John Kim
Angel Investor @ Expert Dojo
San Francisco, United States
John Kim is a seed investor at Expert Dojo in San Francisco focused on Software and Information Technology. John Kim is based out of San Mateo, California, United States and is the Co-Founder & CEO of Sendbird and also Board Member of Twelve Labs. John previously worked at Gree as a Director (Business Development). John Kim attended Seoul National University.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 6%
Last updated:
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Industries John Kim invests in
Stages John Kim invests in
Countries John Kim invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 8 (50%)
- Information Technology 5 (31%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (25%)
- SaaS 3 (19%)
- FinTech 3 (19%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (56%)
- Angel 2 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (13%)
- Series A 2 (13%)
Country
- United States 11 (69%)
- Nigeria 1 (6%)
- Ukraine 1 (6%)
- Australia 1 (6%)
- United Kingdom 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Connect 2 million travel creators with 1.3 billion travelers through an AI-powered travel companion, setting the goal to become the #1 in-destination travel app. | Pre-Seed / Jul 14, 2024 | ||
| Trusted AI data conversations, reports, and insights. Get instant business answers and data analytics wherever work is happening. With SimplyPut, everyone has an AI analyst by their side. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | Seed / May 08, 2024 | ||
| Hubble Network is a developer of a satellite-powered Bluetooth network that enables devices to connect regardless of cellular reception. | $20M / Series A / May 29, 2023 | ||
| Syncly is an AI-assisted CX management tool that allows for a continuous user feedback loop from data collection to customer announcement in order to boost user engagement and retention. | $2.6M / Seed / May 09, 2023 | ||
| Openlayer is helping ML teams build the future of reliable, performant, and ethical machine learning. | $4.8M / Seed / May 04, 2023 | ||
| Yess is an all-in-one operating system for freelancers and agencies to automate business and financial operations. | $2M / Seed / Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Mindset Health is a digital therapeutics company that helps people manage chronic health issues like irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety with app-based hypnotherapy. | $12M / Series A / Mar 21, 2023 | ||
| Devyce creates a VoIP operating system that offers communication system with flexibility, scalability, and dependability. The company was founded by Leo Bartle, Nicholas Browne, and Edward Clayton in 2020 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $4.2M / Seed / Feb 28, 2023 | ||
| We do your spreadsheets, graphs, and automations. You get P&L, CF, Financial Projections , Plan/Fact , Unit Economics, and finally, peace of mind. All in familiar to you Google Spreadsheets. Forget about months of integrations and insane setup costs. Starting from $999/month. | $1M / Seed / Jan 13, 2023 | ||
| We do your spreadsheets, graphs, and automations. You get P&L, CF, Financial Projections , Plan/Fact , Unit Economics, and finally, peace of mind. All in familiar to you Google Spreadsheets. Forget about months of integrations and insane setup costs. Starting from $999/month. | Seed / Jan 13, 2023 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Expert Dojo
Expert DOJO is one of the most active international early-stage startup accelerator and venture capital fund in Southern California. We invest on average $50,000 in each of our startups and up to $1,000,000 of follow-on investment to companies who have demonstrated exceptional growth. We help our companies get traction and scale faster than theycould ever do by themselves.Since 2018, we have invested in over 260 startups globally to accelerate their growth. What makes us special is our focus on building visionary companies. If you can visualize your unicorn, you have a higher probability of achieving its full potential. That’s where Expert DOJO comes in.We invest in pre-seed and seed companies ready to scale quickly. Most of our startups are minority and female founded technology companies. However, we remain industry agnostic and invest in founders from all over the world and from diverse backgrounds.
Expert Dojo Contacts
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Alex Kaay
Venture Partner
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Brian Mac Mahon
Founder and CEO
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Jen Kelly
Operation Manager
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Jonathan Wallace
Venture Partner
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Nektar Baziotis
CTO
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FAQ
What does John Kim invest in?
John Kim invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does John Kim invest in?
John Kim typically joins rounds of $1M–$7M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not John Kim's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds John Kim took part in.
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When did John Kim last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for John Kim closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 16 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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