# Baek Kyoum Kim

> Baek Kyoum Kim is a seed investor at Hashed (San Francisco) backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hashed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashed-f96b)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baekkyoumkim/

Baek Kyoum Kim is a seed investor at Hashed in San Francisco focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Lead strategic investment initiatives at Hashed. formerly at AWS and co-founder of a logistics startup

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 8 | 44% |
| Cryptocurrency | 5 | 28% |
| Web3 | 4 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 22% |
| FinTech | 3 | 17% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 11% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 39% |
| Canada | 2 | 11% |
| Singapore | 1 | 6% |
| Philippines | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Subzero Labs | Subzero Labs is developing Rialo, a developer-first Layer 1 blockchain built for internet-scale decentralized applications. | $20M | Seed | Aug 01, 2025 |  |
| Sekai | Sekai makes it easy to create, share, and monetize interactive narratives. | $3.1M | Seed | Dec 05, 2024 |  |
| Backpack | Backpack is a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange that innovates to deliver an engaging, enjoyable, and simple trading environment for both seasoned and new web3 users. | $17M | Series A | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Notifi | Web3 Messaging Infrastructure Services | $10M | Seed | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Merge | Merge is a fintech that is merging stablecoins and instant payment rails in one API. Backed by world-class investors, we aim to accelerate cross-border commerce through global banking and payment services for global businesses. | $9.5M | Seed | May 30, 2022 |  |
| NEAR Protocol | NEAR Protocol is a scalable blockchain designed to provide the performance and user experience necessary to bridge the gap to mainstream adoption of decentralized applications. Unlike other next generation blockchains, this network has been built from the ground up to be the easiest in the world for both developers and their end users while stillproviding the scalability necessary to serve those users. | $350M | Private Equity | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| NEAR | NEAR is decentralized storage and compute platform that is secure enough to manage high-value assets like money or identity. NEAR is a scalable smart contract platform that supports decentralized applications of almost any kind. Leverage an ecosystem of components backed by cutting edge technology.NEAR was founded in 2017 and is headquartered inCalifornia. | $350M |  | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| NEAR | NEAR is decentralized storage and compute platform that is secure enough to manage high-value assets like money or identity. NEAR is a scalable smart contract platform that supports decentralized applications of almost any kind. Leverage an ecosystem of components backed by cutting edge technology.NEAR was founded in 2017 and is headquartered inCalifornia. | $350M | Private Equity | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| Ramper | Ramper provides simple login for blockchain applications to remove friction preventing the adoption of web3. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Mar 11, 2022 |  |
| Kado | Kado is developing payment infrastructure for web3 and the future of digital money. It offers consumers and businesses solutions for easier access to and utility of stablecoins. It enables users to convert fiat to cryptocurrency using a variety of payment methods, avoid centralized exchanges, and transfer funds directly to their self-custodywallet. | $5.4M | Seed | Mar 08, 2022 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [MetaWeb Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metaweb-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Race Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/race-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Blockchange Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchange-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [FTX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ftx-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Hashed

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

# Hashed: To empower networks and innovators in building the decentralized future.Hashed, based in San Francisco and Seoul, is the largest crypto assets fund and community builder in South Korea. The team was founded by serial entrepreneurs, company operators, and systems engineers, who are passionate about enabling the global adoption ofblockchain through education, acceleration and impact investments.Hashed operates Hashed Lounge--a premier blockchain meetup group; Hashed Post--a cryptocurrency blog interviewing founders and thought leaders; and Hashed Night--a world-class conference, events, and networking brand. The team is actively working towards a definition of what it means to be a fundamental technology and founder-focused investment startup in the blockchain ecosystem.

5 contacts available at Hashed.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ryan Kim | Partner, Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-kim-4fb8 |
| Seojoon Kim | CEO and managing partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seojoon-kim |
| Baek Kyoum Kim | Principal, Director of Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baek-kyoum-kim |
| Brian Choi | Head of Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-choi-120a |
| Daniel Dongyeon Woo | Research Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-dongyeon-woo |

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## FAQ

### What does Baek Kyoum Kim invest in?

Baek Kyoum Kim invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Baek Kyoum Kim last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Baek Kyoum Kim closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 18 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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