Number of Portfolio Companies 9
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder & Managing Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    GFT Ventures
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 
Jay Eum is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of GFT Ventures.
Number of Investments 9
Jay Eum has made 9 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - boam.ai on Dec 1, 2022, when boam.ai raised
$1.6M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Dec 1, 2022
boam.ai
Seed Round - boam.ai
$1.6M
Mar 10, 2022
Opaper
Pre Seed Round - Opaper
$1M
Jan 20, 2017
Merit
No
Seed Round - Merit
$4.3M
Jul 29, 2016
Korea Credit Data
Angel Round - Korea Credit Data
$100K
Jun 5, 2016
The Daebak Company
Seed Round - The Daebak Company
₩100M
Jul 21, 2015
RushOrder
Seed Round - RushOrder
Feb 1, 2015
SimplyCircle
Angel Round - SimplyCircle
$1.1M
Jan 20, 2014
Korbit
No
Seed Round - Korbit
$400K
Feb 1, 2012
OPENSURVEY Incorporated
Seed Round - OPENSURVEY Incorporated
Number of Exits 
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Jay Eum has exit - Korbit.
  • Korbit Korbit provides online bitcoin exchange, wallet, and merchant processor services.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Jay Eum has 2 current jobs as Co-Founder & Managing Partner at GFT Ventures and Co-Founder at Translink Capital.
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 7
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 4
Jay Eum holds 7 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Singular, Board Member at nWay, and Board Member at Chartboost.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
SoundHound
Board MemberJan 22, 2020
SquareTwo
DirectorDec 1, 2017Nov 1, 2019
Quixey
Board Observer
EDB
Board Member
Number of News Articles 6
Funding RoundDec 1, 2022
boam.ai raised $1,600,000 / Seed from Ashley Brasier and 13 other investors
Funding RoundMar 10, 2022
Opaper raised $1,000,000 / Pre Seed from Bora Chung and 6 other investors
NewsDec 15, 2017
NewsDec 13, 2017
Funding RoundJan 20, 2017
Merit raised $4,300,000 / Seed from Adam D’Angelo and 15 other investors
Funding RoundJul 29, 2016
Korea Credit Data raised $100,000 / Angel from Benjamin Joe and 3 other investors
Funding RoundJun 5, 2016
The Daebak Company raised ₩100,000,000 / Seed from Jay Eum and 3 other investors