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AJ Velasquez-Mao

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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.

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Pivotal bioVenture PartnersSr Investment Associatecurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Dolby Family VenturesAssociate2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. JefferiesSenior Associate, Biotech Equity Research2022 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  4. University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher2021 — 2022Berkeley, California, United States
  5. University of California, San FranciscoNSF Graduate Student Researcher2017 — 2021
  6. University of California, San FranciscoConsultant Analyst, Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.2021San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Rice UniversityPresentation Coach & Mentor, Rice Center for Engineering Leadership2015 — 2017
  8. Rice UniversityGlobal Pharmacovigilance Intern, Takeda Pharmaceuticals2016Greater Boston Area
  9. Rice UniversityUndergraduate Researcher at Texas Children's Hospital2013 — 2016Houston, Texas Area
  10. Rice UniversityAmgen Scholar, WashU in St. Louis2015Greater St. Louis Area
  11. 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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