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Yuni Kim

Investor

Lead, Value Creation at Z Venture Capital

Japan

About

Yuni Kim joined Z Venture Capital in 2025, where she works on creating business synergies with startups and driving value-up through collaboration with group assets. Before ZVC, she worked at LINE on the LINE Bank establishment project, including preparations for a joint venture with Mizuho Bank, and was seconded to SoftBank's corporate business strategy division, where she handled sourcing for strategic investments and collaboration with LP-backed funds and advanced technology firms. Earlier she spent 12 years at Mizuho Bank's Seoul branch supporting cross-border transactions and corporate sales, and is currently pursuing an MBA at Waseda Business School.

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Experience

  1. Z Venture CapitalLead, Value Creationcurrent2025 — present
  2. Z Venture CapitalSynergy Manager2025도쿄도, 일본
  3. LINEヤフー株式会社金融事業企画2023 — 2025日本 東京都
  4. ソフトバンクManager2023 — 2025일본 도쿄도 도쿄
  5. LINE CorpBank設立準備2018 — 2023일본 도쿄도 도쿄
  6. Mizuho BankVice President2006 — 2018seoul
  7. Mizuho BankVice President, International Business Division(Tokyo)2014 — 2016Tokyo, Japan
  8. Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Sao PauloAssistant2005 — 2006

Education

  1. WASEDA Business SchoolManagement2025 — 2027
  2. Kookmin UniversityBachelor's degree, International Areas Studies (Major in Japanese Studies)1999 — 2003
  3. Himeji Dokkyo University交換留学, 経済情報2001 — 2002

Skills & more

Value Creation1Golf1SynergyBusiness Alliance1Open Innovation1Marathon법인영업경영 컨설팅1사업개발1

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Also attended WASEDA Business School5

Vianney BarrePartner at Quadrille CapitalLloyd LeeCEO at HyperithmShinsuke HamamiyaInvestor at 01booster CapitalTak SatoManaging Partner at MS&AD VenturesLouis WirawanVice President at SBI Ven Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Z Venture Capital13

In Joon HwangManaging Partner / CEO at Z Venture CapitalKay LimManaging Partner at Z Venture CapitalJames LimManaging Partner at Z Venture CapitalHyung KimPartner at Z Venture CapitalJames HanPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalJanice SaPrincipal at Z Venture Capital

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Also worked at LINEヤフー株式会社3

In Joon HwangManaging Partner / CEO at Z Venture CapitalJohn Edvard ReitenSolo Game Developer at OP GAMESKosuke NakayamaGeneral Partner at ON&BOARD

Also worked at ソフトバンク4

Elyssa PedoteDirector of Talent at GreycroftSae NurukiInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalSusan ChoeFounder + General Partner at Katalyst VenturesNaomi KoshiAdvisor at Scrum Ventures

Also worked at LINE Corp8

Ray HatoyamaVenture Partner at Sozo VenturesKay LimManaging Partner at Z Venture CapitalJames LimManaging Partner at Z Venture CapitalHyung KimPartner at Z Venture CapitalJohn Edvard ReitenSolo Game Developer at OP GAMESMasato ShimodairaGeneral Partner at ON&BOARD

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Colleagues at Z Venture Capital

Chihiro Kameoka
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Daniel Song
Principal at Z Venture Capital
Greg Eum
Associate at Z Venture Capital
Hyung Kim
Partner at Z Venture Capital
In Joon Hwang
Managing Partner / CEO at Z Venture Capital
James Han
Principal at Z Venture Capital
James Lim
Managing Partner at Z Venture Capital
Janice Sa
Principal at Z Venture Capital