# Deok Joon Shin

> Deok Joon Shin is a funding round investor at Korea Investment Partners backing Medical. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Korea Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-partners)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Deok Joon Shin is a funding round investor at Korea Investment Partners focused on Medical and Health Care. Deok-jun is a Director and specializes in mobile device and semiconductor components. He joined KIP in 2006 and serves as the lead manager of Fund 19(2011 KIF-Korea Investment Partners IT Venture Fund, KRW 25bn), and his recent investments include Haesung Optics and PLK Technology. Previously, Deok-jun was an investment professional at HanwhaInvestment, Hallim Venture Capital and KTB Network. Prior to that, he worked at Samsung Electronics as a researcher.Deok-jun received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering, as well as his MBA from Sogang University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| I.M.LAB | I.M.LAB are dedicated to developing quality products based on such value in the healthcare industry. They hope their product will help save lives and help people. They promise to constantly contribute to making their world better. | $1.1M |  | Aug 08, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Central Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/central-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Korea Investment Partners

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.

5 contacts available at Korea Investment Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Deok Joon Shin | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deok-joon-shin |
| Dong Yeob Kim | Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dong-yeob-kim |
| Kun Ho Kim | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kun-ho-kim |
| Min Q Kim | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/min-q-kim |
| Richard Cui | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-cui |

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## FAQ

### What does Deok Joon Shin invest in?

Deok Joon Shin invests primarily in Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Funding Round 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.

### When did Deok Joon Shin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Deok Joon Shin closed in Aug 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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