Lily Joo
InvestorInvestor at 10K Ventures · Venture Partner at VentureFriends
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Writes $540K – $3.2M checks
About
Lily Joo is a Korean-American venture partner with 16k+ LinkedIn followers, bilingual in English and Korean, maintaining dual investing roles and uniquely positioned to bridge Europe–Asia scale-up challenges for founders.
Invests in
E-commerceFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Experience
- VentureFriendsVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- 10K VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2019 — presentDACH & S.Europe
- ValerIAInvestor & Board Membercurrent2025 — presentGreater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- EdgeeInvestor & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentParis / San Francisco
- Newtopia VCLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentLatin America
- firedropLimited Partnercurrent2023 — presentUK & Europe
- ReferyFounding Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Pensero AIAngel Investorcurrent2024 — presentNew York / Barcelona
- neoflo.aiSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
- Syra CoffeeAngel Investorcurrent2023 — presentSpain
- Flow48Angel Investorcurrent2022 — presentMENA
- YunoAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- PliantAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentBerlin, Germany
- InventaAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentBrazil
- Bazaar TechnologiesAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentPakistan
- KlubAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentIndia
- NestcoinAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentNigeria
- Alter GlobalLimited Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UlaAngel Investorcurrent2020 — presentIndonesia
- Nilo SaúdeAngel Investorcurrent2020 — presentBrazil
- BelvoAngel Investorcurrent2019 — presentSpain / Latam
- hugoAngel Investor (Exit) 🙌current2018 — presentCentral America & the Caribbean
- Stealth StartupAngel Investor - Multiple Companiescurrent2018 — presentGlobal
- GlovoCustomer (🦄 Exit) 🙌2019 — 2022Europe | Africa | Western Asia | Latam
- Pomelo FashionOperations2018 — 2019Asia Pacific
- Alibaba GroupMarketplace (🦄 Exit) 🙌2016 — 2018Hong Kong | Southeast Asia
- Herndon Capital Management, LLCAnalyst Internship2014Greater Atlanta Area
- Georgia Tech Student Foundation Investment CommitteeInvestment committee2012 — 2014Greater Atlanta Area
Skills & more
Investments13Start-ups6Angel Investing6Financial Analysis4Market Research4Data Analysis7Valuation4Financial Modeling2Research7Statistics1Corporate Finance1Finance2
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StrategyAnalytical SkillsProject ManagementE-commerceBusiness StrategyBusiness AnalysisEntrepreneurshipCorporate DevelopmentTeamworkPublic SpeakingLeadershipTeam LeadershipLanguages English · Korean
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lily Joo?
- Lily Joo is a Korean-American venture partner with 16k+ LinkedIn followers, bilingual in English and Korean, maintaining dual investing roles and uniquely positioned to bridge Europe–Asia scale-up challenges for founders.
- Where does Lily Joo work?
- Lily Joo is Investor at 10K Ventures.
- What does Lily Joo invest in?
- Lily Joo invests in E-commerce, Fintech, Marketplaces, PropTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Lily Joo write?
- Lily Joo typically writes checks of $540K – $3.2M.
- Where did Lily Joo go to school?
- Lily Joo studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Finance).
Same school
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