# Rob Ball

> Rob Ball is a funding round investor at Shoulder Innovations backing Medical and Biotechnology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Shoulder Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoulder-innovations)
- Location: Grand Rapids, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-ball-7281aaa

Rob Ball is a funding round investor at Shoulder Innovations in Grand Rapids focused on Medical and Biotechnology. Rob Ball - President & CEO @ Magnesium Development Company

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Embody | Embody Inc is a regenerative medicine company that focuses on the development and commercialization of implantable medical devices to address the unmet demands in soft tissue restoration and regeneration. The company specializes in biomaterial design, bio-fabrication, nanotechnology, and medical devices.It was founded in 2015 and headquartered inNorfolk, Virginia. | $3.6M |  | Mar 08, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [J. Hunt Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jhh-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [J. Hunt Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-hunt-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Shoulder Innovations

VC Fund · Holland, United States

Shoulder Innovations is a medical device company that has developed inset glenoid fixation technology, creating the most robust and stable glenoid platform in the industry. The company's Total Shoulder Replacement System addresses the most significant issue in shoulder arthroplasty: unreliable fixation of the glenoid implant. It also leveragesthis technology to create simple surgical instrumentation, which reduces operative time and cost.Shoulder Innovations designs and commercializes innovative products that demonstrate the potential for improved patient care and reduced overall cost to the healthcare system. Published results show Shoulder Innovations’ solution provides greater post-surgical implant stability, addressing the leading cause of revision surgery.

4 contacts available at Shoulder Innovations.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jeff Ondria | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-ondria |
| Matt Ahearn | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-ahearn |
| Rob Ball | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-ball |
| Stephen B. Gunther | founder & Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-b-gunther |

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## FAQ

### What does Rob Ball invest in?

Rob Ball invests primarily in Medical, Biotechnology and Manufacturing startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Rob Ball last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rob Ball closed in Mar 2019. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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