Nick Damiano
FounderFounder at Andromeda Surgical
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAndromeda Surgical · YC
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 SurgicalYC 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 ↗
In turn, Nick can intro founders to Andromeda Surgical's investors below.
Andromeda Surgical's investors · 12
Co-founders at Andromeda Surgical
Founder at Andromeda SurgicalYC 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 ↗
In turn, Nick can intro founders to Andromeda Surgical's investors below.
Andromeda Surgical's investors · 12
Co-founders at Andromeda Surgical
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
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Organizational EffectivenessBiomedical EngineeringCardiovascular DevicesBoard of DirectorsRoboticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Surgical TechnologyTeam LeadershipProduct DevelopmentMedical DevicesEntrepreneurshipMatlabLanguages 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.
- What companies did Nick Damiano found?
- Nick Damiano founded Andromeda Surgical.
- 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).
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