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About
Jay Watkins has more than 45 years of experience in the medtech industry, having bought and sold numerous companies in healthcare. He co-founded Origin Medsystems (acquired by Eli Lilly) and Gynecare (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), held President and Management Committee roles at Guidant, and was a General Partner at De Novo Ventures. He holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Invests in
Medical Devices
Investments
Led
ImpellaIntuitive Surgical
Board seats
CepheaGaussJupiter EndovascularNeptune MedicalReCorRefleXion MedicalSafeHealShockwaveTissiumuLink
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Sonder Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Watkins?
- Jay Watkins has more than 45 years of experience in the medtech industry, having bought and sold numerous companies in healthcare. He co-founded Origin Medsystems (acquired by Eli Lilly) and Gynecare (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), held President and Management Committee roles at Guidant, and was a General Partner at De Novo Ventures. He holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Jay Watkins work?
- Jay Watkins is Co-Founder & Partner at Sonder Capital.
- What does Jay Watkins invest in?
- Jay Watkins invests in Medical Devices.
- What boards does Jay Watkins sit on?
- Jay Watkins holds tracked board seats at Cephea, Gauss, Jupiter Endovascular, Neptune Medical, ReCor, RefleXion Medical, SafeHeal, Shockwave, Tissium, uLink.
- What companies has Jay Watkins invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Impella, Intuitive Surgical.
- Does Jay Watkins lead rounds?
- Yes — Jay Watkins has led 2 tracked investments.
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