JP Lee has moved up from managing director at the unit, replacing Greg Moon who has joined SoftBank Vision Fund.

SoftBank Ventures Korea, the local corporate venturing unit owned by Japan-based internet conglomerate SoftBank, has appointed managing director Joon-pyo (JP) Lee (pictured) as its next chief executive.

Lee replaces Gyu-hak (Greg) Moon, who has moved to SoftBank Vision Fund, the $100bn tech fund led by SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and Rajeev Misra, head of the fund’s advisers.

Lee said: “It has been almost 15 years since my first startup Evixar partnered with SoftBank, and many different emotions went through my…

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