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Mingu Lee

Investor

Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Writes $1M – $10M checks

About

Mingu Lee brings 10+ years as Chief Business Officer scaling B2B technology, with Samsung roots and bicultural expertise to help Asian founders globalize and connect U.S. investors with Korean companies.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerFoodTechRetail TechRobotics

Experience

  1. Cleveland AvenueManaging Partnercurrent2021 — present
  2. XSamsungFounder & Governing Body Chaircurrent2021 — present
  3. The Believer CompanyBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  4. Bear RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  5. Bear RoboticsMember of the Board of Directors2022 — 2025
  6. NeuRealityMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  7. NeuRealityAdvisory Board / Board Observer2022 — 2024
  8. bemyfriendsBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  9. bemyfriendsIndependent Board Member2021 — 2026
  10. AigenMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
  11. AigenBoard Observer2023 — 2026
  12. Better FoodsMember of the Board of Directors2024 — 2025
  13. SparkChargeMember of the Board of Directors2023 — 2024
  14. SparkChargeBoard Observer2022 — 2023
  15. AMP Investment PartnersPartner & Founding Member2019 — 2024
  16. Samsung SDS AmericaChief Business Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of B2B2020 — 2021
  17. Samsung SDS AmericaSenior Vice President, Mobile B2B2017 — 2020
  18. Samsung SDS AmericaVice President, Government2015 — 2017
  19. Samsung SDS AmericaVice President, Strategy & Business Development2013 — 2015
  20. Samsung SDS AmericaVice President, Public Sector2010 — 2013
  21. Lockheed MartinChief Technology Officer, E&TS LoB; Chief Architect, ITS-ESE Program2007 — 2010
  22. NuWave SolutionsTechnology Consultant2006 — 2007
  23. Northrop Grumman CorporationProject Manager/Software Development Manager/Software Engineer1998 — 2006

Skills & more

Enterprise Architecture99Integration99Software Development66IT Strategy77Program Management99Cloud Computing43Agile Methodologies32Technical Leadership18Solution Architecture29XML4Web Services5Web Applications5
+12 moreTelecommunicationsSystems EngineeringSystem ArchitectureStrategySoftware Project ManagementSoftware EngineeringSaaSSQLSDLCRequirements AnalysisProject ManagementPMP

From Mingu's professional profile.

Colleagues at Cleveland Avenue

Andy Zopp
Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue
Don Thompson
CEO at Cleveland Avenue
Evette Phillips Williams
Managing Director, Investor Relations & Chief of Staff at Cleveland Avenue
Harry Coaxum
Chief Operating Officer at Cleveland Avenue
Joseph Q. McCoy
President & General Counsel at Cleveland Avenue
Keith Kravcik
CIO at Cleveland Avenue
Lisa Merchant-Harrell
Chief Human Resources Officer at Cleveland Avenue
Liz Thompson
CEO, The CAFE Group at Cleveland Avenue

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mingu Lee?
Mingu Lee brings 10+ years as Chief Business Officer scaling B2B technology, with Samsung roots and bicultural expertise to help Asian founders globalize and connect U.S. investors with Korean companies.
Where does Mingu Lee work?
Mingu Lee is Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue.
What does Mingu Lee invest in?
Mingu Lee invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Retail Tech, Robotics.
What check size does Mingu Lee write?
Mingu Lee typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
Where did Mingu Lee go to school?
Mingu Lee studied at The George Washington University (Ph.D, Systems Engineering); Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Program, AMP 196); The Johns Hopkins University (MS, Information and Telecommunication Systems).

Same school

Also attended The George Washington University186

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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk

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Also attended The Johns Hopkins University261

Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesElena VibochManaging Director at General CatalystScott RubinVenture Partner at Lux Capital

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Also attended The Ohio State University117

Keatten SmithCapital Formation Coordinator at March Capital PartnersSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechWill McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLaura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm VenturesJohn D. SimonExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at SparkCharge1

Ali DialloManaging Director at NOVA Prime

Also worked at Lockheed Martin107

Manny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersJeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVShalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures LlcDan MoskowitzInvestor at Third Point VenturesDanny CotterManaging Partner at The Westly Group

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Also worked at Northrop Grumman Corporation58

Peter SpasovCo-President at Marlin Equity PartnersJeff PetersPartner at Ibex InvestorsDan KultranCo-Founder & CEO, Claros at Red Cell IncubationJJ AghaChief Information Security Officer & SVP, IT at Asymmetric Capital PartnersFelix ShpilmanVenture Partner at Moses CapitalHrach SimonianAdvisor at Driven

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