Igor Kim

Co-founder

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2021𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
5
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1
Early stage
4
Mid stage
0
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Portfolio

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Investor
May 2021
Tough Commerce (formerly Brokrete)’s platform allows any supplier to publish their branded app or web storefront to bring their operation online. It encompasses order management, payouts, dispatching logistics and real-time delivery. With financial & operational ERP integrations, the Tough Commerce platform can operate stand-alone or seamlessly alongside deeply integrated products. Tough Commerce is a game-changing solution for suppliers to offer their contractors a native mobile ordering experience - code-free, at a fraction of the cost.
Investor
Nov 2020
Novakid is a global EdTech company specialising in online English language education for children aged 2 to 14. A US company with a head office in London, this Series B startup has raised $41.5 million in funding from leading investors. Newsroom: https://novakidschool.com/newsroom Media queries: hellopress@novakidschool.com Recruitment: https://hr.novakidschool.com/
Investor
Apr 2019
We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed. Therefore, our mission is to discover hidden talents and turn them into globally successful authors. Inkitt is a pioneer at the forefront of Data Driven Publishing. Using an analytic and objective approach, we’ve discovered hundreds of talented authors around the world with over 50% of our published authors achieving $100,000+ in sales. We have forever changed the traditional publishing model by inventing an algorithm which analyzes users reading behavior to identify hits, in turn removing subjectivity from the equation. This gives Inkitt the unique ability to discover hidden talents that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. Hits that are identified by our algorithm, are then licensed to and distributed on our Galatea app where we systematically generate blockbusters by A/B testing the content of our stories. This process is our own unique creation, and something which has never before been done in the entertainment industry. At present, we are an international team of 85 passionate and dedicated inventors and entrepreneurs and we are growing quickly. We are proud that our mission has persuaded early investors in Google and Spotify to back us, as well as attracted talents from Netflix, Activision Blizzard, DeliveryHero, Babbel, and N26 to join us. We invent new solutions to problems we encounter, as opposed to simply iterating upon existing solutions. Join us to build the Disney of the 21st Century! FT1000: #8 Fastest-Growing Company in Europe 2023
Investor, Board Member
Oct 2017
Open Mineral (OM) is a digitally native physical commodity trader, whereby the company combines effective use of technology with market intelligence, enabling profitable and efficient trading of raw material commodities. Open Mineral gained a differentiated technology edge in origination, sales, logistics and market intelligence, covering metals with a special focus on energy transition. Collecting, analyzing and running machine learning and AI algorithms on the data, has supported the company’s continued growth, and paved the way for strategic partnerships globally.. Since inception in 2016, the Company , which was established by ex-Glencore traders, has built an industry leading team with combined long-standing expertise in all aspects of raw materials trade and research. The Company developed the fastest growing, profitable physical trading book, allowing for a global presence in Switzerland and Abu Dhabi, as well as other key geographic jurisdictions of raw material supply and consumption. The firm’s track record has already attracted leading institutional investors, including Mubadala Investment Company, amongst others.
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Board Observer
Mar 2016
Busfor streamlines the bus transportation industry by developing technological solutions that connect bus operators and carriers with travellers. Having acquired and managing inventory from over 7,000 operators in 9 countries, Busfor seeks to provide customers with a convenient way to search, compare and purchase tickets at the Busfor website, mobile app or through the network of more than 600 partners.
Experience · 9 entries
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Founder (2)
Board (2)
2022
Co-founder & CEO
Jun 2022
