Team

Founder-Operators

Turned-Investors.

Garrett Smith, PhD

Managing Partner

INVESTOR

Corporate Venture Investor at MedeonBio

Seasoned Angel Investor in Life Sciences & Medtech

Select Deals: Proprio, Presidio Medical, Tarsus Biopharma (IPO)

FOUNDER

Co-Founder, Oculeve (acquired by Allergan)

Co-Founder, Oyster Point Pharma (Oculeve spin-out, IPO, acquired by Viatris)

Co-Founder, CEO of Nasseo

ACADEMIA

MS & PhD in Bioengineering, UC San Diego

Director, Blue LINC Incubator, UC San Diego

Stanford Biodesign Fellow

Nicholas Mourlas, PhD

Investment Partner

INVESTOR

Head of J&J Innovation at JLABS San Diego

Sr. Director, New Ventures J&J - Medical Device Innovation

Select Deals: Zenflow, Endotronix (Edwards), Penumbra (IPO)

FOUNDER

Co-Founder, CEO, Acumen Medical (acquired by Medtronic)

Co-Founder, Akros Medical (acquired by J&J)

Co-founder, Siris Medical (acquired by TurningPoint Systems)

ACADEMIA

AB & BE, Dartmouth College

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Stanford Biodesign Fellow