About
Lin Ning joined Dolby Family Ventures in 2023 as a Senior Associate supporting the firm's life sciences portfolio. She previously served as a Venture Partner at Valkyrie Fund, where she helped build the biotech portfolio and focused on digital biology. Trained as a scientist with more than 15 years in neurobiology and bioengineering, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University developing protein tools for non-invasive imaging and holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Helsinki.
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Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Dolby Family VenturesSenior Associatecurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Vysta BioFounder, principal consultantcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- An Ounce of BiotechnologyWritercurrent2022 — present
- Valkyrie Fund I LPVenture Partner2021 — 2023
- Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow2016 — 2021
- Mythos Biotechnology FundLead Analyst2019 — 2020Palo Alto
- University of HelsinkiResearch fellow2008 — 2015Helsinki, Finland
Skills & more
Neuroscience8Optogenetics1Cell Biology11Cell Culture11Protein Expression10Molecular Biology8Biochemistry7Confocal Microscopy4Protein Chemistry3Western Blotting2Fluorescence Microscopy2Molecular Cloning2
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Life SciencesProtein EngineeringTransfectionProtein-protein InteractionsImmunofluorescencePrimary neuron cultureLanguages Chinese · English
From Lin's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Cache DNAMeliora Therapeutics
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Dolby Family Ventures
AJ Velasquez-Mao
Associate 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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lin Ning?
- Lin Ning joined Dolby Family Ventures in 2023 as a Senior Associate supporting the firm's life sciences portfolio. She previously served as a Venture Partner at Valkyrie Fund, where she helped build the biotech portfolio and focused on digital biology. Trained as a scientist with more than 15 years in neurobiology and bioengineering, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University developing protein tools for non-invasive imaging and holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Helsinki.
- Where does Lin Ning work?
- Lin Ning is Senior Associate at Dolby Family Ventures.
- What does Lin Ning invest in?
- Lin Ning invests in Biotech.
- What companies has Lin Ning invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Cache DNA, Meliora Therapeutics.
- Where did Lin Ning go to school?
- Lin Ning studied at Stanford University (Postdoctoral fellow, Neuroscience and bioengeneering); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Ignite); University of Helsinki (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience / Biochemistry).
- Does Lin Ning lead rounds?
- Yes — Lin Ning has led 2 tracked investments.
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