About
Michael ByungSun Hwang is associated with Bigbang Angels, an early-stage institutional investor operating across Korea and Singapore that focuses on cross-border startups. Bigbang Angels began as an angel investor club in 2012 as a subsidiary of PlatformLabs, and has since invested in more than 100 companies through a series of private investment funds. The firm links Korean government R&D funds with its investments and helps portfolio companies validate market fit through public and conglomerate partners while expanding globally via Singapore and Canada. An early investment in Lezhin Comics reportedly returned 80x in the firm's first fund.
Invests in
AgTechClimate TechDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtech
Experience
- Allocator OneCohort Partner of Anchor Fund 1current2024 β presentSingapore, Singapore
- Bigbang Angels, Inc.Chairman of the Boardcurrent2012 β presentSeoul, Seoul, South Korea
- Bigbang Ventures Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2022 β presentSeoul, South Korea
- AngeLoungeCo-Foundercurrent2022 β presentSeoul, South Korea
- GSIL Co., Ltd.Strategic Advisor & Seed Investorcurrent2017 β presentSeoul, South Korea
- GSIL Co., Ltd.Board Member2022 β 2024
- Promedius Inc.Stragegic Advisor and Investorcurrent2020 β presentSeoul, South Korea
- QIC.AIStrategic Advisor & Seed Investorcurrent2020 β presentSeoul, South Korea
- ν¬λΌμ°λμμ€(CrowdWorks, Inc.)Strategic Advisor & Seed Investorcurrent2017 β presentSeoul Incheon Metropolitan Area
- μ§λ₯(μ£Ό) (Zipdoc)Strategic Advisor & Seed Investorcurrent2017 β presentSeoul Incheon Metropolitan Area
- CartesiStrategy Advisor & Private Investorcurrent2018 β presentSingapore
- Across Asia AllianceBoard Of Directorscurrent2018 β presentCentral Singapore
- Platform Labs Pte. Ltd.Managing Directorcurrent2018 β presentSingapore
- AcademyX,Inc.Co-Founder2015 β 2017Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- KAISTVisiting Professor2013 β 2017Seoul
- Lezhin EntertainmentAngel Investor2012 β 2016Seoul Incheon Metropolitan Area
- Chungkang College of Cultural IndustriesProfessor2011 β 2013Korea
- LG ElectronicsGeneral Manager2010 β 2011
- LG ElectronicsGroup Manager of MC Contents & Service strategy group2010 β 2011
- LG CNSGeneral manager2006 β 2009
- Agentleader,Inc.CEO, Founder1999 β 2002
- MINES,Inc.CEO,Founder1995 β 1999Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
- Samsung ElectronicsSoftware Engineer1994 β 1997
Skills & more
Project Management3μ°½μ
λ²€μ²3Venture Capital2Community Management1Fund ManagementAcceleratorEntrepreneurship37Start-ups35Business Strategy30Product Management25Business Development20Mobile Communications18
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Mobile ApplicationsManagement ConsultingGo-to-market StrategyProduct MarketingIntegrationMultimediaGaming IndustryStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipMobile ComputingStart-up VenturesVenture FinancingLanguages English Β· Korean
From Michael's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Lezhin Comics
Per the investor's own website.
Colleagues at TNBAura
Ayaka Matsumoto
Corporate Development Manager at TNBAura
Charles Teo
Investor at TNBAura
Charles Wong
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at TNBAura
Cherie Chou
Head of Corporate Development at TNBAura
David Bonifacio
Managing Partner, Head of Philippines at TNBAura
Ejazz Gaznavi
Finance & Operations Manager at TNBAura
El Regina Tajudin
Venture Partner (Malaysia) at TNBAura
Elwin John
Fund Operations Associate at TNBAura
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael ByungSun Hwang?
- Michael ByungSun Hwang is associated with Bigbang Angels, an early-stage institutional investor operating across Korea and Singapore that focuses on cross-border startups. Bigbang Angels began as an angel investor club in 2012 as a subsidiary of PlatformLabs, and has since invested in more than 100 companies through a series of private investment funds. The firm links Korean government R&D funds with its investments and helps portfolio companies validate market fit through public and conglomerate partners while expanding globally via Singapore and Canada. An early investment in Lezhin Comics reportedly returned 80x in the firm's first fund.
- 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 Comics.
- Where did Michael ByungSun Hwang go to school?
- Michael ByungSun Hwang studied at Konkuk University (Ph.D., Management of Information Technology); Inha University μΈνλνκ΅ (MS, Computer Scicence); Inha University μΈνλνκ΅ (BS, Statistics).
Same school
Also attended Konkuk University1
Also attended Inha University μΈνλνκ΅1
Shared employers
Also worked at Bigbang Angels, Inc.1
Also worked at ν¬λΌμ°λμμ€(CrowdWorks, Inc.)2
Also worked at Cartesi1
Also worked at Samsung Electronics93
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