Less than a year into his role as CEO, Geoff Martha and the Medtronic leadership has overseen a significant reorganization of medtech’s largest player. In our closing keynote conversation, Martha says the company is clearing a minor COVID-19 bump and sees open road for the company to continue to grab share from competitors. Martha details […]
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How do medtech investors, CEOs manage portfolio companies going forward?
In Episode 10 of DeviceTalks Weekly, we talk with two successful starters of medtech companies about how they’re building and maintaining their medtech portfolios during this pandemic landscape. Our guests this week are Dr. Justin Klein, managing partner of Vensana Capital, and Duke Rohlen, chair of Ajax Health. Together, Klein and Rohlen have created, backed and sold […]
EPMap closes $25m Series A round
Ajax Health announced today that EP Map System GmbH closed a Series A financing round worth $25 million that it plans to use for commercialization of its product line in the U.S. The Herdecke, Germany-based company’s products include a 3D mapping and navigation system with an integrated signal recording and pacing system, a radiofrequency ablation […]
Ajax Health takes second fund to $100m
Ajax Health, the company formed in 2017 by a pair of private equity giants to manage their medical device investments, said yesterday that it added another $15 million to its second fund, taking the total to $100 million. In April the Menlo Park, Calif.-based VC shop said it raised $85 million in a round led […]
Ajax Health raises $85m for medtech investment
Ajax Health, the company formed in 2017 by a pair of private equity giants to manage their medical device investments, said today that it has raised more than $85 million to help fund operations and expansions of select medical device companies. The round was led by HealthQuest Capital and joined by Aisling Capital and Polaris […]
Ajax Health raises $120m Series B
Ajax Health, the company formed last year by a pair of private equity giants to manage their medical device investments, said today that it raised a Series B round of $120 million. In May 2017 KKR and Aisling Capital joined to launch Ajax, tapping Spirox chairman & CEO Duke Rohlen to lead it. Rohlen is the former president of FoxHollow Technologies and the founder […]
Advanced Cardiac Therapies lands $45m round led by new PE shop Ajax Health
Ajax Health, the medical device portfolio management company newly formed by KKR and Aisling Capital, led a $45 million round for Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics and the next-generation ablation catheter it’s developing. Earlier today the private equity giants launched tapped Spirox chairman & CEO Duke Rohlen to lead Ajax Health. Rohlen, the former president of FoxHollow Technologies and the founder & former chief executive of […]
