Emergent Medical Partners, LLP
Venture capitalSan Jose · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Emergent Medical Partners focuses on early-stage life science entrepreneurs, particularly in the medical device space. The firm positions its value as going 'beyond funding' by bringing combined expertise across the financial, medical, and engineering aspects of medical device development. This blend of capital and domain knowledge is intended to accelerate the path to success for the startups it backs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 36 portfolio companiesMedical Devices ×12Healthtech ×11Biotech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×2Circular Economy ×1Consumer ×1Digital Health ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:United States×14Australia×1Canada×1
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2020 · 12017 · 12016 · 24 dated
EBR Systems develops the WiSE cardiac pacing system, a leadless and physiologic medical device for treating heart failure patients.
HealthtechMedical DevicesSilicon Valley, AU
Allan Will(Executive Chair)John McCutcheon(President, Chief Executive Officer)Chris Nave(Director)Richard Riley(Executive Officer)Trevor Moody(Director)Leighton Read(Director)
Fractyl develops therapies for obesity and type 2 diabetes, focusing on non-drug-based approaches rooted in understanding metabolic disease mechanisms.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLexington, US
ALLAN WILL(Director)STANLEY LAPIDUS(Director)NIMESH SHAH(Director)CHRISTOPHER GABRIELI(Director)HARITH RAJAGOPALAN(Executive Officer, Director)JAY CAPLAN(Executive Officer, Director)
Heartflow develops AI-powered 3D modeling and diagnostic tools for coronary artery disease detection and management, serving clinicians and healthcare teams to optimize patient care pathways.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
Christopher K. Zarins(Executive Officer, Director)Charles A. Taylor(Executive Officer, Director)Nicky Espinosa Hayes(Executive Officer)John Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)H. Baird Radford, III(Executive Officer)Justin
InterVene, Inc. is a medical device company that has developed a fully integrated mechanical thrombectomy system to treat venous in-stent restenosis and residual thrombotic venous obstructions and occlusions.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMountain View, US
Fletcher Wilson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardThomas Fogarty(Director)Mel Schatz(Director)
Board seatThomas J. Fogarty· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Jun 2017
Arterys provides AI clinical applications for medical imaging that integrate directly into existing PACS and EHR systems to assist physicians with diagnosis and treatment decisions.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Fabien Beckers(Executive Officer, Director)John Axerio-Cilies(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Dow(Director)
BoardRobert Brownell(Director)
HealthtechRedwood City, US
James B. McElwee(Director)James G. Cullen(Director)Himanshu N. Patel(Executive Officer)Mark Weinswig(Executive Officer)Jeffrey M. Soinski(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDonald A. Lucas(Director)
The page presents cardiac interventional and electrophysiology products—including transseptal sheaths and needles, occlusion balloons, guiding sheaths, guidewires, hemostasis valves, and compression devices—branded under Merit Medical for use in procedures such as lead extraction, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and CRM implantations.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US
Sharon Stevenson, DVM, PhD(Director)Laura N. Dietch(Executive Officer, Director)Aravind Swaminathan, MD(Director)Drew Hoffmann(Director)
BoardRobert Brownell(Director)
HealthtechHayward, US
STEVEN JAMES(Director)ALAN LEVY, PH.D.(Executive Officer, Director)GUY DIPIERRO(Director)JAMES W. YOUNG(Director)ELIZABETH ROCKETT(Director)TIM KILGALLON(Director)
Cianna Medical develops oncology products for breast cancer care, including targeted APBI (accelerated partial breast irradiation) therapy and wire-free tumor localization tools for lesions from breast to soft tissue.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAliso Viejo, US
Gordon H. Busenbark(Executive Officer)Charles Bracken(Executive Officer)Jill Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTom Umbel(Director)Nancy Olson(Director)Tiba Aynechi, Ph.D.(Director)
Non-invasive robotic ablation treatment for cardiac arrhythmias; acquired by Varian in April 2019.
Devices for percutaneous repair of cardiac valves; acquired by Abbott Vascular in October 2009.
Focal Rx develops bioabsorbable medical devices, specifically the BioZorb 3D Bioabsorbable Marker, for clinical and surgical applications.
Medical Devices
HeRO Graft is a fully subcutaneous arteriovenous access device for hemodialysis patients with central venous stenosis, designed to reduce infection rates and improve long-term vascular access reliability.
Medical Devices
Drug-device combination product for post-operative pain; acquired by The Medicines Company in January 2013.
Miniaturized cardiac rhythm devices; acquired by St.
Devices for minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery; ENCLOSE II device acquired by Vitalitec; acquired by Intuitive Surgical.
HealthtechGlen Burnie, US
Eran Nadav(Director)Jack Stoddard(Director)Mark Janofsky(Executive Officer)Greg Stokes(Executive Officer)John Spitznagel(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Grenfell(Director)
Early-stage company developing a diagnostic for melanoma.
The page describes a custom guitar building business that has suspended custom build orders after purchasing a shop called Guitars Plus, and now sells one-of-a-kind guitars from a location in downtown Victoria.
ConsumerVictoria, CA
Relievant offers the Intracept Procedure, a minimally invasive, FDA-cleared medical intervention designed to relieve chronic low back pain caused by vertebrogenic pain.
Medical DevicesRedwood City, US
Richard Mott(Director)Alex DiNello(Executive Officer, Director)Art Taylor(Director)Jason Lettman(Director)John Ryan(Director)
BoardJustin Klein(Director)
HealthtechSan Francisco, US
Reza Naima(Executive Officer, Director)
HealthtechSan Jose, US
Duncan Maitland(Director)Michael Henson(Executive Officer, Director)Edward F. Ruppel, Jr(Executive Officer, Director)Carolyn M. Bruguera(Executive Officer)James Y Lancaster(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardThom Rasche(Director)
Continuous suture passing device for minimally invasive orthopedic shoulder surgery.
Standard Bariatrics develops the Titan SGS™ Stapler, a specialized surgical device designed for sleeve gastrectomy procedures that creates consistent and symmetrical gastric pouches using an anatomy-based approach.
Medical Devices
BiotechPompano Beach, US
Virginia Sullivan(Executive Officer)Marc Loev(Director)Richard Chen Mao(Director)Gary Perryman(Director)Scott Sidwell(Executive Officer)Laura Tyler Perryman(Director)
Suture Ease develops and commercializes proprietary devices for laparoscopic surgery, with a flagship CrossBow Fascial Closure System that uses a "snare guide" technology and suture passer for trocar site closure.
Medical DevicesSan Jose, US
Scott Heneveld(Founder & COO)Kirt Kirtland(CEO)Kathy Tellyer(Controller)
Accessory devices for trans-catheter aortic valve replacement procedures.
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement device; acquired by Medtronic in August 2015.
Devices for delivery of brachytherapy in gynecological cancer patients; acquired by Varian Medical Systems in March 2011.
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 9
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioEBR SystemsOTC: EBRCZFractylNASDAQ: GUTSHeartFlowNASDAQ: HTFLCyberHeartacq. by VarianEvalveacq. by Abbott VascularIncline Therapeuticsacq. by The Medicines CompanyNanostimacq. by St. Jude MedicalTwelveacq. by MedtronicVivaRayacq. by Varian Medical Systems
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFractyl · investing.com · Jul 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Emergent Medical Partners, LLP invest at?
- Emergent Medical Partners, LLP invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Emergent Medical Partners, LLP focus on?
- Emergent Medical Partners, LLP focuses on Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is Emergent Medical Partners, LLP located?
- Emergent Medical Partners, LLP is headquartered in San Jose, US.
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