– Experience as CTO and tech manager at 29CM, Coupang, etc.
– Enhancing live class competitiveness through a PLG (Product-Led Growth)-based approach
– We will provide business opportunities and learning opportunities to more people through differentiated technologies.
Future School (CEO Shin Chul-heon), which provides Korea’s largest D2C knowledge business solution LiveClass, announced that it has hired Hyunwoo Bang as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Through the hiring of CTO Hyunwoo Bang, Future School plans to strengthen its technological capabilities and continue its sustainable growth in the global knowledge tech market.
Future School CTO Hyunwoo Bang has extensive experience at 29CM (Twenty Nine Centimeters) and Coupang. As the CTO of 29CM, he contributed to the technical stability and user experience improvement of the commerce platform, and as the CTO of a technology-based startup, he led the global expansion of the service platform. At Coupang, as a global tech manager, he was responsible for the technical operation and optimization of a large-scale e-commerce system.
Based on this experience, Future School plans to secure PLG (Product-Led Growth)-based technology governance and further strengthen the competitiveness of Live Class's SaaS platform. In particular, it will be responsible for 'CRM marketing automation' that utilizes customer data to provide customized marketing solutions and maximize user experience, and 'AI and data-based learning solution development' to provide personalized learning experiences. In addition, it is expected to be able to quickly respond to feedback from customers who utilize Live Class and lead market changes.
“I am excited to join Future School, which is leading the creator economy ecosystem and expanding its knowledge business,” said Hyunwoo Bang, the new CTO of Future School. “Through a PLG (Product-Led Growth)-based approach, we will strengthen the competitiveness of LiveClass’s SaaS platform to provide more people with business and learning opportunities, and help creators succeed by developing marketing funnel automation and AI-based hyper-personalized CRM products that creators need most.”
Future School CEO Shin Chul-heon said, “The addition of CTO Bang Hyeon-woo will be a significant turning point for Future School to leap forward as a global knowledge-tech leader,” and “His rich experience and insight will be a great help in realizing our vision.”
FutureScholé is a knowledge tech startup founded in 2018 that operates LIVEKLASS, a platform that connects knowledge creators and learners. LIVEKLASS has achieved continuous growth, securing over 9 million users and over 27,000 knowledge creators to date. Creators with hundreds of thousands of followers, including national instructor CEO Kim Mi-kyung, are using LIVEKLASS, and there are increasing cases of creators with around 10,000 subscribers earning over 10 million won in monthly sales. FutureScholé attracted 5 billion won in Series A investment this year and has exceeded 8 billion won in cumulative investment. Last year, sales reached approximately 23.6 billion won, and it is expected to more than double this year.
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