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.

Where did Qianran (Katherine) He go to school?

Qianran (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).

Qianran (Katherine) He

Investor

Senior Associate at TDK Ventures

San Jose, California

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

Find your path to Qianran

259 people in our graph share verified history with Qianran — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Chip HazardunlockedQianran: together at Glimpse (2025–2026)

Qianran: together at Glimpse

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Qianran: together at Shandong University

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

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

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Colleagues at TDK Ventures

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Marketing Analyst at TDK Ventures

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Investment Director at TDK Ventures

Anu Rajan

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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

Candice Chou

Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Qianran (Katherine) He?: Senior Associate at TDK Ventures
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.
Where did Qianran (Katherine) He go to school?: Qianran (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).

Same school

Also attended Illinois Institute of Technology56

Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital Ventures Lina NilssonInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Katherine HeSenior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures Justin SmollarPrincipal at Method Capital Minni ShahiInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Shandong University9

Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel Capital ZiVice President at UpHonest Capital Katherine HeSenior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures Jason WangPartner at Icehouse Ventures Jacob ZhaoSenior Portfolio Manager at Hashkey Capital Jason LiManaging Partner at MaiCapital

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Also attended Xi'an Jiaotong University14

Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Katherine HeSenior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures Ramon ZengGeneral Partner at DCM Ventures Jason XuInvestment Professional at Sycamore Ventures Lily WangPartner at Expon Capital Alex RenFounding Partner at Fellows

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Shared employers

Also worked at TDK Ventures37

Nicolas SauvagePresident at TDK Ventures Tina TosukhowongInvestment Director at TDK Ventures Ravi JainInvestment Director at TDK Ventures Ankur SaxenaInvestment Director at TDK Ventures David DelfassyInvestment Director at TDK Ventures Yan YanInvestment Associate at TDK Ventures

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