# Build Block

> Build Block is a Korea-founded real estate company that gives Korean investors and companies a single, end-to-end path into the U.S. property market. What began as a cross-border investment platform lowering the barrier for individual Asian investors has grown into a full-stack operator: brokerage, architectural design and permitting, construction management as a general contractor, and post-investment asset and facility management. Today it also builds the physical backbone of the AI economy - data centers and EPC plants for semiconductor, battery, and advanced manufacturing - for Korean firms reshoring to the United States.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Founders:** Jimmy Jung (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~41 employees
- **Products:** Real Estate Brokerage, Real Estate Development, Construction Management, Architectural Design & Permitting, AI Infrastructure Development
- **Notable:** Raised roughly $14.4M in total funding, including a 2022 Series A, Built an operating presence across Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Hawaii, New York, and Texas, Signed a development partnership with Mastern America (Mastern Investment Management's U.S. arm) in 2023

## Products & services

- **Real Estate Brokerage** — Advisory and brokerage for buying, selling, and leasing residential and commercial property in the U.S., including local site tours.
- **Real Estate Development** — End-to-end property development from search through construction for offices, factories, and retail.
- **Construction Management** — General contractor services overseeing build-out and delivery of projects.
- **Architectural Design & Permitting** — Design from layout through detailed construction drawings, plus permit handling.
- **AI Infrastructure Development** — Development of AI data centers and supporting power infrastructure.
- **EPC Plant Development** — Engineering, procurement, and construction for semiconductor, battery, and manufacturing facilities.
- **Asset & Facility Management** — Post-investment management covering lease and tenant management, facility maintenance, local accounting and tax compliance, and foreign-exchange reporting in Korea.
- **Premium Client Services** — Exclusive membership-style services for high-net-worth individuals and high-security clients.

## Achievements

- Raised roughly $14.4M in total funding, including a 2022 Series A
- Built an operating presence across Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Hawaii, New York, and Texas
- Signed a development partnership with Mastern America (Mastern Investment Management's U.S. arm) in 2023
- Evolved from a cross-border investment platform into a full-stack general contractor and developer

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — Signed MOU with Mastern America to expand U.S. commercial development for reshoring companies.
- **2022-08** — Closed Series A funding round.

## Links

- Website: https://buildblock.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildblock/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/buildblock
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildblockio/

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Last updated: 2026-06-15