# Namkyun Yoon

> Namkyun Yoon is a blockchain industry executive known for growth, business development, and finance roles at Startale, Polygon Labs, and OnePlanet.

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**Namkyun Yoon** is a South Korean [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) professional whose career has included finance, growth, and business-development roles. Since May 2024, he has been Vice President of Growth at Startale Group.[[1]](#cite-id-0b91iz3d4j)[[2]](#cite-id-ynuuycm1yy) Startale’s team page lists NK Yoon as Head of Business Development.[[6]](#cite-id-ebfi9bi99)

## Education

Yoon studied at Seoul National University from 2012 to 2018 and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, graduating summa cum laude.[[1]](#cite-id-0b91iz3d4j)​[[2]](#cite-id-ynuuycm1yy) He attended Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies from 2009 to 2012.[[1]](#cite-id-0b91iz3d4j)​[[2]](#cite-id-ynuuycm1yy)​

## Career

Yoon worked as a Summer Analyst at JPMorganChase in Seoul from June to August 2017, then as an Associate at Goldman Sachs in Seoul from March 2018 to April 2022.[\[1\]](#cite-id-0b91iz3d4j)​[\[2\]](#cite-id-ynuuycm1yy)​

In April 2022, he became Head of Finance at OnePlanet, whose [non-fungible token (NFT)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) marketplace operates on [Polygon](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polygon). He held the role until October 2022, when he joined [Polygon](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polygon) Labs as Senior Manager of Enablement. He remained there until May 2024.[\[1\]](#cite-id-0b91iz3d4j)​[\[2\]](#cite-id-ynuuycm1yy)​

Yoon joined Startale Group as Vice President of Growth in May 2024. Startale develops onchain products including [Soneium](https://iq.wiki/wiki/soneium), Startale App, and [Astar](https://iq.wiki/wiki/astar) Network.[\[1\]](#cite-id-0b91iz3d4j)​[\[2\]](#cite-id-ynuuycm1yy)​

In a November 11, 2025, Startale interview, Yoon described his remit as spanning business development, partnerships, and growth strategy across the company’s products. He highlighted growth of the [Soneium](https://iq.wiki/wiki/soneium) [Layer 2](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-2) network and Startale’s consumer products and infrastructure. He also discussed Startale’s collaboration with SBI Group on financial products involving real-world-asset [tokenization](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenization) and a 24/7 trading platform, and connecting those offerings with consumer products such as Startale App.[\[8\]](#cite-id-80r4ysvdxo)​