# JaeKwon Son

> JaeKwon Son is the founder and CEO of The Miilk (더밀크), a Silicon Valley-based subscription media and tech-intelligence platform that delivers technology, economy, and investment insight to Korean readers worldwide. After 17-plus years as a tech and business reporter in Korea and a stint as Maeil Business Newspaper's Silicon Valley correspondent, he immigrated to the U.S. and launched The Miilk in 2019 to bridge American innovation and Korean enterprise. Under his leadership the company raised roughly $4.8 billion KRW (about $3.8M) in Series A funding, broke the exclusive that Tesla was entering humanoid robotics, and built an ad-free subscription model focused on perspective over raw news.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at The Miilk (더밀크)
- **Organizations:** The Miilk (더밀크), Maeil Business Newspaper (formerly), Munhwa Ilbo (formerly), Electronic Times / ETNews (formerly), Stanford University (former visiting scholar)
- **From:** South Korea
- **Nationality:** South Korean
- **Education:** Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled The Miilk into a Silicon Valley-based subscription media and tech-intelligence platform with a virtual newsroom across the US, Korea, and Ireland., Raised approximately 4.8 billion KRW (~$3.8M) Series A funding from institutions including HuNet Ventures and MYSC, plus individual investors such as former Kakao co-CEO Jae-beom Lee., Broke the exclusive that Tesla was entering humanoid robotics (August 2021), later confirmed.

## Career timeline

- **2000s** — Began career as a technology, economics and industry reporter in Korea, working across Electronic Times (ETNews), Munhwa Ilbo, and Maeil Business Newspaper over 17+ years.
- **2016** — Became Maeil Business Newspaper's Silicon Valley correspondent and a visiting scholar at Stanford University, covering U.S. tech firsthand.
- **2017** — Named one of the world's Top Business Journalists by analytics firm Richtopia (ranked 148th of 250).
- **2019** — Founded The Miilk (더밀크) in Silicon Valley as a cross-border subscription information platform.
- **2021** — The Miilk broke an exclusive that Tesla was entering the humanoid robotics business, later officially confirmed.
- **2022** — Raised roughly 4.8 billion KRW (~$3.8M) Series A funding to grow content, data, financial-information products and English-language reporting.
- **2026** — Continued as a CES speaker and media-partner roundtable participant, positioning The Miilk as an AI and tech-intelligence platform.

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled The Miilk into a Silicon Valley-based subscription media and tech-intelligence platform with a virtual newsroom across the US, Korea, and Ireland.
- Raised approximately 4.8 billion KRW (~$3.8M) Series A funding from institutions including HuNet Ventures and MYSC, plus individual investors such as former Kakao co-CEO Jae-beom Lee.
- Broke the exclusive that Tesla was entering humanoid robotics (August 2021), later confirmed.
- Named a Top Business Journalist worldwide by Richtopia in February 2017.
- Built an ad-free subscription media model to preserve editorial independence.
- Recurring CES speaker and media-partner roundtable participant.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Spoke at CES 2026 and participated in the Media Partner Roundtable on the global future of technology, framing The Miilk as a Silicon Valley AI and tech-intelligence platform.

## Links

- Website: https://themiilk.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaekwon-son-a7808810
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16hZmSNiCDM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themiilkinc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themiilk22/

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Last updated: 2026-06-12