About
Ethan Cho
AI, business, and work. A view from Korea.
Ethan Cho is Chief Investment Officer and Partner at TheVentures, based in Seoul. His experience spans Google, Qualcomm Ventures, KB Investment, and Samsung. A Korean CPA and Columbia MBA, he writes about AI, business, work, and Korea’s opportunities in global markets. He is the author of Moduui Tuja, a Korean-language book on venture fundraising.
Media & speaking
An investor with operating experience
I am Chief Investment Officer and Partner at TheVentures. My experience includes partnerships at Google, investing at Qualcomm Ventures and KB Investment, and work at Samsung.
I am a Korean CPA, hold a BBA from Seoul National University, and earned my MBA at Columbia Business School.
TheVentures team ↗Testing ideas through writing and building
I write about how AI changes the economics of businesses and the work of individuals, and what it takes to turn Korea’s strengths into global opportunities. Using AI tools and building products gives me another way to test those ideas.
Book · Korean-language edition · 2026
Moduui Tuja
A founder’s guide to venture fundraising
From the first investor meeting to financing terms—and the choice not to raise venture capital. Published in Korean in July 2026.
Book details (Korean) ↗Interview · AI Proem · English
There’s more to Korea than just chips
An English-language conversation about Korea’s AI supply chain, founders, and the next opportunities to build for global markets.
Watch the interview ↗Investment experience
At Qualcomm Ventures, I participated in the 2018 follow-on investment in Toss.
Qualcomm Ventures invested in Dunamu in 2015, before I joined. I covered the company as part of the portfolio during my 2017–2019 tenure.