Kim Hyung-tae is the founder and CEO of Korean online game developer Shift Up.
He set up the company in 2013 after working as a game artist at NCSoft, where he oversaw the design of the company's flagship online game Blade & Soul.
Shift Up's investors include Kakao Ventures, Smilegate Investment, Tencent and Wemade.
Shift Up's flagship game is Goddess of Victory: Nikke, a third-person shooter and role-playing game with anime-style graphics.
The company went public in July 2024, raising $320 million.
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