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Investor profile

Mingu Lee

Managing Partner, Cleveland Avenue

About

Mingu Lee brings over a decade of senior operating experience from Samsung SDS America, where he served as Chief Business Officer scaling complex B2B technology solutions, giving him unusually deep hands-on experience for a venture investor. He serves as a bridge between Korean and U.S. tech ecosystems, helping Asian founders expand globally while connecting U.S. investors with Korean-founded companies through his Samsung roots and cultural understanding of both markets. Mingu Lee brings over a decade of senior operating experience from Samsung SDS America, where he served as Chief Business Officer scaling complex B2B technology solutions, giving him unusually deep hands-on experience for a venture investor. He serves as a bridge between Korean and U.S. tech ecosystems, helping Asian founders expand globally while connecting U.S. investors with Korean-founded companies through his Samsung roots and cultural understanding of both markets.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
Food
Ag
CPG / D2C
Retail Tech
Robotics
AI

Investment details

Avg check size$1M - S10M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA