The K-University

A HOME FOR
BREAKTHROUGH FOUNDERS

Where purpose becomes momentum

Mission

At The K‑University, our mission is to give you the scaffolding that makes breakthrough innovation joyful and inevitable—a daily rhythm. We are a system where purpose becomes momentum and founders become forces that reshape the future.

The What

The Why

The Who

The How

The Founding Bears are the original circle who helped bring TKU from an idea into reality. They are recognized as the Class of 2025 and will join all Class of 2026 activities, beginning with the “100 Days of Garlic” in July 2026.

Jeewon Kim Serrato

Jeewon Kim Serrato

San Francisco, CA

Chief Community Architect, TKU | Co-Founder & CFO, Bear Financial | Big Tech Advisor | Former Fortune 500 Chief Privacy Officer

Hwanghah Jeong

Hwanghah Jeong

San Francisco, CA

Head of Design @ Sauron | ex-Airbnb | Founder & Owner of Jilli, SF’s First Makgeolli Tapas Bar

Patricia (Trish) Burgess

Patricia (Trish) Burgess

San Francisco, CA

Head of Product | General Manager | Founder - Payments, FinTech, Digital Identity; Ex-Apple & Visa

Vivian Urata

Vivian Urata

San Francisco, CA

Designer & Builder (Previously Slack, LinkedIn)

Xavier Lemon

Xavier Lemon

Albuquerque, NM

3-Time Exit Founder | Angel Investor | Dir. of Entrepreneurship, CNM Ingenuity

Brett Cook

Brett Cook

Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX & Greece

Sr. Privacy & Security Counsel, Motorola Solutions | ex-Wells Fargo, ex-ServiceNow | former Navy | Board Member

Eddy Rodriguez

Eddy Rodriguez

Miami, FL & Venezuela

Principal Architect, Rackspace Technology | AI & Digital Banking | Founding Team, OpenBank (Santander)

Yumi Choi

Yumi Choi

New York, NY

Co-Founder and CEO, MuBeans

Kim Linard ("Sobong")

Kim Linard ("Sobong")

Paris, France

Partner at GGV Avocats Rechtsanwälte, Paris

Brandon Kim

Brandon Kim

Seoul, South Korea

CEO, ONE AI | CEO, J-TRENUE | Consultant, Korea Plant Industries Assn. | Consultant, Atheneum-Partners (Germany)

Colleen Chapco

Colleen Chapco

Seoul, South Korea & Toronto, Canada

Professor of Business Admin, Hongik University | Founder, Seoul Success

Ethan Cho

Ethan Cho

Seoul, South Korea

CIO, TheVentures | ex-Google & Samsung

Raymond Chetti

Raymond Chetti

Seoul, South Korea

Co-Founder & CEO, XAI Land

Steve J. Byun

Steve J. Byun

Seoul, South Korea

Managing Partner, Widus Partners

Kevin Park

Kevin Park

Silicon Valley, CA

ex-Head of Technical Ops & IT, Dropbox | ex-Facebook | Angel Investor | Executive Producer

Sue Kim

Sue Kim

Silicon Valley, CA

Global Marketing Communications Executive | Brand & Growth Architect

Defne Ezgi

Defne Ezgi

Vancouver, Canada

Political Science Instructor, Columbia College | NYU Abu Dhabi Visiting Associate Professor

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