# Dong-Su Kim

> Dong-Su Kim is the founding CEO and a board member of LG Technology Ventures in Silicon Valley. Educated at Caltech and Princeton, he moved from Samsung optical engineering into technology alliances, investment banking and corporate venture capital before establishing LG’s venture investment organization in 2018.

- **Role:** CEO and Board Member at LG Technology Ventures
- **Organizations:** LG Technology Ventures, Samsung Ventures America, Asia Evolution, Samsung Electronics, Sierra Ventures (former Investment Advisory Committee member)
- **Nationality:** South Korean
- **Education:** B.S. with Honors in Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, M.A. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, High school education, St. Albans School, Washington, DC
- **Known for:** Established LG Technology Ventures’ fund structure, recruited key staff and initiated investment operations., LG Technology Ventures reports more than $885 million in fund assets under his leadership., Led investments in more than 30 companies during his Samsung Ventures career.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Joined Samsung to work on fiber-optic components.
- **2001** — Following the fiber-optics market downturn, moved toward technology planning and alliance strategy.
- **2005** — Received a short business training course during his transition into venture investing.
- **2008** — Joined boutique investment bank Asia Evolution.
- **2009** — Moved to Silicon Valley with Samsung Ventures; later became Vice President and General Manager of Samsung Ventures America.
- **2013** — Recalled leading an early investment round in Inpria at Samsung Ventures.
- **2018-05** — Became founding CEO of LG Technology Ventures.
- **2026-06** — Included in the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 100.

## Achievements

- Established LG Technology Ventures’ fund structure, recruited key staff and initiated investment operations.
- LG Technology Ventures reports more than $885 million in fund assets under his leadership.
- Led investments in more than 30 companies during his Samsung Ventures career.
- Managed Samsung Ventures America offices in Menlo Park, Boston, London and Tel Aviv.
- Named to Global Corporate Venturing’s 2025 and 2026 Powerlists.
- Former board director of Inpria, DCG Systems, NexPlanar, Voltaix, Pixtronix and other technology companies.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — In a VDS interview published September 28, discussed startup evaluation, ubiquitous AI and the importance of follow-up to build partnerships.
- **2026-06** — Named to the 2026 Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 100.
- **2025-09** — Appeared on Ayna Insights to discuss corporate venture returns, enterprise AI, semiconductors and electrification.
- **2025-08** — Discussed building and scaling LG Technology Ventures on The Corporate Venturing Podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lgtechventures.com/team/dong-su-kim-phd
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dong-su-kim-97617/

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