Tech Company Financing Transactions

VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies Funding Round

Agate Medical Investments, Giza Capital and Pitango Venture Capital invested in a Series E venture round for VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies. The round was announced by the company on 1/24/2012.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
1/24/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
Unknown
Round
Series E
Investors

Agate Medical Investments (Lead Investor) (Chanan Schneider)

Giza Capital (Yuval Avni)

Pitango Venture Capital (David Israeli)

Proceeds Purpose
The expansion financing, led by Agate with the participation of Pitango, Infinity Fund LP and others, provides resources to accelerate the commercial launch of our telescope implant for treating end-stage macular degeneration.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Medical Devices & Instruments
Mailing Address
14395 Saratoga Ave. 150
Saratoga, CA 95070
USA
Email Address
Overview
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies (VisionCare) is a privately-held development stage company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of proprietary implantable ophthalmic devices and technologies that are intended to significantly improve vision and quality of life for individuals with untreatable retinal disorders.
Profile
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies Company Twitter Account
Company News
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies News
Facebook
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YouTube
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Blake Michaels
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Executive Vice President
Richard Powers
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VP - Finance
Doron Raz
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VP - Manufacturing
Yona Katz
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VP - R & D
Eli Aharoni
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