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Managing Director, Investments (Global Accelerator to VC)
Blendbee Executive Search & Talent Development
Seoul, KR
Seoul-based, founder-led executive search and talent development agency covering leadership and specialist placement, employer branding and talent market mapping across Korea and cross-border markets.
Blendbee Executive Search & Talent Development is a Seoul-based, founder-led executive search and talent development agency working across leadership and specialist hiring. For the venture capital community, its relevant track record includes placing finance leaders for global venture capital funds, alongside cross-border assignments such as a Director of IR for a Silicon Valley healthcare startup's IPO in Korea. The firm operates in Korean and English and handles bilingual and cross-border recruitment.
The agency's offering spans four interlocking services: executive search for leadership and specialist roles across industries; talent development programmes for existing leadership and specialist staff; employer branding as part of the broader talent acquisition engagement; and talent market mapping to inform hiring and workforce strategy. Placement work is described as strategic rather than transactional, covering leaders and specialists across sectors.
Industry coverage is concentrated in healthcare, finance, energy, manufacturing and venture capital. Geographic remit centres on Korea and extends to Silicon Valley and other cross-border mandates; other documented placements include plant controllers for multinational manufacturing companies. The firm describes its approach as identifying the blend of talent, skills and passion suited to each client, with the objective of building high-performing teams.