Medtech Money

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Ronit Harpaz at Endoron discuss her background in the medical device space, how she raised money, grants and non-dilutive capital in Israel, the importance of raising enough capital and oversubscribing if necessary, their investment from Sofinnova Partners, and so much more. Ronit Harpaz LinkedIn Endoron Website Project Medtech Website Gi...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Joe Rafferty at Vesteck discuss the bridge from angels to venture capitalists, how exit values drive early stage investing, great technologies and bad leaders, his strategy behind raising capital and how much, and so much more. Joe Rafferty LinkedIn VESTECK Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech Linke...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Ramin Mousavi at CathWorks discuss what investors are truly investing in, the agreement and partnership with Medtronic, the importance of story telling, and so much more. Ramin Mousavi LinkedIn CathWorks Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Shamik Parekh from Octopus Ventures discuss how he discovered the true impact of capital, how he set-up an incubator for companies to help them scale, what kind of technology they invest in, what stage of the company they invest, how do they define HealthTech, what they look for in an investment, what their due diligence process looks lik...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Bryan Chambers discuss the impact of Capital Factory, innovation, the third coast, the Texas Fund, the Texas manifesto, Texas NeuroTech and so much more. Bryan Chambers LinkedIn Capital Factory Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Connor Glass discuss their seed-1 round, unconventional path to raising money, why he raised from VCs, human-machine interfaces and so much more. Connor Glass LinkedIn Phantom Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro discuss their technology, how they raised their Series C, surgical robotics, raising money in Latin America, Magnets, Physician-Entrepreneurs, Angels vs. VCs and so much more. Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro LinkedIn Levita Magnetics Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Fady Saad discuss their $50M First Fund, starting a venture capital firm, mass robotics, and so much more. Fady Saad LinkedIn Cybernetix Ventures Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Farzad Soleimani discuss their second fund, software, SAFEs, angels, Texas innovation and so much more. Farzad Soleimani LinkedIn 1984 Ventures Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Sidney Collin discuss their seed round, raising money before graduating college, the difference between angels and VCs, raising money around a class I medical device, and so much more. Sidney Collin LinkedIn De Oro Devices Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Darshana Zaveri discuss why their fund focuses on Medtech, current state of the economy and how that is affecting raising capital, where they invest, how they invest, stage and so much more. Darshana Zaveri LinkedIn Catalyst Health Ventures Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Yotam Drechsler discuss raising money as an Israeli startup and so much more. Yotam Drechsler LinkedIn BrainQ Technologies Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Michael Monovoukas discuss raising money for SaaS vs. hardware, what he has learned in his first time capital raising, pitching to VCs, the due diligence process, and so much more. Michael Monovoukas LinkedIn AcuityMD Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest David Kereiakes discuss taking a product to market in China, a global comparison of Medtech in different regions, how to raise money from strategics,  and so much more. Andy Glass LinkedIn Vivasure Medical Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest David Kereiakes discuss hospital venture groups, being resilient, differences between traditional VCs and hospital venture groups, voice of customer at a hospital venture group, type of fund, stage of companies they invest in and so much more. David Kereiakes LinkedIn Providence Ventures Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Frederik Groenewegen discuss why he likes being a venture capitalist, his relation to WL Gore, their first fund and how they started it, a medtech focused fund with a therapeutic focus, must haves in a pitch deck and so much more. Frederik Groenewegen LinkedIn 415 Capital Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Projec...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Dave Marver discuss taking a company public, the importance of building a brand, the importance of intellectual property, what are some of the differences and similarities between private and public companies, and so much more. Dave Marver LinkedIn Onward Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedI...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Jonathan Ng discuss the largest series of financing we have had on the podcast so far of $150M in a series B, the most investable skill set, how they named their companies, their focus on GI, not knowing what a VC was 4.5 years ago and how he got here, don’t take “No” personally, balancing your board, and so much more. Jonathan Ng LinkedI...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Amy Kruse discuss the most investable skill set of an entrepreneur, her background in neuroscience, what areas they want to invest in, why they like to lead or co-lead a round, what round they invest in, determining if she really wants to work with someone and how that factors into writing a check, the importance of seeking advice from se...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Louis Cannon discuss the importance of CEO motivation in startups, why he became a venture capitalist, the importance of his experience as a practicing physician, why they are geographically agnostic, who typically are their limited partners, what round they typically invest in, what boxes need to be checked before investing, what he look...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Bart Sanders discuss the importance of being humble, his decision to make the leap into founding Stentit, the Medtech hub being built in Eindhoven, his first steps if you are a first time entrepreneur raising capital, the importance of grants to help get the company going, the importance of a good ecosystem for a startup, building relatio...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Brian Fahey discuss the importance of finding people who will debate with you, what it is like to raise money for a class III medical device, what is the status in the market of investors that will invest in class III, why it is important to be targeted in who you pitch to and who you approach for money, what is Shifamed, what kind of pro...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Dan Lemaitre discuss the importance of setting milestones so your investors can keep score, BlueWind’s connection to Rainbow Medical, when hiring team members what does he look for, what they are working on a BlueWind Medical, the importance of spending time with patients, how he raised the series A and series B, how they chose the strate...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Daniel Powell discuss the most investable skill set an entrepreneur can have, his background in the medical device space, what they are working on a Spark Biomedical, where they currently are and where they are going, not being selfish on the terms, why he gave voting rights to the early investors, the ups and downs of his first round, wh...

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Dan Gelvan discuss the importance of hard-work, talent and luck, what he is doing with t-style, why he prefers venture studio over incubator, how to work with family offices, the pigeon model of running a board, why as a VC you always have to look at the next round and not the one you are currently investing in, the value of a family offi...