The Foundry
VC Fund
Menlo Park, United States
The Foundry is a VC fund in Menlo Park focused on Health Care and Therapeutics. The Foundry, LLC is the premier medical device company incubator. We work with inventors to rapidly transform their concepts into companies by providing an incomparable combination of leadership, an experienced, multi-disciplinary team, a state-of-the-art facility and an extensive funding network. The Foundry Team is comprised of veteran medicaldevice entrepreneurs and investors with real world experience—and success—in developing world class medical device companies.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries The Foundry invests in
Stages The Foundry invests in
Countries The Foundry invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 1 (100%)
- Therapeutics 1 (100%)
- Biotechnology 1 (100%)
- Medical Device 1 (100%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hanson Gifford
Founder, CEO & Managing Partner
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Founder, CEO & Managing Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Kara Liebig
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices. | Series A / Jan 09, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does The Foundry invest in?
The Foundry invests primarily in Health Care, Therapeutics and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at The Foundry?
The team at The Foundry includes Hanson Gifford (Founder, CEO & Managing Partner) and Kara Liebig (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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