Where does Nick Damiano work?

Nick Damiano is Founder of Andromeda Surgical and Co-founder at Zenflow.

What companies did Nick Damiano found?

Nick Damiano founded Andromeda Surgical, Zenflow.

Where did Nick Damiano go to school?

Nick Damiano studied at Stanford University (Biodesign Innovation Fellow); Stanford University (M.S., Management Science and Engineering); Stanford University (B.S., Management Science and Engineering).

Nick Damiano

Founder

Founder at Andromeda Surgical · Founder at Zenflow

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAndromeda Surgical · YC Zenflow · YC

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3,821 people in our graph share verified history with Nick — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Nick Damiano is the CEO of Andromeda Surgical (YC S23) and previously founded Zenflow, which achieved FDA Class 3 approval and treated over 300 patients. He co-founded Avail MedSystems, which was acquired by Mendaera after deploying across 1,000 hospitals. He holds a Stanford MS and BS, completed the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship, and has experience as a software engineer and venture partner.

Founder at Andromeda Surgical YC S23

Intro paths

Nick went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Andromeda Surgical's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Nick can intro founders to Andromeda Surgical's investors below.

Andromeda Surgical's investors · 15

468 CapitalBerlin Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026 CoreNest Capital$500K checks · since 2024 Earl Grey CapitalAustin Mana VenturesEstero North South VenturesToronto NZVCAuckland Phaze VenturesMuscat · $1M – $22M checks Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Standard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026 Vox CapitalSao Paulo · $90K – $6M checks · since 2026 WestWave CapitalRedwood City · since 2026 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023 Zelda VenturesSan Francisco · $25K – $100K checks Zeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Andromeda Surgical

Kartik TiwariFounder

Founder at Andromeda Surgical YC S23

Intro paths

Nick went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Andromeda Surgical's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Nick can intro founders to Andromeda Surgical's investors below.

Andromeda Surgical's investors · 15

Co-founders at Andromeda Surgical

Nick DamianoFounder

Founder at Zenflow YC W15

Intro paths

Nick went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Nick can intro founders to Zenflow's investors below.

Zenflow's investors · 9

AstiaSilicon Valley · since 2024 Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checks · since 2024 F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2024 Golden SeedsFlushing · $250K – $2M checks · since 2024 Medical Technology Venture PartnersSan Francisco · since 2017 National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2017 National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2015 ShangBay Capital LLCPalo Alto · since 2024 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Zenflow

Shreya MehtaFounder/CTO

Experience

Andromeda SurgicalCo-founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Zenflow, Inc.Co-founder & Advisor2022 — 2023South San Francisco, California, United States
Zenflow, Inc.CEO & Co-founder2014 — 2022South San Francisco, CA
Avail Medsystems has moved to Mendaera, Inc.Co-founder & Advisor2014 — 2018
Avail Medsystems has moved to Mendaera, Inc.Co-founder & CTO2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Consure MedicalBiodesign Fellow Externship2014Greater Delhi Area
Stanford Mussallem Center for BiodesignBiodesign Innovation Fellow2013 — 2014Stanford, CA
EBR Systems, Inc.Research Engineer2008 — 2012Sunnyvale, CA
Dempsey's American KitchenNight Shift Supervisor2001Hershey, PA

Skills & more

Waiting Tables1Techmed10Board Relations3Clinical Trials2Class III Medical Devices1Urology1Crew Supervision1Cooking1Customer ExperienceRestaurant ManagementTechnological Innovation23Decision Analysis20

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Organizational EffectivenessBiomedical EngineeringCardiovascular DevicesBoard of DirectorsRoboticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Surgical TechnologyTeam LeadershipProduct DevelopmentMedical DevicesEntrepreneurshipMatlab

Languages Chinese · French · German · Italian · Spanish · Turkish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nick Damiano?: Nick Damiano is the CEO of Andromeda Surgical (YC S23) and previously founded Zenflow, which achieved FDA Class 3 approval and treated over 300 patients. He co-founded Avail MedSystems, which was acquired by Mendaera after deploying across 1,000 hospitals. He holds a Stanford MS and BS, completed the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship, and has experience as a software engineer and venture partner.
Where does Nick Damiano work?: Nick Damiano is Founder of Andromeda Surgical and Co-founder at Zenflow.
What companies did Nick Damiano found?: Nick Damiano founded Andromeda Surgical, Zenflow.
Where did Nick Damiano go to school?: Nick Damiano studied at Stanford University (Biodesign Innovation Fellow); Stanford University (M.S., Management Science and Engineering); Stanford University (B.S., Management Science and Engineering).