# Kevin Song

> Kevin Song is the founder and CEO of withco, a New York-based company helping small business owners buy the buildings they rent through a lease-to-own model. The son of Korean immigrants whose Brooklyn grocery store was lost when a landlord doubled the rent, Song turned that family loss into a venture-backed mission: turn tenants into owners. A Cornell economics graduate and former J.P. Morgan analyst named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for social entrepreneurship, he raised more than $30 million from Founders Fund, Canaan, NFX and Initialized, plus backers including Venus Williams, Kevin Durant, Will Smith's Dreamers VC and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at withco
- **Organizations:** withco, J.P. Morgan
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Applied Economics, Cornell University (Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management)
- **Known for:** Founder and CEO of withco, a lease-to-own platform for small business commercial real estate, Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Entrepreneurship, Raised more than $30 million in seed and Series A funding

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Applied Economics
- **2012** — Began career as an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan
- **2010s** — Invested in, managed and advised over 50 companies; deployed more than $1B in equity capital
- **2019** — Founded withco with co-founder Taylor Savage to help small businesses own their buildings
- **2022** — withco emerged from stealth with $30M+ raised; closed a $28M Series A on top of a $4M seed
- **2025** — withco focused on retail, restaurant, neighborhood-shop, franchise and medical tenants across the Midwest, Southeast and Texas

## Achievements

- Founder and CEO of withco, a lease-to-own platform for small business commercial real estate
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Entrepreneurship
- Raised more than $30 million in seed and Series A funding
- Backed by Founders Fund, Canaan, NFX, Initialized, plus Venus Williams, Kevin Durant, Will Smith's Dreamers VC, Danny Meyer's Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Ken Chenault and Julian Castro
- Deployed over $1 billion of equity capital across his investing career

## Latest updates

- **2022-02** — withco emerged from stealth, announcing $30M+ in funding including a $28M Series A led by Canaan, Founders Fund, Initialized and NFX.
- **2025-01** — withco operating mainly across the Midwest, Southeast and Texas, serving retail, restaurant, franchise and medical small-business tenants who meet SBA-defined and underwriting criteria.

## Links

- Website: https://with.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjsong90
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kevinjsong

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