Welcome to our podcast with The Impact Venture , featuring in-depth interviews with LP-GP institutional investors, angel investors, faculty members at UC Berkeley, and all of our friends, focusing on impact investing, cleantech venture capital and project finance.

In this episode, we’re joined by Raymond Zheng, Sr. Managing Director of Honda Xcelerator Ventures, where he leads corporate venturing and open innovation initiatives. With a career spanning engineering, M&A, and startup collaboration—from Cisco to Honda—Raymond shares how corporate venture capital drives impact across safety, mobility, and sustainability.

We explore Honda’s investment thesis around carbon neutrality and zero-fatality vehicles, his approach to deep tech due diligence, and how startups can build meaningful, strategic partnerships with corporates. A valuable listen for founders and investors focused on cross-border collaboration and strategic synergy. 

The Impact Venture invests in climate tech and renewable energy projects via venture capital and project finance, leveraging our proprietary Due Diligence AI Copilot - where AI meets investors. We also designed a VC Deal Fellowship Training Program for fellows to gain deal experience.