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John Kim

Investor

Managing Partner at Amasia

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

John Kim, a former platinum‑record touring musician and cross‑border finance professional from Goldman Sachs, concentrates on climate and sustainability, investing one-to-two companies annually and integrating his Christian faith.

Invests in

Climate TechEdTechFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. AmasiaManaging Partnercurrent2013 — presentSingapore
  2. DialpadBoard Directorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco
  3. XenditBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentJakarta, Indonesia
  4. TreeDotsBoard Directorcurrent2019 — presentSingapore
  5. Aplikasi Super (YC W18)Board Directorcurrent2020 — presentSidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia
  6. Living Food CompanyBoard Directorcurrent2020 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. The AthleticBoard Observer2016 — 2022San Francisco
  8. TokopediaBoard Observer2016 — 2021
  9. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Angel Investor2014 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Society of Kauffman FellowsFellow2015 — 2017
  11. Mercuria Energy Trading S.A.Senior Vice President2012 — 2013Singapore
  12. Goldman SachsExecutive Director2006 — 2011
  13. Korean National InvestmentsFund Manager2002 — 2006Seoul, South Korea
  14. The AllyMusician1999 — 2002Greater Philadelphia Area
  15. MerckSystem Specialist2000 — 2001Greater Philadelphia Area
  16. The Y Group (formerly Linx Corp)Founder1997 — 1999Greater Philadelphia Area
  17. International Data Group (IDG)Intern1997Greater Boston Area

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaBSEcon: The Wharton School, BAS: School of Engineering and Applied Science
  2. Wayland High School

Skills & more

Start-upsVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityBusiness StrategyInvestmentsFinancial ModelingMergers & AcquisitionsStrategyManagement

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Colleagues at Amasia