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Nima Ronaghi
InvestorPartner at Breakout Ventures · Venture Partner at Breakout Labs
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $3M
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About
Partner at Breakout Ventures with a PhD in chemistry, having trained as an organic chemist at Georgia Tech. A former Breakout Fellow, he specializes in supporting scientist-founders and building investment syndicates.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
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 Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lynn M Fishburne
General Partner at Breakout Ventures
Rebecca Nugent
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nima Ronaghi?
- Partner at Breakout Ventures with a PhD in chemistry, having trained as an organic chemist at Georgia Tech. A former Breakout Fellow, he specializes in supporting scientist-founders and building investment syndicates.
- Where does Nima Ronaghi work?
- Nima Ronaghi is Partner 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).
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology717
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Also attended West Virginia University65
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Shared employers
Also worked at Breakout Ventures10
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