# Snow Lee

**CEO** — San Francisco, CA, United States

> I’m the CEO and Co-Founder of Runbear, where we help teams work with AI agents like they would a new hire—no code, no flowcharts. In just a year, we’ve earned the trust of 190+ paying companies. Before Runbear, I founded and exited two startups—one acquired by Kakao, the other by Buzzvil, where I served as Chief Architect and Chief Product Officer. I’ve led products from zero to scale, across consumer and B2B. Techstars ’24 taught me how to build a venture-scale business in the U.S.—from validation to go-to-market and fundraising. Seoul National University trained me to solve complex problems through technology. That combination enables me to execute with speed, clarity, and resilience.

Career Archetype: **Launchpad Navigator** (HS-DG) — One of the first Launchpad Navigators on Saywise

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ssowonny

## Experience

### Mentor, Founder Institute (2025-04 – 2025-06)
Los Angeles, California, United States

### Chief Executive Officer, Runbear, Inc. (2023-02 – present)
San Francisco Bay Area · • Co-founded Runbear, a company dedicated to reducing cognitive overload by enabling teams to work with AI like a new hire. • Led strategic initiatives to drive company growth and innovation in the San Francisco Bay Area. • Implemented cutting-edge technologies to streamline processes and enhance team productivity.

### Chief Product Officer, Buzzvil (2021-05 – 2023-01)
Seoul, South Korea · I led product vision and product strategy. I've designed team structures, led more than seven teams, and managed OKRs. In 2021, thanks to all the Buzzvil members, our revenue was almost $70M, which is three times higher than the year before.

### Chief Architect, Buzzvil (2018-07 – 2020-12)
Seoul, South Korea · I worked on not only the service architecture, but also team structures of Buzzvil based on the architecture. I successfully migrated Buzzvil's system from monolithic architecture to micro-service architecture (MSA).

### Co-founder & CEO, 42 Company (2016-01 – 2018-06)
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea · The company ran mobile lockscreen service in India. The service had 8M downloads, and the company got around $4.5M in funding. The company was acquired by Buzzvil, the company I'm working for as CPO(Chief Product Officer).

### Co-Founder & CEO, Ultra Caption (2011-10 – 2015-12)
I co-founded the company and took the CEO role from 2013 to 2015. The company received $3M in funding in total. It was acquired by Kakao Corp, one of the biggest IT companies in Korea.

### Developer, Nemodigm (2006-07 – 2009-01)
I built a mobile game client and PC online game servers as a software engineer.

## Education

### Master's degree in Incomplete, Seoul National University (2011-03 – 2012-01)
I studied and researched Human-Computer Interaction. Although I learned lots of knowledge and insights from the school, I dropped out to build a start-up company.

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Seoul National University (2004-01 – 2011-01)
I studied basic computer science and engineering, such as data structures, algorithms, and programming languages. Besides the courses, I participated in many projects, such as building a game, a service for class evaluation, and a department homepage.

## Skills

Software as a Service (SaaS), Business-to-Business (B2B), Productivity Software, Ad Tech, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Product Management, Software Development, Early-stage Startups, Technology Start-up, Startup Development, Start-ups

## Credentials

- **FaceReview: Supporting Interactive Exploration of Linked Heterogeneous Datasets for Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate** (issued 2012-11)

## AI Stack

- **Claude** (https://claude.ai)
- **OpenAI** (https://openai.com)

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