April 19, 2017

The top ten investors in Texas medical device companies include Sequoia, Battery Ventures, Venrock, Silicon Valley Bank and others who have collectively done 4,414 deals. The top 20 VC firms also include Sofinnova Ventures, Houston Angel network, MPM Capital and their collective deals reach 6,042. The top 50 VC firms dealflow total 8,768 and include other firms such as ONSET Ventures, Three Arch Partners, and Mercury Fund. Investor Name Investor Type Location Description Total Number of Investments Sequoia Capital Venture Capital Menlo Park, California, United States Sequoia is a VC firm focused on energy, financial, enterprise, healthcare, internet, and mobile startups. 1,379 Battery Ventures Venture Capital Boston, Massachusetts, United States Battery Ventures finances technology sector companies with venture capital, private equity, and debt financing investments. 540 Venrock Venture Capital Palo Alto, California, United States Venrock is a venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare companies. 531 Silicon Valley Bank Investment Bank Santa Clara, California, United States Silicon Valley Bank works with technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity and premium wine businesses. 430 Austin Ventures Venture Capital Austin, Texas, United States Austin Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early stage and middle market companies. 361 Summit Partners Private Equity Firm Boston, Massachusetts, United States Summit Partners is a growth equity firm that has raised more than $16 billion in capital. 308 Dreamit Accelerator Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Dreamit helps exceptional people build exceptional companies. 235 OrbiMed Private Equity Firm New York, New York, United States OrbiMed is a healthcare-dedicated investment firm, with approximately $5 billion in assets under management. 231 Warburg Pincus Private Equity Firm New York, New York, United States Warburg Pincus LLC is a global private equity firm focused on growth investing. 201 Alta Partners Venture Capital San Francisco, California, United States Alta Partners is a leading venture capital firm in life sciences, funding over 130 companies in the industry since 1996. 198 Sofinnova Ventures Venture Capital Menlo Park, California, United States Since 1974, Sofinnova Ventures has partnered with entrepreneurs to secure initial funding, build successful teams, win key customers, and 187 Houston Angel Network Angel Group Houston, Texas, United States Houston Angel Network provides capital to early-stage companies in Texas and the rest of the US. 183 MPM Capital Venture Capital Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States MPM Capital caters to the healthcare sector with seed, early, and later stage venture, and private equity investments. 180 SV Life Sciences Venture Capital Boston, Massachusetts, United States SV Life Sciences is a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on investments in biotechnology and healthcare industry. 178 Apax Partners Private Equity Firm New York, New York, United States Private equity investment group, Apax Partners, invest in leveraged and management buy-outs, growth capital and late venture funds. 175 StartUp Health Accelerator New York, New York, United States StartUp Health is a global organization leading the movement to transform health by building a community of Healthcare Transformers. 166 Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania Government Office Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) is part of a state-funded economic development initiative. 158 Morningside Group Venture Capital Shanghai, Shanghai, China Morningside Group is a private investment group founded in 1986 by the Chan family of Hong Kong. 140 Mitsui Global Investment Corporate Venture Capital Menlo Park, California, United States Mitsui Global Investmen is a venture capital fund that focuses on early stage companies. Mitsui’s expertise lies in helping 133 Bobby Yazdani Angel San Francisco, California, United States Bobby Yazdani works full-time on the development and support of entrepreneurs through his venture capital firm, Signatures Capital. Drawing from nearly three decades of entrepreneurial experience in Silicon Valley, he mentors, advances and empowers entrepreneurs on their journey to build great companies. In 2014, Bobby was ranked #1 out of 2000 angel investors in a report by CB Insights as having the most successful track record for investing in companies that received follow-on funding. Bobby made his first angel investment in 1989 in medical technology company Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), where, in addition to providing capital, he wrote software to enhance the accuracy of the company’s early neonatal pulse oximeters. In 1997 Bobby founded Saba, taking the company public in 2000. Today, Saba is the leading provider of Human Capital Development & Management Solutions. Its applications are being used by over 30 million people from 2200 customers across 195 countries and in 37 language 128 ONSET Ventures Venture Capital Menlo Park, California, United States ONSET Ventures provides early-stage venture capital in the areas of IT and medical. 127 Signatures Capital Venture Capital Redwood Shores, California, United States Signatures Capital is a California-based venture capital firm that supports entrepreneurs and leadership teams in building new companies. 125 Mercury Fund Venture Capital Houston, Texas, United States Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm. With over $200 million under management, Mercury invests in the middle of the U.S. 119 Three Arch Partners Venture Capital Portola Valley, California, United States Three Arch Partners was formed in 1993 to provide young companies with access to relevant clinical and business resources, as well as 112 National Science Foundation Government Office Arlington, Virginia, United States The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science; to 111 GE Capital Corporate Venture Capital Ottawa, Ontario, Canada One of General Electric’s largest growth engines, GE Capital Solutions offers lending products, growth capital, revolving lines of credit, 111 Morgan Stanley Investment Bank Palo Alto, California, United States Morgan Stanley is an American financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services. 109 Novo A/S Venture Capital Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Denmark Novo A/S is the holding company of the Novo Group, wholly-owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. 107 F-Prime Capital Partners Venture Capital Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States F-Prime Capital is a global venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology. 105 Oxford Bioscience Partners Venture Capital Boston, Massachusetts, United States Oxford Bioscience Partners (OBP), established in