KohFounders

PRE SEED FUND FOCUSED ON mission driven entrepreneurs in EMERGING ECOSYSTEMS

DNA

We partner with founders at the earliest stages of the company prior to raising any institutional capital and focus on marketplaces, digital healthcare, AI, messaging platforms, mobile, IoT, inefficient industries, software and services.

Founders

We partner with founders who are product focused, scrappy, passionate and relentless. Our ideal founding team includes those who have product, design, development, sales and marketing experience.

Geography

We focus on mission driven entrepreneurs in emerging ecosystems including Southern California, the Midwest and the Mid Atlantic region and will opportunistically make investments in the Bay Area where we have a strong connection to the company.

What we offer?

Initial Capital

We provide initial funding to help launch product and gain initial traction.

Operations and Governance

We help you structure your company for success as well as support your HR, Legal, Financial needs.

Product Support

We accelerate product launch providing strategy, design and development support.

Recruiting

We help identify and recruit key hires.

Go to Market

We help refine your GTM and identify your core target demo.

Customer Acquisition and Sales

We work with you to attract initial users in your target market whether mobile, SMBs, large enterprises or other markets.

Network

We connect you to business development partners, advisors, industry experts and other entrepreneurs.

Fund Raising

We make introductions and assist you with pitch development and refinement in the fund raising process.

We launched in 2014 to help you build a great company

Team

Bong Koh Founding Partner

Bong Koh Technology Advisor

Bong Koh Healthcare Brother

John Ryu Venture Partner

Clark Landry Operating Advisor

Stephano Kim Operating Advisor

Chelsea Burkett Principal

Brian Ficho Associate Partner

James Smits Associate Partner

Joey Hawilo Associate Partner

Our team, investors and advisors have experience at and helped build:

Aiva Health Current · Healthcare · West

Andrena Current · East · Internet/Digital

Artemis Current · East · Enterprise

Brand Networks Current · East · Internet/Digital

Builders.VC Current · Midwest · Other

Cesppa Current · Enterprise · West

CitrusLabs Current · Healthcare · West

Clora Current · East · Healthcare

CREXi Current · Internet/Digital · West

FAMA Current · Enterprise · West

Freshtemp Enterprise · Exited · Midwest

GradientX Exited · Internet/Digital · West

Hologram Current · Enterprise · Midwest

Jetpack Workflow Current · Enterprise · Midwest

Kobunga Grill Current · Other · West

Luxe Valet Exited · Internet/Digital · West

MuckerLab Current · Other · West

OVGuide Exited · Internet/Digital · West

Regroup Therapy Current · Healthcare · Midwest

ReSci Current · Enterprise · West

Sapho Enterprise · Exited · West

Say Media Exited · Internet/Digital · West

Shelvspace Current · Enterprise · West

Shift Exited · Internet/Digital · West

Simple Health Current · East · Healthcare

Triggr Health Exited · Healthcare · Midwest

Trim Current · Internet/Digital · West

Wellth Current · East · Healthcare

Zofari Exited · Internet/Digital · West

Investors in our companies include:

We want to hear from you

3959 Welsh Road, Suite 135 Willow Grove, PA 19090

Email us: team@kohfounders.com