# Seong Kyu Lee

> Seong Kyu Lee is a pre-seed investor at STIC International backing Internet. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [STIC International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stic-international)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seongkyu-lee-495a415

Seong Kyu Lee is a pre-seed investor at STIC International focused on Internet and Software. Mr. Seong-Kyu Lee is the Head of the R&DD Division and is a Managing Partner at STIC. Mr. Lee focuses on providing STIC’s Investment Divisions with up-to-date industry insights and in-depth analysis of specific technologies. Mr. Lee is one the most seasoned investment professionals at STIC with deep industry knowledge and a broad network inKorea.Prior to joining STIC in 1999, he worked as an Analyst and Team Manager in the Department of Research & Analysis at Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. from 1993 to 1999. At Shinhan Securities, Mr. Lee analyzed a number of emerging companies and advised corporate investors on venture capital investments. Mr. Lee was recently awarded the “Best Investment Professional” at the 2011 Korean Venture Capital Association annual awards.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parallelz | Parallelz builds a platform that enables anyone to instantly create, and share “impossible” versions of their favorite mobile games. | $2.9M | Pre-Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Garage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Play Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Two Small Fish Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/two-small-fish-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Weekend Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/weekend-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About STIC International

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

STIC INVESTMENTS is a Pan Asian Private Equity Group dedicated to alternative investments. The firm was founded in 1999 and currently manages more than USD1.2 billion. They have over 45 dedicated investment professionals in regional offices around the world in Seoul, Busan, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Silicon Valley and soon to be Vietnam.STICstarted as a venture capitalist fund in partnership with South Korea’s Ministry of Information & Communication (“MIC”). Their long-term experience gave us the insight and patience to become a recognized leader in technology investments across a broad spectrum of technologies including mobile telecommunications, next-generation networks, biotechnology and robotics. STIC is also the leading and most experienced Korean private equity group specializing in mid-cap private equity buyouts and secondary market transactions. With their breadth of talent, intensive research and risk-averse approach they creatively seek out new opportunities that allow us to remain a leader in alternative investments. STIC is the first South Korean private equity company to manage Shariah compliant funds.STIC’s edge is its ability to utilize and leverage local insight from its offices by collaborating with its investment professionals around the globe in all aspects of the investment process from deal sourcing, due diligence and monitoring. As a result, creating more investment opportunities, deeper level of regional expertise and successful exits that translate into return for their investors.Since inception, the firm has invested in more than 282 portfolio companies diversified across the entire spectrum of technologies, and has successfully achieved 48 IPO’s and 147 M&A’s and trade sales including partial exits (as of June 2008).

5 contacts available at STIC International.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Kyung Hyung Lee | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-kyung-hyung-lee |
| Seong Kyu Lee | Managing Partner, Head of Research and Due Diligence Division | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seong-kyu-lee |
| Andy Chang | Managing Partner, Head of Greater China Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-chang-2 |
| Byung Won (BW) Choi | CFO & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/byung-won-bw-choi |
| Chang Jin Kim | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chang-jin-kim |

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## FAQ

### What does Seong Kyu Lee invest in?

Seong Kyu Lee invests primarily in Internet, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Seong Kyu Lee last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Seong Kyu Lee closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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