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VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies Funding Round

Saints Capital, Giza Capital and ONSET Ventures invested in a $31 million Series E venture round for VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies. The round was announced on 1/10/2011.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
1/10/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$31,000,000
Round
Series E
Investors

Saints Capital (Lead Investor) (Zack Scott)

Giza Capital (Elka Nir)

ONSET Ventures (Leslie Bottorff)

Pitango Venture Capital (Bruce Crocker)

Three Arch Partners (Richard Lin)

Proceeds Purpose
VisionCare intends to use the new capital to launch its telescope prosthesis for end-stage AMD, the leading cause of blindness in older Americans.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Medical Devices & Instruments
Mailing Address
14395 Saratoga Ave. 150
Saratoga, CA 95070
USA
Email Address
Overview
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies (VisionCare) is a privately-held development stage company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of proprietary implantable ophthalmic devices and technologies that are intended to significantly improve vision and quality of life for individuals with untreatable retinal disorders.
Profile
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies Company Twitter Account
Company News
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies News
Facebook
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies on Facebook
YouTube
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Blake Michaels
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Executive Vice President
Richard Powers
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VP - Finance
Doron Raz
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VP - Manufacturing
Yona Katz
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VP - R & D
Eli Aharoni
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