# James Ryu

> James Ryu is a Series B investor at Korea Development Bank backing Apps and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Korea Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korean-development-bank)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-seungjoon-ryu-54121594/?originalSubdomain=kr

James Ryu is a Series B investor at Korea Development Bank focused on Apps and Software. Jame Ryu is the Credit Officer at Korea Development Bank.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Touchworks | Touching is a membership service that allows users to earn coupons and use coupons with just one touch of a smartphone. | $2.2M | Series B | Jun 07, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hb-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shinhan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinhan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Korea Development Bank

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) provides long-term financing for projects designed to assist Koreaâ€:tm:s economic growth and development. It offers equipment capital loans and working capital loans to Korean private enterprises that undertake major industrial projects. The bank also extends guarantees to its clients to facilitate their otherborrowings and to finance major industrial projects. KDB guarantees Won-denominated corporate debentures, local currency loans, and other Won liabilities and foreign currency loans from domestic and overseas Korean financial institutions and from foreign institutions. The bankâ€:tm:s other activities include engagement in a range of industrial development activities, including conducting economic and industrial research; performing engineering surveys; providing business analyses and managerial assistance; and offering trust services. As of June 30, 2007, KDB had 40 local branches, 6 overseas branches, and 2 overseas offices. The bank was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

4 contacts available at Korea Development Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adolfo Abueg | Co-Head of Project Finance, Asia Pacific | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adolfo-dindo-abueg |
| Dong-gull Lee | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dong-gull-lee |
| James Ryu | Credit Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-ryu-149c |
| Sung Suh | Team Leader | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sung-suh-5821 |

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## FAQ

### What does James Ryu invest in?

James Ryu invests primarily in Apps, Software and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Series B 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 James Ryu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Ryu closed in Jun 2017. 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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