Lee Sang-hyuk
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Lee Sang-hyuk

Korea 55 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
investments
Industry
Technology
Residence
Seoul
Organization
Yello Mobile
Education
Sogang University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
KAIST (Master of Science)
Marital Status
Single

Assets

  • Moda Inc
    10,474,860 shares @ -
    -
    149940-KR

Biography

Lee Sang-hyuk is the founder of the country's second-biggest unicorn, Yello Mobile.

Launched in 2012, Yello operates as a tech incubator by growing and investing in young mobile-based startups.

His company has been valued at $4 billion by investors; his ownership is just over 26%.

About

Lee worked as an executive for Korean search engine Daum for a year-and-a-half before leaving in 2013.

Yello Mobile has a portfolio of more than 80 companies across shopping, media, advertising and travel.