Company History
2018-1Q |
Established Build Block Inc. C-corp in US Silicon Valley, California |
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2018-3Q |
Selected as Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT’s Innovation Program Established BuildBlock C-corp in Korea Yeouido, Korea |
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2019-1Q |
Selected as 2019 UC Berkeley Business School's Launch Incubating Program 1st Prize in 2019 UC Berkeley Launchathon Entrepreneurship Competition |
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2019-2Q |
Selected as Stanford Venture Studio at Stanford Business School's Startup Incubating Program Selected as excellent company at Seoul Business Agency(SBA) |
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2019-3Q |
Selected as Berkeley Skydeck Incubating Program |
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2019-4Q |
Selected as IGIS TechUP+ IGIS Asset Management, FuturePlay |
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2020-1Q |
Attracting Investment FuturePlay, Donamu & Partners, Shinhan Capital, Primer SazzePartnership with City of Seoul Mayor of Seoul, Park Won SoonSelected as Shinhan Future's Lab. - Silicon Valley Shinhan Financial Group |
TEAM
Executive
Advisor
Jimmy Jung
Founder / CEO
- M.S. in Management Science & Engineering (Stanford University)
- M.S. in Civil Engineering (UC Berkeley)
- B.S. in Architectural Eng./Business Administration (Yonsei Univ.)
- Civil Engineering and Urban Planning (INSA de Lyon, France)
- Google, HQ project Contract & Cost Project Manager
Based on his study in Management at Stanford University and Engineering at UC Berkeley, Jimmy has worked as a Project Manager to manage Google’s new headquarter construction project in Silicon Valley. Jimmy is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering in US, and certified Project Management Professional. He is also a CEO of a cryptocurrency security device distribution/manufacturing business in Korea.
Kyongtak Cho
CTO
- PhD. in Computer Science (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
- M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Seoul National Univ.)
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Yonsei Univ.)
- Lyft, Software Engineer
- Intel, Cyber Security Engineer
- Ford Silicon Valley Lab, Security Research Intern
- Github Page
Upon completing his PhD. in University of Michigan on Information Security, Kyongtak worked as a Software Engineer in the Identity space at Lyft. Based on such an experience, Kyongtak is now responsible for the development of BuildBlock’s blockchain technology as a CTO.
Jiwoong Lee
COO
- B.S. in Architecture Engineering (Yonsei Univ.)
- UAUS, President (non-profit)
- Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation / Team 202, Co-Founder
Jiwoong is a founder of the Korea’s largest non-profit organization on architecture exhibits called UAUS. He acted as the commissioner of 2017 UIA, Global Architecture Competition held in Seoul. Jiwoon is also a founder of Team202 that focuses on education service and fashion. Currently, Jiwoong serves as COO of buildblock, as well as COO of MySafeCoin, Korea’s largest cryptocurrency hardware wallet retail company.
Jukwang Lee
Advisor
- Economics (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
- APR Corp., CEO (APRILSKIN, medicube, NERDY, GLAM.D, Forment)
- Named in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia
- Ministry of Employment and Labor Award
- President's Award for Job Leaders
He is the founder and co-leader of APR, a successful global media and commerce company. It has AprilSkin, NERDY, and Medicube under its wings, with achieving 10 million customers and 180 billion won in annual revenue. He was named in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia. As an advisor for BuildBlock, from initial start-up to IPO, he provides practical assistance in establishing and implementing company-wide strategies essential for company growth.
Tech Engineering
Sungmin Lee
Engineering Director
- M.S. in Computer Science (Brown Univ.)
- Zillow Group, Sr.Software Engineer
- Oracle, Software Engineer
Jeongyoub Baik
Product Manager
- B.S. in Architectural Engineering (Yonsei Univ.)
- Design Studio TwoBricks, CEO
- Team 202, Co-Founder
- Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation
Eunbyul Jo
Front-End Software Engineer
- B.S. in Architectural Engineering (Yonsei Univ.)
- Design Studio TwoBricks, UI/UX Designer
- Team202, Front-End Engineer
- underconst, Designer
- MySafeCoin, Front-End Engineer
Business Develop / Marketing
Heather Ahn
Technical Translator
- M.A. in Conference Interpretation (Middlebury Institute of International Studies)
- B.S. in Political Science and International Relations(Yonsei Univ. UIC)
- Samsung Electronics, in-house translator
Hyungmin Lee
Construction Supervisor
- B.S. in Sculpture (Hongik Univ.)
- SBS Productions, Art Team
- Artwork Production (Hermes, YG, SM, Gentle Monster)
Seyong Yun
Construction Director
- B.S. in Architectural Engineering (Yonsei Univ.)
- Lifethings, Designer/Chief Digital Febricator
- ONB, Housing improvement Co-Founder
Heejun Kang
Business Director
- B.S. in Architectural Engineering (Yonsei Univ.)
- OPENPLUS ARCHITECTS, Designer / BIM Engineer
- ONB, Housing improvement Co-Founder
Junghyun Chae
Construction Manager
- B.S. Candidate in Architectural Engineering (Yonsei Univ.)
- Yonsei Univ. ICMLab, Undergraduate Research Assistant(2018~2020)
Chanhee Hong
Data Analyst
- Statistics (UC Berkeley)
- B.S. in Applied Statistics (Yonsei Univ.)
- SiliconValley Investment Co., Data Analyst