# Hee Joong Kim

> Hee Joong Kim is a Series B investor at DS Asset Management backing Information Technology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DS Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ds-asset-management)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hvk5120/

Hee Joong Kim is a Series B investor at DS Asset Management focused on Information Technology and Sensor. Hee Joong Kim serves as Portfolio Manager at DS Asset Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 100% |
| Sensor | 1 | 50% |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Metaverse | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Autonomous a2z | Autonomous a2z is a driving mobility platform that provides autonomous driving service with judgement, control and recognition technologies. | $27.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 12, 2026 |  |
| FASSKER | FASSKER, aka. FNS HOLDINGS, is a 3D/AR/VR/MR based digital fashion platform with mobile fashion magazine, social network service, avatar metaverse. We connect brands & digital natives in fashion to experience virtual & real digital fashion in the world of meta-commerce. | $8.2M | Series B | Apr 04, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Daesung Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daesung-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E&Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hana Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hana-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kbinvest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KB Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kb-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NextG Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextg-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DS Asset Management

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

DS Asset Management is a firm that invests in listed companies and venture firms.

1 contacts available at DS Asset Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hee Joong Kim | Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hee-joong-kim |

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## FAQ

### What does Hee Joong Kim invest in?

Hee Joong Kim invests primarily in Information Technology, Sensor and Fashion startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 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 Hee Joong Kim last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hee Joong Kim closed in Mar 2026. 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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