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Qianran (Katherine) He, PhD
Investor at TDK Ventures ($500M AUM) | Investing in fundamental sciences changing our future | Cleantech and Energy Transformation; Managing Director @ Volta Foundation
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About
Ph.D. in materials science, battery engineer transferred to energy/climate VC field. Founder and community leader of BatteryStreet.org; Co-founder of BatteryBits.com Passionate working on bridging the gap between lab innovations to real applications. Always curious and eager to learn, love to work with people who have a growth mindset.
Experience
Investment AssociateTDK Ventures Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jun 2023 to Oct 2025
Jun 2023 to Oct 2025
Investment AnalystTDK Ventures Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2022 to Jun 2023
Jan 2022 to Jun 2023
Investment InternTDK Ventures Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jul 2021 to Jan 2022
Jul 2021 to Jan 2022
Co-Founder & Managing EditorVolta Foundation Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Apr 2020
Apr 2020
Senior Engineer on Energy StorageNanoramic, Inc. Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Nov 2019 to Apr 2021
Nov 2019 to Apr 2021
Entrepreneurial lead of I-Corps Silicon(Si)-based Rechargeable BatteriesNational Science Foundation (NSF) Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Feb 2019 to May 2019
Feb 2019 to May 2019
CNM TEM UserArgonne National Laboratory Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jun 2016 to May 2019
Jun 2016 to May 2019
Tang Fellowship and Research AssistantIllinois Institute of Technology Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Apr 2014 to May 2019
Apr 2014 to May 2019
Manager of IPRO project Fabrication & Commercialization of High Power Li-ion BatteriesIllinois Institute of Technology Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Sep 2016 to May 2017
Sep 2016 to May 2017
Education
Illinois Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Materials Science Engineering
2013 to 2019
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Materials Science Engineering
2013 to 2019
Stanford University
VC Unlocked Venture Capital and Private Equity
VC Unlocked Venture Capital and Private Equity
Shandong University
Bachelor's Degree Energy and Environment System Engineering
2009 to 2013
Bachelor's Degree Energy and Environment System Engineering
2009 to 2013
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Certificate of Exchange Student Energy and Power Engineering
2010 to 2011
Certificate of Exchange Student Energy and Power Engineering
2010 to 2011