# Behzad Mahdavi

> Behzad Mahdavi is a startup investor at Ginkgo Bioworks (Washington). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ginkgo Bioworks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ginkgo-bioworks)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/behzadmahdavi
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BehzadMahdavi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/behzad.mahdavi

Behzad Mahdavi is a startup investor at Ginkgo Bioworks in Washington. Behzad Mahdavi is the current Senior Vice President Biopharma Manufacturing and Life Sciences Tools of Ginkgo Bioworks. He previously worked at Catalent Pharma Solutions as a Vice President Global Open Innovation. Behzad Mahdavi attended Université du Québec à Montréal.

## About Ginkgo Bioworks

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Ginkgo Bioworks is a biotechnology firm. It is a developer of biological engineering products and custom microbes across multiple markets. It designs, engineer, develops, tests, and licenses organisms. It discovers molecules in flavors, sweeteners, cosmetic ingredients, crop treatments, and pharmaceuticals. It also provides probiotic bacteria toprotect the body from dangerous infections, and it generates libraries of molecules. It serves cultured ingredients, carbon mitigation, probiotics, and natural product discovery markets.

5 contacts available at Ginkgo Bioworks.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Marie Wagner | SVP, Corporate Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-marie-wagner |
| Barry Canton | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-canton |
| Behzad Mahdavi | Senior Vice President Biopharma Manufacturing & Life Sciences Tools | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/behzad-mahdavi |
| Daniel Robinson | Platform Strategy & Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-robinson |
| Han Xu | Senior Product Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/han-xu-0b90 |

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