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Pitch us
Seoul · Silicon Valley — Est. 2021

Venture investor
& builder

We don’t only write the cheque. Sometimes we co-found the company.

Based on trust, Another Brain backs early-stage founders solving hard problems — and stays close enough to build alongside them.

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Philosophy

We create not just the value —
something more.

Another Brain is a second mind for the founders we back: a partner that argues, tests and builds, not one that watches from the cap table.

Meet the team ↗
How we work
01 / Trust first

Relationships before term sheets

Trust is the entry condition, not the outcome. We commit early, to a small number of founders, and we don’t chase rounds we can’t add to.

02 / Builder

We co-found when it matters

Four of our companies started at the table with us — Petch, Theranocure, Bluecarbon and more. Capital is the easy part; building the first year is the work.

03 / Lab to market

Science that has to ship

Our partners hold doctorates in economics and chemistry, and our advisors run fuel cells, IP portfolios and research labs. Deep tech is not a thesis we borrowed.

04 / Two markets

Seoul and Silicon Valley

A reliable network across industry, academia and SMEs on both sides of the Pacific — so a Korean team can raise in California, and a California team can land in Korea.

Global network

A reliable network in industry, academia and SMEs around the world.

Built over twenty years, borrowed by every founder we back.
11Active portfolio companies
04Co-founded or led as first investor
04Doctorates across partners and advisors
06University and corporate collaborators
Founders

The partners you’ll actually work with.

Managing Partner

Kim, Sung Soo

Ph.D. in Economics
Background
Managing Director, Konai Partners
Director, PE Division — Simone Asset Management
Vice President, IPO Team, IB Division — Samsung Securities
Education
Ph.D. Economics, Claremont Graduate University
B.A. Economics, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Managing portfolio
Art&ComFoodinkoMealzip Micro SpaceNice WeatherPetch Some&coAinex
Managing Partner

Jang, Min Seok

Ph.D. in Chemistry
Background
Innovation Service Manager, Xinova
BD Manager, Wacker Chemie
Research Park Manager, LG Chem
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College
Managing portfolio
AirmyneTheranocureBluecarbon
Advisory

Operators and academics we call before we wire money.

Jeong, Jin Wook

Industry & strategy
  • CEO, Doosan Fuel Cell
  • Head of Strategy, Doosan
  • Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
  • MBA, Harvard University
  • B.A., Seoul National University

Jung, Yang Won

Technology & IP
  • CTO, IdeaHub
  • Vice President, Xinova
  • Director, Intellectual Ventures
  • B.S. / Ph.D., Yonsei University

Kang, Suk Hun

Research & markets
  • Assistant Professor, UC Santa Barbara
  • Ph.D., London Business School
  • M.S., University of Southern California
  • B.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Investment portfolio

Eleven companies. Four we helped start.

Airmyne
Silicon Valley, CA
Seed · Lead · Y Combinator W22
Petch
Seoul
Co-founded · Seed
Foodinko
Seoul
Series Pre-A
Nice Weather
Seoul
Series A
Theranocure
Daegu
Co-founded · Seed
Some&Co
Seoul
Seed · Lead
Micro Space
Seoul
Seed
Mealzip
Seoul
Seed
Bluecarbon
Pohang
Co-founded
Wecowork
Seoul
Seed
Ainex
Seoul
Series A
Collaborators

Universities, funds and corporates we source and de-risk with.

UniversitySoongsil University ResearchDGIST UniversityKeimyung University PlatformYCrowdy CapitalGenii Capital CorporateHuons Global
AB Insight

What we’re reading.

PhilosophyHow to Build Limitless Confidence PhilosophyPrinciples for Dealing with the Changing World Order — Ray Dalio PhilosophyThe difference between Eastern and Western architecture PhilosophyComfort is your biggest enemy PressDAC is a game changer — building a startup ecosystem · DBR
Contact

Tell us what you’re building.

One paragraph is enough. We reply to every founder.

Another Brain 2F, 96 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu
Seoul, Republic of Korea