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CEO of Viva Republica
Lee Seung-gun
Dentist-Turned-Fintech Pioneer, Innovative and Adventurous [2023]
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Last Updated on Jun 21, 2023
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CEO of Viva Republica
Life Summary
Lee Seung-gun is the CEO of Viva Republica, which operates the mobile financial platform Toss.
He is focusing on expanding the financial business to banking, securities, payments, and remittances to grow Toss into an integrated financial platform that provides all financial services.
He is paying close attention to the profitability of major subsidiaries such as Toss Bank's turnaround and Toss Securities reaching the break-even point.
Born on January 30, 1982, in Seoul, he graduated from Youngdong High School and Seoul National University's College of Dentistry.
He worked as a dentist at Samsung Medical Center before founding Viva Republica.
After eight startup failures, he began to gain attention as an entrepreneur by launching Toss, a simple remittance service.
He is recognized as a pioneer in the fintech field in Korea, a service that combines finance and technology.
He is adventurous enough to leave a stable future as a dentist to jump into entrepreneurship.
He personally takes care of even the smallest details of the service.
#LeeSeunggun #VivaRepublica #Toss #FintechPioneer #IntegratedFinancialPlatform #TossBank #TossSecurities #Entrepreneurship #FinanceAndTechnology #StartupSuccess
He is focusing on expanding the financial business to banking, securities, payments, and remittances to grow Toss into an integrated financial platform that provides all financial services.
He is paying close attention to the profitability of major subsidiaries such as Toss Bank's turnaround and Toss Securities reaching the break-even point.
Born on January 30, 1982, in Seoul, he graduated from Youngdong High School and Seoul National University's College of Dentistry.
He worked as a dentist at Samsung Medical Center before founding Viva Republica.
After eight startup failures, he began to gain attention as an entrepreneur by launching Toss, a simple remittance service.
He is recognized as a pioneer in the fintech field in Korea, a service that combines finance and technology.
He is adventurous enough to leave a stable future as a dentist to jump into entrepreneurship.
He personally takes care of even the smallest details of the service.
#LeeSeunggun #VivaRepublica #Toss #FintechPioneer #IntegratedFinancialPlatform #TossBank #TossSecurities #Entrepreneurship #FinanceAndTechnology #StartupSuccess