Yong Hee Lee

Yong Hee Lee is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cuckoo Labs, an artificial intelligence startup developing a real-time translation software platform for global enterprise communications. Under his leadership, the company recently secured $1.8 million in seed funding and was selected to participate in the Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator Winter 2025 accelerator batch. Prior to founding Cuckoo Labs, Lee served as the inaugural go-to-market leader for two distinct South Korean technology startups, including the artificial intelligence infrastructure firm VESSL AI. He also gained early professional experience working at the video game holding company Krafton and earned academic degrees in Electrical Engineering and Science and Technology Policy from KAIST. His current professional focus centers on scaling AI-driven simultaneous interpretation platforms to facilitate efficient global sales, marketing initiatives, and cross-border team collaboration.