John S. Kim
Sendbird / Valon Capital
Founder, investor, and community builder
I’m John S. Kim, Co-Founder/CEO of Sendbird, the first startup in history to originate in Korea, move to Silicon Valley, and become a unicorn.
I also operate Valon Capital/ASQ as a General Partner, investing in startups focused on AI/productivity, deep tech, healthcare, and fintech.
As an engineer, I am interested in the brain, artificial intelligence, deep tech (space, bio/longevity, energy, robotics), productivity, and complexity science.
“Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” – Anonymous
Our mission is to
build and invest in organizations that drive the positive future of humanity.
Sendbird
Sendbird is the world’s most useful omnichannel AI agent platform for delightful customer service. Today, we power over 300 million monthly active users who engage in conversations on our platform. To date, we have raised over $220 million from leading investors, including ICONIQ Capital, Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Vision Fund, and Y Combinator.
Valon Capital/ASQ
The mission of the fund is to invest in the future of humanity by partnering with founders who are changing the trajectory of human civilization for the better. We primarily focus on investments in AI/productivity, deep tech, healthcare, and fintech.
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEERING
I host events for entrepreneurs to build a community of like-minded individuals who are on a mission to drive a positive future for humanity. I have advised three Presidents of South Korea and have guest lectured at Stanford University, Wharton MBA, and Seoul National University.
These might be a bit more
random than you expect
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[Slides] Mobile Is Eating the World
There is no point in drawing a distinction between the future of technology and the future of mobile. They are the same. In other words, technology is now outg… Putting perspective to technology and evolution of our cilivization. [Slides] Mobile Is Eating the World
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Lecture 11 – Hiring and Culture, Part 2 (Patrick and John Collison, Ben Silbermann)
John Collison, and Patrick Collison, founders of Stripe, and Ben Silberman, founder of Pinterest, round out the 11th lecture of How to Start a Startup, talking about Hiring and Culture, part 2.
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Lecture 10 – Culture (Brian Chesky, Alfred Lin)
Brian Chesky, Founder of Airbnb, and Alfred Lin, Former COO of Zappos and Partner at Sequoia Capital, talk Culture in lecture 10 of How to Start a Startup.
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Lecture 9 – How to Raise Money (Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Parker Conrad)
Marc Andreessen, Founder of Andreessen Horowitz, Ron Conway, Founder of SV Angel, and Parker Conrad, Founder of Zenefits, take Q&A on the topic of How to Raise Money, in lecture 9 of How to Start a Startup.
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Lecture 8 – How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don’t Scale, Press
Lecture 8 features 3 speakers: Stanley Tang, Founder of Doordash, covers How to Get Started. Walker Williams, Founder of Teespring, covers Doing things that Don’t Scale.
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Lecture 7 – How to Build Products Users Love (Kevin Hale)
Kevin Hale, Founder of Wufoo and Partner at Y Combinator, discussed How to Build Products Users Love, in lecture 7 of How to Start a Startup.
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