Where does Negin Mohktari work?

Negin Mohktari is Venture Partner & Chief Strategy Officer of LABI at Luma Group.

Where did Negin Mohktari go to school?

Negin Mohktari studied at UC San Diego (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Nanoscale Devices and Systems-Drug and Gene Delivery); University of Minnesota (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); University of Tehran (Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Negin Mohktari

Investor

Venture Partner & Chief Strategy Officer of LABI at Luma Group · Venture Partner at PsyMed Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

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131 people in our graph share verified history with Negin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Campbell MurrayunlockedNegin: together at Bioluminescence Ventures (2024–2025)

Negin: together at First Foundation Labs (1FL)

Negin: together at Aqtual

Negin: together at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

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

Skills & more

Product DevelopmentBiotechnologyNanotechnologyNanomaterialsOrganoidsLife SciencesProject ManagementStart-upsDue DiligenceBusinessConsultingCancer

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Data AnalysisDesign ControlProduct ManagementVenture CapitalBusiness DevelopmentMolecular BiologyGenomicsMicrosoft ExcelNanomedicineLeadershipTeam LeadershipManagement

Languages English · Norwegian · Persian

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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

Who is Negin Mohktari?: Biotech investor who was previously a Partner at Bioluminescence Ventures and a Senior Associate at Genoa Ventures.
Where does Negin Mohktari work?: Negin Mohktari is Venture Partner & Chief Strategy Officer of LABI at Luma Group.
Where did Negin Mohktari go to school?: Negin Mohktari studied at UC San Diego (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Nanoscale Devices and Systems-Drug and Gene Delivery); University of Minnesota (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); University of Tehran (Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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Also attended University of Minnesota325

Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital Partners Nate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture Partners Isaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture Partners Dean HlushkoSales Manager (Western U.S.) at Needham Funds Richard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners John BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VC

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Also attended University of Tehran21

Hani GoodarziFounder, Tahoe Therapeutics at Amplify Partners Narges BaniasadiVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Ramin KhaksarInvestor at DigitalDx Ventures Ali TamasebGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Peyvand MelatiGeneral Partner at Archangel Network of Funds Samaneh AshooriSenior Program Manager, NGIF Emissions Testing Centre, NGIF Accelerator at NGIF Capital

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