Jenny Rooke - Founder & Managing Director @ Genoa Ventures

Overview

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Primary Job Title Founder & Managing Director
Primary Organization
Genoa Ventures

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Female

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Jenny Rooke is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Founder and Managing Director of Genoa Ventures. Jenny previously worked at McKinsey as a management consultant. Jenny Rooke attended the Georgia Institute of Technology. Jenny Rooke has been recognized as an influential woman in Bay Area business.

Personal Investments

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Jenny Rooke

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Zephyrus Biosciences

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Zephyrus Biosciences

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Zephyrus Biosciences	Yes	Seed Round - Zephyrus Biosciences	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Orion Labs	—	Series A - Orion Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Zymergen	Yes	Seed Round - Zymergen	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ZYOMYX	—	Series B - ZYOMYX	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Liquidia Technologies	—	Venture Round - Liquidia Technologies	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Accuri Cytometers	—	Series D - Accuri Cytometers	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Topaz Pharmaceuticals	—	Series A - Topaz Pharmaceuticals	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Tropic Biosciences	Genoa Ventures	—	Series C - Tropic Biosciences	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	BrightSpec	Genoa Ventures	Yes	Series C - BrightSpec	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bond Pet Foods	Genoa Ventures	Yes	Series A - Bond Pet Foods	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Meiogenix	Genoa Ventures	—	Series A - Meiogenix	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	InterVenn	Genoa Ventures	—	Series C - InterVenn	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	InterVenn	Genoa Ventures	—	Series B - InterVenn	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ionpath	Genoa Ventures	Yes	Series B - Ionpath	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tropic Biosciences	Genoa Ventures	—	Series B - Tropic Biosciences	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Intabio	Genoa Ventures	—	Series B - Intabio	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	InterVenn	Genoa Ventures	Yes	Venture Round - InterVenn	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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exit -

Zymergen

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Zymergen

Zephyrus Biosciences

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Topaz Pharmaceuticals

Zymergen Zymergen is a biotechnology company that specializes in machine learning, big data, and artificial intelligence.
Zephyrus Biosciences Zephyrus Biosciences provides research tools to enable protein analysis at the single cell level.
Topaz Pharmaceuticals Sanofi-Topaz develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products for children’s health issues.
Orion Labs Orion Labs is a voice-first enterprise communication platform connecting frontline workers and teams and with AI-driven automation.
Liquidia Technologies Liquidia Technologies is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics.
Accuri Cytometers Accuri Cytometers is a medical device company developing cost effective cytometers for laboratories.

Jobs

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Jenny Rooke

is the

Founder & Managing Director

Genoa Ventures

. Additionally,

Jenny Rooke

has had

past jobs including

Venture Partner

F-Prime

Genoa Ventures Founder & Managing Director2012

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
F-Prime	Venture Partner	Oct 2013	Dec 2017
Anterra Capital	Venture Partner	Mar 2016	Nov 2017
Pathogenetix	VP Corporate Development / Chief Science Officer	2001	2006
McKinsey & Company	Manager	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Jenny Rooke

holds

board and advisor roles including

Advisor & External Network Partner

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Board of Directors

Kauffman Fellows

, and

Board Member

BrightSpec

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Advisor & External Network PartnerNov 2016
Kauffman Fellows Board of Directors
BrightSpec Board Member
SynBioBeta Advisor
InterVenn Board of Directors

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Caribou Biosciences	Board of Directors	2014	2016

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Education

Jenny Rooke

studied at

Georgia Institute of Technology

and

Yale University

Georgia Institute of Technology BSPhysics19891992
Yale University PhDGenetics19921998