Negin Mohktari
InvestorVenture Partner & Chief Strategy Officer of LABI at Luma Group · Venture Partner at PsyMed Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Biotech investor who was previously a Partner at Bioluminescence Ventures and a Senior Associate at Genoa Ventures.
Experience
- Luma GroupVenture Partner (Luma Group) & Chief Strategy Officer (LABI)current2025 — present
- First Foundation Labs (1FL)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Nordic Mentor Network For Entrepreneurship - NOMEMentorcurrent2025 — presentCapital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Nordic Innovation House - Silicon ValleyAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Bioluminescence VenturesPartner2023 — 2025
- Aqtual, Inc.Board Observer2023San Francisco Bay Area
- General InceptionBoard Member2023San Francisco Bay Area
- ReduxBoard Observer2021 — 2023
- Genoa VenturesSenior Associate2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- FreenomeBusiness and Commercialization2020 — 2021South San Francisco, California, United States
- OHSU Knight Cancer InstituteScientist2017 — 2020Portland, Oregon Area
- DevaCell IncFounding Team Member & Scientist2014 — 2016
Education
- UC San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Nanoscale Devices and Systems-Drug and Gene Delivery
- University of MinnesotaBachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- University of TehranElectrical and Electronics Engineering
Skills & more
Product DevelopmentBiotechnologyNanotechnologyNanomaterialsOrganoidsLife SciencesProject ManagementStart-upsDue DiligenceBusinessConsultingCancer
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Data AnalysisDesign ControlProduct ManagementVenture CapitalBusiness DevelopmentMolecular BiologyGenomicsMicrosoft ExcelNanomedicineLeadershipTeam LeadershipManagementLanguages English · Norwegian · Persian
From Negin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Luma Group
Bill Ryan
Chief Financial Officer at Luma Group
James Stankowicz
Head of AI & Engineering at Luma Group
Jamie Kasuboski
Partner & Head of Research at Luma Group
John Gomez
Senior Associate at Luma Group
Josh Fink
Founder & Managing Member at Luma Group
Miguel Chuapoco
Associate at Luma Group
Nora McCarthy
Administrative Assistant at Luma Group
Richard Ebright
Science Fellow at Luma Group
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Negin Mohktari work?
- Negin Mohktari is Venture Partner & Chief Strategy Officer of LABI at Luma Group.
Same school
Also attended UC San Diego288
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Also attended University of Minnesota110
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Also attended University of Tehran12
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Shared employers
Also worked at First Foundation Labs (1FL)1
Also worked at Nordic Mentor Network For Entrepreneurship - NOME5
Also worked at Nordic Innovation House - Silicon Valley2
Also worked at General Inception24
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