Azin Parhizgar
InvestorManaging Director, US; member of the Investment Committee at 415 Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Azin Parhizgar, PhD, is Managing Director, US and an Investment Committee member at 415 Capital, with a background in the medical device industry. She previously served as CEO, President and Board Member of Claret Medical, which she led through clinical trials, FDA approval and a $270M acquisition by Boston Scientific, and earlier held COO and executive roles at Conor Medsystems, Arterial Vascular Engineering and Medtronic. She holds a PhD in Cell, Gene and Tissue Engineering and an MSc in Biomechanical Engineering and Artificial Organ Design from Brown University.
Invests in
Medical Devices
Experience
- Protembis GmbHChairwoman of the Board of Directorscurrent2022 β presentAchen germany
- CroiValveDirectorcurrent2022 β presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- InnovHeart S.r.l.Directorcurrent2021 β presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- 415 CAPITALUS Managing Directorcurrent2020 β presentGermany
- Women As OneDirectorcurrent2021 β presentNYC
- CVPath Institute, Inc.Chairwoman of the Board of Directorscurrent2008 β present
- Brown University School of BioEngineeringAdvisory Board Membercurrent2008 β present
- MGVSDirectorcurrent2006 β present
- Moray MedicalDirector2021 β 2022United States
- SoundBite Medical Solutions Inc.Director2019 β 2022Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Imperative CareDirector2017 β 2020Campbell, California
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory UniversityAdvisory Board Member2013 β 2020
- Claret Medical/ Boston ScientificPresident and CEO2013 β 2018Santa Rosa, California
- Claret MedicalDirector2012 β 2018Santa Rosa
- Entourage Medical Technologies, Inc.Scientific Advisory Board member2010 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Meril Life Sciences India Pvt LtdScientific Advisory Board member2010 β 2013India
- IKARIA, Inc. - now a part of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.Scientific Advisory Board member2010 β 2013
- V-WaveDirector2010 β 2012Israel
- Amaranth Medical, Inc.Director2007 β 2010
- Johnson & JohnsonExecutive VP & Advisor2007 β 2008
Education
- Brown UniversityPhD, Biomedical Engineering1991 β 1995
- Brown UniversityMSc, Biomechanical Engineering1988 β 1991
Skills & more
From Azin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Brown University301
+ 295 more
Shared employers
Also worked at CroiValve3
Also worked at Meril Life Sciences India Pvt Ltd1
Also worked at V-Wave2
Also worked at Johnson & Johnson128
+ 122 more
Investments
Board seats
CroΓValveInnovHeartProtembis
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at 415 Capital
Network5
Investors connected to Azin in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.

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