Facebook vừa nhắc lại kỷ niệm 4 năm giữa VIC Partners và lãnh đạo các công ty công nghệ lớn nhất của Hàn Quốc. Cách đây 4 năm tài sản của mỗi người họ đã sở hữu hơn 40 tỉ USD. Với vị trí tiên phong, họ đều là cảm hứng của các thế hệ công ty Internet, công nghệ của Hàn Quốc
Một bức ảnh phản ánh phân bố tài sản ko đồng đều
và phần giới thiệu từ 4 năm trước:
—1. Byun Dae-Gyu, Chairman of Naver and chairman of HumaxStarted his own business
– Humax in 1989 before finishing his doctorate program in engineering at Seoul National University, Byun is now an iconic figure in the Korean venture community. With bold approach in expanding business overseas, 90% revenue of his business come from foreign units. Byun is now at the helm of Naver to help its global campaign.
Digital set-top box maker Humax is the first among the so-called first-generation venture companies to post W1 trillion in sales ($887m). Humax exports set-top boxes to 15 countries including China and the Middle East. Exports accounted for 98 percent of 2010 revenues.Naver – Korea’s No. 1 portal site operator is undergoing a significant corporate transformation to become an artificial intelligence and autopilot technology leader. The $2 billion annual revenue company is famous with its VoIP Line (300 million users) and very active in M&A, notably invest $90m in YG Entertainment
2. Jaewoong Lee, Founder of Daum Communications
Jaewoong founded Daum in 1995 – one of the first user-generated content internet portal in the world. He is an entrepreneur interested in social ventures and internet/media industry and he has served as board member of various internet/media companies and non-profits
Daum Communications is the second largest web portal in Korea,competing with the like Naver and Nate. Merged with Kakao in a equity swap event, together they create a $2.9b company and plan to IPO in South Korea.
3. Mr. Youn Jae Seung, Chairman of Daewoong Pharmacy, CEO Daewoo co.ltd
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd is a Seoul, South Korea-based bioengineering company operating as a subsidiary of Daewoong Co., Ltd., a global healthcare group. Daewoong Pharmaceutical primarily engages in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products in South Korea, including prescription and over-the-counter healthcare products.
4. Mark C. Moore, Founder at Thorntree Capital Partners LPMr.
Moore Served as Managing Director at Bain Capital for 14 years before founded and became the Managing Partner of ThornTree Capital. He is a recognised as a thought leader in global media, investing in content, distribution and technology companies in most major markets in the world. Mr. Moore holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Thorntree Capital Partners LP is a hedge fund based in Boston, MA. Founded in 05/2016, it holds $247 million in assets under management as of March 2017.
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