Startups with Seoul
Rabbit Ventures Helps Korean Startups Leap to Global Success
There are many successful Korean founders. The majority of those founders start companies either in Korea for the Korean market, or in the US for the US/global market. We haven’t seen many Korean founders who leverage Korean talent to build global products from Day One – That’s what we want to help at Rabbit Ventures.
Our Team
Aviram Jenik
General Partner
Aviram Jenik, an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor in the B2B sector, co-founded and led Beyond Security as its CEO until its acquisition by Fortra in 2021. With a track record of success, he previously co-founded two additional startups, both achieving fruitful exits. As an astute angel investor, Mr. Jenik has amassed a portfolio of over 40 companies, predominantly in the B2B SaaS domain across Israel, the US, and Korea. Focusing primarily on early-stage investments, he frequently adopts an active, hands-on approach, assisting portfolio startups in refining their go-to-market strategies and facilitating their initial forays into the US market.
Chang Kim
General Partner
Chang Kim (“CK”) is a 2x founder and angel investor/adviser for 50+ companies. CK is the original founder and former CEO of Tapas Media, a mobile storytelling platform and community for original IP creators. In 2021, Tapas Media was acquired by Korea’s Kakao Entertainment at a $510M valuation. Prior, he was a product manager at Google, running Blogger.com. CK joined Google when the company he co-founded, TNC (a leading blogging software company in Asia), was acquired by Google. Previously, CK was at Samsung, in charge of Samsung’s mobile content strategies. CK has a B.S. in Physics from the University of Michigan and also studied at Seoul National University.
SK (Soo Keun) Lee
COO
SK has been the CEO of Jiran Group Holdings since 2016. Prior, SK was Namo Editor, Inc’s CEO. Prior, SK was a long time Microsoft executive in the APAC region, holding positions such as Microsoft Xbox Channel Operation Manager, Windows and Office Marketing Team Chief Manager, Pricing and Licensing Manager, APOC (Asia Pacific Operation Center) Project Manager, and FPP (Full Packaged Products) Supply Chain Manager. He also held a position at Hyundai Marine and Insurance. SK has a Bachelor’s degree in International Commerce from University of ChungAng in Seoul, Korea, and a Master of Business Administration from University of SoGang, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Cho
Growth Partner
Sun Cho is an accomplished leader in the gaming industry, with a proven track record in both Korea and the US. She is an advisor and previously held the position of General Manager for Korea at now.gg. Sun was the CEO and Founder of Kiyat Games, a Silicon Valley-based mobile game publisher focused on bringing high-quality Korean games to the global market. Sun’s career journey also includes serving as a Business Development Director at AERIA GAMES & ENTERTAINMENT, a Marketing Manager at Onnet USA, and roles as a Product Manager and Brand Manager at NEOWIZ. She has also held positions as a Project Manager at Jaemi & Changjo and as a Marketer at BattleTop. Sun has a B.S. in Psychology from CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY in Seoul, Korea. She holds certifications as a Brand Specialist and as a Korean Traditional Liquor Sommelier.
Contact Us
We’re always looking for new companies (especially in the B2B SaaS space) built by aspiring Korean entrepreneurs to take their companies to global from Day One.