Star is a founding Associate of Alameda Capital. She has extensive experience working with angel investor groups as a senior research associate and as a business development associate. Her work with high technology start-up and early stage companies has included due diligence of business and marketing plans, coaching executive teams for presentations to funding sources and managing deal flow and strategic relationships.

Star's particular focus is on biotechnology and nanotechnology start-up and early stage ventures. She is a founder of the nanoSIG, an industry association dedicated to commercializing nanotechnology. She was an Investment Analyst with Angel Capital Network, an early stage focused investment bank, a business development associate for the Keiretsu Forum, a 125 member angel investor group, and a business development and senior research associate for the Strategic Synergy Group, a consulting group focused on the nanotechnology domain.

Star holds a BS in Integrative Biology from the University of California at Berkeley.