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Qianran (Katherine) He

Investor

Senior Associate at TDK Ventures

San Jose, California

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

About

Qianran (Katherine) He is a Senior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures, a $500M AUM firm investing in fundamental sciences and cleantech. She holds a Ph.D. in materials science and previously worked as a battery engineer before transitioning to energy and climate venture capital. He is founder and community leader of BatteryStreet.org and co-founder of BatteryBits.com.

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

Education

  1. Illinois Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science Engineering2013 — 2019
  2. Stanford UniversityVC Unlocked, Venture Capital and Private Equity
  3. Shandong UniversityBachelor's Degree, Energy and Environment System Engineering2009 — 2013
  4. Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityCertificate of Exchange Student, Energy and Power Engineering2010 — 2011

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

From Qianran's professional profile.

Colleagues at TDK Ventures

Aakriti Singh
Investor at TDK Ventures
Adam Erlichman
Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures
Aidan Latimer
Marketing Analyst at TDK Ventures
Anil Achyuta
Investment Managing Director 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

Frequently asked questions

Where does Qianran (Katherine) He work?
Qianran (Katherine) He is Senior Associate at TDK Ventures.
What check size does Qianran (Katherine) He write?
Qianran (Katherine) He typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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Shared employers

Also worked at TDK Ventures30

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Also worked at Novalith2

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Also worked at Ascend Elements4

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Also worked at Argonne National Laboratory11

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