Jim Doan

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Arxan Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of application security and protection solutions. It offers threat analytics, key and data protection, and application management. The company was founded by J. Eric Davis, John T. Korb, Hoi Chang, John Rice, Richard P. Earley, and Mikhail Atallah in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Direct Flow Medical, Inc. develops transcatheter heart valve technologies. It explores application of its technology beyond the aortic valve, to the mitral valve, and other valve anatomy. The firm’s Transcatheter Aortic Valve System is indicated for the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis, who are at risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. The company's system incorporates a polymer frame, which is expanded using pressurized saline and contrast for placement, assessment and repositioning. Direct Flow Medical was founded by Gordon B. Bishop and Randall T. Lashinski in June 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc. develops and manufactures orthopedic devices. The company was founded by Stephen D. Guntherand and Charles L. Nelson in 2005 and is headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL.

CannaKorp, Inc. develops pod-based cannabis vaporizer system. It offers CannaCloud, a vaporizer technology which extracts the medically beneficial compounds from cannabis flower offering an alternative to smoking and CannaCloud Pods which made from recyclable materials and professionally labeled with strain, compound information, and licensed cultivator brand. The company was founded by Michael Bourque, Jeremy Krause, and James Winokur in 2014 and is headquartered in Stoneham, MA.

A-Med Systems, Inc. manufactures surgical and medical instruments. It develops circulatory support systems designed for cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology. The firms products include external and intermittent catheters, hydrophilic and closed system intermittent catheters. Its brands include Astra, Bard, Hollister, Mentor, Rochester, and Apogee. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA

EDF Ventures (EDF Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Mary L. Campbell. The firm headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Keurig, Inc. manufactures and markets coffee systems which brew coffee and tea. The system uses prepackaged coffee in proprietary K-Cups for its machines. Brewers of Keurig are installed at offices, foodservice locations, and homes. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

Part of Medtronic Plc, DLP, Inc. is a surgical and medical instruments company. The company is based in Grand Rapids, MI. DLP was acquired by Medtronic, Inc., part of Medtronic Plc from January 27, 2015 on March 18, 1994 for $128 million.

Boston Whaler Boat Co. designs boats for all types of boaters. The private company is based in Edgewater, FL and was founded by Richard T Fisher. The company's boats are reliable and equipped with advanced features to enhance the boating experience.

Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center (BRCC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Western Michigan University founded in 2020 by Cindy Bi. The firm is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

MarketLab, Inc. supplies specialty products and services to healthcare professionals. Its products are categorized under furniture, safety and infection control, specimen handling, laboratory supplies, phlebotomy, histology, and medical-surgical. The company was founded by Michael C. Bieker in 1994 and is headquartered in Caledonia, MI.

Wakestream Ventures LLC (Wakestream Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Rick Devos. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Boxed Water Is Better LLC manufactures water boxes. The company was founded by Benjamin Gott in 2009 and is headquartered in Holland, MI.

Proof & Union LLC produces and distributes alcoholic beverages. Its main brand, FULLBAR, offers handcrafted mixers and cocktail drinks. The company was founded by Brian David May, Eric Teodoro France, and Alden James Hoksbergen and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Sportsman Tracker, Inc. engages in the development of mobile applications for hunters and anglers. Its products include HuntWise and FishWise. It allows users to locate, log, report, and predict for all of their hunting and fishing activities. Its wildlife intelligence technology prediction algorithm provides hunters and anglers with the forecast of where and when to hunt or fish. The company was founded by Jon Schwander and Jeffrey Courter in 2014 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.