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KCK-US, Inc. (KCK-US) is a venture capital subsidiary of KCK Ltd. founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Imperative Care, Inc. is a healthcare technology company, which provides solutions to solve problems in stroke. It focuses on medical technology designed to expedite and improve the effectiveness of treatment, giving patients a chance for optimal recovery. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Cerapedics, Inc. engaged in the provision of developing and commercializing novel osteobiologic products. It offers i-FACTOR Bone Graft, an advanced biologic that supported with level I evidence, and provides benefit ratio. The company was founded by Andrew J. Tofe and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

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.

Tulavi Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to treat neurally mediated diseases. It helps to treat aberrant neural reflex arcs in peripheral and visceral diseases. The company was founded was founded by Corinne Bright, Fred Khosravi and Henry Chen and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Instylla, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. Its focus is to leverage hydrogel technology to create differentiated liquid embolics for interventional radiology with a specific initial focus on interventional oncology and peripheral hemostasis. The company was founded by Amarpreet Sawhney and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Acclarent, Inc. engages in manufacturing, designing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Its products include balloon sinuplasty, eustachian tube dilation, airway dilation system, and ethmoid punch. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and John Y. Chang in June 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Reflexion Medical, Inc. develops medical devices. Its products include marketwired resonate and influencers, news distribution, IR and PR hosted newsroom and media database. The company was founded by Akshay Nanduri and Samuel Mazin in 2009 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Rejoni, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. It focuses on developing products that improve the outcomes of minimally invasive and other gynecological surgical procedures. The company was founded in June 2020 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Mainstay Medical Ltd. operates as a medical device company which develops neuro-stimulation therapies for people with debilitating chronic low back pain. It develops ReActiv8, an active implantable medical device designed to treat people with chronic low back pain. The company was founded by Danny Sachs in 2008 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Sonex Health LLC develops and manufactures surgical device designed to minimize surgical trauma for carpal tunnel release patients. The company was founded by Darryl Bares, Jay Smith and Aaron Keenan in 2014 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Augmenix, Inc. develops hydrogel technology to improve outcomes in radiation oncology and surgery. Its products include TraceIT Tissue Marker and SpaceOAR System, which is an absorbable hydrogel spacer that reduces radiation injury to the rectal wall in men undergoing prostate radiotherapy. The company was founded by Amarpreet S. Sawhney in 2008 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Apama Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The firm focuses on the electrophysiology market and offers a vastly superior catheter-based solution for the fastest growing market segment, atrial fibrillation ablation. The company was founded by Amr Salahieh in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Sonitus Technologies, Inc. manufactures audio equipment. The firm provides audio technology, acoustic, and wireless products. Its products include mouthpiece, bone conduction speaker, and embedded waterproof microphone. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Lungpacer Medical, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutic solutions for critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation. It offers Lungpacer Diaphragm Pacing Therapy, a system designed for preserving or restoring strength of the diaphragm muscle. The company was founded by Andy Hoffer in 2009 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Lifescan, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of blood glucose monitoring products. Its portfolio includes personal blood glucose meters, testing strips, lancets, point of care testing systems and integrated digital solutions. The company was founded by Gary H. Stroy in 1981 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Sora Neuroscience, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The CEO of the company is Stephen R. Schaefer.

Ascension Ventures LLC (Ascension Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Ascension Health founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

NC8, Inc. provides health care services. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

HCA, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. The firm specializes in general surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurology, orthopedics, and obstetrics services. The company was founded by Thomas Frist, Sr., Jack Massey, and Thomas Frist, Jr. in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Nuelle, Inc. designs and manufactures medical devices for women’s health. It operates as a personal health and wellness company which focuses on women's sexual wellbeing and intimacy. The firms products include Fiera personal care device, SofSense ring refills and charging kit. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and Karen Long in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Cultivation Capital LLC (Cultivation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Brian Matthews, Cliff Holekamp, Jim McKelvey, Kyle Welborn, and Peter Esparrago. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc. designs, develops & manufactures stents and stent delivery systems. It provides research and development of innovative devices for the treatment of complicated lesions. The company was founded in 1997 and is located in Pleasanton, CA

Incept LLC operates as a biotechnical research company. It focuses in the life-sciences space, and occasional involvement in select information technology opportunities. The company was founded in 1998 by Farhad Khosravi and Amarpreet S. Sawhney and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Claret Medical, Inc. develops a cerebral protection technology designed to protect patients from the risk of stroke during left heart procedures and vascular interventions. It focuses on addressing the problem of stroke during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a significant unmet clinical need. The company was founded by Farhad Khosravi and Randy Lashinski in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Ostial Corp. develops catheter-based delivery system combined with a bare metal stent. The firm allows physicians to perform aorto-ostial interventions with precision and predictability. The company was founded by Fred Khosravi in 2008 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

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.

Cibiem, Inc. operates as a medical device company. Its catheter-based approach focuses on carotid body modulation for the treatment of sympathetic nervous system-mediated diseases such as hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, and renal failure. The company was founded by Mark Gelfand and Howard R. Levin and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Sprig Equity Management LLC (Sprig Equity Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Norton Evan and Arnold Kathryn. The firm is headquartered in Wilmette, Illinois.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.