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Phil Yoon

Investor

Managing Partner at Big Basin Capital · Board director at Harmonic Bionics · Board director at ODK Media · Board director at Kong Studios

Cupertino, California, United States

About

Phil Yoon is the Founding Partner and General Partner of Big Basin Capital, where he has raised three seed-stage funds and invested in more than 40 startups across Korea and the US in sectors including mobile applications, e-commerce, enterprise software, digital content, education technology, and gaming. He serves on the boards of several portfolio companies, including Kong Studios, Goodtime, Classum, and GoPizza.

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Board director at Harmonic Bionics

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Harmonic Bionics's investors · 2

Big Basin CapitalCupertino · $1M checksNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2018

Co-founders at Harmonic Bionics

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Ashish DeshpandeExecutive Officer, Director
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Youngmok YunExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at ODK Media

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ODK Media's investors · 1

Big Basin CapitalCupertino · $1M checks · since 2015

Board director at Kong Studios

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Kong Studios's investors · 2

Atinum Investment Co. Ltd.Seoul · $100K – $2M checks · since 2021Big Basin CapitalCupertino · $1M checks · since 2021

Experience

  1. Big Basin CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2013 — presentSilicon Valley and Seoul
  2. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyAdjunct Professor2018 — 2021
  3. Walden InternationalInvestment Director2010 — 2013Silicon Valley & Seoul
  4. Intel CapitalAssociate Investment Manager2008 — 2010Santa Clara, CA
  5. CadenceSales Technical Leader2004 — 2006Pittsburgh, PA
  6. NeolinearSenior Software Engineer then Applications Engineer2000 — 2004Pittsburgh, PA

Colleagues at Big Basin Capital

Cho Yeon Kim
Principal at Big Basin Capital
Taekkyung Lee
Venture Partner at Big Basin Capital
Woo Jin An
Associate at Big Basin Capital
Young Song
Venture Partner at Big Basin Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Phil Yoon?
Phil Yoon is the Founding Partner and General Partner of Big Basin Capital, where he has raised three seed-stage funds and invested in more than 40 startups across Korea and the US in sectors including mobile applications, e-commerce, enterprise software, digital content, education technology, and gaming. He serves on the boards of several portfolio companies, including Kong Studios, Goodtime, Classum, and GoPizza.
Where does Phil Yoon work?
Phil Yoon is Managing Partner at Big Basin Capital and Board director at Harmonic Bionics and Board director at ODK Media and Board director at Kong Studios.
Where did Phil Yoon go to school?
Phil Yoon studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Major in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management); Carnegie Mellon University (M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering); Seoul National University (B.S., Electrical Engineering).

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