Julia (Thies) Moore
InvestorManaging Partner at Breakout Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M
About
Julia Moore combines public markets experience and dual Finance and Bioethics training to translate early-stage life science discoveries into market-ready companies, offering hands-on founder partnership and Thinking in Bets–style probabilistic decision-making.
Invests in
BiotechClimate TechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew Materials
Experience
- Breakout VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — present
- Breakout VenturesPartner2016 — 2020San Francisco, California
- NOETIKBoard Observer/Investorcurrent2023 — present
- Vitra LabsBoard Member / Investorcurrent2022 — present
- EnPlusOne BiosciencesBoard Member / Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Incendia TherapeuticsBoard Observer / Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Checkerspot, Inc.Board Member / Investorcurrent2019 — present
- Immusoft CorporationBoard Member / Investorcurrent2018 — present
- The Thiel FoundationPortfolio Director, Breakout Labs2015 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- Society of Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (Class 17)2012 — 2014
- Stanford UniversityFounding Team2011 — 2014Stanford, CA
- TriVascular, Inc.Business Development and Strategy2008 — 2011Santa Rosa, CA
- Kearny Venture PartnersInvestment Team2007 — 2010San Francisco, CA
- Thomas Weisel PartnersEquity Research2004 — 2007New York, NY
Education
- University of VirginiaB.S., Bioethics2000 — 2004
- St. Paul's School1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Business Strategy9Building Strong TeamsStart-up OperationsVenture Capital17Term SheetsFinancial Analysis1Valuation7Deal FlowCompetitive Analysis4Fundraising3Strategic Partnerships12Licensing
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Demand PlanningP&L ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentEquity ResearchStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentSocial ImpactEntrepreneurshipStrategyStart-upVenture capitalFrom Julia's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Virginia341
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Also attended St. Paul's School19
Maxwell AbramPartner at Scale Venture PartnersThomas LoverroInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Trevor EcklerAnalyst at Volition CapitalElisabeth SpencerAssociate — Endurance at Energize VenturesRoberto AvilaPartner at Sageview CapitalIsaac RoPartner at Catalio Capital Management, LP
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Thiel Foundation21
Sebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalAndrew BrackinPartner at Gradient VenturesIan LeePrincipal at Signum CapitalDanielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVCJohn LuttigPartner at Founders Fund
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Also worked at Society of Kauffman Fellows18
Henri DeshaysGeneral Partner at Newfund CapitalKush M ParmarManaging Partner at 5AM VenturesJohn KimManaging Partner at AmasiaJuan Luis LeungliInvestor at Tectonic VenturesJan HabermannFounder and General Partner at Credo VenturesDan AbelonPartner at Two Sigma Ventures
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Also worked at Stanford University458
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Kearny Venture Partners1
Deals · 1
CheckerspotBoard seat
via Breakout Ventures · filed Oct 2022 · $100M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Breakout Ventures
Coco Krumme
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Dana Watt
Partner at Breakout Ventures
Ilan Zipkin
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
James Chan
CFO at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Morris Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures
Rebecca Nugent
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Renée Shenton
Chief of Staff at Breakout Ventures
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Investors connected to Julia in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

























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