DragonsGate Ventures (DGV) is the gateway that empowers scientists and entrepreneurs to scale globally. By providing strategic growth advisory, capital raising expertise and a vast international network, we transform groundbreaking ideas into global impact, bridging local innovation to sustainable success on the world stage.

Rebiogen -- Pioneering Korea's animal health revolution with smart directories and personalized care solutions.

Olive Union: Pioneering affordable, FDA-compliant OTC hearing devices, enhancing life's soundscape for mild to moderate hearing loss.

NGeneBio is a South Korean company specializing in genomics and personalized medicine, offering advanced diagnostic testing solutions.My Expertise:- US Market Entry: Compliance, FDA study, and strategic partnerships.- M&A Strategist and Deal Architect: Proven track record in identifying, negotiating, and closing M&A deals, expanding company reach, and fueling innovation.- Strategic Partnerships Development: Forge key alliances with industry leaders, healthcare providers, and tech firms, enhancing market position and product offerings.- Market-Intelligence and Analysis: Continuously analyze market trends, regulatory changes, and competitive dynamics to inform strategic planning and decision-making.

Content discovery solutions using deep search filtration and natural language processing (NLP).

Global business development advisory service firm.

Bringing people, capital and ideas together to build future business stars.- Specialized services in crossborder acceleration services focused on: investor sourcing; pitch deck consulting; strategic partner sourcing and lead generation services.

Developing autonomous solutions for Korean cuisine: to make cooking and running a fresh-food restaurant business easier, safer and affordable.

- Private/public mainnet solution provider for platform companies that include social media, messaging, ecommerce and ads

- Advised and closed complex 3-year API license deal with 5 Samsung teams

Service Strategy Group (Jan 2017 – Mar 2018) is part of a team of 150 account managers in 5 global offices to lead strategic partnerships for two Samsung mobile flagship launches: Galaxy and Galaxy Note. - Responsible for Samsung Services partnerships for: DeX; SmartThings; GalaxyApps Store; Game/VR; Bixby.- Accounts managed: EA; Twitch; Epic; Netflix; Activision; Unity Technologies; Minecraft (Microsoft); Foursquare; CNN; Zoom; Amazon Lumberyard. - Also responsible for creating internal account management system to track global accounts into a unified central calendar system for 300 accounts.- Manage cross-functional teams. Technology Strategy Group (01/2016 – 01/2017) is the ‘think tank’ of the headquarters. Responsible for market research and strategy proposals for Samsung’s hardware and software divisions. Research template includes: Total addressable market analysis, competitive analysis and proposing GTM strategy options. - Responsible to research: connected car; mobile RCS messaging; AI voice commands; VR games; IoT and Smart Cities; Global Developer Events; videogames and eSports live tournaments; and Ad Platform (DMP/DSP/DaaS).- Accounts managed: Google Nest; Google Home; Chromecast; Samsung SmartThings; Samsung Health, Samsung Developer Conference.- Work with global offices to align market strategy reports- Be the thought leader and presented strategy to senior executives.

Responsible for the sales strategy and tactics of the Unity Pro Suite, Asset Store, Education License, Ads, Analytics. Achieved quota by more than 200% in FY12; FY13.- Responsible for all revenue in Korea- Focus on videogame, education and 3D rendering companies (e.g. auto, construction, ship building)- Consistently tripling revenue Y/Y- Grow the team from 1 to 33- Build and enable 22 sales channel partners- A spokesperson for Unity in Korea

- Founding member Korea’s first private shopping club- Grew membership to 500,000 members- Strategic alliance with Turkey’s leading shopping portal, ‘Markafoni’

Consulting Team: M&A / Venture Finance (Sep 2009 – Mar 2010)- Manage a team of consultants selling M&A advisory services for start-up and incubation financing- Assisted foreign-based on market entry service into Korean market- Deals include: Mirae Asset; STIC; KDB; Softbank VenturesCorporate Finance Team – M&A / Debt Financing (Oct 2007 – Sep 2009)- Part of advisory team selling services including: acquisition; equity & debt financing; buyout; and listing (incl. IPOs and backdoor listing on local KOSDAQ exchange)- Industry specialization include: Internet (games and ecommerce); Telecommunications and Sports Entertainment- Deals include: Posco Power; KOGAS; Doosan; Korea Tobacco; Daewoo Electronics; Wemade; Joymax; Ebay (Gmarket)

- Responsible for all sales in Asia-Pacific region- Deals to Enterprise, Telco, Gov., University - Grew client relations in Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Korea, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and India- Recruit new partners in every country, enable and train them and set them up for success- Increases annual sales by 30% each year

- Achieved 400% sales growth in FY02- Closed RFP and BMT deal with Hanaro Telecom, Korea Telecom, Singtel and KTF

- Advised on market entry into Korea

- Equity analyst covering Internet and new technology sector (small caps)

- Responsible for collecting 'market tips' to write daily market reports on Bloomberg wire. Topic coverage included: 1. Korea's new Options/Futures trading market in Busan2. Daewoo bankruptcy - World's largest bankruptcy case est. $US 77 bn3. Korea's IMF crisis and response4. Internet technology companies entrance into Korean market

- 'Foreign Economic Trade Council' office for OECD and World Bank.