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Our Portfolio Companies

A Track Record of Success
The Foundry is the premier medical device company incubator for inventors to rapidly transform their concepts into companies by providing an incomparable combination of leadership, an experienced, multi-disciplinary team, state-of-the-art facility and extensive funding network. The Foundry team is made up of veteran medical device entrepreneurs and investors with direct first-hand experience—and success—developing world class medical device companies.

Since its inception in 1998, The Foundry has founded and financed over ten medical device companies. These businesses have generated in excess of $1.0 billion of value for their founders and investors and employ more than 350 people today, further establishing our solid track record of success.

For more detailed information on any of The Foundry's portfolio companies, including career opportunities and press releases, please contact the companies directly.

 
   
 

Ardian, Inc.
www.ardian.com
Founded in 2003, Ardian is developing the Symplicity® Catheter System,™ a novel treatment for hypertension and related conditions.

1810A Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: (650) 496-5540
Fax: (650) 496-5556
CEO: Andrew Cleeland
Career Opportunities: http://www.ardian.com/about/careers.php

 

Cabochon Aesthetics, Inc.
www.cabochoninc.com
Founded in 2005, Cabochon Aesthetics is dedicated to developing effective scientific solutions for aesthetic procedures.

127 Independence Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 543-7100
Fax: (650) 543-7101
CEO: Ben Brian

 

Concentric Medical, Inc.  
www.concentric-medical.com
Founded in 1999, Concentric Medical is a medical device company committed to opening the pathway to stroke treatment.

301 East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA  94041
Phone: (650) 938-2100
Fax: (650) 938-2700
CEO: Maria Sainz
Press:
http://www.concentric-medical.com/webpage.php?ln_id=46
Career Opportunities:
http://www.concentric-medical.com/webpage.php?ln_id=51

 

Emphasys Medical, Inc.
www.emphasysmedical.com
Founded in 2000, Emphasys Medical develops minimally invasive therapies to benefit patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

 

Evalve, Inc.
www.evalve.com
Founded in 1999, Evalve designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative devices to enable percutaneous repair of cardiac valves.

4045 Campbell Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 330-8100
Fax: (650) 330-8114
CEO: Ferolyn T. Powell

 

First to File, Inc.
Founded in 2000, First to File is dedicated to revolutionizing the intellectual property process. In 2002, First to File was acquired by MarkMonitor to form an integrated suite of intellectual property tools.

 

ForSight Labs, LLC
www.forsightlabs.com
ForSight Labs is an ophthalmic company incubator, co-founded in 2005 by Dr. Eugene de Juan, Jr. and The Foundry, driven to significantly improve the quality of life of millions facing vision impairment.

191 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 325-2050
Fax: (650) 325-2815
CEO: K. Angela Macfarlane
Press: http://www.forsightlabs.com/press.html
Career Opportunities: http://www.forsightlabs.com/join.html

 

ForSight VISION2
ForSight Newco II (Vision2) was founded in 2006 and is developing a proprietary ocular punctual plug drug delivery system. Vision2 was acquired by and became a wholly owned subsidiary of QLT, Inc., in 2007.

191 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 325-2050
Fax: (650) 325-2815
General Manager: Robert Shimizu

 

Miramar Labs
www.miramarlabs.com
Founded in 2006, Miramar Labs is bringing new technologies to the field of lifestyle medicine.

445 Indio Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Phone: (408) 940-8700
Fax: (408) 940-8795
President & CEO: Darrell Zoromski

 

Satiety, Inc.
www.satietyinc.com
Founded in 2001, Satiety develops minimally invasive devices to treat obesity and certain other gastrointestinal conditions.

2470 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: (650) 320-2100
Fax: (650) 320-2150
CEO: Eric Reuter
Press:
http://www.satietyinc.com/company/press-releases
Career Opportunities:
http://www.satietyinc.com/company/careers

 

Transcend Medical, Inc.
www.transcendmedical.com
Founded in 2005, Transcend Medical is focused on developing a minimally invasive device for the treatment of glaucoma.

191 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 325-2050
Fax: (650) 325-2815
President & CEO: Brian Walsh
Press:
http://www.transcendmedical.com/index.html
Career Opportunities:
http://www.transcendmedical.com/careers.html

 

Xtent, Inc. NASDAQ: XTNT
www.xtentinc.com
Founded in 2002, Xtent develops customizable drug-eluting stent systems for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
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