# Lothar Krinke

> Lothar Krinke is a Series A investor at Medtronic (Minneapolis) backing Medical and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Medtronic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/medtronic)
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2011
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lothar-krinke-81955817

Lothar Krinke is a Series A investor at Medtronic in Minneapolis focused on Medical and Health Care. Lothar Krinke - GM of Deep Brain Stimulation Business @ Medtronic

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Developer Platform | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Functional Neuromodulation | Functional Neuromodulation, a medical technology company, develops neuromodulation technologies for cognitive and memory disorders. It offers deep brain stimulation therapies for Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Toronto, Canada. | $10.4M | Series A | Oct 17, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Genesys Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesys-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Medtronic

VC Fund · Minneapolis, United States

Medtronic provides healthcare technology solutions for complex and challenging conditions. They deliver treatments and therapies for the lungs, brain, dental, diabetes, ENT, heart, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, urinary, and women's health. The company's technologies and therapies treat 70 different medical conditions and include patientmonitoring systems, robotic surgery, insulin pumps, cardiac devices, and more. Medtronic delivers innovative technologies that change people's lives through to its extensive knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to assist everyone in need.

5 contacts available at Medtronic.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bradley Lerman | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-lerman |
| David Neustaedter | Vice President, Venture Capital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-neustaedter |
| H. James Dallas | Senior Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/h-james-dallas |
| Jean Nehme | Vice President Strategic Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-nehme |
| Lothar Krinke | GM of Deep Brain Stimulation Business | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lothar-krinke |

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## FAQ

### What does Lothar Krinke invest in?

Lothar Krinke invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Developer Platform startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lothar Krinke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lothar Krinke closed in Oct 2011. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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