Mackenzie Regent

Mackenzie Regent is an early-stage venture capital Investor at Asylum Ventures based in San Francisco, California. Joining the firm in early 2025, she is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across the deep tech, artificial intelligence, and climate technology sectors. Regent contributes to an investment vehicle that has backed more than 20 portfolio companies, operating within a broader technology ecosystem that frequently intersects with institutional networks like Y Combinator and Stanford University. She recently participated as a featured panelist discussing climate technology innovations at the October 2025 TechCrunch Disrupt conference, and she regularly engages with industry peers from established firms such as a16z. Regent maintains a primary professional focus on identifying and capitalizing on early-stage frontier technologies while navigating complex emerging sector dynamics like artificial intelligence ethics and governance.