Bill Hoffman
Chief Executive Officer at Visualase, Inc.
Network origin in Bill Hoffman first degree
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Dickinson College
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 32 |
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.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 32 |
RITA Medical Systems, Inc.
 RITA Medical Systems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology RITA Medical Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets ablation technology products used by physicians to treat patients with solid cancerous or benign tumors. The system consists of a radiofrequency energy generator and disposable accessories. The RITA systems have been approved to treat liver cancer and are sold in Asia, Europe and the US. The company develops the use of the system for the treatment of various other cancers. Investors in RITA Medical include Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley. RITA Medical is in the process of merging with Horizon Medical. RITA Medical Systems has been acquired by Angio Dynamics, inc. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.
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| Extinct | Medical Specialties | 15 |
Ethicon, Inc.
 Ethicon, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ethicon, Inc. develops and markets medical products and devices for surgery. It offers different types of services such as wound management, women's health, and cardiovascular surgery. The company was founded by George F. Merson in 1915 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.
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| Subsidiary | Medical Specialties | 3 |
Rubicor Medical, Inc.
 Rubicor Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Encapsule Medical Devices LLC is a privately-held medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of minimally invasive breast biopsy and tissue removal technologies. The company is based in Redwood City, California. The Encapsule Medical team redefines breast care and ultimately changes the way physicians diagnose and treat breast cancer and benign breast disease. Encapsule Medical markets three breast care devices in the U.S. for the biopsy and removal of breast lesions.
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| Extinct | Medical Specialties | 1 |
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
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| Subsidiary | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Bill Hoffman via their personal network
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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. | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Vertiflex, Inc.
 Vertiflex, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology VertiFlex, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It offers minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), which is the cause of spinal surgery in the elderly. The firm specializes in minimally invasive, motion preservation, spine and medical device. The company was founded by Moti Altarac in 2005 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
 Relievant Medsystems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Relievant Medsystems, Inc. develops treatment and technologies for chronic back pain. Its Intracept System solution is a minimally invasive procedure that uses radiofrequency energy delivered into the vertebral body of the spine to ablate the basivertebral nerve. Relievant Medsystems was founded by James C. Peacock, Jeffrey Charles Lotz, and Rex Peters in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal President | |
Advanced Medical Technology Association
 Advanced Medical Technology Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Advanced Medical Technology Association is a trade association which provides medical technology solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ENDOLOGIX, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Intact Vascular, Inc.
 Intact Vascular, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Intact Vascular, Inc. develops products for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures. Its tack endovascular system is designed to optimize peripheral balloon angioplasty results in the treatment of peripheral artery disease and this technology will offer physicians a new treatment option for treating peripheral artery disease. The company was founded by Robert Mero Giasolli and Peter M. Schneider in 2011 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Vesper Medical, Inc.
 Vesper Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Vesper Medical, Inc. develops minimally-invasive peripheral vascular products. It creates a venous stent portfolio that addresses the multiple anatomical challenges presented by the iliac and femoral veins. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member | |
Evident Vascular, Inc.
 Evident Vascular, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Evident Vascular, Inc. is a medical technology company that is developing an advanced intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) platform technology for peripheral vascular interventions, with future capability for coronary procedures. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to enable superior image interpretation and streamlined workflows, which has been designed to expand adoption of IVUS, driving increased market penetration and enabling improved clinical outcomes with faster, more accurate diagnosis and treatment decisions. The company was founded by Danielo Piazza, Patrick Philipps, Howard Rosen. Howard Rosen has been the CEO since incorporation. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman | |
| CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Sales & Marketing | |
Lutonix, Inc.
 Lutonix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Lutonix, Inc. develops and commercializes drug coated balloon catheters. Its catheters help to deliver therapeutic dose of paclitaxel. The firm’s catheters are used to treat peripheral and coronary lesions. The company was founded in July 2007 by Dennis Wahr and Lixiao Wang and is headquartered in New Hope, MN. | Medical Specialties | Sales & Marketing Founder Chief Operating Officer | |
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. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| INARI MEDICAL, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Sales & Marketing | |
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. | Investment Managers | Chairman Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
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. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
EPIX Therapeutics, Inc.
 EPIX Therapeutics, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology EPIX Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a medical device company that designs and manufactures catheter-based systems. It offers irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheters for atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Kenneth Carr, Peter van der Sluis, Eric Kanowsky and Timothy J. Lenihan in 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
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. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder | |
| CVRX, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer | |
| New York University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
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. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
IDEV Technologies, Inc.
 IDEV Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology IDEV Technologies, Inc. develops medical devices for endovascular uses. Its products include interventional cardiology, interventional radiology and vascular surgery. The company was founded by Sheldon J. Jeffery in 1999 and is headquartered in Webster, TX. | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| San Francisco State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
UBS Investment Bank (US)
 UBS Investment Bank (US) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.
 Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Part of Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. is a company that manufactures surgical appliances. The company is based in Arlington, TX. | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal Sales & Marketing | |
| Arizona State University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
 Baxter Healthcare Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL. | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Dartmouth College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
ForSight VISION4, Inc.
 ForSight VISION4, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ForSight VISION4, Inc. develops novel drug delivery therapies for treatment of retinal diseases. The company was founded on June 26, 009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| ALLERGAN, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Topera, Inc.
 Topera, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Topera, Inc. develops electrophysiological mapping systems. The company was founded by Sanjiv M. Narayan and Ruchir Sehra on October 11, 2011 and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL. | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
TriVascular, Inc.
 TriVascular, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology TriVascular, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It provides devices and procedures for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms and endovascular grafts. The company was founded by Michael V. Chobotov, Robert G. Whirley, and Joseph W. Humphrey in 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
Ulthera, Inc.
 Ulthera, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ulthera, Inc. provides ultrasound therapy under the Ultherapy brand. It focuses on ultrasound imaging to to deliver its collagen-boosting treatment. The company was founded by Peter G. Barthe, Inder Raj S. Makin, Brain D. Oconner, Lana Slayton, and Michael H. Slayto n in April 2004 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Medical Specialties | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
ForSight Labs LLC
 ForSight Labs LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ForSight Labs LLC operates as an ophthalmic technology incubator. It focuses on developing and applying solutions to improve the sight, care, and quality of life of visually impaired patients. The company was founded by Eugene de Juan, Hanson S. Gifford and Henry A. Plain in 2005 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Medical Specialties | Founder Chief Executive Officer | |
| Kyphon, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO | ||
Cleerly, Inc.
 Cleerly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Cleerly, Inc. provides technology services. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
NEA Management Co. LLC
 NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
| Boston University | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin |
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International
| United States | 50 |
| Israel | 2 |
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| Health Technology | 29 |
| Consumer Services | 12 |
| Finance | 4 |
| Commercial Services | 3 |
| Technology Services | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 286 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 144 |
| President | 83 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 82 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 75 |
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| Bradley Bolzon | 41 |
| Karen Buchholz | 30 |
| Peter Klein | 29 |
| Bob Paulson | 26 |
| Kirk Nielsen | 25 |
| Roy Tanaka | 23 |
| Bruce Shook | 21 |
| Richard Mott | 20 |
| Arthur Taylor | 18 |
| Scott S. Halsted | 18 |
| Kristen MacFarlane | 18 |
| Shawn McCormick | 16 |
| Eugene de Juan | 16 |
| Leslie Trigg | 15 |
| Kevin Hykes | 15 |
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