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Julian Nikolchev

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Vice President at Intuitive Ventures · Board director at Neocis

California

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

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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.

Board director at Neocis

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Neocis's investors · 9

B Capital GroupSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2019DFJSan Mateo · since 2020Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)San Mateo · since 2020Intuitive VenturesSunnyvaleMirae Asset Venture Investment$594K – $54M checks · since 2024Mithril Capital ManagementAustin · since 2020Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksNVenturesSanta ClaraVivo CapitalPalo Alto · $10M – $50M checks

Co-founders at Neocis

AMAlon Mozes
Alon MozesCEO & Co-Founder
JSJuan Salcedo
Juan SalcedoEngineering Fellow & Co-Founder
JSJUAN SALCEDO
JUAN SALCEDOExecutive Officer
AMALON MOZES
ALON MOZESExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

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

Skills & more

Medical Devices52Biomedical Engineering12Design Control25ISO 1348510R&D27Start-ups21Product Development11Commercialization17FDA11Design for Manufacturing7Cross-functional Team Leadership7Design of Experiments2
+12 moreBiomaterialsCathetersHealthcareCAPAFMEAEntrepreneurshipBiotechnologyISO 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

Who is Julian Nikolchev?
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.
Where does Julian Nikolchev work?
Julian Nikolchev is Vice President at Intuitive Ventures and Board director at Neocis.
What check size does Julian Nikolchev write?
Julian Nikolchev typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Julian Nikolchev go to school?
Julian Nikolchev studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MS, Technology Management); Stanford University (BS & MS, Mechanical ENgineering).

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