Between two worlds, building one bridge
We're Korean-American founders who grew up between Seoul and the US. We speak both languages, understand both cultures, and built GlobalBridge because we knew exactly what was missing.
Brian Yang
Co-Founder & CTO
Los Angeles, CA
Brian is a full-stack software engineer with 8+ years building production-grade products across fintech, real estate, and AI. Born and raised between Korea and the US, he's a native speaker of both Korean and English — and that dual fluency runs deeper than language. He understands how both cultures think, hire, and build.
He architected and built the entire GlobalBridge platform — from the AI matching engine to the E-7 visa intelligence layer — using Next.js, TypeScript, and modern AI APIs. Before GlobalBridge, he worked as a Senior Software Engineer integrating Claude and OpenAI models at Durable, and spent years mentoring 150+ engineers at Sabio School of Software Engineering, with 75% successfully landing their first technical roles.
Helping people find their place — professionally and geographically — has always been at the core of what Brian does. GlobalBridge is the fullest expression of that mission.
Outside GlobalBridge, Brian runs Brian Yang Web Design — a Los Angeles studio building custom, search-optimized websites for local businesses, with deep roots in Koreatown. brian-yang.com
Kevin Kim
Co-Founder & COO
Los Angeles, CA
Kevin is a business operations and strategy leader with 10+ years spanning management consulting, corporate strategy, and product. He holds a Master of Science in Urban Analytics from Columbia University and a BS in Business Administration from Boston University's Questrom School of Business. Like Brian, Kevin grew up between Korea and the US — a native speaker of both languages who moves naturally between boardrooms in Seoul and Los Angeles.
His career spans KPMG's Digital Consulting team — where he drove digital transformation across Cloud, FinTech, and Data Management — to LG Electronics, where he was embedded as a Product Manager within one of Korea's most iconic conglomerates. That inside-the-building view of how Korean companies actually hire, operate, and scale gave him a perspective most Western operators simply don't have.
At GlobalBridge, Kevin leads operations, partnerships, and the end-to-end candidate experience. He brings the institutional fluency to bridge both worlds — not just linguistically, but culturally.
Partners Overseas
On the ground in Korea
Derek
Founder, VIRCLE
Seoul, Korea
Derek is a founder and operator with 10+ years across strategy consulting, investment banking, fintech, and startups. He studied Economics at Penn State University and served alongside the US Army in Korea, then built his early career at PwC, Deloitte, and UBS in Singapore before joining the CEO's staff at PeopleFund, a Korean P2P lending fintech.
In 2020 he founded Mass Adoption Inc., the company behind VIRCLE, a brand commerce platform that helps brands know and reconnect with their customers after purchase, starting with digital product warranties. Under his leadership VIRCLE has issued over 9.7 million digital warranties to 4.3 million customers, was selected for Korea's Deep-tech TIPS program, and raised its Series A in 2025.
As a founder who has hired and built teams in Seoul, Derek knows the employer side of the bridge: what Korean startups actually need from international talent, and where the process breaks down. At GlobalBridge he leads Korean employer partnerships and brings the founder's view to every match.
Our Mission
Building the bridge between global talent and Korea's next generation of great companies.
GlobalBridge exists to make hiring across borders feel like hiring across town. We pair AI-powered matching with deep E-7 visa expertise and end-to-end relocation support, so the best person for the job can take it — wherever they were born. Every placement strengthens the companies building Korea's future, and the people who cross the world to build it with them.
Why we built this
"The right opportunity shouldn't be limited by where you were born. We built the bridge we wished existed."
— Brian Yang & Kevin Kim, Co-Founders
Want to work with us?
We're always looking for great people — engineers, operators, and partners.
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