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Paul Kim

Executive founder/operator specializing in partnerships, growth, and FinTech/media platforms

WEBTOON EntertainmentDartmouth CollegeLos Angeles, CA21 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Serial entrepreneur and 5x founder with 20+ years spanning VC-backed startups and large public companies, including multiple successful fundraises and exits. Currently evaluating new ventures in AI-driven health and purpose-driven smart glasses, with a thoughtful founder lens on asymmetric impact, mission alignment, and structural advantage.

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Key Strengths

  • 5x founder
  • multiple successful VC raises
  • multiple company exits
  • 20+ years across VC-backed startups and public companies
  • strong understanding of VC/studio/accelerator tradeoffs
  • zero-to-one company building
  • shaping problem statement, business model, and team culture from the ground up
  • identifying structural advantages through insight, distribution, partnerships, team, and execution

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Experience

GM, Head of Global Business & Corporate DevelopmentWEBTOON Entertainment · Jan 2024 – Present
CEO & Co-FounderRocketCart, Inc. · Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Chief Business Officer, North AmericaNAVER · Jan 2018 – Jan 2021
Vice President / Head of Business Development & PartnershipsWestfield · Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
CEO & FounderKickmetrics, Inc. · Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
EVP of Business Development, Marketing, & Platform (Promoted from SVP)Mobeam, Inc. · Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Founder and CEOAlpha Trainer · Jan 2012 – Jan 2021
Founder and CEOKreditFly, Inc. · Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
Founder and CEODanal · Jan 2006 – Jan 2010
Manager (Expatriate in Korea)Samsung Electronics · Jan 2004 – Jan 2006
Strategic Advisor, Consultant, MentorMultiple Companies · Jan 2013 – Presentfreelance

Education

Dartmouth Collegemaster, Strategy & Finance (2004)
UCLAbachelor, Economics and Political Science (1998)

Awards

  • Edward Tuck Scholar - Dartmouth College (Tuck School of Business)
  • Prestigious Alumni Scholarship recipient - University of California, Los Angeles
  • College Honors - University of California, Los Angeles
  • Dean’s Honor List - University of California, Los Angeles
  • Runner-up in 1999 Mr. Korea Bodybuilding Competition

Skills

Business DevelopmentProduct ManagementGo-to-Market StrategyE-commerceiOSAndroidComputer VisionData AnalyticsSaaSEntrepreneurshipVenture Capital FundraisingCorporate DevelopmentPartnershipsStrategic PartnershipsMergers and Acquisitions

Languages

EnglishKoreanTagalog

Certifications

Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)

Publications

3 publications

Mobile paymentsPayment technologyFinancial technology

Memberships

  • American Mensa

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