{"id":"yura-nam","title":"Yura Nam","content":"**Yura Nam** is a business development professional in the [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) industry, specializing in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and South Korean markets. She currently serves as the Business Development Manager for the APAC region at [Sentient Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sentient). Her career is distinguished by a transition from traditional finance (TradFi), where she accumulated over seven years of experience, into growth-focused roles for [Layer 1](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-1) and Layer 2 [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) ecosystems. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-BSj1zYI4DsVAjLDi) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bS3K5dlHh9hSAFLU)​\n\n## Education\n\nNam attended Hanyang University from March 2019 to February 2023, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Systems. A significant portion of her undergraduate education ran concurrently with her professional employment at Kyobo Securities, which began in February 2019 and concluded in September 2022. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-BSj1zYI4DsVAjLDi) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bS3K5dlHh9hSAFLU)​\n\n## Career\n\n### Traditional Finance\n\nNam began her career in October 2015 at the Korea Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives, also known as Saemaul Geumgo. For over three years, until February 2019, she served as an Assistant Manager at the branch dedicated to employees of SK hynix, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. In this role, she was part of the management and operations team for the employee credit union. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-BSj1zYI4DsVAjLDi)​\n\nIn February 2019, she transitioned to Kyobo Securities, where she held the position of Assistant for three years and eight months, concluding her tenure in September 2022. Her combined roles at Saemaul Geumgo and Kyobo Securities account for over seven years of experience in the South Korean financial industry. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-BSj1zYI4DsVAjLDi) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bS3K5dlHh9hSAFLU)​\n\n### Web3 and Blockchain\n\nNam's entry into the [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) space began around January 2022 with her membership in the crypto community nonce. Her first major professional role in the industry came in September 2023, when she was appointed Head of [Starknet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/starknet) Asia for the [Starknet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/starknet) ecosystem. During her eight-month tenure, which ended in April 2024, she led regional growth initiatives for the Layer 2 scaling solution under the community brand starknet.asia. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-BSj1zYI4DsVAjLDi) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bS3K5dlHh9hSAFLU)​\n\nFollowing her work with [Starknet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/starknet), Nam joined [Nibiru Chain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nibiru-chain), a Layer 1 blockchain, in April 2024. As the Asia Growth and Korea Lead, she was responsible for spearheading the chain's growth and market penetration strategies within the Asian market, with a specific focus on South Korea. She held this position for one year and six months, until September 2025. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-BSj1zYI4DsVAjLDi) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bS3K5dlHh9hSAFLU)​\n\nIn September 2025, Nam joined [Sentient](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sentient) Labs as a Business Development Manager. Based in Seoul, South Korea, she manages business development activities for the company with a primary focus on the broader Asian and Korean markets. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-BSj1zYI4DsVAjLDi) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bS3K5dlHh9hSAFLU)​","summary":"Yura Nam is a Web3 business development professional focused on the APAC and Korean markets. 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