# Youngcho Chi

> Youngcho Chi is a Series B investor at Hyundai Motor Company backing Apps and Rental. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hyundai Motor Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyundai-motor-company)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youngcho-chi-8ab61910/

Youngcho Chi is a Series B investor at Hyundai Motor Company focused on Apps and Rental. Dr. Youngcho Chi is the chief innovation officer and executive vice president in charge of strategy and technology at Hyundai Motor Group. Previously, Dr. Chi was executive vice president in charge of corporate strategy and corporate development at Samsung Electronics Co. for 10 years. His focus was in formulating corporate strategy for newbusinesses, M&A, platform & services, and industry disruption issues. He has also previously worked at Accenture, McKinsey & Co. and AT&T Bell Laboratories. Dr. Chi obtained Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Seoul National University. He has a Ph.D. from Brown University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Rental | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revv | Revv is an Indian car-rental startup that offers multiple options to meet all your self-drive needs. The company was founded in 2015 and currently operates in 11 cities in India namely: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Vizag, Mysore, and Coimbatore.To date, Revv has a fleet of around 1,000 vehicles andclaims have served around 300,000 users. It has its main office located at Gurgaon, India. | $14.3M | Series B | Aug 23, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dream Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dream-incubator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Edelweiss Financial Services](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edelweiss) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Telama Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telama-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hyundai Motor Company

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

The Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer. It has various vehicle lineups, brand vision, and global campaigns like clean mobility, sustainability, art, and sports partnership.The company was founded in 1967 and, along with its 32.8% owned subsidiary, Kia Motors, together comprise the Hyundai Motor Group,which is the world's fifth-largest automaker based on annual vehicle sales in 2012. In 2008, Hyundai Motor (without Kia) was ranked as the eighth largest automaker. As of 2012, the company sold over 4.4 million vehicles worldwide in that year, and together with Kia total sales were 7.12 million.

5 contacts available at Hyundai Motor Company.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eui Sun Chung | Vice Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eui-sun-chung |
| Koby Simana | Venture Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koby-simana |
| Youngcho Chi | President & Chief Innovation Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/youngcho-chi |
| Diana Marina Cooper | Head of US Policy, Air Mobility | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diana-marina-cooper |
| Gi-sang Lee | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gi-sang-lee |

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## FAQ

### What does Youngcho Chi invest in?

Youngcho Chi invests primarily in Apps, Rental and Automotive startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Youngcho Chi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Youngcho Chi closed in Aug 2018. 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.

### 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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