# Sungmo Park

> Sungmo Park is Partner and Head of APAC Go-to-Market at a16z crypto, leading Andreessen Horowitz's first Asian office in Seoul. A quadrilingual strategist who speaks Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and English, Park bridges the gap between Silicon Valley capital and Asia's most dynamic crypto ecosystems. His career spans traditional finance at Nomura, product at NAVER, co-founding OnePlanet (a Polygon-based NFT marketplace backed by Hashed and Animoca Brands), leading APAC business development at Polygon Labs, and serving as APAC Lead at Monad Foundation before joining a16z to anchor its Korea, Singapore, and Japan expansion.

- **Role:** Partner, Head of APAC GTM at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto)
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a16z crypto, OnePlanet, Polygon Labs, Monad Foundation, NAVER, Nomura
- **Nationality:** South Korean
- **Education:** Bachelor's in International Relations and Entrepreneurship, Seoul National University
- **Known for:** Named Partner and Head of APAC GTM at Andreessen Horowitz, the world's most prominent VC firm, First person to lead a16z crypto's inaugural Asia office in Seoul (December 2025), Co-founded OnePlanet NFT marketplace, which raised $3.3M and became a top gaming NFT destination on Polygon

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Began career at Nomura in finance
- **2017-2018** — Moved to IGA Works (mobile marketing analytics)
- **2018-2020** — Joined ST Unitas (education technology company)
- **2020-2021** — Product Planner on NAVER's search ads team
- **2021** — Co-founded OnePlanet, a Terra/Polygon-based NFT marketplace; raised $3.3M led by Hashed with Animoca Brands
- **2022** — Joined Polygon Labs as Korea Business Lead, rose to Head of APAC Business Development
- **2024** — Moved to Monad Foundation as APAC Lead, building ecosystem across East Asia, Greater China, SEA, and India
- **2025-12** — Joined a16z crypto as Partner, Head of APAC GTM; named to lead a16z's first Asian office in Seoul

## Achievements

- Named Partner and Head of APAC GTM at Andreessen Horowitz, the world's most prominent VC firm
- First person to lead a16z crypto's inaugural Asia office in Seoul (December 2025)
- Co-founded OnePlanet NFT marketplace, which raised $3.3M and became a top gaming NFT destination on Polygon
- Built APAC go-to-market and ecosystem strategies across East Asia, Greater China, SEA, and India at Monad Foundation
- Led enterprise partnerships across Asia as Head of APAC Business Development at Polygon Labs
- Speaker at Consensus Hong Kong 2025
- Fluent in four languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and English

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Officially joined a16z crypto as Partner, Head of APAC GTM, leading the firm's first Asia office in Seoul
- **2025-12** — a16z crypto Seoul office launch announced, targeting Korea, Singapore, and Japan for portfolio support and community building
- **2025-02** — Spoke at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 as APAC Lead at Monad Foundation

## Links

- Website: https://a16zcrypto.com/team/sungmo-park/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smp0910/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sungmo_apac16z

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Last updated: 2026-05-08