Choi, Hyochan (Mike)

Kakaoinvestment
Principal
 
After graduating from university, he joined Amazon Japan as a member of the first Asia Campus program, beginning his career in the logistics industry. He later transitioned into consulting, working as a strategy consultant. His main focus was on digital transformation (DX) projects for major Japanese corporations and government agencies. Through government-related fund formation projects, he engaged with various institutions in the U.S. and Europe, which led him to take an interest in venture capital. Currently, at Kakao Investment (KI), he supports promising startups in Korea and Japan, primarily in the fields of AI, Robotics, Content, and FinTech. He graduated from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology).