Sukaina Alarakhia

Venture Partner

2012 - Current

May 2012 - Dec 2012 Analyst; Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 Senior Analyst; Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 Associate; Jan 2015 - Apr 2017 Senior Associate; May 2017 - Present Venture Partner Moore Venture Partners (MVP) is a traditional venture capital fund investing in early, growth, and expansion-stage technology and life science companies.

Advisory Board Member

2012 - 2019

Senior Consultant and Postdoctoral Research Associate

2010 - 2019

About General Informatics: General Informatics LLC is an international economic development, research and policy consultancy, providing industrial, science, and technology advise toward policy making in attracting, launching, and retaining innovative technology companies for regional wealth. Clients include governments, agencies, authorities, and research institutes.

Senior Associate, Investment Banking

2016 - 2017

Associate, Investment Banking

2014 - 2015

Research Analyst

2013 - 2015

Analyst

2012 - 2013

03/12 - 12/12 Analyst Intern; 01/13 - 07/13 Deal Analyst Tech Coast Angels - San Diego (TCA - SD), is now NuFund Venture Group, one of the largest, most active and most successful early-stage investor groups over the past 20+ years. Website https://www.nufund.com/ About TCA Venture Group: Founded as Tech Coast Angels (TCA) in 1997 of which TCA-SD was part of, Tech Coast Angels Venture Group (TCA VG) has invested approximately $300 million in more than 525 companies, attracting an additional $2.2 billion in capital. With 400+ accredited investors in TCA LA, TCA OC, TCA Inland Empire, Pasadena Angels, and MEDA Angels, TCA VG is a key seed and early-stage funding source. Website https://tcaventuregroup.com/

Corporate Development Intern

2012 - 2012

Corporate development internship at Apricus Biosciences Inc. (APRI). APRI merged with private biotechnology company Seelos Therapeutics Inc. in Jan 2019.

Springboard Fellow, Research Analyst and Finance Domain Expert

2011 - 2012

As Analyst: Identified start-up successes; analyzed and reported quarterly and annual trends on economic impact, venture capital funding, mergers and acquisitions, private placement, initial and follow-on public offerings activity. As Domain Expert: Assisted startups in high-tech, biotech, medical devices, wireless and media industries, seeking early stage advice and funding. Advised on financials, market analysis, competitive positioning, and strategic direction. About CONNECT – Premier innovation hub catalyzing the creation and development of innovative technology and life sciences companies in San Diego. CONNECT, originally founded by University of California San Diego (UCSD) in the mid 80s and spun out of the university in 2005, assisted in the formation and development of more than 3,000 companies in the San Diego region and was widely regarded as one of the world's most successful organizations linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they needed for commercialization of innovative products in high tech and life sciences. The program was modeled in more than 50 regions around the world. CONNECT was recognized by Time, Inc. and Entrepreneur magazines and in 2011 won the national State Science and Technology Institute’s 2011 Excellence in Tech Based Economic Development Award for Building Entrepreneurial Capacity. In 2010 CONNECT was the recipient of the Innovation in Economic Development Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce for creation of Regional Innovation Clusters. In May 2019, SD Venture Group and Connect merged, combining the deep histories and wide successes of each organization to create a powerhouse of resources around mentorship, from company creation through scaling. And maybe most importantly - connecting companies to capital. Connect has become stop number one for VCs looking to source quality So Cal dealflow. Connect has helped companies raise over $600M in just Series A capital in the last six years.

Summer Project - Acquisition Analyst

2005 - 2005

Identified 308 products as potential acquisition targets for CEO; narrowed to two targets most suited to WD40's strategic objectives.