# Ken Kim

> Ken Kim is the co-founder and CEO of 3i Inc., a Seoul-based spatial AI company behind Beamo, an enterprise digital twin platform that 3D-scans indoor sites in minutes, and Pivo, an auto-tracking smart pod loved by video creators. A former IT consultant and commodities trader turned repeat entrepreneur, Kim built 3i around a childhood obsession with cameras and a belief that anyone should be able to capture the physical world and move it into the digital one. Under his leadership 3i raised an oversubscribed $24M Series A in 2021, grew to a global team spanning more than 20 nationalities, and holds dozens of technology patents.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at 3i Inc.
- **Organizations:** 3i Inc., Beamo, Pivo, YouVR (NextAeon), OCB, G-Tech, E1
- **From:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Nationality:** South Korean
- **Education:** Entrepreneurship program, Draper University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads 3i Inc., a spatial AI company operating across 8+ countries, Built Beamo, an enterprise digital twin platform that 3D-scans indoor sites in minutes, Built Pivo, a consumer smart pod with auto-tracking used widely by video creators and influencers

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Started out as a trader at E1, a Korean energy and commodities company
- **pre-2017** — Worked as a Senior IT Consultant at G-Tech and General Manager at OCB, a business consulting firm
- **2005** — Began working in panoramic photography, an early step toward immersive media
- **pre-2017** — Served as CEO of YouVR (formerly NextAeon), a VR cloud platform company
- **2017** — Co-founded 3i Inc. in Seoul, South Korea with a global-first market focus; attended Draper University
- **2021** — 3i closed an oversubscribed ~$24M Series A led by SV Investment
- **2022** — Spoke at AWE EU 2022 on democratizing tools and hardware for XR creators

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads 3i Inc., a spatial AI company operating across 8+ countries
- Built Beamo, an enterprise digital twin platform that 3D-scans indoor sites in minutes
- Built Pivo, a consumer smart pod with auto-tracking used widely by video creators and influencers
- Raised an oversubscribed ~$24M Series A in September 2021 led by SV Investment
- Grew 3i to a team representing 29+ nationalities holding 34+ technology patents
- Reported 420% annual revenue growth in 2020 and secured enterprise partnerships including Japan's NTT

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — 3i announced participation in the 2024 Carbon Neutral EXPO to showcase Beamo digital twin technology for sustainability and facility management.
- **2021-09** — 3i closed an oversubscribed ~$24M Series A round led by SV Investment to expand its products and metaverse platform.

## Links

- Website: https://3i.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ken8kim
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/3i_company
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/3i.inc.company

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Last updated: 2026-07-16