Homan Yuen
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Fusion · Board director at Optimal Dynamics
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1.3M
FoundedOptimal Dynamics
About
Homan Yuen is Managing Partner at Keymaker. He co-founded Solar Junction in 2007, which developed high-efficiency solar cells for terrestrial and space applications and was acquired in 2014. Yuen holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Materials Science from Stanford University and a B.A. in Physics from UC Berkeley, and is an inventor on over 60 patents with publications in lasers, solar cells, semiconductors, and optoelectronics.
Board director at Optimal Dynamics
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Optimal Dynamics's investors · 12
ACTivate CapitalCanberra · since 2026ACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSSan Francisco · $10M – $30M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Embark VenturesLos AngelesFitz Gate VenturesHouston · $500K – $1M checksFraser McCombs CapitalBoulder · $5M – $15M checksFusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checksKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSan Francisco · since 2026Newark Venture PartnersNewark · $100K – $2M checksNVP CapitalNew York · $2M checksTenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checksThe Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Optimal Dynamics
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Daniel PowellCo-founder and CEO
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Warren PowellCo-founder and Chief Innovation Officer
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Tony AdamsExecutive Officer
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Chris TorrenceExecutive Officer
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Sam WoodwardExecutive Officer
Experience
- KeymakerManaging Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pine Road VenturesAngel Investor2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Fusion FundPartner2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Solar JunctionCo-Founder, CTO, Board Director2007 — 2015San Jose, CA
- Translucent Inc.Senior Research Scientist2006 — 2007Palo Alto, CA
- Stanford UniversityGraduate Research Assistant2000 — 2006Stanford, CA
- Novalux Inc.Consultant2004 — 2005Sunnyvale, CA
Education
- Stanford UniversityPhD, MS2000 — 2006
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Physics1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Strategic Planning10Leadership5Strategy4Start-ups23Entrepreneurship17Product Development12Venture Capital10Business Strategy14Strategic Partnerships9Program Management7Corporate Development6Commercialization6
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Technology DevelopmentEngineering ManagementPatentsMergers & AcquisitionsCross-functional Team LeadershipTechnology EvaluationCorporate GovernanceMaterials SciencePhotovoltaicsSemiconductorsSensorsCleantechLanguages English · Spanish
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Colleagues at Fusion
Network3
Auguste Fagniez
Senior Associate at Fusion
Charlotte Xia
Senior Associate at Fusion
Erik Moore
Founder and Managing Director at Base Venture Management, Inc.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Homan Yuen work?
- Homan Yuen is Venture Partner at Fusion and Founder at Optimal Dynamics.
- What check size does Homan Yuen write?
- Homan Yuen typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What companies did Homan Yuen found?
- Homan Yuen founded Optimal Dynamics.
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