Han Kim

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Altos Ventures · Joined 1996

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Biography

Han Kim is a Managing Director and co-founder of Altos Ventures, which he started in 1996 with Stanford Graduate School of Business classmate Ho Nam. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, served as a captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Altos Ventures invests on behalf of institutional investors with charitable, educational or non-profit missions, and Kim has described the firm's work backing Korean companies including Coupang, Woowa Brothers and Viva Republica in interviews with The Korea Herald and Coral Capital. In 2021 he was named in SEC filings as part of the Altos group reporting more than ten percent beneficial ownership of Roblox Corporation.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Viva Republica (Toss)Roblox Corporation RBLXProvadeCalmSeaSeeControlTVU Networks

Career Timeline

1996
Co-founded Altos Ventures with his Stanford Graduate School of Business classmate Ho Nam.
2019
Was named by CNBC as the Altos Ventures managing director who wanted to invest in the Korean money transfer app Toss after meeting its founder.
2021
Filed SEC Forms 3 and 4 as part of a group reporting more than ten percent beneficial ownership of Roblox Corporation through Altos Ventures funds.

Sources & References

Stanford Graduate School of Business - Han J. Kim, MBA '94 ↗CNBC - Why investor Altos Ventures backed Toss' failed entrepreneur founder ↗The Korea Herald / The Investor - Entrepreneurs should learn how to hire and fire: Altos Ventures ↗Coral Capital - Altos' Han on How Korea Produced Coupang, Woowa Brothers, and Other Unicorn Startups ↗SEC EDGAR - Form 4, Kim Han and Altos entities, Roblox Corp (2021-03-04) ↗West Point Association of Graduates - Doubling Down on Investments ↗