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Addie Harris

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Executive in Residence at 1955 Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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About

Addie Harris is an Executive in Residence at 1955 Capital, focused on incubating new ventures and helping portfolio companies improve operations. She has over twenty years of experience as a founder and executive in medtech, medical devices, and robotics, including as founder and CEO of Cardan Robotics (acquired with sister company Mobius Imaging by Stryker in 2019) and as Global R&D Leader for Robotics at Johnson & Johnson, where she led the VELYS Robotic Surgical Solution launch. She also served as CEO of digital technology incubator Haventure SAS and holds engineering degrees from Tufts University and a computer science degree from Lincoln University in New Zealand.

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Invests in

Medical DevicesRobotics

Experience

  1. 1955 CapitalExecutive in Residencecurrent2025 — present
  2. Precision Life Science PartnersPartnercurrent2025 — present
  3. VISIE Inc., Formerly Advanced ScannersBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. SpinEM Robotics SASMember Board of Directors2023 — 2024
  5. HemosquidMember Board of Directors2023 — 2024Grenoble, France
  6. HAVENTURECEO2022 — 2024Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
  7. NAPSCTO (Fractional)2022 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  8. MRIguidanceAdvisor2022 — 2024
  9. DePuy Synthes CompaniesGlobal R&D Leader Robotics2017 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Cardan Robotics, LLCPresident & CEO2015 — 2017Shirley MA 01464
  11. TelestreamProgram Manager, Software Engineer2009 — 2015Nevada City, CA
  12. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research InstituteMechatronics Engineer2007 — 2009
  13. iRobotMechanical Engineer2006
  14. Fulbright New ZealandFulbright Fellow - Applied Software & Engineering2004 — 2005
  15. iRobotMechanical Engineer Intern2004
  16. Breakaway Imaging LLCMechanical & Software Engineer Intern2003
  17. Visualization Technology Inc.Software Engineer Intern2001

Skills & more

Engineering13Robotics5Mobile Robotics1Software Development12Project Management3Systems Engineering4Engineering Management5Mechanical Engineering1Rapid PrototypingSensors1Product Design2Product Development6
+12 moreR&DDesign for ManufacturingMPEGStreaming Mediadigital videoAgile Project ManagementVideoSystem ArchitectureSolidworksEmbedded SystemsLabviewC++

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Addie Harris?
Addie Harris is an Executive in Residence at 1955 Capital, focused on incubating new ventures and helping portfolio companies improve operations. She has over twenty years of experience as a founder and executive in medtech, medical devices, and robotics, including as founder and CEO of Cardan Robotics (acquired with sister company Mobius Imaging by Stryker in 2019) and as Global R&D Leader for Robotics at Johnson & Johnson, where she led the VELYS Robotic Surgical Solution launch. She also served as CEO of digital technology incubator Haventure SAS and holds engineering degrees from Tufts University and a computer science degree from Lincoln University in New Zealand.
Where does Addie Harris work?
Addie Harris is Executive in Residence at 1955 Capital.
What does Addie Harris invest in?
Addie Harris invests in Medical Devices, Robotics.
Where did Addie Harris go to school?
Addie Harris studied at Tufts University (MSME, Mechanical Engineering); Lincoln University (NZ) (Fulbright Distinguished Fellow, MS); Tufts University (BSME, Mechanical Engineering).

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