Young Sohn

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Young Sohn is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur whose passion is building businesses and fostering emerging technologies that have the potential to transform the world for the better. Currently, Sohn serves as Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer of Samsung Electronics and Chairman of the Board of HARMAN. He leads Samsung’s strategy for global innovation, investment, and new business creation, and led the company’s $8 billion acquisition of HARMAN.

Prior to joining Samsung Electronics, Sohn served as CEO of two successful, public Silicon Valley companies and on the boards of Arm, Cadence, Cymer (ASML), and others. Under his leadership as CEO and board member, he took PLX Technologies, Synnex Technologies, and Inphi public. He was also a seed investor in some of the industry’s most innovative companies, including Bitfury, Fungible, Graphcore, and Zoom.

Sohn is a leader of the global Tech for Good movement. He helped launch the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), the world’s largest startup competition for entrepreneurs addressing global challenges. He also serves as a North America board member at MIT Sloan, a senior advisor to the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, a board member at Cadence, and an advisor for the University of California Innovation Council.

Sohn holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MS from the MIT Sloan School of Management. An avid outdoorsman, Sohn spends his personal time kite surfing, cycling, running, hiking, and competing in triathlons.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
1
Young Sohn has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 18, 2021, when Web3 Pro™ raised $1.40M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Oct 18, 2021 Web3 Pro™ Seed $1.40M Automotive Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
2
Young Sohn has 2 current jobs including Advisor at Web3 Pro™ , Senior Member of the Advisory Board at Silver Lake and .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Web3 Pro™ Advisor Detail
Silver Lake Senior Member of the Advisory Board Detail