Kay Lim ("Kay"), Managing Partner at Z Venture Capital ("ZVC"), has been selected as a judge for the pitch contest at "Takeoff Tokyo 2025," which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from March 25-26, 2025.

"Takeoff Tokyo" is an international startup event that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and companies from around the world. Last year's event attracted approximately 2,000 participants, including 200 startups and 80 VCs. This year, attendance is expected to reach around 5,000.

The semifinals of the pitch contest, a key part of the event, will take place at 11:40 AM on March 26, with Kay representing ZVC as one of the judges.

We look forward to meeting you all at the venue.

Takeoff Tokyo Event Page： https://www.takeoff-tokyo.com/

Kay (Eunkyu) Lim

Kay joined LINE in 2016 where he led LINE's overseas investments and corporate developments including M&A, JV, fund-raising, divestment and minority investment by closely working with global business divisions such as communication, contents, fintech, O2O and commerce. Also, he played an integral part in the growth of LINE Ventures' global practice and currently serves a CFO role at LINE Friends, LINE's character IP subsidiary. Kay started his career in Mobile Business Division, Samsung Electronics and, prior to joining LINE, had spent over 10 years as a strategy and corporate finance professional in Accenture, Ernst & Young and Roland Berger where he served global clients for their growth strategy, M&A, digital transformation and new business development. He received his Master’s Degree in Finance from London Business School.