Tech Company Financing Transactions

Velano Vascular Funding Round

Velano Vascular, based in San Francisco, received $5 million from First Round Capital, Kapor Capital and Safeguard Scientifics.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/5/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

First Round Capital (Lead Investor) (Josh Kopelman)

Kapor Capital

Safeguard Scientifics (Pitou Devgon)

White Owl Capital

Proceeds Purpose
Velano Vascular plans to use proceeds from this financing to move into clinical evaluation and early commercialization with select hospital partners.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Medical Devices & Instruments
Mailing Address
221 Pine St. 200
San Francisco, CA 94104
USA
Email Address
Overview
Velano Vascular is improving the hospital experience for patients and providers by reducing the pain, anxiety and inefficiencies of blood draws.
Profile
Velano Vascular LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Velano Vascular Company Twitter Account
Company News
Velano Vascular News
Facebook
Velano Vascular on Facebook
YouTube
Velano Vascular on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Stone
  Eric Stone LinkedIn Profile  Eric Stone Twitter Account  Eric Stone News  Eric Stone on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
Pitou Devgon
  Pitou Devgon LinkedIn Profile  Pitou Devgon Twitter Account  Pitou Devgon News  Pitou Devgon on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Richard Foust
  Richard Foust LinkedIn Profile  Richard Foust Twitter Account  Richard Foust News  Richard Foust on Facebook
VP - Manufacturing
Quinton Farrar
  Quinton Farrar LinkedIn Profile  Quinton Farrar Twitter Account  Quinton Farrar News  Quinton Farrar on Facebook


 

 

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