venture Partner at BA CapitalCloë StanbridgeTalent Lead at AirTree VenturesViplav SharmaPartner, Associate General Counsel at RTP GlobalCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse Ventures
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Also worked at LINE Corp8
Ray HatoyamaVenture Partner at Sozo VenturesKay LimManaging Partner at Z Venture CapitalHyung KimPartner at Z Venture CapitalYuni KimLead, Value Creation at Z Venture CapitalJohn Edvard ReitenSolo Game Developer at OP GAMESMasato ShimodairaGeneral Partner at ON&BOARD
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Also worked at Barclays Global Investors156
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also worked at Merrill Lynch398
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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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 Han
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Janice Sa
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Josh Jung
Principal at Z Venture Capital