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About
Venture Partner for Korea and CEO and co-founder of Bigbang Angels, a seed accelerator and early-stage VC firm in Korea and Singapore. With over 20 years in Asia's startup ecosystem, he has participated in more than 130 investments and previously held roles at LG CNS, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics. He holds a Ph.D. from Konkuk University.
Invests in
AgTechClimate TechDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtech
Experience
- Allocator OneCohort Partner of Anchor Fund 1current2024 — presentSingapore, Singapore
- Bigbang Angels, Inc.Chairman of the Boardcurrent2012 — presentSeoul, Seoul, South Korea
- Bigbang Ventures Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- AngeLoungeCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- GSIL Co., Ltd.Strategic Advisor & Seed Investorcurrent2017 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- GSIL Co., Ltd.Board Member2022 — 2024
- Promedius Inc.Stragegic Advisor and Investorcurrent2020 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- QIC.AIStrategic Advisor & Seed Investorcurrent2020 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- 크라우드웍스(CrowdWorks, Inc.)Strategic Advisor & Seed Investorcurrent2017 — presentSeoul Incheon Metropolitan Area
- 집닥(주) (Zipdoc)Strategic Advisor & Seed Investorcurrent2017 — presentSeoul Incheon Metropolitan Area
- CartesiStrategy Advisor & Private Investorcurrent2018 — presentSingapore
- Across Asia AllianceBoard Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentCentral Singapore
- Platform Labs Pte. Ltd.Managing Directorcurrent2018 — presentSingapore
- AcademyX,Inc.Co-Founder2015 — 2017Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- KAISTVisiting Professor2013 — 2017Seoul
- Lezhin EntertainmentAngel Investor2012 — 2016Seoul Incheon Metropolitan Area
- Chungkang College of Cultural IndustriesProfessor2011 — 2013Korea
- LG ElectronicsGeneral Manager2010 — 2011
- LG ElectronicsGroup Manager of MC Contents & Service strategy group2010 — 2011
- LG CNSGeneral manager2006 — 2009
- Agentleader,Inc.CEO, Founder1999 — 2002
- MINES,Inc.CEO,Founder1995 — 1999Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
- Samsung ElectronicsSoftware Engineer1994 — 1997
Skills & more
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Mobile ApplicationsManagement ConsultingGo-to-market StrategyProduct MarketingIntegrationMultimediaGaming IndustryStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipMobile ComputingStart-up VenturesVenture FinancingLanguages English · Korean
From Michael's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Lezhin Entertainment
Investor
Lezhin Comics
Sources: curated public sources · the investor's own website.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael ByungSun Hwang?
- Venture Partner for Korea and CEO and co-founder of Bigbang Angels, a seed accelerator and early-stage VC firm in Korea and Singapore. With over 20 years in Asia's startup ecosystem, he has participated in more than 130 investments and previously held roles at LG CNS, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics. He holds a Ph.D. from Konkuk University.
- Where does Michael ByungSun Hwang work?
- Michael ByungSun Hwang is Venture Partner (Korea) at TNBAura.
- What does Michael ByungSun Hwang invest in?
- Michael ByungSun Hwang invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What companies has Michael ByungSun Hwang invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Lezhin Entertainment, Lezhin Comics.
- Where did Michael ByungSun Hwang go to school?
- Michael ByungSun Hwang studied at Konkuk University (Ph.D., Management of Information Technology); Inha University 인하대학교 (MS, Computer Scicence); Inha University 인하대학교 (BS, Statistics).
- Does Michael ByungSun Hwang lead rounds?
- Yes — Michael ByungSun Hwang has led 1 tracked investment.
