Agnes Kim

Agnes Kim

Board Member at Northwest Railway Museum
Greater Seattle Area

Agnes Kim is the Founder & CEO of ViaJiin and serves as a Board Member (Director) at Northwest Railway Museum. She previously held leadership and analyst roles at Microsoft, Deloitte, Game2code, and Merrill Lynch. Kim specializes in global market strategy with deep APAC expertise, platform and consumer-ecosystem development, and regulatory navigation in highly governed markets.

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Agnes Kim, ex-Xbox director, launches ViaJiin Korean skincare startup after March 2026 LLC and July Microsoft layoff

Agnes Kim, a former Xbox director, prepared for layoffs by building ViaJiin, a Seattle-area Korean skincare startup, forming the LLC in March 2026 and publicly announcing the venture two days after her July layoff from Microsoft. Her transition illustrates how advance preparation and AI tools can help a solo founder move quickly from corporate role to entrepreneurship.

Organizations

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  • Northwest Railway Museum Board Member (Director) 2026–present · current
  • ViaJiin Founder & CEO 2026–present · current
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    ViaJiin Founder · current

Education

  • Yonsei University Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance and International Business · 2012
  • UW Foster School of Business Study abroad in India · 2011
  • UW Foster School of Business Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business

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