About
Katherine He is a Senior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures, a firm with $500M in assets under management, where she focuses on cleantech and energy transformation. She holds a Ph.D. in materials science and previously worked as a battery engineer. She serves as Managing Director at the Volta Foundation, founded BatteryStreet.org, and co-founded BatteryBits.com.
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Experience
- TDK VenturesSenior Investment Associatecurrent2025 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- TDK VenturesInvestment Associate2023 — 2025San Jose, California, United States
- TDK VenturesInvestment Analyst2022 — 2023San Jose, California, United States
- TDK VenturesInvestment Intern2021 — 2022
- GlimpseInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Peak EnergyBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- Peak EnergyInvestorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- NovalithBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- NovalithInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- AM BatteriesInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Ascend ElementsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Volta FoundationCo-Founder & Managing Editorcurrent2020 — present
- Nanoramic LaboratoriesSenior Engineer on Energy Storage2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts
- National Science Foundation (NSF)Entrepreneurial lead of I-Corps: Silicon(Si)-based Rechargeable Batteries2019
- Argonne National LaboratoryCNM TEM User2016 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyTang Fellowship and Research Assistant2014 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyManager of IPRO project “Fabrication & Commercialization of High Power Li-ion Batteries”2016 — 2017Chicago
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Skills & more
Early Stage Investment1Venture Capital1Nanomaterials15Nanotechnology9Characterization8Materials Science15Research9Mechanical Engineering8Statistics7Thermodynamics8Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)3Electrochemical Characterization2
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Material CharacterisationTransmission electron microscopy (TEM)Raman spectroscopyScanning electron microscope (SEM)X-ray diffraction (XRD)Raman spectroscopyImpedance SpectroscopyPowder X-ray DiffractionChineseMatlabAutoCADMicrosoft Excel- CVC Board Members & Board Observers — Global Corporate Venturing
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Katherine He?
- Katherine He is a Senior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures, a firm with $500M in assets under management, where she focuses on cleantech and energy transformation. She holds a Ph.D. in materials science and previously worked as a battery engineer. She serves as Managing Director at the Volta Foundation, founded BatteryStreet.org, and co-founded BatteryBits.com.
- Where does Katherine He work?
- Katherine He is Senior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures.
- Where did Katherine He go to school?
- Katherine He studied at Illinois Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science Engineering); Stanford University (VC Unlocked, Venture Capital and Private Equity); Shandong University (Bachelor's Degree, Energy and Environment System Engineering).
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