Allegians is the Middle East's premier talent cloud, revolutionizing the tech recruitment and staffing landscape by connecting the region’s most forward looking enterprises to the top 10% of global tech talent. By addressing the talent shortage that costs GCC enterprises billions of dollars in lost revenue, Allegians is poised to become the new standard for tech recruitment in the Middle East. The average recruitment process for tech roles in the GCC has traditionally taken 100 days and tech teams spend an average of 45 hours on recruitment per software engineer, detracting from their core work. Allegians is here to change that. Specializing in software development, data science, product management, solution architecture, and UX/UI design, Allegians sources, vets, and matches the world's best tech professionals to the region's most ambitious technology projects. With a rigorous assessment process that includes peer interviews, Allegians ensures a high interview-to-hire rate, saving both time and resources. Allegians provides a lightning-fast connection to highly skilled digital talent, offering access to rigorously tested and vetted experts. Faster than internal recruiting, Allegians saves time on prospecting candidates and onboarding, ensuring you have all the tech heads and hands you need in one place. Choose Allegians for a seamless hiring experience, complete with a 30-day risk-free trial that guarantees you hire the right people for the job. With Allegians, you get a flexible, efficient solution to meet your tech recruitment needs, empowering you to scale up or down as required and access top-tier talent from around the world. By offering three distinct services – All Recruit Hiring, All Augment, and All Select – Allegians covers every aspect of your tech recruitment journey. Choose Allegians and supercharge your tech team with the world's best talent, all at your fingertips.
Venture Partner
Feb 2022
Mubadala Investment Company is a global, sovereign investor with an entrepreneurial mindset and a mandate to create sustainable returns for Abu Dhabi. Together, we build upon the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who envisioned a free, stable and dignified life for the people of this country. We create value by leveraging our talent, our shareholder, our diverse portfolio, and our global presence and partnerships. As a responsible investor, we serve a wider social and economic development purpose through a principled work culture and by inspiring our businesses to make a positive and lasting impact on the communities in which they operate. Mubadala is a $330 billion (AED 1.2 trillion) business that spans six continents with interests across multiple sectors and asset classes. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Mubadala also has offices in London, Rio de Janeiro, New York, San Francisco and Beijing. At Mubadala we continue to look towards the future, with aspirations to double the size of our portfolio in the coming decade. Our environment thrives on inspiration, partnerships, and continuous evolution and is tailored for those who aspire to not only reach new heights in their careers but also contribute to sustainable, long-term investments that shape future industries. Here, you’ll find opportunities to lead, innovate, and drive meaningful change in a variety of sectors.
2021
Investor
May 2021
Tough Commerce (formerly Brokrete)’s platform allows any supplier to publish their branded app or web storefront to bring their operation online. It encompasses order management, payouts, dispatching logistics and real-time delivery. With financial & operational ERP integrations, the Tough Commerce platform can operate stand-alone or seamlessly alongside deeply integrated products. Tough Commerce is a game-changing solution for suppliers to offer their contractors a native mobile ordering experience - code-free, at a fraction of the cost.
2020
Investor
Nov 2020
Novakid is a global EdTech company specialising in online English language education for children aged 2 to 14. A US company with a head office in London, this Series B startup has raised $41.5 million in funding from leading investors. Newsroom: https://novakidschool.com/newsroom Media queries: hellopress@novakidschool.com Recruitment: https://hr.novakidschool.com/
2019
Investor
Apr 2019
We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed. Therefore, our mission is to discover hidden talents and turn them into globally successful authors. Inkitt is a pioneer at the forefront of Data Driven Publishing. Using an analytic and objective approach, we’ve discovered hundreds of talented authors around the world with over 50% of our published authors achieving $100,000+ in sales. We have forever changed the traditional publishing model by inventing an algorithm which analyzes users reading behavior to identify hits, in turn removing subjectivity from the equation. This gives Inkitt the unique ability to discover hidden talents that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. Hits that are identified by our algorithm, are then licensed to and distributed on our Galatea app where we systematically generate blockbusters by A/B testing the content of our stories. This process is our own unique creation, and something which has never before been done in the entertainment industry. At present, we are an international team of 85 passionate and dedicated inventors and entrepreneurs and we are growing quickly. We are proud that our mission has persuaded early investors in Google and Spotify to back us, as well as attracted talents from Netflix, Activision Blizzard, DeliveryHero, Babbel, and N26 to join us. We invent new solutions to problems we encounter, as opposed to simply iterating upon existing solutions. Join us to build the Disney of the 21st Century! FT1000: #8 Fastest-Growing Company in Europe 2023
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