Uzma Choudry

Uzma Choudry is an early-stage venture capital investor currently working at Octopus Ventures. She joined the investment firm in 2018, formally transitioning from a prior career as an academic research scientist after earning her PhD. In her current position, she leverages her technical expertise to assess new market opportunities, conduct preliminary due diligence, and execute deals for startups developing frontier technologies across the health and biotechnology sectors. Choudry has publicly discussed her transition into venture capital and the importance of industry diversity during a 2020 interview with the technology publication Computerworld, and she is scheduled to present at the GIANT Health London conference in December 2026. Ultimately, her core investment focus centers on evaluating complex deep tech applications, specifically targeting early-stage advancements in synthetic biology, nanotechnology, gene editing, computational biology, neurotech, and human augmentation.