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CEO. JIN-KYU JANG

KOREA / COMPANOID LABS

Dr. Jin-Kyu Jang, as a cognitive scientist, human-computer interaction researcher, and startup investor, has been at the forefront of user-centric innovation. He is the chairman of Companoid Labs, a UX innovation holding company focused on building Next Generation Companies through early-stage startup incubation. The company also leads UX-oriented problem-solving for big tech firms' new businesses, championing partnership-based corporate innovation. Dr. Jang has established two subsidiaries: Companion AI, an AI interface technology company, and CIT, a HCI research firm. In the early 2000s, during the dot-com boom, Dr. Jang founded the startup Iznation Networks, which he successfully exited through M&A within three years. He then pursued academic studies in robotics and computer science, earning a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction. As a startup investor, he has invested in 49 startups both domestically and internationally. He served as an Operating Partner at Asia2G Capital, a Silicon Valley VC, and as a partner at DHP, a startup investment firm, where he invested in over 40 startups. Dr. Jang's professional experience includes roles as a future technology advisor at Samsung Electronics DMC Research Institute and as the head of the HCI research lab at the Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology. His contributions to the industry have been recognized with ministerial commendations from the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2020 and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups in 2024.

 

장진규 의장은 인지과학자, 인간-컴퓨터 상호작용 연구자, 스타트업 투자자로서 사용자 중심의 혁신을 주도해왔다. 컴패노이드 랩스는 UX 혁신 지주회사로 다음 세대 기업을 만드는 것을 목표로 초기 스타트업을 컴퍼니 빌딩 하고 있다. 또한, 빅테크 기업들의 신사업을 포함한 UX 관점의 문제 해결을 주도하여 파트너십 기반의 기업 혁신에 앞장서고 있다. 자회사로 AI 인터페이스 기술 회사인 Companion AI와 HCI 연구 회사인 CIT를 설립했다. 장진규 의장은 닷컴 열풍이 불던 2000년대 초, 스타트업인 이즈네이션 네트웍스를 창립해 3년 만에 M&A를 통해 엑싯 했으며, 그 후 로봇 공학과 컴퓨터 공학을 전공하고 인간-컴퓨터 상호작용 분야로 박사학위를 받았다. 스타트업 투자자로 국내외 49개의 스타트업에 투자했으며, 실리콘 밸리 VC인 Asia2G Capital의 Operating Partner 이자 스타트업 투자사인 DHP의 파트너로서 40여개의 스타트업에 투자했다. 삼성전자 DMC 연구소 미래기술 고문, 차세대융합기술연구원 HCI 연구실장을 지냈으며, 2020년 보건복지부, 2024년 중소벤처기업부로부터 산업에 기여한 공로로 장관 표창을 수여 받았다.

 

  1. KOREA
    Prof. Euiyoung Chun
    Kyonggi University

  2. KOREA
    Prof. Joongwon Lee
    Sungkyunkwan University

  3. UK
    Prof. Andy Law
    Central Saint Martins

  4. KOREA
    Director. Chul-Hwee Kim
    VBstudio

  5. KOREA
    Prof. Jaeho Kim
    Kaywon University of Art and Design

  6. KOREA
    CEO. Kang Bumkyu
    PRESENT

  7. CANADA
    Founder. Takashi Yamada
    YANKO DESIGN

  8. KOREA
    CEO. Jin-Kyu Jang
    Companoid Labs

  9. KOREA
    Director. Sungjoon Hong
    banksalad

  10. JAPAN
    Design Manager. Narae Lee
    Yahoo! JAPAN

  11. NETHERLANDS
    Senior Concept Artist. Danny Geurtsen
    IEG TIMI Studio, Tencent

  12. KOREA
    Prof. Yunhee Kim
    University of Keimyung

  13. KOREA
    Senior Manager. Seoungdong Ha
    Hyundai Motors Group

  14. HONGKONG
    Director. Alan Cheung
    One Bite Design Studio

  15. USA
    Director. Soo Yun Kim
    Cisco

  16. KOREA
    Director. Liz YooNa Lee
    YNL DESIGN

  17. SINGAPORE
    Prof. Hans Tan
    National University of Singapore

  18. NETHERLANDS
    Artist-Designer. Kostas Metaxas
    Metaxas & Sins

  19. CHINA
    Prof. Huang Yuexin
    TIANJIN ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

  20. ITALY
    Director. Michi Del Rosso
    AWD Agency

  21. TAIWAN
    Prof. Meng-Cong Zheng
    National Taipei University of Technology

  22. JAPAN
    Editor. Masaaki Takahashi
    Frame

  23. CHINA
    Prof. WANG FEI
    Anshan Normal University

  24. CHINA
    Director. Ziyu Zhuang
    RSAA/ Büro Ziyu Zhuang

  25. THAILAND
    Prof. Pirast Pacharasawate
    Chulalongkorn University

  26. KOREA
    Prof. Jinsoo Park
    Mokwon University

  27. HONGKONG
    Director. Virginia Lung
    ONEPLUSPARTNERSHIP

  28. CHINA
    Prof. Liu Xiang
    Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University

  29. JAPAN
    Director. Keiko Akatsuka
    Keiko Akatsuka & Associates

  30. JAPAN
    Director. Aya Codama
    Bullet

  31. SINGAPORE
    Director. Bryan Angelo Lim
    qu’est-ce que c’est design

  32. CHINA
    Prof. LIU Jing
    City University of Macau

  33. KOREA
    Director. Joohwang Kim
    lllayer

  34. CHINESE TAIPEI
    Director. Tenniel Liu
    Exodus Solutions

  35. CHINESE TAIPEI
    Director. Chun Chieh Chang
    SPARKLY IDENTITY DESIGN

  36. USA
    Vice President. Morris Koo
    Brinc Drones

  37. CHINA
    Director. Fan Shizhong
    FANSS DESIGN

  38. IRAN
    Director. Aidin Ardjomandi
    Arena Design Studio

  39. MACAU
    Director. Bob Lei
    Todot Design & Planning Limited

  40. TAIWAN
    Prof. Lai Yueh Hsing
    Cheng Shiu University

  41. KOREA
    Prof. Taesun Kim
    Kyungil University

  42. CHINA HONGKONG
    Creative Director. Frank Lo
    MOI Interior Design

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