Bassists

Yoonho Shin, CEO
Taeyang Lee (CEO)
Junyeol Kang (Partner)
Shin Hyun-sung (Partner)
Director Yang Hyung-jun
Dong-eon Choi, Senior Team Leader
Team Leader Han Jeong-bong
Jaegoo Ahn, Investment Manager
Kim Ki-soo Growth Partner (Talent)
Byunghak Kim Tech Advisor
Jung-hoon Kim Entrepreneur in Residence
Yuri Kim Entrepreneur in Residence
Jihyun Won Entrepreneur in Residence
Yoonhwa Gu (Deputy Manager)
Hyewon Kim, Deputy General Manager

Junyeol Kang (Partner)

Career
ex. CEO at Krust
ex. Outside Director at Dunamu
ex. CSO at Kakao
Education
Economics, Seoul National University
Anyang High School
Having received significant support from Korea’s startup ecosystem during my time at Naver and Kakao, I hope to give back for those grateful experiences by contributing to the growth of the startup ecosystem through BASS Ventures.
Entrepreneurship is an ongoing process of tackling countless complex and difficult problems. On their journeys, we want to provide more than just financial backing; by leveraging the management’s experience, capabilities, and networks gained through previous entrepreneurial and problem-solving journeys, we hope to deliver genuinely practical support to today’s early-stage startups.
If Korea's major corporations were products of a particular stage in the country's development, then now is truly the era of startups. We hope in some way to empower early founders as they tackle today’s challenges with creative solutions fit for our times.
Furthermore, we hope this mindset extends beyond BASS Ventures and our portfolio, so that the outstanding individuals we’ve met along the way will take the lead and help create a lasting, virtuous ecosystem that continuously supports others.
Having worked at Naver and Kakao , I received immense support from Korea's startup ecosystem . Now, through BASS Ventures , I hope to give back by contributing to the growth and development of that very ecosystem that once supported me.
Starting a company is an endless series of complex and difficult problem-solving challenges. At BASS Ventures , we aim to go beyond financial investment by leveraging the experience, expertise, and network of our leadership team—who have firsthand experience in founding companies and overcoming obstacles. Our goal is to provide practical and meaningful support to early-stage startups in this era.
If Korea's conglomerates were the driving force behind a specific stage of the nation's development , then today, we are undoubtedly in the era of startups . We hope to play a role—however small—in empowering early-stage founders to tackle the challenges of our time with innovative, era-defining solutions .
Moreover, we aspire for this mindset to extend beyond BASS Ventures and our portfolio companies —so that the brilliant individuals we meet along this journey will take the lead and build a self-sustaining, virtuous ecosystem that continues to support future generations of entrepreneurs.
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