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Edwards Lifesciences

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Total investments 8
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$28M
Portfolio companies 6
Rounds per year 0.12
Lead investments 1
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.25
Exits 2
Key employees 1

Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Medical Device
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Architecture
Summary

In 1958 was created Edwards Lifesciences, which is appeared as Corporate Investor. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Irvine. The venture was found in North America in United States.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 7-8 participants. Despite the Edwards Lifesciences, startups are often financed by SV Health Investors, Pontifax, Panorama Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Triventures, Three Arch Partners, The Vertical Group. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Western Technology Investment, Triventures, Three Arch Partners.

This Edwards Lifesciences works on 4 percentage points more the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. The increased amount of exits for fund were in 2017. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year. Considering the real fund results, this Corporate Investor is 3 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The important activity for fund was in 2014.

For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States. The fund has exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline V-Wave, CardioKinetix, Middle Peak Medical Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Health Diagnostics, Health Care. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Caption Health

Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Health Diagnostics
Machine Learning
Medical
Medical Device
$53M15 Jul 2020 California, United States

V-Wave

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
$70M27 Apr 2018 Israel, North District, Israel

V-Wave

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
$28M11 Jan 2016 Israel, North District, Israel

Middle Peak Medical

Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
Pharmaceutical
$3M28 Oct 2013 Palo Alto, California, United States

CardioFocus

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical Device
Pharmaceutical
Surgical Devices
Therapeutic Devices
$1M02 Aug 2001 Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

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Total investments 8
Average round size 28M
Rounds per year 0.12
Peak activity year 2016
Lead investments 1
Follow on index 0.25
Exits 2
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Caption Health

Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Health Diagnostics
Machine Learning
Medical
Medical Device
$53M15 Jul 2020 California, United States

V-Wave

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
$70M27 Apr 2018 Israel, North District, Israel

V-Wave

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
$28M11 Jan 2016 Israel, North District, Israel

Middle Peak Medical

Biotechnology
Health Diagnostics
Pharmaceutical
$3M28 Oct 2013 Palo Alto, California, United States

CardioFocus

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical Device
Pharmaceutical
Surgical Devices
Therapeutic Devices
$1M02 Aug 2001 Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
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