Jenny Rooke — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Managing Director at Genoa Ventures
Founder of Genoa Ventures, an early-stage venture firm
Invests in Research Tools, Diagnostics, Biomanufacturing, AgriFood, and Industrial Biotech
Holds a BS in physics from Georgia Tech and a PhD in genetics from Yale
Serves as Director at Brightspec, Inc. and Meiogenix

Biography

Jenny Rooke is the Founder and Managing Director of Genoa Ventures, an early-stage venture firm. Genoa Ventures operates on the belief that biology is a general-purpose technology, with significant impacts and returns extending beyond therapeutics. The firm invests in Research Tools, Diagnostics, Biomanufacturing, AgriFood, and Industrial Biotech, specifically avoiding therapeutics and digital health.