# Jihong Kim

> Jihong Kim is a funding round investor at Samsung Ventures (San Francisco) backing Apps and Video. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Samsung Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsung-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jihong-kim-a6696aa

Jihong Kim is a Managing Director at Samsung Ventures America.He joined SVA in 2012 and focuses on mobile, digital media, software and services companies. His most recent exits include Centrify (acquired by Thoma Bravo).Prior to joining Samsung Ventures, Jihong worked at a global long short equity fund as a research analyst (SFG), in investmentbanking (HSBC, JMP) as well as in management consulting (PwC). He started his career as a software engineer at Lucent Technologies and had also worked as an early member of start-ups at nDosa and CommASIC (acquired by Freescale).Jihong received an MBA as well as B.S. in EECS from the University of California at Berkeley.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Video Streaming | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pluto TV | Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service in America, delivering 100+ live and original channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Millions of viewers tune in each month to watch premium news, TV shows, movies, sports, lifestyle, andtrending digital series. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV is a top free app and available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices.Ilya Pozin and Thomas Ryan founded Pluto TV in 2013. It has its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. |  |  | Oct 17, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Samsung Ventures

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

The primary responsibilities of the group are to source, qualify, and invest in technology related companies. Our major investment areas include semiconductors, materials, mobile service, internet, software, security, enterprise solutions, bio engineering & medical, while potential investment subjects range from early-stage startups to pre-IPOcompanies. Currently, the group has over $1.8B under management and invests $250M annually.Samsung Ventures was founded on October 8, 1999, and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

5 contacts available at Samsung Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jihong Kim | Senior Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jihong-kim |
| Jong Choi | Head of Samsung Ventures Europe | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jong-choi |
| Seon-Jong Lee | President, CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seon-jong-lee |
| Thomas Jueng | Senior Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-jueng |
| Hyuk-Jeen Suh | Head of Samsung Ventures East Coast | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyuk-jeen-suh |

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## FAQ

### What does Jihong Kim invest in?

Jihong Kim invests primarily in Apps, Video and Internet startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jihong Kim last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jihong Kim closed in Oct 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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