INVESTING IN PASSIONATE FOUNDERS REVOLUTIONIZING MEDICAL SOLUTIONS

At Olympus Innovation Ventures we invest in customer driven solutions in medical devices, diagnostics and digital health that complement or extend our market leading endoscopic solutions.

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WE HELP INNOVATIVE STARTUPS CREATE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH ADVICE, PROMOTION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OLYMPUS.

At OIV we pride ourselves on our ability to bring 100+ years of medtech leadership to aid founders as they navigate clinical validation, regulatory approval, commercial distribution in global markets and so much more. Entrepreneurs benefit from our technical and clinical expertise, scale and fantastic relationships with healthcare systems across the globe.

Andre Roggan

Andre Roggan
Chief Technology Officer

Gabriela Kaynor

Gabriela Kaynor
Chief Strategy Officer

Tetsu Mori

Tetsu Mori
Senior Vice President,
Strategy Excellence and Solutions

Tatsuya Izumi

Tatsuya Izumi
Chief Financial Officer

Townsend Goddard

Townsend Goddard
Senior Vice President,
Global Head, Business Development

Townsend Goddard

John de Csepel, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Global Head, Medical & Scientific Affairs

Touchdown Ventures

Our Partner

Touchdown Ventures helps manage Olympus Innovation Ventures with a dedicated corporate venture capital team, partnering on all aspects of operating the fund. Touchdown employs 50+ investment professionals and operates CVC funds for more than 15 corporations.

How We Invest

Clinical Areas

Clinical Areas
Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Urology, ENT, Gynecology, General Surgery

Stage Focus

Stage Focus
Seed through Growth

Check Size

Check Size
USD $500K - $5M

Geographical Focus

Geographical Focus
Global

Investments Per year

Investments Per year
Three to Five

Round

Round
Lead or join funding rounds

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Our Portfolio

EXIMIS
Eximis
MIS specimen segmentation and removal solution with integrated electrified wires to slice tissue for safe and easy removal.
Neuspera Medical
Neuspera Medical
A neuromodulation company pioneering an ultra-miniaturized sacral neuromodulation implant for treatment of symptoms of overactive bladder.
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On Target Labs
Intraoperative molecular imaging agents that bind to cancerous tissue and fluoresce under near infrared light.
Universal Diagnostics
Universal Diagnostics
A biotech company dedicated to transferring colorectal cancer into a treatable disease by detecting it early.
Virgo
Virgo
Virgo provides GIs with one video endoscopy solution for recording, reading, and analysis, and accelerates clinical trial recruitment through AI.

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