Michael Carusi
Director/Board Member at Emphasys Medical, Inc.
Network origin in Michael Carusi first degree
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|---|---|---|---|
National Venture Capital Association
 National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.
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| Private Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 72 |
ATV Capital Management Inc.
 ATV Capital Management Inc. Investment ManagersFinance ATV Capital Management Inc. (ATV Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 51 |
LSV CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
 LSV CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Investment ManagersFinance LSV Capital Management LLC (Lightstone Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 29 |
| Private Company | Medical Specialties | 21 | |
TranS1, Inc.
 TranS1, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology TranS1, Inc. designs and develops surgical procedures and equipment for back pain. It is a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products that implement its proprietary approach to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region. TranS1 currently markets the AxiaLIF family of products for single-level and two-level lumbar fusion and the Vectre and Avatar posterior fixation systems for lumbar fixation supplemental to AxiaLIF fusion. Its primary technology is AxiaLIF, a minimally invasive access and fusion system that enables lumbar fusion to be performed with complete preservation of the annulus and all paraspinal soft tissue structures. The company specializes in bringing innovative spine solutions to market, including AxiaLIF and AxiaLIF 2L+, technologies that allow surgeons to perform lower lumbar fusions that result in high fusion rates and low complication rates. The company is also developing a motion preservation platform to be delivered through this minimally invasive, trans-sacral approach. TranS1 was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.
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| Subsidiary | Medical Specialties | 19 |
Xtent, Inc.
 Xtent, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Xtent, Inc. is a medical devices manufacturing company. The company develops drug-eluting stent systems for the treatment of multi-vessel, multi-lesion coronary and peripheral vascular diseases. Xtent was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
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| Extinct | Medical Specialties | 17 |
Gynesonics, Inc.
 Gynesonics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Gynesonics, Inc. provides medical devices for women's health. It offers VizAblate System for the transcervical treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids under intrauterine ultrasound guidance. The company was founded by Jessica grossman in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 16 |
EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.
 EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. develops natural orifice surgical products and procedures to advance the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The firm offers EsophyX device and StomaphyX device. The company was founded by Stefan J. M. Kraemer, Clifton A. Alferness, Scott Jordan Wolf, James W. Fitzsimmons and John M. Adams in 2003 and is headquartered in Redmond City, WA.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 14 |
Emphasys Medical, Inc.
 Emphasys Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Emphasys Medical, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on developing and commercializing minimally invasive therapeutic devices for the treatment of patients with emphysema and other breathing disorders. It offers Zephyr Endobronchial Valve system, which is designed to block air from passing through the opening in the lung and into the chest cavity, resulting in the reduction or elimination of airflow through the leak to allow the tissue to heal. The company offers its products through distributors and dealers in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Emphasys Medical was founded in 2000 and is based in Redwood City, CA. Emphasys Medical, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pulmonx Corp.
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| Subsidiary | Medical Specialties | 13 |
Nuvaira, Inc.
 Nuvaira, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.
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| Holding Company | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | 11 |
PowerVision, Inc.
 PowerVision, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology PowerVision, Inc. develops fluid-controlled intraocular lens. The firm provides FluidVision accommodating intraocular lens technology, which restores the vision of youth to middle aged or elderly individuals affected by presbyopia and cataracts regain to adjust focus for clear vision at all distances. The company was founded by Matthew A. Frinzi, Randy McDonald, and Barry Cheskin in 2002 and is headquartered in Belmont, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Electronic Components | 10 |
Cala Health, Inc.
 Cala Health, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Cala Health, Inc. operates as a bioelectronic medicine company. It develops wearable neuromodulation therapies. The company was founded by Kathryn Rosenbluth, Scott Delp and Serena Wong in 2014 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.
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| Holding Company | Hospital/Nursing Management | 8 |
Second Genome, Inc.
 Second Genome, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Second Genome, Inc. develops microbiome-based therapeutic products. It offers phyclochip community, 16S sequencing community analysis, whole metagenomic profiling, nucleic acid isolation, inferred function and custom informatics services. The company was founded in 2009 by Corey S. Goodman, Janet A. Warrington, Todd Z. DeSantis, John Hulls and Gary Andersen and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 6 |
Willow Innovations, Inc.
 Willow Innovations, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Exploramed NC7, Inc. manufactures wearable breast pumps. It also offers milk bags and accessories, such as flange, flextube, and charger. The company was founded by Josh Makower in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Holding Company | Medical Distributors | 6 |
Medisix Therapeutics, Inc.
 Medisix Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Medisix Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel cellular therapies to address T cell malignancies. The company is headquartered in Singapore.
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| Subsidiary | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 4 |
Foundry SING1, Inc.
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| Private Company | 3 | |
Altura Medical, Inc.
 Altura Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Altura Medical, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It offers Agili-D AAA System, an endovascular aneurysm repair technology. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Medical Specialties | 2 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Michael Carusi via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Morgenthaler Management Corp.
 Morgenthaler Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Morgenthaler Management Corp (Morgenthaler Management) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1968 by David Morgenthaler. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst Director of Finance/CFO | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Yale University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Allay Therapeutics, Inc.
