Where does Julian Nikolchev work?

Julian Nikolchev is Vice President at Intuitive Ventures.

What check size does Julian Nikolchev write?

Julian Nikolchev typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Julian Nikolchev

Investor

Vice President at Intuitive Ventures

California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Julian Nikolchev is Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Ventures at Intuitive. He has over 25 years of experience in the development and commercialization of therapeutic medical devices, including founding multiple companies (Conceptus, ProDuct, CardioMind, and Pivot Medical), managing R&D operations, and directing clinical and pre-clinical strategies. He holds over 35 issued and pending U.S. patents and has expertise in company formation, fundraising, IP strategy, and commercialization.

Experience

IntuitiveSr VP Corprate Development & Strategy; President, Intuitive Ventures,2019 — 2024Sunnyvael, CA
ZIBRIOMember Board Of Directors2016 — 2024Greater Houston
Neocis Inc.Board Observer2011 — 2024Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Escala Medical, LTDMember of the Board2018 — 2020Misgav, Israel
Neptune Medical DevicesMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Dextera Surgical Inc.X-President and CEO, Currently a Member of the Board2015 — 2018Redwood City
NanoDimensionVenture Partner2015 — 2016Woodside, CA
Pivot MedicalFounder and CTO2011 — 2014Sunnyvale, CA
Pivot MedicalFounder and CEO2006 — 2011Sunnyvale CA
Frazier Healthcare VenturesVenture Partner2007 — 2009
CardioMind, Inc.Founder and CEO2003 — 2007
AVAcoreCEO2000 — 2003
ProDuct Medical (Acquired by Cytyc)Co-Founder and CTO1997 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
Conceptus (NASDAQ-CPTS) (2104 - Acquired by Bayer)Founder and CTO1991 — 1997San Francisco Bay Area
Target Therapeutics, Inc.New Venture Manager1990 — 1991

Education

MIT Sloan School of ManagementMS, Technology Management1982 — 1983
Stanford UniversityBS & MS, Mechanical ENgineering1973 — 1978

Skills & more

Medical Devices52Biomedical Engineering12Design Control25ISO 1348510R&D27Start-ups21Product Development11Commercialization17FDA11Design for Manufacturing7Cross-functional Team Leadership7Design of Experiments2

+12 more

BiomaterialsCathetersHealthcareCAPAFMEAEntrepreneurshipBiotechnologyISO 14971LifesciencesMachiningManufacturingManufacturing Engineering

Languages Bulgarian · English · French · Russian

From Julian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Intuitive Ventures

Beckie Robertson

Venture Advisor at Intuitive Ventures

Bob DeSantis

Venture Advisor at Intuitive Ventures

Gary Guthart

Executive Chairman, PhD at Intuitive Ventures

Jotthe Kannappan

Senior Associate at Intuitive Ventures

Murielle Thinard McLane

Managing Partner and President at Intuitive Ventures

Oern R. Stuge

Venture Advisor, MD, MBA at Intuitive Ventures

Oliver Keown, MD

Venture Partner at Intuitive Ventures

Ross Jaffe

Venture Advisor, MD at Intuitive Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Julian Nikolchev work?: Julian Nikolchev is Vice President at Intuitive Ventures.
What check size does Julian Nikolchev write?: Julian Nikolchev typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.