- Focusing on customer-driven technology and product development to expand the business model

SEOUL, South Korea: #Appointment--t'order Inc. (CEO Austin Kwon), a leading table-ordering service provider, has appointed Theo Eom, former CTO of Yanolja, as its Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Theo oversees the company’s entire technology division.

Theo Eom has an impressive career history, having worked at Naver ($29 billion valuation) and NCsoft ($12.5 billion valuation) before joining big tech company Yanolja with a $7 billion valuation, where he served as Platform Director, Platform Unit Head, and ultimately CTO. He is widely recognized as a leading expert in search services, large-scale data processing, and platform development. Most notably, he played a significant role in transforming Yanolja from a domestic accommodation service to a global tech platform encompassing leisure, flight-booking, international accommodations, and live broadcasting.

At a pivotal moment in its growth, t’order has established the CTO role to enhance its focus on product and technology development as it expands beyond the domestic table-ordering market to the global stage. As CTO, Theo will assess the company’s current development landscape, oversee the ongoing development of tablet menu solutions, and lead efforts to expand t’order’s capabilities into advertising and data platform services.

Theo commented, “t’order is a company that prioritizes on-the-ground operations and values close engagement with its customers, which has contributed to its consistent revenue growth. With the Series B funding now secured, I believe this is the right time to invest in research and development to deliver a diverse range of services to our customers, which is why I decided to join the company.”

CEO Austin Kwon remarked, “CTO Theo’s exceptional technical expertise, demonstrated by his leadership of hundreds of developers in expanding platform businesses at leading companies, aligns perfectly with t’order’s vision to diversify its business. We invited him to join our team with confidence that his outstanding leadership will help t’order grow into a limitless data platform.”

Meanwhile, t’order recently closed the first tranche of its Series B funding round, raising USD 23 million from LB Investment, a leading private equity firm with a strong track record in innovative startups, and Korea Development Bank, a state-owned financial institution driving economic development and strategic investments. This gave the company a valuation of around USD 230 million.

Fonte: Business Wire