Gwen Watanabe
Director/Board Member at CardioFocus, Inc.
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Gwen A.
Watanabe was the founder of Nellix, Inc. (founded in 2001) where she held the title of Chief Financial & Business Officer from 2001 to 2009.
She was also the founder of Hotspur Technologies, Inc. (founded in 2009) where she served as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2011 to 2012.
Additionally, she was the founder of Bacchus Vascular, Inc. (founded in 1999) where she held the title of Principal.
Ms. Watanabe is also the founder of AneuRx, Inc. Ms. Watanabe's current job is as a Director at CardioFocus, Inc. and as a Managing Director at H.I.G.
BioHealth Partners LLC.
Ms. Watanabe's former jobs include being an Independent Director at Misonix, Inc. from 2018 to 2021, a Director at Acumen Medical, Inc., NovaSom, Inc., Sleep Solutions, Inc., and Practice Fusion, Inc., an Independent Director at Compute Health Acquisition Corp., and a Vice President-Cardiac Care Business Unit at Teleflex, Inc. from 2012 to 2013.
She was also the General Manager & Vice President at Smith & Nephew plc from 2021 to 2022.
Prior to her founding positions, Ms. Watanabe was a General Partner at Saratoga Ventures from 2004 to 2012, a Managing Member at Lava Ventures LLC, and a General Partner at Millennium Life Sciences Management LLC.
Ms. Watanabe's education includes a graduate degree from Stanford University, an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Gwen Watanabe active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
H.I.G. BioHealth Partners LLC
 H.I.G. BioHealth Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance H.I.G. BioHealth Partners LLC (H.I.G. BioHealth Partners) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of H.I.G. Ventures LLC founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with additional offices around the globe. | Private Equity Investor | 31/01/2022 |
CardioFocus, Inc.
 CardioFocus, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology CardioFocus, Inc. engages in the development and market of catheter-based approach to treating atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Edward Sinofsky in 1990 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Gwen Watanabe
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH & NEPHEW PLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/01/2022 |
| MISONIX, INC. | Director/Board Member | 01/02/2021 |
Hotspur Technologies, Inc.
 Hotspur Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Hotspur Technologies, Inc. manufactures medical devices and supplies for the dialysis treatment. The company was founded by James Howard Dreher, Jeffrey A. Krolik and Fred Khosravi in 2008 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA. | Founder | 31/05/2012 |
Saratoga Ventures
 Saratoga Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Saratoga Ventures (Saratoga Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Richard Ferrari. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Chief Investment Officer | - |
Sleep Solutions, Inc.
 Sleep Solutions, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Sleep Solutions, Inc. (SSI) is a privately held diagnostic service provider for home testing and evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing, which includes the diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Sleep Solutions® offers physicians and their patients a fast, cost-effective, accurate and comfortable alternative to in-laboratory sleep studies. Utilizing proprietary sound analysis technology, its NovaSom® QSG® home-diagnostic system is delivered directly to the patient. | Director/Board Member | 28/09/2010 |
Training of Gwen Watanabe
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| TELEFLEX INCORPORATED | Health Technology |
| SMITH & NEPHEW PLC | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 15 |
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Misonix, Inc.
 Misonix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Misonix, Inc. is a medical device company, which engages in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of therapeutic ultrasonic medical devices. It operates through the following segments: Surgical and Wound. The Surgical segment consists of BoneScalpel and SonaStar products. The Wound segment consists of SonicOne, TheraSkin and Therion products. The company's ultrasonic medical devices are used in the following surgeries: spine, neuro, orthopedic, wound debridement, cosmetic, laparoscopic, and medical applications. The company was founded by Howard Alliger in 1959 and is headquartered in Farmingdale, NY. | Health Technology |
Acumen Medical, Inc.
 Acumen Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Acumen Medical, Inc. developed therapeutic devices. The company was founded in 2002 by Nicholas J. Mourlas, Christian S. Eversull and Stephen A. Leeflang and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Health Technology |
Nellix, Inc.
 Nellix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Nellix, Inc. develops novel solutions to vascular diseases. It develops endograft products for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms and thoracic aortic aneurysms. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Health Technology |
Hotspur Technologies, Inc.
Hotspur Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Hotspur Technologies, Inc. manufactures medical devices and supplies for the dialysis treatment. The company was founded by James Howard Dreher, Jeffrey A. Krolik and Fred Khosravi in 2008 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA. | Health Technology |
NovaSom, Inc.
 NovaSom, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services NovaSom, Inc. provides diagnostic services. It offers Obstructive Sleep Apnea home testing, with the AccuSom home sleep test, the only supported home sleep test that provides continuous patient support and next-day test results. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Glen Burnie, MD. | Health Services |
Saratoga Ventures
Saratoga Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Saratoga Ventures (Saratoga Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Richard Ferrari. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Finance |
AneuRx, Inc.
 AneuRx, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology AneuRx, Inc. maufactures and sells surgical grafts for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms delivered via minimally invasive technologies | Health Technology |
CardioFocus, Inc.
CardioFocus, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology CardioFocus, Inc. engages in the development and market of catheter-based approach to treating atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Edward Sinofsky in 1990 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. | Health Technology |
Bacchus Vascular, Inc.
 Bacchus Vascular, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Bacchus Vascular, Inc. manufactures and sells medical devices. It provides treatments for peripheral vascular diseases. The company was founded by Nellix Michael and Thomas J. Fogarthy in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Health Technology |
Lava Ventures LLC
 Lava Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lava Management LLC is a venture capital/private equity firm located in Honolulu, Hawaii. | Finance |
Sleep Solutions, Inc.
Sleep Solutions, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Sleep Solutions, Inc. (SSI) is a privately held diagnostic service provider for home testing and evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing, which includes the diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Sleep Solutions® offers physicians and their patients a fast, cost-effective, accurate and comfortable alternative to in-laboratory sleep studies. Utilizing proprietary sound analysis technology, its NovaSom® QSG® home-diagnostic system is delivered directly to the patient. | Health Services |
H.I.G. BioHealth Partners LLC
H.I.G. BioHealth Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance H.I.G. BioHealth Partners LLC (H.I.G. BioHealth Partners) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of H.I.G. Ventures LLC founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with additional offices around the globe. | Finance |
Millennium Life Sciences Management LLC
 Millennium Life Sciences Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Millennium Life Sciences Management LLC (Millennium Life Sciences) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Finance |
Compute Health Acquisition Corp.
 Compute Health Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Compute Health Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Omar S. Ishrak, Jean Nehme, and Joshua A. Fink on October 7, 2020 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE. | Finance |
Practice Fusion, Inc.
 Practice Fusion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Practice Fusion, Inc. engages in the development of cloud-based electronic health record platform for doctors and patients. Its platform features include e-Prescribing, medical charting, scheduling, lab integrations, patient management, patient health record, and mobile EMR and support. The company was founded by Matthew C. Douglass, Jonathan Malek, Alan Wong, and Ryan Howard in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
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