Chaewon Chase Huh
chase@sumelabs.com
Work Experience
Sume
San Francisco
Co-Founder
Dec. 2025 - now
sumelabs.com : samantha from 'HER'
backed by f.inc, bass, eo
BASS Ventures
Seoul, South Korea
Hacker in Residence
Aug. 2025 - Nov. 2025
built in residence, sat in on a few ir
Stealth Startup
Pohang, South Korea
Founder
Apr. 2025 - Jul. 2025
built ai avatars, went viral (15M+ views), monetization lagged
Dalpha AI
Seoul, South Korea
AI Engineer
Jul. 2024 - Jan. 2025
palantir‑like forward‑deployed role, building and shipping ai systems hands‑on with 10+ client teams.
Education
POSTECH
Pohang, South Korea
Interdisciplinary Studies
Jan. 2024 - Jun. 2025
Selected as a recipient of the Postech Presidential Fellowship in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in research, entrepreneurship, and development, receiving up to $50,000 in support funding.
Took a Leave of Absence following the completion of the first semester.
Awards
24’ Postech Presidential Fellowship for Special Talent
South Korea
Chosen as one of only two incoming freshmen (Class of ‘24) to receive this honor.
Became the first recipient from a general high school background in the program's history.
Jan. 2024
23’ International Science and Engineer Fair (ISEF)
Dallas, Texas, USA
Earned the Grand Award (4th Place), presented by Microsoft.
Represented Korea as a Finalist in the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), Embedded Systems category.
Apr. 2023
22’ International Science and Engineer Fair (ISEF)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Served as Korea's Finalist at the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), System Software category.
Apr. 2022
22’ Talent Award of Korea
South Korea
Honored by the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea.
Distinguished as one of the 100 most outstanding students nationwide for academic achievement, leadership, and contributions to society.
Nov. 2022
22’ Korea Code Fair
South Korea
Awarded First Place and received the Prime Minister’s Award.
Nov. 2022
21’ Korea Code Fair
South Korea
Secured Second Place and was recognized with the Minister of Science and ICT Award.
Nov. 2021
Projects
usecanny.com
Jul. 2025 - Jul. 2025
Engineered an AI-powered voice cloning and lipsync platform to drive viral marketing campaigns on Instagram
Achieved over 10 million cumulative views on Korean Instagram
Secured recurring revenue with a monthly profit of $150
ponix generator
Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025
Designed and launched an AI solution (DreamBooth-based) for generating school mascot images in diverse artistic styles
Engaged 3,000+ students and sparked viral adoption within the school community
Integrated into official school events and maintained ongoing presence across school social media channels
posplexity
Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025
Developed a chatbot for onboarding new students by aggregating information from all school websites and online communities
Constructed a tailored database and deployed a streamlined RAG-based Q&A system
Attracted 300 unique users