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Addie Harris

Investor

Executive in Residence at 1955 Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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

Education

  1. Tufts UniversityMSME, Mechanical Engineering2004 — 2006
  2. Lincoln University (NZ)Fulbright Distinguished Fellow, MS2004 — 2005
  3. Tufts UniversityBSME, Mechanical Engineering2000 — 2004

Skills & more

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

From Addie's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Tufts University157

Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalMatt GersonInvestor at RevolutionAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesClay BergerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Also attended Lincoln University (NZ)2

Maggie PeacockSenior Marketing Executive at Icehouse VenturesGraham ScownChief Executive Officer at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)

Shared employers

Also worked at VISIE Inc., Formerly Advanced Scanners1

Jared LegerManaging Director & Co-Founder at JStar Capital Investments

Also worked at DePuy Synthes Companies13

Catherine Pearce, DHSc, MBAAdvisor at CincyTechRuth SegallAssociate at Windham Capital PartnersGeoff PardoGeneral Partner at Gilde HealthcareFred MollCo-Founder and Partner at Sonder CapitalAndy BarghInvestor at Sustainable VenturesGavin Fox-SmithChair, Board Director at ANDHealth ACTIVATE

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