Never WorkedHere
Angel Investor
Minneapolis, United States
Never WorkedHere is a seed investor in Minneapolis focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Michael Berman is a successful entrepreneur within the medical device industry.He joined Scimed in 1986, leading its marketing activities until its merger with Boston Scientific in 1995.From 1995-2000 he served as President of Boston Scientific/Scimed where he provided leadership and management for more than 4000 employees in fourlocations, and in 1997 he was named a member of Boston Scientific’s Executive Committee.Since leaving Boston Scientific, Mr. Berman co-founded or was a founding director of seven medical technology companies, a number of which have been acquired by leading strategic medical device companies.He currently serves on the board of eight medical industry companies; Aetherworks, Apnex, Benechill, Cardiosonic, PharmaCentra, MikrobEX, AngioSlide and InterValve.Mr. Berman received both his BS and MBA at Cornell University and was inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in 2010.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Never WorkedHere invests in
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Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 3 (75%)
- Biotechnology 2 (50%)
- Medical Device 2 (50%)
- Medical 1 (25%)
- Manufacturing 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
- Series B 1 (25%)
- Series C 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| BridgePoint Medical, a private company with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is focused on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions. | $9.1M / Series C / Dec 22, 2010 | ||
| Apnex Medical, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices such as implants for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Apnex Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. | $16.1M / Series A / May 14, 2007 | ||
| BridgePoint Medical, a private company with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is focused on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions. | $10M / Series B / Jan 23, 2007 | ||
| Prospex Medical, now dormant, was a medical device incubator focused on innovating and incubating novel medical technologies. With an emphasis on regulated medical devices and non-regulated (quasi-consumer) medical products, Prospex Medical explored a wide variety of opportunities in the health care market. Through a process of marketidentification, clinical and technical research, physician collaboration, intellectual property generation, and proof of concept, Prospex Medical successfully created and spun-out two companies: BridgePoint Medical (www.bridgepointmedical.com) and Apnex Medical (www.apnexmedical.com). | $1.5M / Seed / Apr 25, 2005 |
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FAQ
What does Never WorkedHere invest in?
Never WorkedHere invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Never WorkedHere last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Never WorkedHere closed in Dec 2010. Shizune tracks 4 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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