# Simon Seojoon Kim

> Simon Seojoon Kim is the CEO of Hashed, a blockchain venture fund and project accelerator in South Korea, with a background in computer science and tech entrepr...

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**Simon Seojoon Kim** is the CEO and Managing Partner at [Hashed](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hashed), a South Korean-based [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) venture fund and project accelerator organization. [\[1\]](#cite-id-6wgeheb1bhk)[\[2\]](#cite-id-fj7ydn9vesh)[\[5\]](#cite-id-4d0dx5w2y48)  
  
# Education  
  
After graduating from Seoul Science High School, Simon Seojoon Kim went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology from 2002 to 2007. [\[2\]](#cite-id-fj7ydn9vesh)  
  
# Career  
  
Simon Seojoon Kim started his career in 2009 as a Software Engineer and Product Manager at Webcash. Afterward, he served as a Product Manager at Mozzet in 2011. In 2012, he served as the co-founder and chief product manager at Knowre -  an education technology company that developed adaptive learning applications for self-paced student learning. [\[2\]](#cite-id-fj7ydn9vesh)  
  
In March 2018, he started as a Venture Partner at SoftBank Ventures Asia serving as a strategic advisor for global distributed ledger technology projects. [\[2\]](#cite-id-fj7ydn9vesh)  
  
## #Hashed  
  
Simon Seojoon Kim became the CEO and Managing Partner for [#Hashed](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hashed) in September 2017. [\[1\]](#cite-id-6wgeheb1bhk)[\[2\]](#cite-id-fj7ydn9vesh)  
  
#Hashed is an investment venture fund 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. [\[1\]](#cite-id-6wgeheb1bhk)  
  
> “We approach our investments as builders, not just pickers. We participate as core technical contributors to developing global infrastructure, and we’ve built a network of projects and people that connects industry pioneers with the knowledge and resources necessary to unlock the potential of blockchain.” - Simon Seojoon Kim on what he looks for in investments[\[3\]](#cite-id-pzlp45s41v)  
  
In December 2021, Hashed raised $200 million for a fund dedicated to growing the [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/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,”.  
![image](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmaZxPLhdPHgK7XKyToQMsKbGMuJ3JpMKAgSoFrjNmuKNN)  
Simon Kim serves as a member of the 4th Revolution Committee of the South Korean Parliament. He also sits as a Director of the Korea Blockchain Association and a member of the Busan Blockchain Free zone committee. [\[4\]](#cite-id-n050tjfrsop)