# MD Start

> MD Start is a VC fund in Paris backing Medical Device and Health Care. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/md-start
- Website: http://www.mdstart.eu

MD Start is an incubator and fund dedicated to medical technologies. MD Start creates, develops, and operates medical projects, turning them into new companies with both strategic and hands-on approaches, in order to bring them to investment stage and commercial development.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for MD Start. Shizune tracks 3 team members at MD Start. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/md-start?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical Device | 3 | 75% |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gerard Hascoet | Executive Chairman | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grard-hascot |
| Anne Osdoit | Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-osdoit |
| Tim Lenihan | Partner / Entrepreneur In Residence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-lenihan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moon Surgical | MastOR is a medical device company developing a surgical robot for laparoscopy assistance. MastOR is an early-stage surgical robotics company whose laparoscopy assistance platform broadens access to minimally-invasive techniques for surgeons and optimizes resource utilization in the operating room. | $55.4M | Series B | May 17, 2023 |  |
| Moon Surgical | MastOR is a medical device company developing a surgical robot for laparoscopy assistance. MastOR is an early-stage surgical robotics company whose laparoscopy assistance platform broadens access to minimally-invasive techniques for surgeons and optimizes resource utilization in the operating room. | $3.4M | Seed | Jul 02, 2020 |  |
| Gradient Denervation Technologies | Gradient Denervation Technologies develops a medical device for a transvascular treatment of pulmonary hypertension, based on prior research and intellectual property developed at Stanford University. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2020 |  |
| HEPTA Medical | HEPTA Medical develops a sensor, embedded into a bronchoscopic or percutaneous ablation catheter, which provides temperature-based feedback. This enables real-time dosing to precisely target and ablates pulmonary nodules, the precursor of lung cancer, without the need for surgery or radiation. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sofinnova Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofinnova-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cathay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathaycapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GT Healthcare Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gt-healthcare-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnson-johnson-innovation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MedTech Innovator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/medtechinnovator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nventures-0731) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MD Start invest in?

MD Start invests primarily in Medical Device, Health Care and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact MD Start?

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### Who are the partners at MD Start?

The team at MD Start includes Gerard Hascoet (Executive Chairman), Anne Osdoit (Partner) and Tim Lenihan (Partner / Entrepreneur In Residence). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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