# Paul Young-Do Kim

> Paul Young-Do Kim is a Series A investor at Union Investment Partners backing News and EdTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Union Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/union-investment-partners)
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-do-kim-07295b12b/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=kr

Paul Young-Do Kim is a Series A investor at Union Investment Partners in Seoul focused on News and EdTech. Paul Young-Do Kim

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Computer | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brave Company | Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker. | $4.2M | Series B | Nov 23, 2021 |  |
| EYL | EYL offers the world's "smallest, cheapest, fastest, and most energy-efficient" quantum random number generators and applications. | $2.9M | Series A | Aug 24, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capstone Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capstone-partners-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gauss Capital Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gauss-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kona Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kona-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Growth Investment Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-growth-investment-corporation-ef9d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lotte Homeshopping](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lotte-homeshopping) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Union Investment Partners

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

“Union Investment Partners” since its founding in 2000, has been the leading venture capital firm in Korea specializing in contents investment that includes successful investment portfolios of films, animations, games, TV dramas, and live concerts. Union Investment Partners will maintain its role as a major investment partner of venture businessesand contents industry that seeks growth and advancement to the global market.

3 contacts available at Union Investment Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jaewoo Lee | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaewoo-lee-3a8b |
| Kim Taek-gyun | Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-taek-gyun |
| Paul Young-Do Kim | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-young-do-kim |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Young-Do Kim invest in?

Paul Young-Do Kim invests primarily in News, EdTech and Computer startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 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 Paul Young-Do Kim last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Young-Do Kim closed in Nov 2021. 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.

### 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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