Igor Kim
Co-founder and Managing Partner of Xploration Capital |
Abu Dhabi Emirate
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder and Managing Partner
2017 - Current
Investor, Board Member
2017
Invested through Xploration Capital
Investor
2019
Invested through Xploration Capital
Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st century: using AI to find unknown stories and turning them into blockbusters (novels and TV shows)
Raised $117,000,000.00 from New Enterprise Associates, redalpine, Kleiner Perkins, Rouven Dresselhaus, Speedinvest and Khosla Ventures.
Investor
2020
Invested through Xploration Capital
Novakid is an EdTech platform for learning English as a Second Language (ESL) for children between the ages of 4 and 12 years old.
Raised $41,527,796.00 from Goodwater Capital, Owl Ventures, BonAngels Venture Partners, PortfoLion Capital Partners, Xploration Capital, TMT Investments, LETA Capital and LearnStart.
Investor
2021
Invested through Xploration Capital
Venture Partner
2022 - 2022
Venture Partner to the Mubadala Disruptive Investments platform. Mubadala is An Abu Dhabi sovereign investor managing a global portfolio of assets valued at $243 billion.
Mubadala Ventures is the venture capital arm of Mubadala that focuses on advanced technology.
Board Observer
2016 - 2017
(Acquired by BlaBlaCar)
Investment Director
2015 - 2017
Inventure Partners is an innovative investment firm helping visinoary entrepreneurs start and grow disruptive technology businesses. We look for teams with a novel approach to solving real problems and back a wide range of ventures across technology industry. Inventure Partners is a US$200mm venture capital fund targeting Round A and B investments in the range of US$1-5mm Below are some examples of outstanding companies in our Fund I portfolio: Gett (previously GetTaxi) is the largest on-demand B2C taxi & car app in Europe and the leading on-demand B2B player globally (trusted by half of the Fortune 500). CHRONEXT is an online platform for luxury watch trading. You can buy or sell fine timepieces, as well as use the expertise provided by our certified watchmakers to repair, service, or customise their existing collection. American Well is an Online Health Care system that allows consumers to connect with physicians immediately, whenever they have a health need, from their homes or offices. Busfor - a Global Distribution System (GDS) / Online Travel Agency (OTA) for intercity bus tickets, focused on Central / Eastern Europe and Russia
Investment Banking
2011 - 2011
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.
Investment Banking - Emerging Markets Coverage Group
2010 - 2011
Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.