Han Kim is a General Partner and co-founder of Altos Ventures, focusing on investments in the areas of software and business services. He also concentrates on companies with significant business in Asia, leveraging the firm's substantial contacts in the region, particularly in Korea. Han currently serves on the board of Bluehole Studios/En Masse, CalmSea, Lohika, Pandora.tv, Spicus, TVU Networks, and Woowahan Brothers, and works closely with BCNX, Coupang, I-um, Nable Communications, SeeControl and Vesta Corporation. He also led the firm’s prior investments in DemandTec (Nasdaq: DMAN), Instill (acquired by iTradeNetwork), Digital Market (acquired by Agile Software), Evant (acquired by Manhattan Associates), iOwn (acquired by Citigroup), and Provade (acquired by Pinnacle).
Before founding Altos Ventures in 1996, Han worked at Booz Allen & Hamilton solving strategic and operational issues for global media, retail and distribution companies. Previously, he was at Procter & Gamble. Han also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Han served two years in Korea, commanding both U.S. and Korean soldiers.
Han received an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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