MK

Minsoo Kim

Investor at Asian Development Bank

Seoul

Overview

Work Experience

  • Digital Technology for Development

    2024 - Current

    Concept development for venture capital funds of funds in emerging markets in Asia and the Pacific

  • Risk Management Specialist

    2023 - 2024

    Equity risk management across direct and fund investments (Office of Risk Management)

  • Young Professional (Investment & Risk Management Specialist)

    2020 - 2023

    Digital Technology for Development, CCDT, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (2024-Current) Equity Risk (Direct & Funds), RMCD2, Office of Risk Management (2023) ADB Ventures, Business Development Team, Private Sector Operations Department (2020-Current) - Part of an early team building out the Asian Development Bank's venture capital platform. - Early-stage and early-growth technology investments across consumer and enterprise (AgriTech, CleanTech, ClimateTech, FinTech, HealthTech). Equity Investments Unit, Private Sector Operations Department (2022) - Part of a working group developing a framework for ADB’s approach to private sector equity investments. Private Sector Operations, People's Republic of China Mission (2021-2022) - ADB private sector transactions in the People's Republic of China. Selected as one of nine Young Professionals from a pool of ~3600 applicants.

  • Investor

    2020

    Select investment experience (sourced/led): Skycatch (US) - Series C Dastgyr (Pakistan) - Seed Poko fka Shoppa (Vietnam) - Pre-Seed Truck It In (Pakistan) - Pre-Seed Rider Logistics (Pakistan) - Seed E Green Global (South Korea) - Series B Red Dot Analytics (Singapore) - Seed Path+ (China) - Pre-Seed RIMM Sustainability (Singapore) - Pre-Seed

  • Pre-Seed Investor

    2023

  • Seed Investor

    2022

  • Series B Investor and Board Observer

    2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021

  • Pre-Seed Investor

    2021

  • Pre-Seed Investor

    2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021

  • Series C Investor and Board Observer

    2021

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