Pureunsaem (Saem) Kim

saem.kim@lw.com

+1.332.240.1429

Profile

Saem Kim is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice. Saem represents emerging and established startups throughout their lifecycles, as well as venture capital and growth investors that invest in startups. She advises clients on a broad range of matters, including:

Company formation
Capital raising, including venture-backed and other financings
Corporate governance matters
Equity incentives and employment matters
Securities law compliance
Mergers and acquisitions

Saem maintains an active pro bono practice, most recently advising senior individuals with their life planning documents.

Experience

Saem’s experience includes advising:

Axios Media, a publisher of news and media, on its sale to Cox Enterprises
The Block, an information services company, in its US$70 million acquisition by Foresight Ventures, a Singapore-based crypto investment firm
Nalu Medical, Inc., a private company focused on innovative non-opioid solutions for chronic neuropathic pain, in its US$65 million equity financing
OpenStore, one of the largest acquisition and scaling platforms for Shopify stores, on its US$32 million Series B-1 financing
PowerToFly, an end-to-end diversity recruiting and retention platform, on its Series B financing
Kaiyo, a full-service marketplace for gently used furniture, on its US$36 million Series B financing
Axios HQ, a communications software company spun off from Axios, on its US$20 million Series A funding round
Codagenix, a clinical-stage synthetic biology company, on its US$25 million Series B extension financing

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

New York

Education

JD, Harvard Law School, 2021
AB, Harvard University, 2013

Languages Spoken

English
Korean

Practices

Industries

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February 20, 2025 Recognition

Fintech Group of the Year: Latham

Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.