Joseph Mandato

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. develops natural orifice surgical products and procedures to advance the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The firm offers EsophyX device and StomaphyX device. The company was founded by Stefan J. M. Kraemer, Clifton A. Alferness, Scott Jordan Wolf, James W. Fitzsimmons and John M. Adams in 2003 and is headquartered in Redmond City, WA.

TearScience, Inc. diagnoses and treats meibomian gland dysfunction. It offers Lipiflow, Lipiscan, and Lipiview. The company was founded by Donald R. Korb and Timothy R. Willis in 2005 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Avedro, Inc. develops ophthalmic medical devices and pharmaceutical products. The firm’s products include KXL System, Mosaic system, IROC system and Riboflavin family. Its procedure includes Lasic Xtra, accelerated cross-linking and photorefractive intrastromal cross-linking. The company was founded by David F. Muller and B. Stuart Trembly on November 6, 2002 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Asante Solutions, Inc. operated as a medical device company that focuses on the management of diabetes for patients and healthcare practitioners. The firm offered Asante Snap insulin pump system (Snap system), a pump for individuals starting insulin pump therapy and for existing pumpers. The company was founded by James L. Peterson in 2006 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

iScience Interventional Corp. discovers and develops microcatheter and imaging technologies that enable ophthalmologists to deliver site-specific ocular therapies. It encompasses microcatheter-based therapies designed to access anatomical structures within the eye to aspirate ocular fluids or deliver sterile ophthalmic solutions to the eye. The firm addresses the previously unmet need for treatment of sight-threatening diseases with the innovative, minimally invasive iCath™ procedures. The company was founded by Michael F. Nash and Stan Conston in 1999 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

WaveTec Vision Systems, Inc. develops and provides wavefront measurement technologies. It focuses on research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of the Optiwave Refractive Analysis (ORA) system with VerifEye used during cataract surgery. The firm offers ophthalmic medical devices. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Aldrich, William B. Adams, Thomas J. Berryman, and Tony Van Heugten in 1997 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Precision Light, Inc. develops 3D imaging systems which are used by plastic surgeons to enhance breast augmentation surgery. The company was founded by David Mordaunt on February 19, 2008 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Valeritas Holdings, Inc. develops and commercializes insulin delivery devices. The company was founded by Leisa Swanson and Robert R. Gonnelli on August 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Part of AbbVie, Inc., Ioptex Research, Inc. is a private company that manufactures ophthalmic lenses. The company is based in Irwindale, CA. Ioptex Research was acquired by Allergan, Inc., part of AbbVie, Inc. from June 15, 2015 on September 08, 1994 for $16 million.

Part of Infor, Inc., Confer Software, Inc. provides eBusiness process management (eBPM) software infrastructure, tools and applications. The private company is based in San Carlos, CA. Confer Software was acquired by Xcare.Net, Inc. on June 20, 2001 for $6.39 million.

Origin Medsystems, Inc., is a manufacturer of the products used in hernia repair surgery. This company is a subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co.

De Novo Ventures LLC (De Novo ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Frederick Dotzler, Richard Ferrari and David Mauney. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Mayfield Fund LLC (Mayfield Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 by Mark Jay Levin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Save The Children Federation, Inc. operates as a nonprofit children's relief and development organization. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Fairfield, CT.

Part of Axogen, Inc., AxoGen Corp. develops peripheral nerve grafting and regeneration technologies. The private company is based in Alachua, FL. The company was founded in 2002 by John P. Engels, Jamie M. Grooms. AxoGen was acquired by LecTec Corp. on September 30, 2011 for $19.98 million.

Rorer Group, Inc. developed pharmaceutical preparations. It also manufactured and supplied medical devices. The company was headquartered in Fort Washington, PA.

Embrace is a mobile experience engineering solution that helps engineers manage the complexity of mobile to build better experiences. The non-profit company is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The platform allows engineers to identify and prioritize issues with detailed behavioral and technical context to resolve them instantly. Embrace is supported by various investors and was selected by YCombinator to participate in their growth program. The American company was founded by Linus Liang.

VyncaCare, Inc. provides advance care planning technology solutions. Its solutions include accountable care organizations, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and post-acute. The company was founded by Ryan Van Wert and Rush Bartlett in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Valeritas, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of drug delivery solutions for the treatment of diabetes. Its product, V-Go wearable insulin delivery device, which enables patients to closely mimic the body’s normal physiologic pattern of insulin delivery by using one type of insulin at a continuous preset basal rate over a 24-hour period and provides on-demand bolus dosing for meals and snacks. The company was founded on August 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.