Joon Sung Park

Overview

Joon Sung Park is an angel investor specializing in early-stage technology companies in the United States. He focuses on sectors such as artificial intelligence, software, consumer internet, mobile applications, media and entertainment, machine learning, fintech, SaaS, e-commerce, internet services, consumer services, robotics, biotechnology, virtual reality, and more. His investment stages include pre-seed, seed, and early-stage funding. In addition to his investment activities, Joon is the co-founder and CEO of Simile, a company based in Palo Alto, California. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University, where his research focused on human-computer interaction, natural language processing, social computing, and generative agents. His work has been recognized with multiple best paper awards and nominations at conferences such as UIST, CHI, and ASSETS. He has also been featured in prominent publications like Nature, Science, NBC, The New York Times, The Times, and The Guardian. Joon's academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Swarthmore College and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been awarded the Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship, the Terry Winograd Fellowship, and the Siebel Scholar Award. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and English, and resides in Palo Alto, California.

Investment Focus

• Early-stage technology companies in the United States

Portfolio Companies