Alex Donghwan Kim
Managing Partner @ Cognitive Ventures
Alex Donghwan Kim is a Series A investor at Cognitive Ventures focused on Software and Augmented Reality. Alex Kim is currently a co-founder and managing partner at Cognitive Investment, a recently found investing company focused on nurturing startups from early stages to growth captital stages.Prior to Cognitive Investment, Alex was a director at SoftBank Ventures Korea from 2012 to February 2016, which mainly focuses on investments in Asiaincluding Korea. Alex managed and participated in board meetings of portfolio companies in China and Korea, mainly discussing managerial issues, developing post-investment value add strategies, and establishing exit strategies.He has also worked as an executive director at Goldman Sachs, where he managed proprietary portfolio in Korea market with stock, derivatives, and equity long/short. And he began his financial career with IPO and M&A in Shinhan Investment.Alex started his career as a Co-founder of Softweb international Inc., an incorporation of startup company for software development.Alex holds an MBA in Concentrations in Finance from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Science in Electric Engineering at Yonsei University.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries Alex Donghwan Kim invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 1 (100%)
- Augmented Reality 1 (100%)
- Information Technology 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Investments
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MAXST
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MAXST helps millions of developers and organizations build and empower convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality with AR (Augmented Reality), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and computer vision technology. Our products, AR SDK(Software Development Kit), AR Collaboration, AR Guide, are engineered for security, reliability and scalability,running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware.MAXST has partnered with world-leading companies such as HYUNDAI & KIA motor group, SK Telecom, LG Electronics, KT, and NAVER and will continue to endeavor to be the AR market leader. | $3M / Series A / Aug 25, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About Cognitive Ventures
A venture capital fund investing in disruptive exponential technology companies globally
Cognitive Ventures Contacts
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Alex Donghwan Kim
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What does Alex Donghwan Kim invest in?
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