Raising money for a startup company during a pandemic is no cakewalk, according to Manny Villafaña. But he did it. Medical 21, the latest venture for the founder of St. Jude Medical, has raised another $3 million in an equity offering, according to an SEC filing. The most recent round brings the Minneapolis-based start-up’s total funding […]
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St. Jude Medical founder and his Medical 21 raise $1.1m
St. Jude Medical founder Manny Villafaña’s Medical 21 filed an amendment to an SEC Form D to reveal that it raised more than $1.1 million in an equity offering. The Minneapolis-based company raised a total of $1.14 million in a $10 million offering, leaving $8.86 million remaining to be sold, according to the SEC filing. […]
Medtech legend Villafaña is at it again with Medical 21
One of the most prolific and successful entrepreneurs in the medical device space, Manny Villafaña, is at it again with a new startup. Villafaña, the founder of Guidant and St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ), among others, said today that his latest venture – Medical 21 – is looking to develop an alternative to harvesting blood vessels for coronary […]
