Tina Cho

We are a Silicon Valley venture capital firm purpose-built to help startup teams win in frontier technology and services. With $335 million of capital from a world-class investor base, Clear provides early seed capital, connections, and company-building insights and guidance. We work with bold, exceptional startup teams to grow their ideas into market-leading companies. Founded by veteran company builders and venture investors, our investments span industries covering artificial intelligence, performant IT infrastructure, enterprise software, semiconductors, information security, and more. The Clear investment team has funded over 70 companies, 90% as the first investors, and has had 54 exits valued at a $85 billion market cap.

We are a Silicon Valley venture capital firm purpose-built to help startup teams win in frontier technology and services. With $335 million of capital from a world-class investor base, Clear provides early seed capital, connections, and company-building insights and guidance. We work with bold, exceptional startup teams to grow their ideas into market-leading companies. Founded by veteran company builders and venture investors, our investments span industries covering artificial intelligence, performant IT infrastructure, enterprise software, semiconductors, information security, and more. The Clear investment team has funded over 70 companies, 90% as the first investors, and has had 54 exits valued at a $85 billion market cap.

Origin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1999 that invests in high-growth technology companies creating software and marketplaces for the "Digital Native Economy." Origin Ventures was an early investor in Grubhub, Cameo, BacklotCars, Tock, Tovala, 15Five, and other market leaders. The investment team are all former operators and engineers with an average of 15 years of venture investing experience, with experience at Google, Twitter, SAP, and Metromile, among others. With Partners in all 4 US continental time zones, Origin is always close to any great company, wherever they are located.

Soko Glam is your most trusted online beauty shop and lifestyle brand, with the best selection of Korean beauty products and content. Based in New York City, the Soko Glam team travels to Seoul regularly to scour the Korean skin care and makeup market, consult industry/product experts, and meet tastemakers to bring back a selection of beauty products that are truly tried, used, and trusted by Korean women. Soko Glams Co-Founder and Curator is Charlotte Cho, who is (among other awesome things) a board certified esthetician, and the author of The Little Book of Skin Care: Korean Beauty Secrets for Healthy, Glowing Skin and The Little Book of Jeong. She personally tests and reviews every single product before it is selected for the Soko Glam community. Soko Glam launched in 2012 and is the pioneer in K-Beauty in the U.S. and one of the fastest growing brands in New York City. Known for popularizing the 10-Step Korean Skin Care Routine, Soko Glam has been featured in major publications including The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, Allure, Into The Gloss, Bloomberg, Refinery29, and more, helping millions adapt the Korean “skin-first” philosophy to their daily routine. Here at Soko Glam, we are a lean team that packs a BIG punch. We move fast, smart, and like to think outside the box - challenging the status quo. We do things differently, pioneer the way, and continue to innovate at every stage of our company. Were obsessed with providing our community with a personal, trustworthy, amazing experience. Our Mission: To help all people believe there are only good (skin) days ahead If youre a great fit for the Team Soko Glam, open positions can be found on our careers page at sokoglam.com or visit https://angel.co/sokoglam. If you are interested in collaborating with Soko Glam, please reach out to partnerships@sokoglam.com If you are a retailer interested in carrying brands on Soko Glam, please contact retail@sokoglam.com or orders@sokoglam.com