 Allay Therapeutics, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Foundry Therapeutics 1, Inc. engages in the development of pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Chief Executive Officer | |
Advanced Medical Technology Association
 Advanced Medical Technology Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Advanced Medical Technology Association is a trade association which provides medical technology solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Twelve, Inc.
 Twelve, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Twelve, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the operation as an investment fund for a medical device incubator. It specializes on funding and developing medical device inventions. The company focuses on medical and biotech ventures. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Financial Conglomerates | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Foundry Innovation & Research 1 Ltd.
 Foundry Innovation & Research 1 Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Foundry Innovation & Research 1 Ltd. develops novel therapeutic devices. It has evolved into one of the leading clusters for medical devices globally. The company was headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| MIRAMAR LABS INC | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member | |
Moximed, Inc.
 Moximed, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Moximed, Inc. develops minimally invasive, joint sparing solutions for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Its Osteoarthritis treatment can minimize joint pain, restore normal activity levels, and slow down disease progression. The company was founded by Anton G. Clifford in 2006 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Private Equity Investor Director/Board Member | |
| College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| PFIZER, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Medical Technology Venture Partners
 Medical Technology Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Medical Technology Venture Partners (MedTech Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Radu Cautis and Thomas Heinrich Glanzmann in 2017. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Consultant / Advisor Consultant / Advisor | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Vesper Medical, Inc.
 Vesper Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Vesper Medical, Inc. develops minimally-invasive peripheral vascular products. It creates a venous stent portfolio that addresses the multiple anatomical challenges presented by the iliac and femoral veins. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
 Relievant Medsystems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Relievant Medsystems, Inc. develops treatment and technologies for chronic back pain. Its Intracept System solution is a minimally invasive procedure that uses radiofrequency energy delivered into the vertebral body of the spine to ablate the basivertebral nerve. Relievant Medsystems was founded by James C. Peacock, Jeffrey Charles Lotz, and Rex Peters in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
SetPoint Medical Corp.
 SetPoint Medical Corp. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services SetPoint Medical Corp. operates as a biomedical technology company, which engages in the development of therapies for patients with inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn?s disease. The company was founded by Kevin J. Tracey, Shaw H. Warren, and James W. Broderick in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clarita, CA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Miramar Technologies, Inc
 Miramar Technologies, Inc Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Miramar Technologies, Inc. develops and provides medical devices for dermatologic medical conditions. It specializes in microwave energy positioned to be adopted for dermatologic conditions. The company was founded by Henry A. Plain Jr., Mark E. Deem and Steven Kim in 2006 and is headquartered in Half Moon Bay, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Founder Founder | |
The Foundry LLC
 The Foundry LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Foundry LLC provides investment services to medical device companies. It includes the inventor partners of business development, product development and prototyping, market analysis and development, human resources and recruitment and intellectual property enterprise. The company was founded by Allan R Will and Henry A. Plain, Jr. in 1998 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Investment Managers | Founder Founder Founder | |
| ALX ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. | Biotechnology | Chairman Chief Executive Officer Founder | |
Qlt Plug Delivery, Inc.
 Qlt Plug Delivery, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Qlt Plug Delivery, Inc. provides ocular punctual plug drug delivery system. Its product is used in the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Henry A. Plain Jr. and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Medical Distributors | Chief Executive Officer Founder | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| COGENTIX MEDICAL INC | Medical Specialties | Chairman Chief Executive Officer | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
 Baxter Healthcare Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL. | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ZELTIQ AESTHETICS INC | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| ASTRIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
| NUVASIVE, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| RA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Director/Board Member | |
| LIVANOVA PLC | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
University of St. Thomas
 University of St. Thomas Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Bioverativ Therapeutics, Inc.
 Bioverativ Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Bioverativ Therapeutics, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. It develops medicines for chronic diseases such as hemophilia, anemia, multiple sclerosis, and autoimmune disorders. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Alchemab Therapeutics Ltd.
 Alchemab Therapeutics Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Alchemab Therapeutics Ltd. engages in developing of antibodies. It focuses on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for patients. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Kings Cross, the Unite Kingdom. | Biotechnology | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer | |
Earlens Corp.
 Earlens Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Earlens Corp. develops medical devices. It offers EarLens Contact Hearing Device that uses light to transmit sound. Its earlens contact hearing device two components: a tympanic membrane transducer, which is nonsurgically placed deep in the ear canal on the eardrum, and a light-based behind-the-ear sound processor placed at the base of the ear canal. The company was founded in 1999 by Rodney C. Perkins and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| NEUROPACE, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Purdue University | College/University | Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree |
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International
| United States | 48 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Ireland | 2 |
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| Health Technology | 23 |
| Consumer Services | 15 |
| Finance | 8 |
| Commercial Services | 3 |
| Distribution Services | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 809 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 220 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 109 |
| Chairman | 107 |
| Private Equity Investor | 103 |
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| Terry McGuire | 51 |
| Art Pappas | 42 |
| John Dean | 42 |
| Patrick Enright | 41 |
| Uri Geiger | 39 |
| Joshua Makower | 37 |
| John Huntz | 35 |
| Corey Goodman | 35 |
| Arda Minocherhomjee | 34 |
| Hank Plain | 33 |
| Jean George | 33 |
| Edward Frank | 33 |
| Hanson Gifford | 32 |
| Tom Hawkins | 32 |
| Gary Rieschel | 31 |
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