Victor Liu is the CEO and Co-General Partner of HL Energy Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Victor Liu is the CEO and Co-General Partner of HL Energy Ventures, a venture fund launched in 2024 between him and Hunt Energy, following his 18-year tenure as President of Hunt Energy’s technology venture capital business. His investment thesis centers on energy technology, with a focus on early-stage ventures in sectors including perovskite solar, advanced lithium-ion battery cathodes, power-to-liquid hydrogen, microwave catalysis, direct air capture, and co-electrolysis, primarily within the U.S. and leveraging university-born technologies from Rice, Oxford, and EPFL. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly disclosed, Liu provided the first venture capital funding for several Power-to-Liquid companies and serves on the boards of Cubic PV and ACT-ion, indicating a lead or significant early investor role. Notable portfolio companies include Direct H2 (solar PV to hydrogen), MCatalysis (microwave catalysis), C6 (direct air capture to fuels), and ElectroFueled (co-electrolysis), alongside his board roles at Cubic PV and ACT-ion. Liu’s distinctive point of view emphasizes bridging academic research with commercial energy ventures, having
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