Mingu Lee

Mingu Lee

Managing Partner atCleveland AvenueIllinois

Mingu Lee is a Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue and leads the CA Tech Fund. He previously held executive roles at Samsung SDS America, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.

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Comes in atSeries ALead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Northrop Grumman Corporation · project manager, software development manager, and software engineer
    1998-2006
  2. NuWave Solutions · technology consultant
    2006-2007
  3. Lockheed Martin · Chief Technology Officer for Environmental and Technology Services
    2007-2010
  4. Samsung SDS America · Chief Business Officer and Senior Vice President
    2010-2021
  5. Cleveland Avenue · Managing Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Bear RoboticsAigenNeuRealityBelieverbemyfriendsSparkChargeBetter Foods

Focus

AIroboticsdigital experience

Education

The Ohio State University, B.S. in Business AdministrationJohns Hopkins University, M.S. in Information and Telecommunication SystemsGeorge Washington University, Ph.D. in Systems EngineeringHarvard Business School, Advanced Management Program

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Who is Mingu Lee?

Mingu Lee is a Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue and leads the CA Tech Fund. He previously held executive roles at Samsung SDS America, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.

How much does Mingu Lee invest?

Cleveland Avenue has not reported a check size. It invests at series a.

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What did Mingu Lee do before Cleveland Avenue?

project manager, software development manager, and software engineer at Northrop Grumman Corporation; technology consultant at NuWave Solutions; Chief Technology Officer for Environmental and Technology Services at Lockheed Martin; Chief Business Officer and Senior Vice President at Samsung SDS America.

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