# Cho Ji-yoon > Cho Ji-yoon is a seed investor at Strong Ventures backing Apps, Sales and Gaming. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Strong Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/strong-ventures) - Total investments: 7 - Last investment: Oct 2025 - Lead investor: 71% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junyoung-choi-b53737191/ Cho Ji-yoon is a seed investor at Strong Ventures focused on Apps and Sales. Cho Ji-yoon ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Apps | 1 | 14% | | Sales | 1 | 14% | | Gaming | 1 | 14% | | Rental | 1 | 14% | | Children | 1 | 14% | 19 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 6 | 86% | | Series A | 1 | 14% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Driving Teacher | You may search and compare the pricing of all driving schools countrywide in Driving Teacher, and you can help students make real-time training reservations with just a few clicks without connecting to a counselor. Furthermore, it provides an online reservation management platform to driving schools in order to automate the driving school system,as well as sales growth through customized marketing. | $2M | Series A | Oct 21, 2025 | | | Driving Teacher | You may search and compare the pricing of all driving schools countrywide in Driving Teacher, and you can help students make real-time training reservations with just a few clicks without connecting to a counselor. Furthermore, it provides an online reservation management platform to driving schools in order to automate the driving school system,as well as sales growth through customized marketing. | | Seed | May 12, 2023 | | | Serpot | Serpot is a production service platform that offers film shooting products and support services. | | Seed | Jan 20, 2022 | | | Specter | Specter is a reputation sharing platform for applicants who are sincere and do their job well, but cannot do enough self-PR in interviews. | $770.9K | Seed | Sep 08, 2021 | | | malang honey (So soft) | malang honey is an e-commerce platform for childcare products. | $1.3M | Seed | Feb 01, 2021 | | | Minimap | Minimap is a game review and recommendation platform. | | Seed | Nov 13, 2020 | | | Winegraph | Winegraph is an SNS-based wine search and recommendation platform. | $297K | Seed | | | 7 of 7 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Fast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Chonnam National University Technology Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chonnam-national-university-technology-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [HB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hb-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Pusan National University](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pusan-national-university) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Yonsei Technology Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yonsei-technology-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Strong Ventures VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States Strong Ventures is a seed fund, based in California, that finances, supports, and mentors Korean/Asian/Global entrepreneurs, empowering them to build strong ventures and to break successfully into the global market.With proven experience as operators, executives, and entrepreneurs, they provide hands-on assistance and guidance. On topof their financial investment, they aim to provide tangible value to their entrepreneurs, through network reach, strategic thinking, and execution collaboration. And, as they engage together in their venture endeavors, they hope to make the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where they build companies and labor in, a better, stronger, and more fun place for all. 5 contacts available at Strong Ventures. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Cho Ji-yoon | Chief judge | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cho-ji-yoon | | Hyerim Yoo | Judge | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyerim-yoo | | John Nahm | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-nahm | | Josh Chung | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-chung | | Kihong Bae | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kihong-bae | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Cho Ji-yoon invest in? Cho Ji-yoon invests primarily in Apps, Sales and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Cho Ji-yoon last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Cho Ji-yoon closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 7 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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