About
SungJae Lim is a venture investor serving as Investor at Headline, based in the firm's Tokyo office. SungJae focuses on early-stage investments across Japan and Korea and works closely with founders on cross-border expansion, helping startups connect the two ecosystems. Before joining Headline, SungJae spent four years at Colopl Next, a corporate venture capital firm, investing in startups across Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia and supporting portfolio companies through exit, and earlier worked in investor relations at a blockchain gaming startup. SungJae brings a cross-border investor perspective on early-stage funding, Japan-Korea market expansion, corporate venture capital, and the path from investment to exit. The role provides direct exposure to how investors assess early-stage teams and how founders in applications and consumer businesses approach growth beyond their home market. SungJae is particularly relevant to conversations around fundraising readiness, investor decision-making, expansion between Japan and Korea, and working with corporate and institutional venture investors.