- Panelist
Aria Hahn, PhD, is the co-founder and former CTO of Pocketed, a grant funding platform that was acquired by Deloitte in 2025. She also founded Koonkie, a data science and cloud services company that continues to operate. Aria holds a PhD in metagenomics and bioinformatics from the University of British Columbia, combining her scientific training with deep technical expertise to build tools that reduce barriers for startups and entrepreneurs.