# Do-young Kim

> Do-young Kim is a Series C investor at Kakao Investment (Seoul) backing Big Data and Analytics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kakao Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakao-investment)
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/do-young-kim-18052885/?originalSubdomain=kr

Do-young Kim is a Series C investor at Kakao Investment in Seoul focused on Big Data and Analytics. Kim Do-young is the CEO of Kakao Investment. Kim Do-young graduated from Seoul National University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering and received an MBA from the same university. He is an investment and financial strategy expert who worked as an IT consultant for Samsung SDS and served as the M&A team leader and corporate finance groupleader at Samsung Securities. Meanwhile, Kim Do-young will concurrently serve as a member of the Strategy Committee under the Kakao CA Council and will also contribute to establishing the group's management strategy.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FuriosaAI | FuriosaAI develops system semiconductors optimized for AI, enabling efficient processing of large amounts of data in a short period of time. | $123.1M | Series C | Jul 22, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cape Investment & Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cape-investment-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daesung Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daesung-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DSC Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsc-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IBK Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibk-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IBK Venture Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibk-venture-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IMM Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imm-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kakao Investment

VC Fund · Seongnam, South Korea

Incorporated in 2015, Kakao Investment is a 100% subsidiary of Kakao which specializes in venture capital investments.Based on Kakao’s philosophy of “Connect Everything”, Kakao Investment seeks to invest and support innovative start-ups that can realize interpersonal connection and the connection of all of us to the things around us. Also KakaoInvestment strives to foster a virtuous circle with in the venture environment by facilitating M&As and IPOs.

5 contacts available at Kakao Investment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Do-young Kim | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/do-young-kim-caa8 |
| John Park | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-park-0ae9 |
| Kim Bum-soo | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-bum-soo |
| Kris Park | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kris-park |
| Park Ji-hwan | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/park-ji-hwan |

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## FAQ

### What does Do-young Kim invest in?

Do-young Kim invests primarily in Big Data, Analytics and Information Technology startups, most often at Series C 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 Do-young Kim last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Do-young Kim closed in Jul 2025. 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?

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