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Tiba Aynechi

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General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Tiba Aynechi is a General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners with over 20 years of experience in biotechnology research and investment. She leads investments in early- to mid-stage therapeutics companies, leveraging her Ph. D. in Biophysics from the University of California, San Francisco, where her research involved computational methods for drug discovery.

As a prominent woman in a traditionally male-dominated field, Tiba is a vocal advocate for mentorship and sponsorship to help more women advance to leadership roles in venture capital. She believes its important to acknowledge the progress made while continuing to push for more diverse perspectives in the industry.

She once recalled that in her early career, she would walk into board meetings and people would comment about her shoes.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
General Partner
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Tiba shows up

ROI Conscious
Upfront
Hard To Convince

They respond well to confident salespeople. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Tiba cares about

Biotech Investing
As General Partner at Norwest, she leads the firm's biotech practice, focusing on early- to mid-stage companies in the therapeutics sector.
Therapeutic Development
She serves on the boards of multiple therapeutics companies, including Engrail Therapeutics, Ray Therapeutics, and MBX Biosciences, guiding their growth and strategy.
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Career

Work history

12-2021
General Partner
Norwest Venture Partners
1-2025
Member Board of Directors
Mosanna Therapeutics
4-2024
Member Board of Directors
Engrail Therapeutics
5-2023
Member Board of Directors
Ray Therapeutics, Inc.
12-2022
Member Board of Directors
MBX Biosciences, Inc.
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Education
Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
BS
UC Irvine
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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