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Michael Kyowook Lee

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Michael Kyowook Lee (이교욱) is published in Korea Investment Partners’ current Venture Partners directory as Executive Director. Michael began his career as a software engineer at Microsoft, where he contributed to the development of Windows Live ID. He later co-founded mobile gaming startup Loadcomplete and served as CIO, leading the company’s technology organization and product development. He then joined Samsung Electronics, where he worked in product and business strategy and gained experience bringing technology into products and markets. These experiences ultimately led him to venture capital. Michael invests across early- and growth-stage companies, with a particular focus on robotics and AI. He looks for opportunities where differentiated technologies can open new markets or reshape existing industries, and focuses on teams with strong technical capabilities and the execution needed to scale. He works closely with founders who can continue building durable competitive advantages as technologies and markets evolve. Published education: M.S., Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University M.B.A., Columbia Business School. The primary profile’s career/background list names Microsoft, Loadcomplete, Samsung Electronics; undated entries are not independently verified concurrent appointments. Published areas: IT, AI, Game. The role is a scoped firm/regional-platform affiliation; no personal portfolio checks or separate employer at each portfolio company is inferred.