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Joan Kim

Principal at Fortitude Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Investor
VC

Invests in

Stages:

Seed
Pre-seed

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Hospitality
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Financial Modeling
Market Research
Strategy
Hotels
Due Diligence
Financial Analysis
Finance
Data Analysis
Research
Business Strategy
Venture Capital
Competitive Analysis
Start-ups
Investments
Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

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Work Experience

Fortitude Ventures

2024

  • Principal

    2024

Samsung Next

2019 - 2024

  • Investor

    2021 - 2024

    We invest in the boldest and most ambitious founders. Our venture capital team funds early stage startups and accelerates their growth by leveraging the Samsung ecosystem.

  • Strategy Manager

    2019 - 2021

    Build strategies and projects aimed at transforming Samsung Electronics into a global SW and services leader.

Flex

2016 - 2019

  • Senior Associate, Corporate Strategy

    2019 - 2019

    Advise C-level executives of the $26B sketch-to-scale™ solutions leader in the provision of innovative design, engineering, and manufacturing services to companies across a broad range of industries.

  • Associate, Corporate Strategy

    2016 - 2019

Moody's Investors Service

2013 - 2016

  • Associate Analyst

    2013 - 2016

Wells Fargo Bank

2011 - 2012

  • Financial Analyst

    2011 - 2012

The Cornell Center for Hospitality Research

2010 - 2011

  • Research Assistant

    2010 - 2011