Seoul, South Korea
As Founder and CEO of Pygmalion Global, I lead a boutique strategic consulting firm with over ten years of experience specializing in investment fundraising, global expansion, market entry, and M&A advisory. I have contributed to raising over USD 40 million for innovative startups and technology companies across diverse markets in the Asia-Pacific region, including Korea, Singapore, and Japan. With expertise in cybersecurity strategy and AI risk analysis, I collaborate with teams to craft strategies that drive business growth, strengthen investor relations, and navigate complex global markets. My mission is to empower organizations to achieve sustainable success while enhancing resilience in an increasingly interconnected and dynamic business environment.
Pygmalion Global is a boutique strategic consulting firm specializing in investment fundraising, global expansion, market entry, and M&A advisory for innovative startups and technology companies across Asia and beyond. Since 2018, I have contributed to raising over USD 40 million for startups, mainly from international investors, across Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and other Asia-Pacific markets. One startup I supported in overseas fundraising was successfully acquired only two years after the investment. Pygmalion Global has represented multiple companies in APAC, wider Asian, and global markets, supporting business development, partnerships, investor access, and cross-border expansion. Its work connects startups, investors, corporations, government institutions, accelerators, and strategic partners across technology, cybersecurity, deeptech, sustainability, biotech, digital content, and other high-growth sectors. Pygmalion Global serves as a deal-sourcing associate for CGS International Securities Singapore, provides cybersecurity and intelligence consulting, and holds advisory roles with the Asia Marketing Federation, the World Marketing Forum in Jakarta, and the Wicked 7 Project led by Professor Philip Kotler and Christian Sarkar. Pygmalion Global has reviewed over 2,500 startup investment decks. Previously, it supported Korea’s national startup initiatives in Pangyo and worked with the Asian Productivity Organization in Tokyo on innovation policy, technology strategy, productivity, and digital transformation across 21 Asia-Pacific economies. Company size is no barrier to meaningful impact. The firm provides practical guidance, investor access, market-entry execution, and regional insight to help startups and innovative companies scale globally. E-Learning Course Cybersecurity Management Systems Basic Project Code 25-CP-40-GE-DLN-A 29 August 2025 [https://www.apo-elearning.org/enrol/index.php?id=225]
Cybersecurity, investment raising, global business, partnership in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, and so on.
Global expansion, partnership, and investment raising in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, and so on.
I raised USD 1M for NPCore from Japan(ColoplNext) and Indonesia(DNC) in 2018.
P.O.TECH (PATHS OF TECHNOLOGY LIMITED) is a cybersecurity company specializing in cyber threat intelligence, digital risk protection, and dark web monitoring. The company provides solutions that enable organizations to identify, validate, and mitigate external threats by analyzing adversarial activity across deep and dark web environments. Its platform supports enterprises, financial institutions, and public sector organizations in proactively managing exposure, protecting digital assets, and strengthening their overall security posture.
I am one of MarkPlus' official partners
The idea of the World Marketing Forum was conceived in late 2019, and the 1st World Marketing Forum officially started in Kamakura, Japan in 2021. Orchestrated by marketing guru, Pak Hermawan Kartajaya, who has co-authored marketing books with Marketing Father Professor Philip Kotler, such as Marketing 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0. I have been involved in the World Marketing Forum from its inception and have worked as a founding member since 2021. This includes the 2nd World Marketing Forum in Bali, Indonesia in 2022 and the 3rd World Marketing Forum 3.0 in Bangkok, Thailand in 2023.