Summer Kim — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Partner at StratMinds VC, specializing in Applied AI and leading the Acceleration program for early-stage AI startups.
Served as Founding Head of Research at Google Comms, WhatsApp/Facebook, and Roblox.
Contributed to adding over a billion users across platforms during her tenure at major tech companies.
Held leadership roles in User Experience Research at Microsoft and Director of User Experience at Facebook.

Biography

Summer Kim is a seasoned research, UX, and product leader. She currently serves as a UX partner at StratMinds VC, an SF-based firm specializing in Applied AI. In this role, she also heads the Acceleration program for early-stage AI startups, leveraging her expertise to blend vision, research, design, and business acumen to create user-centric solutions and scale companies.

Prior to her current role, Kim built high-impact research organizations from the ground up.