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Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 12min
Episode 109: Jenny Regan, Founder at Key Tech | ESOP: Succession Planning and Exiting for MedTech Service Providers
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Jenny Regan at Key Tech discuss succession planning and exiting for Medtech service providers, the best and worst piece of advice she received, ESOP plan, and so much more.
Jenny Regan LinkedIn
Key Tech Website
Project Medtech Website
Project Medtech LinkedIn
Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
Feb 1, 2023 • 1h 10min
Episode 108: Jay Goss, General Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health |$64M Fund 2: Serial Entrepreneur Turns Early-Stage VC & Health Tech vs. MedTech
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Jay Goss at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health discuss his background in the space, going from entrepreneur to early-stage VC, health tech vs. Medtech, what they look for in companies, stage of their companies they invest in and so much more.
Jay Goss LinkedIn
Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Website
Project Medtech Website
Project Medtech LinkedIn
Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
Jan 25, 2023 • 54min
Episode 107: Julia Prakapovich, Partner at Interface Fund | $20M First Fund: DeepTech Definition and the Humanness of Venture Capital
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Julia Prakapovich at Interface Fund discuss her background in the space, why they chose the thesis they did at their fund, her entrepreneur journey, their link to Neuralink, what it means to be in deep tech and why they focus there, and so much more.
Julia Prakapovich LinkedIn
Interface Fund Website
Project Medtech Website
Project Medtech LinkedIn
Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
Jan 18, 2023 • 1h 12min
Episode 106: Stephen Towe, CEO at Leo Cancer Care | $55M Raised: From Physicist to Entrepreneur & Creating a Diversified Investor Strategy of Strategics and VCs
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Stephen Towe at Leo Cancerr Care discuss the worst piece of advice on how to raise capital, lessons learned from his various rounds, how he thought about raising capital and so much more.
Stephen Towe LinkedIn
Leo Cancer Care Website
Project Medtech Website
Project Medtech LinkedIn
Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
Jan 11, 2023 • 1h 13min
Episode 105: Bruce Lichorowic, President & CEO at Galen Robotics | $15M Series A: Angels, Family Offices, VCs and State Government Incentive Programs? The move from High-Tech to MedTech
In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Bruce Lichorowic at Galen Robotics discuss the closing of their Series A capital raise, the importance of relationships when raising money, why they moved to Maryland, oversubscribing, and so much more.
Bruce Lichorowic LinkedIn
Galen Robotics Website
Project Medtech Website
Project Medtech LinkedIn
Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
Dec 7, 2022 • 56min
Episode 104: Ronit Harpaz, Co-founder & CEO at Endoron Medical | $5M Seed Extension to Series A: Female Israeli Serial MedTech Entrepreneur’s Psychology on Capital
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
Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
Project Medtech LinkedIn
Nov 30, 2022 • 1h 2min
Episode 103: Joe Rafferty, CEO at VESTECK, Inc. | $6M Series A + $4M Extension: The Bridge from Angels to Venture Capitalists
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 LinkedIn
Nov 23, 2022 • 1h 15min
Episode 102: Ramin Mousavi, President, CEO, & Board of Directors at CathWorks | $75M & Acquisition Agreement with Medtronic: The Art of the Cathworks Deal That Led to a One-of-a-Kind $585M Partnership
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
Nov 16, 2022 • 1h 3min
Episode 101: Shamik Parekh, Healthtech Investor at Octopus Ventures | £1.7 Billion AUM and £200 Million Invested per Year: Pan-European & UK Early-Stage Digital and HealthTech Investor Demystifies Due
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 like, his best advice for entrepreneurs on how they should reach out to investors, and so much more.
Shamik Parekh LinkedIn
Octopus Ventures Website
Project Medtech Website
Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
Project Medtech LinkedIn
Sep 22, 2022 • 1h 9min
Episode 100: Bryan Chambers, Co-Founder and CEO at Capital Factory | Capital Factory’s Impact on Innovation – There Is Nothing Like It: The Third Coast, The Texas Fund, The Texas Manifesto, & Texas Ne
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
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