Darren Kim

Darren, a serial entrepreneur and an blockchain evangelist, is an insightful first mover with strong determination and intuition proven from the outstanding accomplishments and robust execution which he has shown engaging in IT and mobile service industry for the last 20 years. In 2002, he founded Key2Net Solution Inc., a mobile payment (FinTech) company in South Korea, which created global first mobile gift certificate and went on to generate over $200 million in annual revenue before its sale in 2008 and IPO in 2009.

Prior to Key2Net, Darren worked as a system s/w engineer at LG Electronics in Seoul, South Korea. After graduating from business school in 2010, he founded Friize Networks Inc. in Silicon Valley, a company specialized in developing an AR-based social game like “Pokemon Go”, years before the megahit game hit the market. Now, with RankingBall, Darren is working to disrupt sports/e-sports gaming industry through blockchain technology.