Where does Dennis Clark work?

Dennis Clark is Managing Director at Honda Innovations Silicon Valley.

What check size does Dennis Clark write?

Dennis Clark typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.

Dennis Clark

Investor

Managing Director at Honda Innovations Silicon Valley

Menlo Park, California

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2M

About

Dennis Clark is Managing Partner at Zeon Ventures, a corporate venture capital firm focused on sustainability, energy transition, augmented intelligence, and human health. He spent nearly a decade at Honda leading corporate venturing and strategic alliances, where he co-founded Honda Xcelerator, which generated over 40 startup collaborations and facilitated strategic investments and acquisitions. Clark brings 15 years of corporate venturing experience, complemented by earlier roles at DEFTA Partners and eight years working in Japan across banking and international civil service sectors, where he earned a Master's Degree in Development Economics.

Experience

Zeon Ventures Inc.Managing Partnercurrent2026 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
Zeon Ventures Inc.Investment Director2022 — 2026Menlo Park, California, United States
Clock Speed VenturesAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
Honda Xcelerator VenturesSenior Managing Director, Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation2020 — 2021Mountain View, California
Honda Xcelerator VenturesManaging Director, Strategic Venture Partnerships (Honda Innnovations)2017 — 2020Mountain View, California
Honda Xcelerator VenturesStrategic Alliance Liaison (Honda Silicon Valley Lab)2012 — 2017Mountain View, California
Defta PartnersAssociate2008 — 2012San Francisco
Kumamoto Gakuen University (Japan)Graduate Research Fellow2006 — 2008Kumamoto, Japan / Phnom Penh, Cambodia
UNESCOAdministration and Finance Officer2005Nagoya, Aichi, Japan / Paris, France
CitiCorporate Actions Team2002 — 2005Tokyo, Japan

Education

Kumamoto Gakuen UniversityM.A., Development Economics2006 — 2008
Stetson UniversityB.B.A., Finance1995 — 1999

Skills & more

Strategy8Management5Leadership4Strategic Planning5Japanese17Venture Capital42Venture Philanthropy11Partnerships17Emerging Markets19Executive Management11Strategic Partnerships21International Development7

+12 more

Social EntrepreneurshipInternational RelationsStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentMarket ResearchFinanceProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementConsulting

Languages English · Japanese

Mergers and Acquisitions Executive Course — Harvard Business School
Berkeley Executive Leadership Program — UC Berkeley Executive Education
JLPT N1 — The Japan Foundation

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Colleagues at Honda Innovations Silicon Valley

Austin Hwang

Principal at Honda Innovations Silicon Valley

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dennis Clark work?: Dennis Clark is Managing Director at Honda Innovations Silicon Valley.
What check size does Dennis Clark write?: Dennis Clark typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.