Dr. Paul H.J. Kim

Dr. Paul H.J. Kim is the Founding and Managing Director of Parakletos Ventures LLC, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm focusing on technology investments in the US, China, Korea, and India. Dr. Kim is Chairman of the board and founding investor of GCT Semiconductor Inc, Anapass Semiconductor and Brovis Networks. Dr. Kim currently serves as an elder at Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul Korea and is head elder of Jubilee Christian Center in San Jose California. In addition, he sits on the board of the Living Stones Foundation, a US Christian foundation with assets of $100 Million.
Education

Paul Kim has a B.A in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley and obtained J.D from the University of California, Hastings.
Early Business Career
Prior to starting Parakletos Ventures, Dr. Kim founded the Kim Law Firm in the Silicon Valley, a firm practicing law for American and Asian based companies, where he served as general counsel for Samsung and LG. He later served as Executive Vice President of Korea Technology Investment Corporation, an investment firm located in Seoul Korea. His success in the technology industry led him to be called the “technology deal maker” between Korea and the Silicon Valley in John Naisbitt's best seller, “Megatrends Asia.”
Parakletos Ventures
Dr. Kim was the first investor in Silicon Image (NSQD: SIMG), a semiconductor company that was the sixth largest IPO in on the NASDAQ in 1999. Other successful investments also include Power Computing Corporation, which was acquired by Apple Inc in 1997, Techwell (NSQD: TWLL), and WuMart (HKSE: 8227.HK), one of the largest retail stores in China. Currently, he is Director and Founding Investor in GCT Semiconductor, a leading semiconductor company in the wireless communications industry.
Yoido Full Gospel Church
Dr. Kim is an elder at Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea—the world’s largest church led by Pastor David Yonggi Cho with over 750,000 members. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Church Growth International (CGI) of the Yoido Full Gospel Church. Dr. Kim also helps leads a weekly Bible study (Christian) for business leaders in Silicon Valley with his business partner, Ken Eldred.

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