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The Medtech Money Podcast produced by Project Medtech is a podcast series focused on demystifying raising and investing capital for Medtech startups. There will no longer be new episodes of Medtech Money. Head over to the Project Medtech Podcast for more great content.
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Oct 4, 2023 • 23min
Episode 129 | Rich Mazzola, CFO at Project Medtech | Introducing the New Host of the Funding Medtech Podcast powered by Project Medtech
In this episode, Rich Mazzola and Duane Mancini discuss Rich's background in the Medtech space, what we can expect from him as host of the Medtech Money podcast series and so much more. Rich Mazzola LinkedIn Project Medtech Website Project Medtech LinkedIn Duane Mancini LinkedIn

Sep 27, 2023 • 33min
Episode 128 | Giovanni Lauricella, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Lifeblood Capital | A Recap of Giovanni's Time as Host of the Medtech Money Podcast powered by Project Medtech
In this episode, Giovanni Lauricella and Duane Mancini discuss Giovanni's time as the @medtech money podcast host, what he learned, the connections he made along the way and so much more.
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Jun 21, 2023 • 1h 3min
Episode 127: Hanson Gifford, Managing Partner of The Foundry & Partner at Lightstone Ventures | Living Legend: Medtech Money Demystified with a Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Hanson Gifford discuss his perspective on what makes Medtech companies successful, the entrepreneur side of raising capital, the investor side of investing capital, and so much more.
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Lightstone Venture Website
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Jun 14, 2023 • 1h 13min
Episode 126: Eric Goslau, President & CEO at Transverse Medical | Raising Series B: The Hard Things About HardTech and Being an Entrepreneur
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Eric Goslau discuss his best and worst piece of advice he received while raising money, being resilient, what problem they are solving, lessons learned so far, and so much more.
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Transverse Medical Website
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Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn

Jun 7, 2023 • 1h 1min
Episode 125: Steven Pacelli, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Dexcom Ventures | $100M Fund: The Story of Dexcom Ventures and Corporate Venture Capital
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Steven Pacelli discuss how he helped find Dexcom Ventures, the mechanics of how, who, and why the invest, and so much more.
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May 31, 2023 • 1h 8min
Episode 124: Greg Walters, Founder & CEO of Excision Medical | First-Time Founder Gets An Exit and Starts Startup #2: What It Takes and What To Expect From Achieving an Acquisition
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Greg Walters discuss exiting his first company, what it takes to achieve an exit, the process of an acquisition, and so much more.
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Excision Medical Website
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May 24, 2023 • 1h 13min
Episode 123: Chris Bostick, Partner at Orchard Capital Ventures | $175M AUM: Investing with Patients, Providers and Payers in Mind & Breaking Down Why Fundraising is More Challenging Now
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Chris Bostick discuss investing with patients, providers, and payers mind, why fundraising is more challenging, this biggest challenge of being a venture capitalist, and so much more.
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Orchard Capital Ventures Website
Project Medtech Website
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Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn

May 17, 2023 • 1h 8min
Episode 122: Austin Sawyer, Associate at Nina Capital | From Entrepreneur to Venture Capitalist: Breaking Down the Nuances
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Austin Sawyer discuss his background in founding a Medtech company, switching to venture capital, what books influenced his understanding venture capital, being a historian of venture capital, and so much more.
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Nina Capital Website
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Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn

May 10, 2023 • 1h 1min
Episode 121: Scott Nelson, Co-Founder and CEO of FastWave Medical | Raising Series B After Skipping a Seed Round and Closing a Series A with a Chinese Strategic
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Scott Nelson discuss his best and worst piece of advise he received about raising money, a no isn’t alway a no from an investor, raising money from a Chinese Strategic, and so much more.
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FastWave Medical Website
Project Medtech Website
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Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn

May 3, 2023 • 1h 7min
Episode 120: Josh Seidenfeld, Partner at Cooley LLP | Mitigating Mistakes: Legal Strategies for Raising Capital and Building Medtech Startups
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Josh Seidenfeld discuss being a corporate lawyer for startups, mitigating risks and mistakes, legal strategies for raising capital, building Medtech Startups, tax structure, and so much more.
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Cooley Website
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