Chris Lee

Venture Specialist

I began my career as a petroleum engineer at ExxonMobil before moving into cross-border business development at Intralink, where I worked with corporates and startups on partnerships spanning the U.S. and Asia. Most recently at HOERBIGER, I built the company's North American hydrogen compression business from the ground up, partnering with OEMs, fuel cell developers, and infrastructure players across the energy value chain. At Honda Xcelerator Ventures, I source and evaluate startups across emerging technologies, bringing an operator's perspective to investment work - particularly where deep technology meets real commercial traction. I'm bilingual in English and Korean, and hold a degree from the University of Houston.