# Hong Hou

> Hong Hou is a startup investor at ARCH Venture Partners. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ARCH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-venture-partners)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Hong Hou is a startup investor at ARCH Venture Partners. Hong Hou, Ph.D. is a Venture Partner with specializing in semiconductor, optoelectronic, and advanced materials businesses. He is CEO of EMCORE Corp. (EMKR), where he developed their transceiver and high-speed vertical-cavity laser businesses. Previously, Dr. Hou was a co-founder and CTO of EMCORE PhotoVoltaics. Prior to his roles at EMCORE, Dr.Hou was a principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories and at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Dr. Hou holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego, an M.S. in Physics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a B.S. in Electronic Science from Jilin University. He has also completed Executive Management courses at Stanford Business School.

## About ARCH Venture Partners

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

ARCH invests primarily in companies co-founded by scientists and entrepreneurs, concentrating on bringing to market innovations in life sciences. They enjoy special recognition as a leader in the successful commercialization of technologies developed at academic research institutions and national laboratories.ARCH has raised ten venture fundstotaling over $3 billion and has invested in the venture capital rounds for more than 150 companies. ARCH investors include corporations, pension funds, endowment funds, financial institutions, and private investors.

5 contacts available at ARCH Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cindy Bayley | Affiliate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cindy-bayley |
| Clinton Bybee | Co-Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clinton-w-bybee |
| Hong Hou | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hong-hou |
| Keith Crandell | Co-founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-l-crandell |
| Kristina Burow | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristina-burrow |

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