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Travis Manasco

Investor

Partner at Solas BioVentures

Raleigh, NC

About

Travis Manasco is a physician and healthcare investor who earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, completed an Emergency Medicine residency at Boston Medical Center, and a Critical Care Medicine fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds board certifications in Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and Neurocritical Care. He co-founded Bio54, where he served as Chief Medical Officer, is a Partner at Solas BioVentures, and continues to practice in the ICU at WakeMed Health and Hospitals.

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Invests in

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. Solas BioVenturesPartnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Solas BioVenturesPrincipal2022 — 2025
  3. WakeMedAttending Physiciancurrent2019 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  4. Aurenar, IncBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentSt Louis, Missouri, United States
  5. Arrivo BioBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  6. VesalioBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  7. Basking Biosciences IncBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineAdjunct Assistant Professor2022 — 2026
  9. Dimension InxBoard Observer2023 — 2025
  10. Bio 54Chief Medical Officer2021 — 2024
  11. Alacrity Medical InnovationsCEO, Co-Founder2020 — 2022Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  12. Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCritical Care Medicine Fellow2017 — 2019Greater St. Louis
  13. Boston Medical Center (BMC)Emergency Medicine Chief Resident2016 — 2017
  14. Boston Medical Center (BMC)Emergency Medicine Resident2013 — 2017Greater Boston

Education

  1. Tulane University School of MedicineDoctor of Medicine (MD), Medicine2009 — 2013
  2. University of North Carolina WilmingtonB.S., Biology2005 — 2009

Skills & more

ManagementMedical EducationSocial MediaHospitalsCpr CertifiedPublic HealthClinical ResearchCustomer ServiceMedicineResearch

Languages English · Spanish

  • Emergency Medicine Certification — American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification — American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Neurocritical Care Subspecialty Certification — American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Testamur, Critical Care Ultrasound — American Society of Echocardiography

From Travis's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Tulane University School of Medicine3

Dr. Vinh NguyenDirector at JStar Capital InvestmentsPeter PatriarcaSenior Advisor at Adjuvant CapitalCain McClaryManaging Partner & Founder at KdT Ventures

Also attended University of North Carolina Wilmington14

Dianna D'AmorePrincipal - Investor Relations at Marlin Equity PartnersMike PrivetteVenture Partner, Cybersecurity at Bright Pixel CapitalJamie RiggsCo-Founder and General Partner at DrivenAngela StanleyPartner at Akkadian VenturesMatt OkoneskiDirector, Venture Investments at Michigan RiseAnne JohnsonChief Accounting Officer at atai Life Sciences

+ 8 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Solas BioVentures6

Mark HackettCo-Founder and Partner at Solas BioVenturesJoshua EckelberryPrincipal at Solas BioVenturesIsaiah ReevesAnalyst at Solas BioVenturesEmma HeckenbergAnalyst at Solas BioVenturesDavid BelitzPartner at Solas BioVenturesCasey HammontreeAdvisor at Solas BioVentures

Also worked at WakeMed1

Troy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures

Also worked at Aurenar, Inc1

Jeff CaputoExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION

Also worked at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine1

Peter BaloghAnalyst at RA Capital

Deals · 1

Bio 54, LLCBoard seat

via Solas BioVentures · filed Oct 2021 · $4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Solas BioVentures

Casey Hammontree
Advisor at Solas BioVentures
ConnieLynn Hutchison
Office Manager at Solas BioVentures
David Adair
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Solas BioVentures
David Belitz
Partner at Solas BioVentures
Emma Heckenberg
Analyst at Solas BioVentures
Isaiah Reeves
Analyst at Solas BioVentures
Joshua Eckelberry
Principal at Solas BioVentures
Julia Ray
Controller at Solas BioVentures