Summary
Kyungmin Bang is a veteran software engineer, game producer, and serial founder with over 20 years in online game development, live service management, and startup building across Korea and Southeast Asia. He has led studios at Electronic Arts and founded companies acquired by major players (e.g., J2MSoft→EA, CodeBrick→Sea), combining technical leadership with product and business strategy. As an active angel investor and board member, he has backed and built diverse startups from fintech and e-commerce to education and P2P services, bringing operational insight to early-stage teams. A Sloan MS graduate from Stanford GSB and Seoul National University alumnus in electrical engineering, he is now founding Plugo while serving on Gamevil’s board and preparing for a second-stage career focused on the evolving IT-entertainment ecosystem. Notably, his experience spans both hands-on engineering and high-level studio management, enabling him to translate creative IP and live-game operations into scalable business models.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Management (Sloan 2014) Business Administration and Management General, Master of Science in Management (Sloan 2014) Business Administration and Management General at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
BA Electrical Engineering, BA Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University
English, Korean