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SUMMARY:Global Venture Without Borders: A Conversation with Eric Kim
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URL:https://lu.ma/EricKim
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DESCRIPTION:Event Description\n\nAs part of its commitment to building the
  next generation of founders\, The Korea Society is bringing Startup Scene
  to Yale Ventures\, connecting one of the world’s most dynamic consumer
  technology investors with Yale’s entrepreneurial community.\n\nWe are
  honored to welcome Eric Kim\, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at
  Goodwater Capital and a Yale University alumnus\, for a fireside
  conversation on building global consumer technology companies across
  borders.\n\nEric will reflect on his journey to founding Goodwater
  Capital\, a leading global venture firm with a portfolio of
  transformative consumer technology companies including Kakao\, Coupang\,
  Spotify\, ByteDance\, and Stitch Fix.\n\nJoin us as Eric shares insights
  on the rise of the global startup ecosystem\, cross-border investment
  strategies\, and how investors identify and scale the next generation of
  consumer platforms.\n\nSpeaker\n\nEric KimCo-Founder and Managing
  Partner\, Goodwater Capital\n\nEric J. Kim is Co-Founder and Managing
  Partner of Goodwater Capital\, a global consumer technology venture
  capital firm. He has led investments in companies including Kakao\,
  TikTok\, Coupang\, Xendit\, Viva Republica (Toss)\, Daangn Market
  (Karrot)\, MoMo\, Scentbird\, Hallow\, Midi Health\, and
  Everlywell.\n\nPreviously\, Eric was a Managing Director at Maverick
  Capital\, where he helped build the firm’s global venture capital
  practice\, leading investments across North America\, Europe\, and Asia.
  He began his career as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company.\n\nEric
  has long been involved in education and the arts. A classically trained
  cellist\, he was a member of the Grammy-nominated Yale Cellos. He
  currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Yale School of Music
  and on the boards of Empowerly and StudySmarter\, companies operating at
  the intersection of AI and education. He previously served on the
  national board of College Track.\n\nEric earned his undergraduate degree
  in Cognitive Science from Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa\, magna cum
  laude) and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
LOCATION:\, Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale\, 17 Prospect St\,
  New Haven\, CT 06511\, USA
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CATEGORIES:["independent"]
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