Elise Shin(eliscat)
A contributing writer for beSUCCESS, I am mainly interested in tracking growth of startups in Korea and gaining investor insights. After graduating from Yale in 2013 with a B.A. in Cognitive Science and Economics, I worked as a production and operations manager for a fashion startup based in New York before starting an education consulting company. I practice yoga regularly and dabble in meditation.

beSUCCESS 영문 기자로서 한국 스타트업의 발전 및 국내외 투자현황에 초점을 맞춘 컬럼을 운영중입니다. 예일대학교에서 인지과학 및 경제학을 전공한 후 패션 및 교육 산업에서 일해왔으며 현재는 다음 사업을 계획중인 예비 창업자입니다.
A Main Stage for Korean Startups, beSUCCESS Raises Pre-Series A From Global Pool of Investors
  ·  2016년 08월 22일

Seoul, Korea 22th Aug – beSUCCESS has successfully closed a Pre-Series A round with investors from Korea, USA, China, and Japan, in order to grow its expanding brand as a leading media platform for news on Korean startups, host of Asia’s largest tech conference, beGLOBAL, and now also a database platform with its recent launch of Beginning (beginning.xyz). Among the firms that participated in this round include DCM Ventures, Strong Ventures, 500 Startups(US), Hardy…

beSUCCESS Launches Beginning, an Online Platform Connecting Business Interests in Asia
  ·  2016년 08월 10일

Seoul, Korea 10th Aug -Beginning (beginning.xyz), an ambitious new service launched by beSUCCESS founder and CEO James Jung (Hyun Wook Jung), is an online hub that seeks to bridge businesses, investors, and various government agencies across borders. It also hosts a growing, real-time database that profiles startups in one view, sourcing directly from key players in the Asian startup industry. Since its conception, beSUCCESS has been a leading source of information on…