# Chang Wook Kim

> Chang Wook Kim is a seed investor backing Pet, Retail and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Chang Wook Kim is a seed investor focused on Pet and Retail. Chang Wook Kim

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Veterinary | 1 | 50% |
| Animal Feed | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| South Korea | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Meow Island | Meow Island provides sales of cosmetic products and excreta treatment products for cats. | $524.4K | Seed | Aug 25, 2022 |  |
| SODA | Soda launched its customer-to-customer marketplace SNKRDUNK, which now has over 3 million monthly users in Japan. Through the platform, users can buy and sell sneakers safely as it offers legitimacy checking services through local authentication provider Fake Busters. | $57M | Series C | Jul 29, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Altos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BASE Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-partners-2726) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colopl Next](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colopl-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Paradigm Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-paradigm-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBVA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-ventures-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Chang Wook Kim invest in?

Chang Wook Kim invests primarily in Pet, Retail and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Chang Wook Kim last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chang Wook Kim closed in Aug 2022. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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