# Benjamin Joe

> Benjamin Joe is a seed investor backing Software and Analytics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminjoe
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ybjoe

Benjamin Joe is a seed investor focused on Software and Analytics. Benjamin Joe is based out of Singapore and is the Vice President, Asia Pacific of Meta. Benjamin previously worked at Meta as a Vice President, Southeast Asia and Emerging Markets. Benjamin Joe attended the Harvard Business School.Ben received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and holds B.A. degrees in Business Administration andEnglish Literature from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Credit Bureau | 1 | 50% |
| Market Research | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer Reviews | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Korea Credit Data | Korea Credit Data provides essential services for merchants in Korea including business management, customer analysis, POS and payment services as well as marketplace platform. KCD and its six subsidiaries currently serve more than two million businesses in Korea. KCD aims to resolve issues a business owner faces from the beginning to end of hisbusiness life. To this end, KCD expands its business areas to include payment(Korea Payment Networks), POS(IMU), and credit bureau(Korea Credit Service) which obtained a CB license for the first time in 17 years.KCD made strong strategic partnerships with industry leading companies and built a high entry barrier; the company raised $220M+ from Temasek(Pavilion Capital), Morgan Stanley(Tactical Value), Kakao(No.1 mobile platform in Korea), KB Kookmin Bank(No.1 retail bank in Korea), Hanwha Life Insurance, Shinhan Card(No.1 credit card company in Korea), Dunamu(No.1 cryptocurrency exchange in Korea 'Upbit'), GS Holdings(No.1 CVS in Korea 'GS25'), Fiserv(the largest non-bank merchant acquirer) and more. | $100K | Angel | Jul 29, 2016 |  |
| Opensurvey | • Founded in 2011, ​the company has been the dominant mobile research provider in Korea. Since then, we have accumulated variety of experiences and developed a deep understanding how market research should be on smart devices. • The platform(OpenSurvey™) provides not only fast collection of data, or automated analysis of result, but real-timeaccess to one third million consumer panels in Korea. Now we are working with 1,200 corporate clients including Kimberly-Clark, Kakao, and Facebook.• The company raised $6M investments from SoftBank Ventures and renowned entrepreneurs in Korea. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2012 |  |

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## FAQ

### What does Benjamin Joe invest in?

Benjamin Joe invests primarily in Software, Analytics and Credit Bureau startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Benjamin Joe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benjamin Joe closed in Jul 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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