Joonpyo Lee Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chief Executive...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Joonpyo Lee General Information

Biography

Mr. Joonpyo Lee serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at SoftBank Ventures Asia. He served as a Board Member at Aria Pharmaceuticals. He serves as Board Member at Jandi. He served as Advisor at Jandi. He served as Board Member at twoXAR, True Balance, and Zepl. He serves as Board Member and Advisor at Jandi. He also served as Board Member at Radish, Guggy, OPGG, Lunit, Balance Hero, Blank Corporation, Speclipse and Tomocube. He served as Board Member at MyMusicTaste and Fishbrain. In 2001, he founded Evixar, a web-based remote control platform for PC, which was acquired by a public company in 2004. He subsequently joined GOM TV, the largest Internet video service in Korea, as the director of global business development. While at the company, JP ran GOM Star League, the world's first e-sports league, broadcasted to more than 100 million viewers worldwide. He then co-founded Enswers, an ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) technology company. Over the years, he tripled his team by leading the core ACR business. He opened offices in San Francisco, acquired two companies, and accelerated overall growth. Enswers became the world's largest ACR provider of Smart TVs, leading to its acquisition by Tribune Media Group in 2014, a move led by JP. He served as Board Member at Cyclops.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, SBVA
Gender
Male
Email
jp
Phone
+82
Address
  • 19th Floor, B Wing, Kyobo Tower, 465
  • Gangnam-daero, Seocho - Gu
  • Seoul, 06611
  • South Korea
+82

Joonpyo Lee Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
SBVA Investor Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner Seoul, South Korea Acquirer

Joonpyo Lee Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Jandi Communication Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Seoul, South Korea
Speclipse Diagnostic Equipment Acquired/Merged (Operating Subsidiary) Venture Capital-Backed Sunnyvale, CA
Tomocube Diagnostic Equipment Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed Daejeon, South Korea
True Balance Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Gurgaon, India

Joonpyo Lee Lead Partner on Deals (33)

Joonpyo Lee has been the lead partner on 33 deals. Their latest deal was with MarqVision, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 02-Oct-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
MarqVision 02-Oct-2024 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Business/Productivity Software Los Angeles, CA
Artue 18-Sep-2023 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Seoul, South Korea
Doctor Now 16-Mar-2023 Completed Clinics/Outpatient Services Seoul, South Korea
Laundrygo 21-Nov-2022 Completed Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Seoul, South Korea
Bucketplace 09-May-2022 Completed Real Estate Services (B2C) Seoul, South Korea
MarqVision 28-Sep-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Los Angeles, CA
VoyagerX 23-Jun-2021 Completed Software Development Applications Seoul, South Korea
Fishbrain 25-Mar-2021 Completed Social/Platform Software Stockholm, Sweden
SODA 24-Dec-2020 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Internet Retail Tokyo, Japan
True Balance 18-Nov-2020 Later Stage VC (Series D) Completed Financial Software Gurgaon, India

Joonpyo Lee Network (224)

Board Members (30)

Name Company Representing Location From
Howard Rosen Aria Pharmaceuticals Self Palo Alto, CA
Souparno Bagchi True Balance True Balance Gurgaon, India
Fishbrain B Capital Group Stockholm, Sweden
Aria Pharmaceuticals Self Palo Alto, CA
Jandi SBI Investment Seoul, South Korea

Portfolio Executives (179)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Mark Lee MarqVision Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 02-Oct-2024 Los Angeles, CA
Vinny Mei MarqVision Co-Founder 02-Oct-2024 Los Angeles, CA
MarqVision Co-Founder &Chief Business Officer 02-Oct-2024 Los Angeles, CA
MarqVision Director of Finance 02-Oct-2024 Los Angeles, CA
Artue Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer 18-Sep-2023 Seoul, South Korea

Fund Team Members (15)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Jeongwoo Jung SBVA SB Global Champ Fund Seoul, South Korea
Jeongwoo Jung SBVA SB Global Star Fund Seoul, South Korea
SBVA Seoul, South Korea
SBVA Seoul, South Korea
SBVA Seoul, South Korea

Joonpyo Lee Affiliated Funds (9)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
SB Pan-Asia Fund SBVA Venture - General Closed 2011
SoftBanK Ranger Venture Investment Partnership SBVA Venture - General Closed 2012
SB Next Onrush Investment Partnership SBVA Venture - General Closed 2017
SoftBank Acceleration Fund SBVA Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2019
SB Next Media Innovation Fund SBVA Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2016

Joonpyo Lee FAQs

  • Who is Joonpyo Lee?

    Mr. Joonpyo Lee serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at SoftBank Ventures Asia.

  • How much does Joonpyo Lee typically invest?

    Joonpyo Lee's median deal size is .

  • What is Joonpyo Lee’s main position?

    Joonpyo Lee’s primary position is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Joonpyo Lee?

    Joonpyo Lee’s email address is jp and his phone number is +82 .

  • How many active board seats does Joonpyo Lee hold?

    Joonpyo Lee holds 4 board seats including Jandi, Speclipse, Tomocube, and True Balance.

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