# Jimmy Jung

> Jimmy Jung is the founder and CEO of BuildBlock, a cross-border real estate platform that lets Korean and Asian investors buy, build, and manage U.S. property without ever boarding a plane. A licensed professional engineer who once helped project-manage Google's new Silicon Valley headquarters, he turned the messy, intermediary-clogged process of overseas property investment into a single end-to-end pipeline: search, financing, LLC setup, construction, management, and tax. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seoul with U.S. offices, BuildBlock has expanded from residential brokerage into industrial plant and AI-infrastructure development.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at BuildBlock
- **Organizations:** BuildBlock (Build Block Inc.), Google (Charleston East HQ project, former)
- **Nationality:** South Korean / United States
- **Education:** Yonsei University, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, M.S., Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads BuildBlock, a cross-border real estate platform serving Asian investors in the U.S. market, Holds the highest level of professional engineering licenses in both Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Project-managed construction on Google's Charleston East headquarters in Silicon Valley

## Career timeline

- **—** — Studied at Yonsei University, then earned a Civil Engineering degree at UC Berkeley
- **—** — Completed an M.S. in Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University
- **—** — Worked as Project Manager on Google's Charleston East headquarters construction in Silicon Valley
- **2018** — Founded BuildBlock to lower the barrier for overseas investors to access U.S. real estate
- **2022** — BuildBlock raised a Series A round (closed Aug 2022)
- **2023** — Signed an MOU with Mastern America to pursue large-scale U.S. commercial development projects
- **—** — Expanded BuildBlock into industrial/plant development and AI data-center & power infrastructure

## Achievements

- Founded and leads BuildBlock, a cross-border real estate platform serving Asian investors in the U.S. market
- Holds the highest level of professional engineering licenses in both Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
- Project-managed construction on Google's Charleston East headquarters in Silicon Valley
- Over 12 years of experience in new construction
- Raised Series A funding for BuildBlock (2022); total funding reported around $14.4M
- Forged a partnership (MOU) with Mastern America for U.S. commercial development in 2023

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — BuildBlock signed an MOU with Mastern America to jointly pursue large-scale U.S. commercial development projects, targeting Korean businesses reshoring to the U.S.
- **2026-01** — BuildBlock positions itself as a U.S. General Contractor offering AI data-center, EPC plant, and power-infrastructure development alongside residential and commercial real estate services.

## Links

- Website: https://buildblock.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-buildblock
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/buildblock
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildblockio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildblockio/

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Last updated: 2026-06-11