Simon Kim - Corp Dev @SK Telecom Americas - AI/Data Center/5G Tech

Simon Kim is a principal at SK Telecom Americas, where he focuses on strategic investments and partnerships across AI, data center infrastructure, and next-gen connectivity. SK Telecom Americas' portfolios includes high-growth startups like Anthropic, Perplexity AI, Lambda Labs, TwelveLabs, Together AI, Inworld AI, and GGWP. Prior to this, Simon managed direct and LP investments at SK Group, backing companies such as DataRobot, Republic, and Consensys. With deep experience across venture, strategy, and operations—including time at CLO Virtual Fashion and a Coinbase-backed crypto startup—Simon brings a cross-border, cross-sector perspective to frontier tech investing. He holds an economics degree from UC Berkeley.Topics:

• Strategic investing at the edge of AI, cloud, and telco

• How global corporates identify breakout frontier tech

• Lessons from backing Anthropic, Lambda, and Inworld AI early

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