Medtech Money

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Sebastian Anastassiou discuss the importance of building relationships with investors, his background, Nina Capital’s link to the Stanford Biodesign program, their focus on pre-seed and seed stage companies, mechanics of how they invest, when, where, and how much, the success of the first fund and how that led to the second fund, the effect of EU MDR, the Medtech ecosystem in Spain, how to start a young venture capital firm and so much more. Sebastian Anastassiou LinkedIn Nina Capital Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest David Sylvan discuss the importance of coach-ability, why he feels he has one of the best jobs at University Hospitals, his background of how he got into investing and his role at UH, the importance of soft skills when working with teams, the various ways that University Hospitals Ventures can engage companies, the strategic focus of UH Ventures, the history of hospital venture groups,  and so much more. David Sylvan LinkedIn University Hospitals Ventures Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Sam Ifergan discuss what does it mean to be a venture capitalist in Canada, how venture capitalist come up with investment thesis’s, the most investable skill set of an entrepreneur, his own entrepreneurial story, the basics about how they invest, where they invest and average check size, the different funds at iGan Partners, why Canadian Medtech companies are having smaller exits, the underserved innovation hubs, iGan Arabia, and so much more. Sam Ifergan LinkedIn iGan Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Ruben Osnabrugge discuss the one thing he looks for in every entrepreneur he invests in, his switch from physician to investor, where does EQT Life Sciences invest, the largest fund in Europe, what stage of company will they invest in, the value add when a physician is added to a venture capital firm, the EU MDR’s effect on innovation in Europe, the due diligence process, and so much more. Ruben Osnabrugge LinkedIn EQT Life Sciences Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest JD Friedland discuss the one thing JD looks for in an entrepreneur he invests in, the history of investing in Medtech and the constant changing paradigm, an overview of Cleveland Clinic Innovations, what they look for in an investment, the convergence of Medtech and digital health, how they engage with clients and how far they will support them, how big of checks will they write, updates in corporate venture capital and so much more. JD Friedland LinkedIn Cleveland Clinic Innovations Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Mina Fahim discuss their $10 million seed round, the importance of trust within your company and team, the difference between timing vs. luck and the confusion between both, culture within and outside the company, how he met the company, how they raised almost $10 million in a SAFE, why investors invest in the team and storyline, get comfortable hearing no, and so much more. Mina Fahim LinkedIn Mediview Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Tom Gerhardt discuss who he is and what his company is doing, what it is like being a Medtech entrepreneur in South Africa, his journey of being thrown into raising capital for the first time, the importance of getting outside your comfort zone in order to grow, how his days change so often and are never the same, who he looked for in his partners and investors, and so much more. Tom Gerhardt LinkedIn ReCross Cardio Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Keith Matheny discuss being a physician entrepreneur, the importance of common sense, his various companies, the downfall of physicians not getting any business training during medical school, the importance of connecting and networking, what it is like being an entrepreneur, what it was like figuring out he had to take external funding and where did he start, weekly accountability meetings and why he does this in all his companies, and so much more. Keith Matheny LinkedIn Septum Solutions Website Collin County ENT Website US ENT Website Sleep Vigil Website Tuff-Links Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Daniel Adler from BioT discuss what they are working on at BioT, what makes Israel’s ecosystem so great for innovation, raising a $6.5 million seed round, differences between software vs. hardware in Medtech, what can a bad board do to a company, what he has learned as an entrepreneur on how to raise capital, and so much more. Daniel Adler LinkedIn BioT Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn

In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Tamir Meiri from Johnson and Johnson discuss corporate venture capital, the differences between corporate venture capital and traditional venture capital, the importance of timing and luck, what an average work week looks like for him, the support one would get from JJDC beyond just money, the different geographies they invest in, how much they typically invest, timing for a startup to actually have the money hit their bank account, and so much more. Tamir Meiri LinkedIn Johnson & Johnson Website Project Medtech Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn