Dave Chung

Co-Founder, GTM @ TwelveLabs

Seoul, South Korea

About

Building foundation models for multimodal video understanding to power the next generation of intelligent video applications.

Experience

  • AX Consultant at Ministry of Science and ICT
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Selected as one of 10 private-sector experts advising Korea’s whole-of-government AI Transformation (AX) — a program spanning 457 AI initiatives across 45 agencies (~KRW 4.6 trillion).

  • Advisory Committee Member at Ministry of the Interior and Safety
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    AI Government Technology Advisory Group — Appointed to the public-private advisory body supporting Korea’s “AI Government” initiative — from policy formulation through system implementation.

  • TwelveLabs (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Co-Founder & GTM, Asia-Pacific
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      Leading our Go-to-Market team across Asia-Pacific, covering Business Development, Commercial and Public Sector Sales, and Strategic Partnerships. Focused on driving regional growth through strong execution.

    • Co-Founder & Head of Operations, APAC
      Jan 2021 - Apr 2025 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Built and headed APAC Operations from the ground up, overseeing business operations, internal processes and relations in and out at our Seoul Office. Supported Global Operations across cross-functional coordination, corporate financing and FP&A. Launched early GTM initiatives in the region, laying the foundation for sales and partnership growth.

  • Founder at Blockchain at Yonsei
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • A leading NP Blockchain/Web3 research and startup community in Korea • Strategic consulting and GTM partnerships - Public Sector, Enterprise/Start-ups, Global Protocols • Grew to become a community of 300+ developers, entrepreneurs and investors