Where does AJ Velasquez-Mao work?

AJ Velasquez-Mao is Associate at Dolby Family Ventures.

What does AJ Velasquez-Mao invest in?

AJ Velasquez-Mao invests in Biotech.

Where did AJ Velasquez-Mao go to school?

AJ Velasquez-Mao studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); University of California, San Francisco (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); Rice University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering).

AJ Velasquez-Mao

Investor

Associate at Dolby Family Ventures · Senior Associate at Pivotal Life Sciences

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

AJ Velasquez-Mao joined Pivotal Life Sciences' investment team in 2026, supporting the life science portfolio. He previously worked as an early-stage therapeutics investor at Dolby Family Ventures and in equity research at Jefferies covering biotech companies. He holds a PhD in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, where his research focused on cardiorenal disease, and a BS in Bioengineering from Rice University.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

a•••@dolbyventures.comreveal

Invests in

Biotech

Experience

Pivotal bioVenture PartnersSr Investment Associatecurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Dolby Family VenturesAssociate2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
JefferiesSenior Associate, Biotech Equity Research2022 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher2021 — 2022Berkeley, California, United States
University of California, San FranciscoNSF Graduate Student Researcher2017 — 2021
University of California, San FranciscoConsultant Analyst, Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.2021San Francisco Bay Area
Rice UniversityPresentation Coach & Mentor, Rice Center for Engineering Leadership2015 — 2017
Rice UniversityGlobal Pharmacovigilance Intern, Takeda Pharmaceuticals2016Greater Boston Area
Rice UniversityUndergraduate Researcher at Texas Children's Hospital2013 — 2016Houston, Texas Area
Rice UniversityAmgen Scholar, WashU in St. Louis2015Greater St. Louis Area
Rice UniversityFounder, Hospitable - Owlspark Startup Accelerator2014 — 2015Houston, Texas Area

Skills & more

Mechanobiology3Biomechanics3Entrepreneurship8Research8Tissue Engineering7Cell Culture8Volunteer Management9Community Outreach12CAD4Matlab10Team Leadership9Microfluidics/MEMS2

Languages English · Spanish

SIE, Series 63, Series 86, Series 87 — FINRA
Doctor of Philosophy — University of California, San Francisco

From AJ's professional profile.

Colleagues at Dolby Family Ventures

Alona Cochran

Office Manager & Executive Assistant at Dolby Family Ventures

Andrew Krowne

Managing Director at Dolby Family Ventures

David Dolby

CEO at Dolby Family Ventures

Doug Talbert

Associate at Dolby Family Ventures

Edward Chang, MD

Scientific Advisory Board at Dolby Family Ventures

Howard Fillit, MD

Scientific Advisory Board at Dolby Family Ventures

Husseini Manji, MD

Scientific Advisory Board at Dolby Family Ventures

Lennart Mucke, MD

Scientific Advisory Board at Dolby Family Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is AJ Velasquez-Mao?: AJ Velasquez-Mao joined Pivotal Life Sciences' investment team in 2026, supporting the life science portfolio. He previously worked as an early-stage therapeutics investor at Dolby Family Ventures and in equity research at Jefferies covering biotech companies. He holds a PhD in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, where his research focused on cardiorenal disease, and a BS in Bioengineering from Rice University.
Where does AJ Velasquez-Mao work?: AJ Velasquez-Mao is Associate at Dolby Family Ventures.
What does AJ Velasquez-Mao invest in?: AJ Velasquez-Mao invests in Biotech.
Where did AJ Velasquez-Mao go to school?: AJ Velasquez-Mao studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); University of California, San Francisco (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); Rice University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering).

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