
CEO & Founder, Spekter Games | 5x Entrepreneur | a16z speedrun scout
Taehoon Kim (TK) is CEO, and founder of Spekter Games, a next-generation game publisher backed by a16z, pioneering the fusion of Web2 and Web3 mechanics to supercharge gaming for the mass market gamers. A seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years in the gaming industry, TK has successfully founded and exited multiple companies, including nWay, Pixelberry, and Nurien--and has raised over $100M in capital from top-tier VCs. At nWay, he led the development of real-time, cross-play multiplayer hits like Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Battlepalooza, nWayPlay, WWE: Undefeated, Olympic Games Jam, and Wreck League. Collectively these titles have amassed over 100 million downloads and countless more gaming sessions. nWay was acquired by Animoca Brands in 2020 where he stayed on for three years driving Web3 gaming initiatives and gaining firsthand exposure to hundreds of Web3 projects. TK is also an advisor to various successful tech startups, including Random Games Company, Space Nation, SundayToz, Coffee meets Bagel, and Cloudgine. Early in his career, TK was part of Samsung Electronics' New Business Development team, where he worked as a product manager for their smartphone-based mobile gaming platform. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree in Operations Research and Information Engineering from Cornell University.
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San Francisco, California, United States
CEO, Founder
Spekter Games
• www.linkedin.com/company/spektergames
Nov 2024 - Present
San Francisco, California, United States
Advisor
Random Games Company Inc.
• www.linkedin.com/company/uniogames
Mar 2024 - Present
Advisor
Animoca Brands
• www.linkedin.com/company/animoca-brands
Dec 2023 - Mar 2024
CEO, nWay
Animoca Brands
• www.linkedin.com/company/animoca-brands
Mar 2020 - Dec 2023
San Francisco Bay Area
Co-Founder, CEO (acquired by Animoca Brands)
nWay Inc.
• www.linkedin.com/company/nwaygames
Nov 2011 - Dec 2023
San Francisco Bay Area
Board Member
Ronday
• www.linkedin.com/company/ronday
Aug 2022 - Oct 2023
Advisor
Coffee Meets Bagel
• www.linkedin.com/company/coffee-meets-bagel
Aug 2013 - Aug 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
Founder, CEO
Pixelberry Inc. (acquired)
Aug 2010 - Nov 2011
San Francisco Bay Area
Founder
IvyConnection (acquired)
May 2002 - Jul 2009