Who is Hyun?
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Hyun is a designer who builds. Today Hyun is Cogent’s only designer and a code owner of its front end. Before that, Hyun ran Lab Studio, a design practice for early teams backed by Greylock, Contrary and Abstract.

In Hyun’s words: “I want software to feel calm until you need it, then quick and alive when you do. I do my best thinking away from the screen, somewhere between the mountains and the ocean.”

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“Hyun is the most productive and efficient designer we’ve worked with.”
Stephan Cobbe, Co-founder & CEO, Opal Security

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Hyun Kim

Designs software, then builds it.

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  1. Cogent2025–now
    Employee #5. The whole product, design and front end.
  2. Bedrock Security2022–24
    Employee #5. Designed the product from zero.
  3. Greylock2020–now
    Founder-direct design for startups before their first designer.Braintrust, LlamaIndex, Resolve AI, Serval, Opal Security
  4. Toptal2020–21
    Freelance design for big teams.Microsoft, Intel, Walmart
  5. Bain & Company2020–21
  6. Abnormal AI2019–20
    Sole designer from Series A to B.
  7. Earlier2014–19
    Breyta, Websauce Studio and BindHQ.

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Open to moonlight freelancing and conversations.

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