# Kyungsik Kim

> Kyungsik Kim is a seed investor at Stick Ventures backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stick-ventures)
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyungsik-kim-26418427/?originalSubdomain=kr

Kyungsik Kim is a Director at STIC Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Playtag | Playtag operates an AI-based platform that uses behavioral analytics for early childhood education. The company develops learning tools for infants and toddlers and provides systems for kindergartens and daycare centers. These systems support the use of data-driven methods in teaching and classroom activities. | $3M | Seed | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Aurumplanet | Aurumplanet (아우름플래닛) is a Korean online platform that provides IT-related information. It was launched in September 2012 in Seoul, Korea. | $7.9M | Series B | Sep 16, 2022 |  |
| Pebble Square | Pebble Square's new Processing-In-Memory (PIM) architecture is a significant advancement for AI performance and power efficiency. | $1.8M | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kbinvest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BNK Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnk-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNK Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnk-venture-capital-c3fd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DSC Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsc-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-bank-of-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SL Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sl-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Stick Ventures

VC Fund · Seongnam, South Korea

Stick Ventures is a venture capital firm based in South Korea that prefers to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies.

2 contacts available at Stick Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kyungsik Kim | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyungsik-kim-adf5 |
| Minki Ryu | Chief Investigator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryu-min-gi |

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## FAQ

### What does Kyungsik Kim invest in?

Kyungsik Kim invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 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 Kyungsik Kim last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kyungsik Kim closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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