# Young Song

> Young Song is a angel investor at NComputing (Palo Alto) backing Travel and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NComputing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ncomputing)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Oct 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/young-gil-song
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ygsong
- Website: http://www.ncomputing.com

Young Song is a angel investor at NComputing in Palo Alto focused on Travel and Software. Young Song joined NComputing as Founder and CEO in 2003.Mr. Song brings over 20 years of technology vision and entrepreneurial leadership with a focus on products that deliver life-enhancing value to education, business and consumers. He has founded and operated several start-up ventures with an inherent talent and track record for turning ideasinto viable products and sustainable businesses. He is also active angel investor through his own investment vehicle, Booga Ventures and Big Basin Capital as a venture partner. He founded and currently is Chief Executive Officer of NComputing group. Prior to co-founding NComputing, Mr. Song was also the founder and CEO of DoubleSight Displays, a company that delivered affordable and cost-effective dual displays to businesses and consumers and successfully acquired by Erae Inc, TV and Monitor company in South Korea. In addition, Mr. Song co-founded and was vice president of product marketing for eMachines, a pioneer in bringing affordable computing to consumers. eMachines went NASDAQ in 3 years and acquired by Gateway Computer. He began his career as marketing director for both TriGem America Corporation and TriGem Computer, Inc.Mr. Song holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. He is also an active volunteer for several non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and lives in Palo Alto with his family.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Angel | $150k–$520k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Logistics | 1 | 17% |
| Messaging | 1 | 17% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| South Korea | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airmule | Airmule Founded in 2015 and built with love in Los Angeles, California, Airmule is a trusted community marketplace for anyone to affordably express ship worldwide with a traveler from a mobile phone or tablet.Whether across the country or the world, Airmule connects people to safely deliver packages anytime, anywhere at low rates and in lesstime. Airmule is the easiest way for people list their trip to earn money with their extra luggage space. | $150K | Angel | Oct 01, 2015 |  |
| Talkwheel | Talkwheel is where you discuss what you are passionate about in life. We are ushering in the new days of mobile conversation. Want to argue over who has the cutest pet, debate politics, or talk about the Giants during the game? Talkwheel is the app for that!Instead of tweeting and getting no response, write in Talkwheel and find fellowaficionados to have meaningful conversations around topics you care about. Unlike most mobile forums, Talkwheel believes that forums don’t have to be ugly to be functional. That’s why we’ve designed a beautiful mobile app with you, the user, as the focal point. You can even continue the conversation at your desktop at social.talkwheel.com! |  | Seed | Apr 16, 2014 |  |
| Primer | Primer (프라이머) is a startup accelerator that the partners are all entrepreneurs based in Korea. The company started Jan 2010.The company forms groups called “PrimerClub Members” by selecting potential entrepreneurs, invest seed fund and provides them with mentoring and other support services to help ensure successful outcomes in their newventures. | $520K |  | Jan 01, 2012 |  |
| Primer | Primer (프라이머) is a startup accelerator that the partners are all entrepreneurs based in Korea. The company started Jan 2010.The company forms groups called “PrimerClub Members” by selecting potential entrepreneurs, invest seed fund and provides them with mentoring and other support services to help ensure successful outcomes in their newventures. | $520K | Angel | Jan 01, 2012 |  |
| Primer | Primer (프라이머) is a startup accelerator that the partners are all entrepreneurs based in Korea. The company started Jan 2010.The company forms groups called “PrimerClub Members” by selecting potential entrepreneurs, invest seed fund and provides them with mentoring and other support services to help ensure successful outcomes in their newventures. | $355K |  | Jan 01, 2010 |  |
| Primer | Primer (프라이머) is a startup accelerator that the partners are all entrepreneurs based in Korea. The company started Jan 2010.The company forms groups called “PrimerClub Members” by selecting potential entrepreneurs, invest seed fund and provides them with mentoring and other support services to help ensure successful outcomes in their newventures. | $371K | Angel | Jan 01, 2010 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## About NComputing

VC Fund · Santa Clara, United States

NComputing, Inc. is a provider of client virtualization solutions. Through a formula of simplicity, performance and value, NComputing’s solutions serve larger scale and mid-market enterprises, small and medium business (SMB) and education customers, and other verticals markets including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government. TheCompany’s virtualization solutions enable users on any device and from any location to access their own personalized desktops, applications and data, regardless of its physical location. NComputing’s technology platform is based on core technologies including its UXP transmission protocols, virtualization server, application awareness and thin client devices. NComputing has approximately 4 million seats installed among more than 60,000 customers. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

5 contacts available at NComputing.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frank Pesek | Co-Founder, Chief Software Architect | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-pesek |
| Jack Angelo | Vice President of Global Customer Success | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-angelo |
| Jim Curtin | Vice President & General Manager of Global Software | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-curtin |
| Manish Sharma | Vice President, Asia-Pacific | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manish-sharma |
| Richard Sah | Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-sah-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Young Song invest in?

Young Song invests primarily in Travel, Software and Logistics startups, most often at Angel and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Young Song's check size?

Young Song typically joins rounds of $150k–$520k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Young Song participates in.

### When did Young Song last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Young Song closed in Oct 2015. Shizune tracks 6 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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