Last deal

$1.93M

Amount

Debt Financing

Stage

02.12.2015

Date

3

all rounds

$77.35M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Uptake Medical develops groundbreaking technologies to treat lung diseases.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

founded date

01.01.2005

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Debt Financing

IPO status

Private

Description

The company's flagship product, InterVapor™, revolutionizes endoscopic lung volume reduction by leveraging the body's innate healing abilities, eliminating the need for foreign materials. Clinical trials have shown significant enhancements in breathing function, exercise capacity, and overall quality of life for individuals with severe emphysema. Uptake Medical's innovative approach marks a major breakthrough in the treatment of lung diseases.
Contacts

Phone number

Social url

Similar Companies
999
Emphasys Medical

Emphasys Medical

Ephrasys Medical develops minimally invasive therapies for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.

Sector

Medical Equipment and Services

Subsector

Medical Equipment

Keywords

Health Care, Medical, Medical Device

Location

Redwood City, CA, USA

total rounds

3

total raised

$67.7M
Nuvaira

Nuvaira

Nuvaira is a company that develops devices for treating lung diseases, offering an alternative COPD treatment option.

Sector

Medical Equipment and Services

Subsector

Medical Equipment

Location

Minneapolis, MN, USA

total rounds

11

total raised

$194.04M
enVVeno Medical

enVVeno Medical

EnVVeno Medical is developing innovative bioprosthetic solutions to improve the treatment of venous disease.

Sector

Medical Equipment and Services

Subsector

Medical Equipment

Keywords

Health Care, Medical Device, Medical

Location

Irvine, CA, USA

total rounds

1

total raised

$28M
Palyon Medical

Palyon Medical

Palyon Medical develops implantable drug delivery systems for the treatment of chronic pain and neurological diseases.

Sector

Medical Equipment and Services

Subsector

Medical Equipment

Keywords

Health Care, Medical, Medical Device

Location

New York, NY, USA

total rounds

2

total raised

$24M
M&A Details
1

Acquired by

Broncus Technologies

announced date

31.08.2016

Financials

Funding Rounds
7
3

Number of Funding Rounds

$77.35M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 02.12.2015. Their latest round Debt Financing

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
02.12.2015
$1.93M
13.03.2012
7
$40.26M
13.07.2011
$4.92M
Co-Investors
Investors
7
0

Number of lead investors

7

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
No
Series A, Series B, Series C
No
Series B, Series C
GBS Ventures

GBS Ventures

GBS Venture Partners invests in innovative businesses improving patients' lives and generating returns.

Sector

Open End and Miscellaneous Investment Vehicles

Subsector

Open End and Miscellaneous Investment Vehicles

Keywords

Biotechnology, Financial Services

Location

Dandenong Rd, Melbourne VIC, Australia

count Of Investments

59

count Of Exists

14
Geoff Brooke

Geoff Brooke

Dr. Geoff Brooke co-founded GBS in 1996 and has more than 15 years venture capital experience. He was formerly President of Medvest Inc., a US-based early-stage venture capital group he co-founded with Johnson & Johnson. Geoff’s experience includes company formation and acquisitions, as well as public listings on both NASDAQ and ASX. He has been an investor, executive and director of private and public companies and has an extensive network of international contacts. Geoff is on the board of GBS portfolio companies Antipodean Pharmaceuticals, Chemgenex Pharmaceuticals, CoDa Therapeutics, CogState, Sunshine Heart and Uptake Medical. Geoff is licensed in clinical medicine by the Medical Board of Victoria, Australia and his post-graduate studies were in anaesthesiology/intensive care. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Masters of Business Administration from IMEDE (now IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

current job

MedVest
MedVest
Affinity Capital Management

Affinity Capital Management

Affinity Capital Management offers investment services to healthcare technology firms.

Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Location

Minneapolis, MN, USA

count Of Investments

33

count Of Exists

16
Arboretum Ventures

Arboretum Ventures

Arboretum Ventures is a Michigan-based venture capital firm investing in medical technology and healthcare companies.

Sector

Open End and Miscellaneous Investment Vehicles

Subsector

Open End and Miscellaneous Investment Vehicles

Keywords

Venture Capital, Health Care, Financial Services

Location

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

total rounds

1

total raised

$5M

count Of Investments

89

count Of Exists

20
Jan Garfinkle

Jan Garfinkle

Founder and Managing Partner, Arboretum Ventures.

current job

Arboretum Ventures
Arboretum Ventures

People

Founders
2

Sheldon Lee

organization founded

1

Sheldon Lee

Robert Barry
Robert Barry

Robert Barry

Bob brings over 25 years of multifaceted experience in the medical device industry, from founding and funding novel inventions to designing and manufacturing to supporting clinical trials to finally commercializing and driving product adoption. Prior to founding Uptake Medical, he co-founded CoAptus Medical and served as Director of Product Development for Spiration (acquired by Olympus in 2010). Prior to those engagements, Bob spent 15 years in product development and manufacturing capacities with various medical technology firms, including Boston Scientific, Pfizer, Universal Medical Instruments, and Bausch & Lomb. He is an inventor on over 25 issued patents in the fields of cardiology, radiology, pulmonology and thoracic surgery, and he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology.

current job

Morair Medtech, LLC

organization founded

2

Robert Barry

Employee Profiles
6

Norma Lowe

Vice President & RAQA

Activity

Recent News
0