Ethan Kyuntae Kim is a Co-founder and Partner at #Hashed, a South Korean-based blockchain venture fund and project accelerator organization. ^[1][2][4]

Education

Ethan Kyuntae Kim graduated from Taegu Science High School in 2003. In 2013, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering from Seoul National University. ^[1]

Career

Ethan Kim started out in December 2007 as a software engineer at AIM Systems, Inc. He also served as a software engineer at Electronics Art (EA) and at Mad Smart, Co. Ltd (startup) in 2009 and 2011 respectively. ^[1]

In April 2012, Ethan co-founded Bagelcode and served as the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) until December 2013. He also served as the co-founder and CTO of MOA Games in 2014. From 2015 to 2017, he was a software engineer at Moloco. ^[1]

#Hashed

Ethan Kyuntae Kim joined the #Hashed team in October 2017 as a co-founder and partner of the organization. ^[1][2]

#Hashed is a blockchain venture fund, project accelerator, and educator/community builder that focuses on discovering, investing in, and supporting innovative decentralization projects. They approach their investments from a startup perspective, seeking to provide strategic support for the growth of these projects, rather than just assessing their financial value. ^[2]

In December 2021, Hashed raised $200 million for a fund dedicated to growing the Web3 ecosystem. Hashed did not disclose investors, however, it said the raise included investment from “the largest Korean IT companies, multi-discipline conglomerates, and globally renowned investment firms,” ^[5]

Ethan is actively overseeing Hashed Labs, the firm’s acceleration program that focuses primarily on investments in Decentralized Applications (DApps) and blockchain games. ^[3][4]