John Kim
Managing Partner @ Amasia
John Kim is a pre-seed investor at Amasia focused on Sustainability and FinTech. John is the managing partner and co-founder of Amasia, a thesis-driven, global venture capital firm currently focused on sustainability and climate. He began his career as an entrepreneur, founding music internet and e-consulting businesses before joining Merck & Co as a Systems Specialist. He left Merck to start his third company, a Delawareincorporated rock band called The Ally. He spent the next 10 years managing trading and investment strategies across multiple asset classes for Goldman Sachs, Korean National Investments and Mercuria Energy Group.Over the years, he has been affiliated with various organizations at the intersection of entrepreneurship and education. He was a Kauffman Fellow, a member of the Young Presidents Organization and serves on the advisory board for The Choson Exchange, a non-profit focused on training entrepreneurs in North Korea. He is also a lay preacher and board member at his church, Solomon’s Porch Singapore.He attended the Jerome Fisher Dual Degree Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Applied Science from the School of Engineering.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries John Kim invests in
Stages John Kim invests in
Countries John Kim invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Sustainability 2 (100%)
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- Wellness 1 (50%)
- Blockchain 1 (50%)
- Developer APIs 1 (50%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 1 (50%)
- Convertible Note 1 (50%)
Country
- Spain 1 (50%)
- United States 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Pique Action
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Pique Action is a media company that uses stories on climate solutions to fight against climate change. The company creates short films about effective climate solutions. Pique Action's services include campaign development, messaging, creator discovery, social strategy, and ad copy. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Jul 08, 2022 | |
ClimateTrade
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ClimateTrade is a blockchain-based carbon credits trading platform. Their vision is to be the most disruptive and exponential fintech company in the environmental sector to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on the client. They have built an ecosystem where companies and consumers can easily offset theircarbon footprint and also access to other climate related products. Their API is the first Carbon API created in the world and allows companies to offer products and services carbon neutral and be certified in blockchain. | Convertible Note / Dec 30, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Baruch Future Ventures
1 deal together
Fairbridge
1 deal together
Fairbridge Park
1 deal together
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
1 deal together
About Amasia
Amasia is a thesis-driven, global venture capital firm currently focused on sustainability and climate. Using a nuanced framework designed around behavior change, we invest in founders with global ambitions, from the Seed to Series B stages, across the United States, Southeast Asia, India, Europe and Latin America. We facilitate their growth withaccess to global markets, global best practices, and global knowledge.
Amasia Contacts
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John Kim
Managing Partner
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Ramanan Raghavendran
Managing Partner
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Alexandr Kurilin
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Jermayne Ong
Impact
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Kent Loi
Principal
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FAQ
What does John Kim invest in?
John Kim invests primarily in Sustainability, FinTech and Wellness startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did John Kim last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for John Kim closed in Jul 2022. 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.
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