Negin Mokhtari

Negin Mokhtari is a Senior Associate at Genoa Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the intersection of biology and technology. In her current capacity, she works closely alongside firm founder Jenny Rooke and partner Bill Hyun PhD to identify, evaluate, and support category-defining startups operating within complex scientific sectors. Mokhtari is actively involved in deploying early-stage capital from the firm's $84 million Fund II, an investment vehicle which successfully closed in 2022 to back founders building next-generation platforms. Holding a doctorate degree, she leverages her extensive academic background and deep domain expertise in the life sciences to assess the technical viability of prospective portfolio companies. Her current investment focus centers entirely on the convergence of biological sciences and advanced technology, specifically targeting early-stage innovations across the life sciences, data science, and engineering disciplines.