# Cho Hong-je

> Cho Hong-je is a Series A investor at Hankook Tire backing Automotive. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hankook Tire](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hankook-tire-america-corp)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Cho Hong-je is a Series A investor at Hankook Tire focused on Automotive and Mobile Apps. Cho Hong-je joined Hankook Tire as Founder.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carmerce | Carmerce is a used vehicle reselling platform. They offer an e-commerce mobile application for buying used vehicles. | $2.3M | Series A | Mar 02, 2023 | https://www.carmerce.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Hankook Tire

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

Hankook Tire is an automotive company that manufactures car tires and truck tires. Hankook Tire is actively embracing the global stage. With constant technological development and commitment to innovation, we are taking a leap to become a leading global tire company that provides sustainable solutions to deliver ultimate driving satisfaction to allcustomers.

5 contacts available at Hankook Tire.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Curtis Brison | President and COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curtis-brison |
| Cho Hong-je | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cho-hong-je |
| Hyun Bum Cho | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyun-bum-cho |
| Jong Jin | Vice President Of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jong-jin |
| Rob Williams | Senior Vice President Commercial TBR USA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-williams-5e1a |

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## FAQ

### What does Cho Hong-je invest in?

Cho Hong-je invests primarily in Automotive, Mobile Apps and Information Services startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Cho Hong-je last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cho Hong-je closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investment 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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