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Mingu Lee

Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue

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Mingu Lee is Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue, where Lee launched and leads the CA Tech Fund focused on AI, robotics, and digital experience [1][2]. Lee holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from The George Washington University, an MS in Information and Telecommunication Systems from Johns Hopkins University, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School [11][12][13]. Lee serves on the board of directors of NeuReality, an AI semiconductors company [8], and as board observer for Bear Robotics, bemyfriends, and The Believer Company [5][6][10]. Lee previously served as a board member of Bear Robotics and on advisory boards for NeuReality, SparkCharge, and Better Foods [7][9]. Lee is also Founder and Governing Body Chair of XSamsung [4].

Profile introduction
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Dr. Mingu Lee is Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue, where he launched and leads the CA Tech Fund—a venture fund focused on AI, robotics, and digital experience. He serves as a board member or board observer of several pioneering companies, including Bear Robotics (Autonomous Robot Platform), Aigen (solar-powered autonomous agricultural robots), NeuReality (AI semiconductors), Believer (global games company), and bemyfriends (fandom management platform). He has also served on the boards of SparkCharge (on-demand EV charging) and Better Foods (next-generation alternative foods). Before jo…

Career history

  1. Managing PartnerJul 2021 to presentCleveland Avenue
  2. Founder & Governing Body ChairOct 2021 to presentXSamsung
  3. Board ObserverFeb 2026 to presentThe Believer Company
  4. Board ObserverMay 2025 to presentBear Robotics
  5. Member of the Board of DirectorsMar 2022 to May 2025Bear Robotics
  6. Member of the Board of DirectorsMar 2024 to presentNeuReality
  7. Advisory Board / Board ObserverApr 2022 to Mar 2024NeuReality
  8. Board ObserverMar 2026 to presentbemyfriends

Education

  1. Ph.D, Systems EngineeringThe George Washington University
  2. Advanced Management Program, AMP 196Harvard Business School
  3. MS, Information and Telecommunication SystemsThe Johns Hopkins University

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