Yan Yan

Investor at TDK Ventures ($500M AUM) | Advanced Materials | Climate Tech |

📍 United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 4 investments📅 3 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2025
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Jan 2025
A Breakthrough Nano Technology Enables Best in Class Thermal Interface for Semiconductor, Electronic Devices, and AI Data Centers
Board Observer
Jan 2025
Fabric8Labs, Inc. is revolutionizing metal additive manufacturing with its advanced 3D printing technologies. Founded in 2015, the San Diego-based company is at the forefront of advanced manufacturing and is commercializing breakthroughs in material science and processing - reducing manufacturing costs and supporting significant advancements in material quality and manufacturing capabilities. Fabric8Labs is working to broaden the market for metal additive manufacturing across all industries.
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Jan 2024
INERATEC produces sustainable e-Fuels and synthetic chemicals to replace fossil crude oil. In modular power-to-X plants renewable hydrogen and greenhouse gases such as CO2 and hydrogen are converted into e-kerosene, CO2-neutral diesel, synthetic waxes or methanol. INERATEC - Fueling the Future.
Board Observer
Mar 2023
pH7 Technologies is a Canadian company developing next-generation critical-mineral extraction technologies for both primary and secondary resources. Through its proprietary closed-loop organo-electrochemical process, pH7 enables mining and recycling operators to economically recover metals from low-grade ores, tailings, and complex feedstocks that have historically been uneconomic or technically challenging to process. The company operates a commercial PGM extraction facility in Vancouver and is rapidly scaling its mining-sector applications, beginning with copper.
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2025
Investor
Jan 2025
A Breakthrough Nano Technology Enables Best in Class Thermal Interface for Semiconductor, Electronic Devices, and AI Data Centers
Board Observer
Jan 2025
Fabric8Labs, Inc. is revolutionizing metal additive manufacturing with its advanced 3D printing technologies. Founded in 2015, the San Diego-based company is at the forefront of advanced manufacturing and is commercializing breakthroughs in material science and processing - reducing manufacturing costs and supporting significant advancements in material quality and manufacturing capabilities. Fabric8Labs is working to broaden the market for metal additive manufacturing across all industries.
2024
Investment Associate
Nov 2024
TDK Ventures is a global, founder-first corporate venture capital firm with $500M under management across four funds. We invest in deeptech startups transforming energy, computing, health, agriculture, mobility, robotics, industrial systems, and advanced materials. Our mission is to support visionary entrepreneurs building a better future, and help them scale with the full force of TDK. Founded in 2019 by Nicolas Sauvage, we typically invest from Seed to Series B across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are headquartered in San Jose, with regional offices in Boston, Bengaluru, and London, and team members in Tokyo and China. TDK Ventures operates four active funds: Fund I established our foundation, Fund II expanded our reach, Fund EX1 is a multi-LP vehicle dedicated to decarbonization and electrification, and Fund III—launched in 2025—focuses on digital and energy transformation. Each fund builds on the last to extend our global impact and deepen our support for breakthrough innovation. We deliver more than capital—providing early product validation, GTM and operational support, and strategic access to TDK’s global ecosystem. Through our Scaling and Engagement Teams, we bring a unique model of long-term partnership we call TDK Goodness—empowering founders to become true impact scalers.
Investor
Jan 2024
INERATEC produces sustainable e-Fuels and synthetic chemicals to replace fossil crude oil. In modular power-to-X plants renewable hydrogen and greenhouse gases such as CO2 and hydrogen are converted into e-kerosene, CO2-neutral diesel, synthetic waxes or methanol. INERATEC - Fueling the Future.
2023
Board Observer
Mar 2023
pH7 Technologies is a Canadian company developing next-generation critical-mineral extraction technologies for both primary and secondary resources. Through its proprietary closed-loop organo-electrochemical process, pH7 enables mining and recycling operators to economically recover metals from low-grade ores, tailings, and complex feedstocks that have historically been uneconomic or technically challenging to process. The company operates a commercial PGM extraction facility in Vancouver and is rapidly scaling its mining-sector applications, beginning with copper.
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