Ida Khodami
InvestorPartner at Two Bear Capital
San Diego, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Ida Khodami is an electrical engineer with over two decades of leadership experience in genomics, biotech, and technology sectors. She founded a Canadian MedTech startup and spent 12 years at Illumina leading product development, global operations, and FDA submissions, including building the validation consortium for the first FDA-approved Next-Generation Sequencing platform, MiSeqDX. She subsequently worked at TBC on fund deployment across early-stage companies and currently serves on the Board of Advisors at Life Science Cares San Diego.
Experience
- Life Science Cares San DiegoBoard of Advisorscurrent2024 — present
- SelectorAdvisor and Board Observer2023 — 2025
- Arch SystemsAdvisor and Board Observer2022 — 2025
- GraphiantAdvisor and Board Observer2021 — 2025
- Two Bear CapitalPartner2020 — 2025
- AthenaMember Board of Directors2021 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- IlluminaHead of Global Business Operations2017 — 2020San Diego, California, United States
- IlluminaDirector Genomics Software2015 — 2017San Diego, California, United States
- IlluminaSr Manager, New Product Introduction2012 — 2015San Diego County, California, United States
- IlluminaSenior Engineer, Genomics Platforms2008 — 2012San Diego, California, United States
- Venipuncture Site Locator (VSL)Founder, Venipuncture Site Locator (VSL)2004 — 2008Canada
Skills & more
LabVIEW1Strategic Planning2Leadership4Venture CapitalStart-up ConsultingBoard of DirectorsFundingProduct InnovationBiotechnology38Lifesciences29R&D24Manufacturing22
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Medical DevicesProduct DevelopmentGenomicsEngineeringLife SciencesCross-functional Team LeadershipTestingLaboratory AutomationDesign of ExperimentsCommercializationValidationProcess Improvement- Leadership and Management Program (LAMP) — UC San Diego
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Colleagues at Two Bear Capital
Amalia Colangelo
Principal at Two Bear Capital
Ashley Archibeque
Executive Assistant at Two Bear Capital
Avery Sonnenberg
Principal at Two Bear Capital
Bria Iuliano
Executive Assistant at Two Bear Capital
Bridget Martell MA, MD
Senior Biopharmaceutical Advisor at Two Bear Capital
Cris Neckar
Partner at Two Bear Capital
Ellen Lubman
Biopharmaceutical Advisor at Two Bear Capital
Ellen Lubman, MBA
Biopharmaceutical Advisor at Two Bear Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ida Khodami?
- Ida Khodami is an electrical engineer with over two decades of leadership experience in genomics, biotech, and technology sectors. She founded a Canadian MedTech startup and spent 12 years at Illumina leading product development, global operations, and FDA submissions, including building the validation consortium for the first FDA-approved Next-Generation Sequencing platform, MiSeqDX. She subsequently worked at TBC on fund deployment across early-stage companies and currently serves on the Board of Advisors at Life Science Cares San Diego.
- Where does Ida Khodami work?
- Ida Khodami is Partner at Two Bear Capital.
- What check size does Ida Khodami write?
- Ida Khodami typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ida Khodami go to school?
- Ida Khodami studied at University of Waterloo (Master's Degree, Electrical Engineering); UCLA Anderson School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Simon Fraser University (Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science).
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