Network School x Sukone Hong (AttentionX)

​​About the Speaker

​Sukone Hong is the Founding General Partner at BlueBrown Partners and the CEO of AttentionX. Through his fund, he invests in exceptional founders building in areas such as physical AI, B2B SaaS, AI tools, and consumer AI, while also backing standout companies emerging from the AttentionX fellowship. AttentionX has grown into one of the leading fellowships for Korean founders aiming to build globally, and has hosted events with Anthropic, Google DeepMind, General Catalyst, and many more.

​Previously

​Before founding his venture fund, Sukone Hong founded Paradox Computer, a company that developed braille smartwatches for the visually impaired. While still in high school, he raised a $1.1M seed round during his sophomore year. The company was later acquired by a family office during his junior year, which led him to drop out of high-school to join the family office full-time. Following the acquisition, he went on to angel invest in around 20 companies, an experience that ultimately led him to launch BlueBrown Partners.

​Read more about Sukone's story at CNBC

​Links:

​LinkedIn / BlueBrown / AttentionX