Tim Chae was the youngest founder ever funded by 500 Startups when he co-founded PostRocket, giving him unusually strong founder empathy as a VC, and later became a General Partner in his mid-20s while leading 500's expansion into Korea. He conceived and launched 500 Kimchi, 500's Korea-focused microfund, and is known for his Seoul as a crystal ball thesis—arguing that consumer internet and mobile trends often appear in Korea first before reaching Western markets. Tim Chae was the youngest founder ever funded by 500 Startups when he co-founded PostRocket, giving him unusually strong founder empathy as a VC, and later became a General Partner in his mid-20s while leading 500's expansion into Korea. He conceived and launched 500 Kimchi, 500's Korea-focused microfund, and is known for his Seoul as a crystal ball thesis—arguing that consumer internet and mobile trends often appear in Korea first before reaching Western markets.