Sale Kwon

Sale works with high-growth private companies, startup founders and venture capital investors in all stages and industries, advising on company formations, corporate governance and equity matters, venture financings, M&A, joint ventures and other strategic, commercial and general corporate matters over the full life cycle of his clients.

The Legal 500 US recognized Sale as a Next Generation Partner in Venture Capital and Emerging Companies from 2021 through 2024. He frequently speaks on various topics related to startups and venture capital and serves as a member of the investment committee for Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs United.

Sale is fluent in Korean and actively involved in various South Korean organizations in the startup and venture ecosystem.

Sale’s current and former representations include:

• ACVC Partners
• Alchemy Insights
• AIM Intelligent Machines
• Alsop Louie Partners
• American Lending Center
• ANAFLASH
• Andreessen Horowitz
• Arch Veterinary Services
• Asia2G Capital
• Auditoria.ai
• Banyan Infrastructure
• Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons (Tech Beauty)
• CapitalG
• Centaurus Therapeutics
• Cogniac
• Controlrooms.ai
• Crowdbotics
• CTK USA Holdings
• DFJ Growth
• Doosan Corporation
• Dragon Global Partners
• EarlyBird
• EOFlow
• EverCharge
• Genvax Technologies
• GS Futures
• Hanwha Asset Management
• Higgsfield
• Higher Life Ventures
• HOYA Corporation
• Hyundai Mobis
• IPV Global Capital
• Jetson
• KB Investment
• Kodra Technologies
• Korea Investment Corporation
• Korea Investment Partners
• LevitasBio
• LFX Ventures
• LG Technology Ventures
• Lightspeed Venture Partners
• Maverick Ventures
• Millennium New Horizons
• MIMCHIK
• Mitsubishi Corporation
• Naver Corporation
• NCSoft
• Neosapience (Typecast)
• Noom
• NOVA Prime Fund
• NVIDIA Corporation
• Pathwater
• Premier Partners
• Proxima Enterprises
• PWVentures
• Ramen Networks
• RAPT Therapeutics
• RegCell
• RLWRLD
• Samsung Venture Investment Corporation
• Sandlot Partners
• Shinhan Investment
• Soulbrain
• Svexa
• Vanilla Technologies
• WeMade Entertainment
• Wheeler Bio
• Woori Venture Partners
• WPD Management
• Yum! Brands
• ZENIX
• Zoom Video Communications

Sale served as a captain in the Republic of Korea Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and represented South Korea in various defense procurement deals.

While in law school, he completed an externship with Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the US District Court for the Northern District of California.