Philip Sawyer

Private Equity Investor at

Bering Capital LLC

61 year

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Philip M.
Sawyer was the founder of Fusion Medical Technologies, Inc. (founded in 1993) where he held the title of President & Chief Executive Officer.
He was also the founder of Helix Ventures LLC (founded in 2008) where he held the title of General Partner from 2011 to 2020.
Additionally, Mr. Sawyer is the founder of Bering Capital LLC (founded in 2020) where he currently holds the title of Managing Partner.
Mr. Sawyer's former job positions include being the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Invuity, Inc. from 2012 to 2018.
He also served as the Head of Marketing & Business Development at Stryker Corp.
from 1991 to 1993.
Furthermore, Mr. Sawyer worked as a Principal at Apax Partners, Inc. In terms of education, Mr. Sawyer obtained his undergraduate degree from Haverford College in 1986.
He later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1991.

Philip Sawyer active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Bering Capital LLC Bering Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bering Capital LLC is an active manager.	Private Equity Investor	2019-12-31

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Former positions of Philip Sawyer

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Helix Ventures LLC Helix Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Helix Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the healthcare sector. It participates in early and late stage transactions. It does not invest in medical equipment, diagnostics, healthcare services or healthcare information technology companies.	Founder	2020-12-30
INVUITY INC	Chief Executive Officer	2018-02-27
STRYKER CORPORATION	Sales & Marketing	1992-12-31
Apax Partners, Inc. Apax Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Apax Partners focuses exclusively on long-term investments in growth companies. The firm invests globally in the following sectors: (1) financial and business services (2) healthcare (3) media (4) retail and consumer and (5) technology and telecommunications. They target large companies with strong, established market positions and the potential to expand. Apax Partners' investment strategy is to grow businesses by acting as a catalyst for change and to employ clear processes to maximize the value of their portfolio.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Fusion Medical Technologies, Inc. Fusion Medical Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops surgical sealants for the treatment of surgical wounds	Chief Executive Officer	-

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Stryker Corp. Stryker Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures and markets reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products	Health Technology
Apax Partners, Inc. Apax Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Apax Partners focuses exclusively on long-term investments in growth companies. The firm invests globally in the following sectors: (1) financial and business services (2) healthcare (3) media (4) retail and consumer and (5) technology and telecommunications. They target large companies with strong, established market positions and the potential to expand. Apax Partners' investment strategy is to grow businesses by acting as a catalyst for change and to employ clear processes to maximize the value of their portfolio.	Finance
Fusion Medical Technologies, Inc. Fusion Medical Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops surgical sealants for the treatment of surgical wounds	Health Technology
Invuity, Inc. Invuity, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops medical devices surgical field applications	Health Technology
Haverford College Haverford College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Helix Ventures LLC Helix Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Helix Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the healthcare sector. It participates in early and late stage transactions. It does not invest in medical equipment, diagnostics, healthcare services or healthcare information technology companies.	Finance
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bering Capital LLC Bering Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bering Capital LLC is an active manager.	Finance