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Katherine He

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Senior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures

San Jose, California, United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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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

  1. TDK VenturesSenior Investment Associatecurrent2025 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
  2. TDK VenturesInvestment Associate2023 — 2025San Jose, California, United States
  3. TDK VenturesInvestment Analyst2022 — 2023San Jose, California, United States
  4. TDK VenturesInvestment Intern2021 — 2022
  5. GlimpseInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  6. Peak EnergyBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  7. Peak EnergyInvestorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
  8. NovalithBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  9. NovalithInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  10. AM BatteriesInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  11. Ascend ElementsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  12. Volta FoundationCo-Founder & Managing Editorcurrent2020 — present
  13. Nanoramic LaboratoriesSenior Engineer on Energy Storage2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts
  14. National Science Foundation (NSF)Entrepreneurial lead of I-Corps: Silicon(Si)-based Rechargeable Batteries2019
  15. Argonne National LaboratoryCNM TEM User2016 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
  16. Illinois Institute of TechnologyTang Fellowship and Research Assistant2014 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
  17. Illinois Institute of TechnologyManager of IPRO project “Fabrication & Commercialization of High Power Li-ion Batteries”2016 — 2017Chicago

Skills & more

Early Stage Investment1Venture Capital1Nanomaterials15Nanotechnology9Characterization8Materials Science15Research9Mechanical Engineering8Statistics7Thermodynamics8Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)3Electrochemical Characterization2
+12 moreMaterial 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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Colleagues at TDK Ventures

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Marketing Analyst at TDK Ventures
Andrew Maywah
Investor at TDK Ventures
Ankur Saxena
Investment Director at TDK Ventures
Anu Rajan
Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures
Artem Khobnya
Efficiency & AI intern at TDK Ventures
Bhakti Goratela
Financial Analyst at TDK Ventures
Bill Graves
General Counsel at TDK Ventures
Blair Bernholtz
Partner, CFO at Radical Ventures

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.
What check size does Katherine He write?
Katherine He typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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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Also worked at Nanoramic Laboratories1

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