Where does Nima Ronaghi work?

Nima Ronaghi is Principal at Breakout Ventures.

What check size does Nima Ronaghi write?

Nima Ronaghi typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.

Where did Nima Ronaghi go to school?

Nima Ronaghi studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry); West Virginia University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine - MD); West Virginia University (Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry).

Nima Ronaghi

Investor

Principal at Breakout Ventures · Venture Partner at Breakout Labs

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $3M

Find your path to Nima

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

Wouter Van de PutteunlockedNima: together at Georgia Institute of Technology (2018)

×4Nima: together at West Virginia University

×3Nima: together at Georgia Institute of Technology

×2Nima: together at EnPlusOne Biosciences

About

Partner at Breakout Ventures who trained as an organic chemist at Georgia Tech and began at the firm as a Breakout Fellow; he specializes in building syndicates and networks for science founders.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

n•••@breakout.vcreveal

Experience

Overlay CapitalDirectorcurrent2026 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
Breakout VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
Breakout VenturesPartner2021 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
Breakout VenturesVenture Fellow2021San Francisco Bay Area
Copernic CatalystsBoard Director2025 — 2026
Copernic CatalystsBoard Observer2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Stealth Biotech CompanyBoard Observer2025 — 2026
A-Alpha BioBoard Observer2023 — 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
EnPlusOne BiosciencesBoard Observer2022 — 2026Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ZymoChemBoard Observer2021 — 2026
Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant2018 — 2021Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Georgia Institute of TechnologyRenewable Bioproducts Institute Fellow2018 — 2021Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Teaching Assistant2017Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Breakout LabsAmbassador2017 — 2019

Skills & more

Microsoft Office13Microsoft Excel6Matlab2Teaching4Research10Customer Service3Social Media3Coaching Soccer4Time Management2Public Speaking13Leadership3Management2

Languages English · Persian · Spanish

E License — U.S. Soccer Federation
F License — U.S. Soccer Federation

From Nima's professional profile.

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

Julia (Thies) Moore

Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures

Julia Moore

Breakout Ventures · Kauffman Fellow (Class 17)

Lindy Fishburne

Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures

Lynn M Fishburne

General Partner at Breakout Ventures

Network1

Dana Watt

Partner at Breakout Ventures

Investors connected to Nima in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nima Ronaghi?: Partner at Breakout Ventures who trained as an organic chemist at Georgia Tech and began at the firm as a Breakout Fellow; he specializes in building syndicates and networks for science founders.
Where does Nima Ronaghi work?: Nima Ronaghi is Principal at Breakout Ventures.
What check size does Nima Ronaghi write?: Nima Ronaghi typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
Where did Nima Ronaghi go to school?: Nima Ronaghi studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry); West Virginia University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine - MD); West Virginia University (Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry).

Same school

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology701

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 Ventures Tom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures Wouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Will McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategy Jaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation Capital James WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

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Also attended West Virginia University66

Josephine LuschInvestment Associate at Burda Principal Investments Laura VrcekInvestor at True Ventures Melissa BodensieckInvestor at True Ventures Tim BaroneCo-Founder, Hunted Labs at Red Cell Incubation Dan WeinbergPartner, DTC at Midnight Regina RichardsonPresident, Senior Portfolio Manager at EJF Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Breakout Ventures11

Lindy FishburneManaging Partner at Breakout Ventures Julia (Thies) MooreManaging Partner at Breakout Ventures Dana WattPartner at Breakout Ventures Ziv YoashCounsel at Breakout Ventures Renée ShentonChief of Staff at Breakout Ventures Susanna HarrisDirector of Platform at Breakout Ventures

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