Kirk Nielsen
Director/Board Member at CVRX, INC.
Net worth: 3 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Kirk G.
Nielsen is the founder and the Managing Partner at Vensana Capital Management LLC, which was founded in 2018.
He is currently a Director at Veran Medical Technologies, Inc., ZOLL Respicardia, Inc., Versant Venture Management LLC, CVRx, Inc., National Venture Capital Association, Zyga Technology, Inc., Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc., Monteris Medical, Inc., Inari Medical, Inc., Metavention, Inc., Moxe Health Corp., Versant Venture Capital VI (Canada) LP, and Alleviant Medical, Inc. Mr. Nielsen has also held former positions as a Director at NeuWave Medical, Inc., Nuvaira, Inc., Monteris Medical Corp., Sequent Medical, Inc., MD Start SA, and SpyGlass Pharma Inc. He was a Sales Representative at Medtronic, Inc. from 2003 to 2006 and a Manager-Business Development at Standard BioTools, Inc. Mr. Nielsen was also a Strategy Consultant at Bain & Co., Inc. from 1999 to 2002.
He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, which he received in 2004, and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College, which he received in 1996.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
INARI MEDICAL, INC.
0.11% | 2024-02-27 | 61,479 ( 0.11% ) | 3 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
CVRX, INC.
-.--% | 2023-12-30 | 0 ( -.--% ) | - $ | 2024-03-30 |
Kirk Nielsen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| CVRX, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2020-06-30 |
Versant Venture Management LLC
 Versant Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver. | Private Equity Investor | 2005-12-31 |
Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
 Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. develops novel surgical tools for arthroscopic procedures. It offers NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System, a device designed to address complex meniscal tear patterns not adequately served by other repair systems. The company was founded by Justin Saliman and John G. McCutcheon in October 2010 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Alleviant Medical, Inc.
 Alleviant Medical, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alleviant Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company, which is developing potential therapies for congestive heart failure. The company was founded by Christopher Alex Arevalos, Albertien Greijdanus, Avni Patel and Jacob Kriegel in February 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Metavention, Inc.
 Metavention, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services metavention, Inc. develops novel interventional therapies and sympathetic nervous system. The company was founded by Bobak Azamian in 2011 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN. | Director/Board Member | - |
National Venture Capital Association
 National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | 2020-06-03 |
Vensana Capital Management LLC
 Vensana Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vensana Capital Management LLC (Vensana Capital) is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm founded in 2019 by Peter Klein Justin & Kirk G. Nielsen. The firm is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. | Founder | 2017-12-31 |
Versant Venture Capital VI (Canada) LP
 Versant Venture Capital VI (Canada) LP Investment ManagersFinance Versant Venture Capital VI (Canada) LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Monteris Medical, Inc.
 Monteris Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Monteris Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company that develops laser-based systems to treat brain tumors. It offers the AXiiiS Stereotactic Miniframe, a single use platform for image-guided, stereotactic brain biopsy, and the AtamA Stabilization System for MRI-guided neurosurgical procedures that require rigid head fixation. The company was founded by Mark G. Torchia in 1999 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Kirk Nielsen
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
| Harvard College | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC. | Health Technology |
| CVRX, INC. | Health Technology |
| INARI MEDICAL, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 20 |
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Medtronic, Inc.
 Medtronic, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Health Technology |
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
 Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets soft tissue equipment. The firm's main focus is assisting physicians in the early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The company was founded by Ben Heavrin, Bruce Lynskey, Jerome R. Edwards, and Evan Austill, Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Health Technology |
NeuWave Medical, Inc.
 NeuWave Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology NeuWave Medical, Inc. develops soft tissue ablation systems. Its products include 140 microwave ablation system which is used in surgeries. The company was founded by Fred T. Lee, Jr., Daniel van der Weid, Christopher Brace, and Paul F. Laeseke in 2004 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Health Technology |
Nuvaira, Inc.
 Nuvaira, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN. | Electronic Technology |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
ZOLL Respicardia, Inc.
 ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Respicardia, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of cardiovascular ultra-sound diagnostic devices. The company was founded by Theodore C. Skokos, Mark Gelfand, Dr. Howard R. Levin and Dr. Danny Sachs in 2006 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN. | Health Technology |
Versant Venture Management LLC
Versant Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver. | Finance |
Monteris Medical Corp.
 Monteris Medical Corp. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Monteris Medical US, Inc. engages in the provision of medical services for patients with neurological diseases. It develops MRI-guided, laser-based brain lesion therapy. The company was founded by Mark Torchia and Richard Tyc in 1999 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN. | Distribution Services |
National Venture Capital Association
National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Sequent Medical, Inc.
 Sequent Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Sequent Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It develops catheter-based neurovascular technologies. The company was founded by Robert F. Rosenbluth and Brian J. Cox in August 2007 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Health Technology |
Zyga Technology, Inc.
 Zyga Technology, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Zyga Technology, Inc. develops novel technology for resurfacing the facet and zygapophyseal joints. It engages in the development minimally invasive surgical solutions to treat common but underserved painful conditions of the spine. The firm offers GLYDER Facet Resurfacing System, an investigational device and is intended exclusively for clinical investigations. The company was founded by Robert Assell in March 2008 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Health Technology |
MD Start SA
 MD Start SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology MD Start SA develops medical device technology. It has collaboration between venture capital, institutional investors and industry to the development of innovative medtech ideas in Europe. The company was founded by Tim Lenihanin 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Health Technology |
Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. develops novel surgical tools for arthroscopic procedures. It offers NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System, a device designed to address complex meniscal tear patterns not adequately served by other repair systems. The company was founded by Justin Saliman and John G. McCutcheon in October 2010 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Health Technology |
Monteris Medical, Inc.
Monteris Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Monteris Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company that develops laser-based systems to treat brain tumors. It offers the AXiiiS Stereotactic Miniframe, a single use platform for image-guided, stereotactic brain biopsy, and the AtamA Stabilization System for MRI-guided neurosurgical procedures that require rigid head fixation. The company was founded by Mark G. Torchia in 1999 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada. | Health Technology |
Metavention, Inc.
Metavention, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services metavention, Inc. develops novel interventional therapies and sympathetic nervous system. The company was founded by Bobak Azamian in 2011 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN. | Health Services |
Moxe Health Corp.
 Moxe Health Corp. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Moxe Health Corp. provides integrated technology and services to serve the health care industry. The company was founded by Daniel Peadar Wilson and Mark Olschesky in 2012 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Technology Services |
Versant Venture Capital VI (Canada) LP
Versant Venture Capital VI (Canada) LP Investment ManagersFinance Versant Venture Capital VI (Canada) LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
Alleviant Medical, Inc.
Alleviant Medical, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alleviant Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company, which is developing potential therapies for congestive heart failure. The company was founded by Christopher Alex Arevalos, Albertien Greijdanus, Avni Patel and Jacob Kriegel in February 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Commercial Services |
Vensana Capital Management LLC
Vensana Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vensana Capital Management LLC (Vensana Capital) is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm founded in 2019 by Peter Klein Justin & Kirk G. Nielsen. The firm is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. | Finance |
SpyGlass Pharma Inc
 SpyGlass Pharma Inc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Spyglass Ophthalmics, Inc. develops products for vision and eye care. The company was founded by Malik Y. Kahook and Glenn Sussman and is headquartered in Mission Viejo, CA. | Commercial Services |
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