# Aaron Dongsuk Shin

> Aaron Dongsuk Shin is a seed investor at Formation Group (Seoul) backing Apps and Sensor. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Formation Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/formation-group)
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://kr.linkedin.com/in/aaron-shin-18b29910

Aaron Dongsuk Shin is a seed investor at Formation Group in Seoul focused on Apps and Sensor. Aaron is an Asia Investment Partner at Formation Group and had a similar role with Formation 8, focusing on South Korea. Aaron led investments in a variety of industries including virtual realty, big data, healthcare, consumer technology and entertainment. Through investments at Formation 8, Aaron serves on the boards of MyMusicTaste, MOOOVR andRooy.Most recently, Aaron co-founded Blue Button, a cross-border startup accelerator, and helped Korean startups expand into the U.S. market. Previously, Aaron served as an investment professional at Softbank Ventures Korea, a venture capital subsidiary of Softbank Corp., focusing on startup and growth stage companies in e-commerce, digital content and other technology sectors. Before Softbank Ventures Korea, Aaron joined Accenture and performed various consulting projects such as optimizing supply chain process, designing corporate performance evaluation framework and implementing new business strategies mostly for large corporations. Aaron began his career as a co-founder and CTO of NodeNIC in South Korea, where he invented a patented domain lookup technology and led software development.Aaron earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Seoul National University in South Korea.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Sensor | 1 | 17% |
| Travel | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 17% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | 1 | 17% |
| South Korea | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gentle Energy | Operation intelligence streaming service that increases profit by 20% | $2.1M | Series A | Aug 28, 2022 |  |
| ALLO | ALLO is designed to adapt to and enhance your specific workflow whether you're brainstorming ideas, managing complex projects, or aligning your team towards common goals. | $5M | Seed | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| ALLO | ALLO is designed to adapt to and enhance your specific workflow whether you're brainstorming ideas, managing complex projects, or aligning your team towards common goals. | $5M | Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| FunNow | Our vision is to empower people to delight their lives how they want when they want it. Our mission is to enable people to be spontaneous through an enjoyable, easy, and reliable booking experience. We are the best way for urbanites to book fun on the spur of the moment. | $15M | Series B | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| FunNow | Our vision is to empower people to delight their lives how they want when they want it. Our mission is to enable people to be spontaneous through an enjoyable, easy, and reliable booking experience. We are the best way for urbanites to book fun on the spur of the moment. | $15M | Series B | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| ALLO | ALLO is designed to adapt to and enhance your specific workflow whether you're brainstorming ideas, managing complex projects, or aligning your team towards common goals. | $891K | Seed | Dec 30, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [PChome](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pchome) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accuvest Global Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accuvest-global-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atinum Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atinum-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CDIB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdib-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CSV Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/csv-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [KKday](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kkday) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Formation Group

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Formation Group is an investment firm that focusses its investments in the technology sector. The company was founded by Brian Koo in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

5 contacts available at Formation Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Dongsuk Shin | Investment Partner, Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-dongsuk-shin |
| Lae Jang | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lae-jang |
| Bon Woong Koo | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-koo |
| Bon Woong Koo | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bon-woong-koo |
| John Chikeun Lee | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-chikeun-lee |

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## FAQ

### What does Aaron Dongsuk Shin invest in?

Aaron Dongsuk Shin invests primarily in Apps, Sensor and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Aaron Dongsuk Shin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aaron Dongsuk Shin closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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