Ryan Sungho Kim
Ryan Sungho Kim is a Co-founder and Partner of Hashed, a South Korean-based blockchain venture fund and project accelerator organization. [2][1]
Education
Ryan Sungho Kim graduated from Seoul Science School in 2003. In 2011, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology). [1]
Careers
Ryan Kim started out in February 2018 as a digital circuit engineer at Future Communications IC Inc. In May 2012, he was the CEO of Aprilfunk. In June 2013, he founded Looket, a mobile solution for SMEs, and successfully exited the company in November 2014. [1]
He joined Recobell as the Director of Strategic Planning where he was in charge of the development and planning of recommendation systems. [3]
#Hashed
In his previous company, Ryan realized that the data space had many vulnerabilities. This led him to blockchain and ultimately made him co-founded #Hashed in September 2017. [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 an interview, Ryan Kim mentioned that Hashed initially got exposed to the global community of web3 founders when they were invested in the Kyber Network. They met many investors during this time and became close to them. This exposure allowed them to become more involved in the web3 space and connect with other key players in the industry. [5]
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,”. [4]
