Home base: Boston, MA

Journey: South Korea to Boston, MA

Rhie is a former CNBC reporter turned entrepreneur and tech investor. As co-founder of LifeCanvas Technologies, Inc., a company revolutionizing 3D bioimaging, Rhie helped grow the startup from inception into a sustainable, profitable business. She led a cross-functional team across science, AI/ML, finance, sales, marketing, and HR, and secured over $17M in funding from institutional investors and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Rhie also spearheaded MIT’s first Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Seoul, South Korea, which fostered a network of 1,200 alumni and led to the launch of 100+ ventures that have collectively raised over $70M. Prior to her work in startups, she was a financial news reporter for CNBC Asia, where she covered South Korea’s leading companies, including Samsung, and conducted exclusive interviews with global opinion leaders such as Warren Buffett.

Passionate about bridging market gaps and supporting visionary founders, Rhie is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build impactful, scalable solutions. She holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and hosts Kendall On Air, a YouTube series spotlighting innovators, technologies, and founders from the world’s most innovative mile - Kendall Square.