Zach Scott

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.

Monteris Medical US, Inc. engages in the provision of medical services for patients with neurological diseases. It develops MRI-guided, laser-based brain lesion therapy. The company was founded by Mark Torchia and Richard Tyc in 1999 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Vensana Capital Management LLC (Vensana Capital) is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm founded in 2019 by Peter Klein Justin & Kirk G. Nielsen. The firm is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Versant Venture Capital VI (Canada) LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Monteris Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company that develops laser-based systems to treat brain tumors. It offers the AXiiiS Stereotactic Miniframe, a single use platform for image-guided, stereotactic brain biopsy, and the AtamA Stabilization System for MRI-guided neurosurgical procedures that require rigid head fixation. The company was founded by Mark G. Torchia in 1999 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. develops novel surgical tools for arthroscopic procedures. It offers NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System, a device designed to address complex meniscal tear patterns not adequately served by other repair systems. The company was founded by Justin Saliman and John G. McCutcheon in October 2010 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets soft tissue equipment. The firm's main focus is assisting physicians in the early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The company was founded by Ben Heavrin, Bruce Lynskey, Jerome R. Edwards, and Evan Austill, Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Zyga Technology, Inc. develops novel technology for resurfacing the facet and zygapophyseal joints. It engages in the development minimally invasive surgical solutions to treat common but underserved painful conditions of the spine. The firm offers GLYDER Facet Resurfacing System, an investigational device and is intended exclusively for clinical investigations. The company was founded by Robert Assell in March 2008 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Sequent Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It develops catheter-based neurovascular technologies. The company was founded by Robert F. Rosenbluth and Brian J. Cox in August 2007 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

MD Start SA develops medical device technology. It has collaboration between venture capital, institutional investors and industry to the development of innovative medtech ideas in Europe. The company was founded by Tim Lenihanin 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver.

Tegosens, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Columbus, OH. Over 60 million people worldwide are affected by heart failure, causing over 1 million hospitalizations every year in the US alone. Tegosens is developing a low power radio frequency imaging sensor for monitoring heart failure and detecting fluid retention. The sensor is an investigational device and is limited by federal law to investigational use. It is designed to be used by qualified investigators only. Existing heart failure diagnosis solutions are expensive, invasive, and unreliable. The company was founded by Emre Ertin, Abraham Joseph, Flavio Lobato, and William T. Abraham. Abraham Joseph has been the CEO since incorporation.

V-Wave Ltd. engages in the development of implantable medical device for treating chronic heart failure. It offers V-Wave Shunt, which is a biocompatible inter-atrial unidirectional implant. The company was founded by Gad Keren and Yaacov Nitzan in 2009 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

metavention, Inc. develops novel interventional therapies and sympathetic nervous system. The company was founded by Bobak Azamian in 2011 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Cardionomic, Inc. engages in the development of medical devices. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New Brighton, MN.

Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council, also known as MassMEDIC, is the largest regional medtech association in Massachusetts. With over 300 members, the organization represents manufacturers, product developers, suppliers, research institutions, and academic health centers.

ZOLL Medical Corp. develops and markets medical devices and related software solutions for emergency care. It provides products for defibrillation and monitoring, circulation and CPR feedback, data management, fluid resuscitation, and therapeutic temperature management. The firm provides technologies which help fire professionals, clinicians, and rescuers in providing critical care and resuscitation treatment. It also designs software that automates data documentation and management for both clinical and non-clinical information. The company was founded by William Bright, Rolf S. Stutz, Paul M. Zoll, Leigh Stein, and Thomas M. Claflin in 1980 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.

Moxe Health Corp. provides integrated technology and services to serve the health care industry. The company was founded by Daniel Peadar Wilson and Mark Olschesky in 2012 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Alleviant Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company, which is developing potential therapies for congestive heart failure. The company was founded by Christopher Alex Arevalos, Albertien Greijdanus, Avni Patel and Jacob Kriegel in February 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Spyglass Ophthalmics, Inc. develops products for vision and eye care. The company was founded by Malik Y. Kahook and Glenn Sussman and is headquartered in Mission Viejo, CA.

Pacira Cryotech, Inc. develops novel technologies for treatment of peripheral nerves. Its iovera treatment harnesses the power of cold with the Focused Cold Therapy delivery system and delivers immediate results for both therapeutic and aesthetic applications. The firm’s iovera treatment does not use toxins, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals to achieve results and leaves nothing behind in the body. The company was founded by Lisa Elkins in 2005 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.