# Kang Tae Young

> Kang Tae Young is a startup investor at Posco. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Posco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/posco-2)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Kang Tae Young is a startup investor at Posco. Dr. Kang is currently working as President (research fellow) of the POSCO Research Institute. During 2015-2017 he was a research professor of Integrated Engineering Technology in YONSEI University, Seoul, S. Korea. His main research agenda is focused on the 4th industrial innovation and its impact on business model innovations in traditionalindustries like steel industry, since September 2015. He was CEO & President of POSCO Research Institute(www.posri.re.kr), the think-tank of POSCO Group which is the 6th largest still mill in the world. He was the Secretary to the President Roh Moo-hyun for Governmental Innovation at the Presidential House of the Republic of Korea, in charge of introducing various innovations to improve administrative efficiencies in Korea during the period between 2003 and 2007. He also worked for POSCO as the General Manager of Strategic Planning Department. He has also worked for various governmental agencies including the Korea National IT industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) as a member of operational committee. He earned a PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, owing to the POSCO Overseas Students′ Scholarship.

## About Posco

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company) is a multinational steel-making company. Has become the world's number one steel company POSCO through continuous plant efficiency and production of conductive and practical power beyond the limits. They constantly strive to create better products for new materials development energy.

2 contacts available at Posco.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kang Tae Young | President, POSCO Research Institute | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kang-tae-young |
| Jeong Woo Choi | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeong-woo-choi |

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