New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with offices in the United States, India and China. It makes investments across technology and healthcare startups at multiple stages, from seed to growth, including software, cloud, data, internet services, fintech, AI, e-commerce, and enterprise technology, as well as healthcare information technology, life sciences, medical devices, and biopharma. It also considers energy technology and infrastructure opportunities, such as solar, batteries and smart grids. The firm pursues a global approach, with activity in the United States, Asia and other regions, and supports companies through rounds of financing ranging from small to sizable investments as they scale. NEA focuses on building portfolios in software, IT services, consumer technology, and healthcare technology, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across sectors and geographies.

Michael Albert

Associate

Kate Barrett

Partner, Communications

James Buxton MD

Principal

Pamela Clark

General Partner

Vanessa Deng

Associate

Chris Doppman

Managing Director, LP Relations

Jay Graf

Venture Partner

Arjun Jain

Senior Associate

Nick Kline

Partner, LP Relations

Mohamad Makhzoumi

General Partner, Global Head of Healthcare Services

Jake Nunn

Partner

Greg Papadopoulos

Venture Partner

Arno Penzias Ph.D

Venture Partner

Tim Schaller

CFO

George Stamas

Venture Partner

Brad Thawley

Partner, Limited Partner Relations

Lulu Xu

Principal

Edison Zhang

Associate

Past deals in Minnesota

Relievant Medsystems

Venture Round in 2023
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing innovative solutions for chronic axial low back pain. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a development office in Sunnyvale, California, the company has created the Intracept System. This minimally invasive procedure specifically targets the basivertebral nerve, providing relief by blocking pain signal transmission. The Intracept System offers patients a low-risk therapy option aimed at alleviating chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.

Celcuity

Post in 2022
Celcuity is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that discovers new cancer sub-types and therapeutic options using its proprietary CELsignia diagnostic platform. This platform analyzes living tumor cells to identify specific abnormal cellular processes driving cancer, enabling the development of targeted therapies for patients.

Relievant Medsystems

Venture Round in 2020
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing innovative solutions for chronic axial low back pain. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a development office in Sunnyvale, California, the company has created the Intracept System. This minimally invasive procedure specifically targets the basivertebral nerve, providing relief by blocking pain signal transmission. The Intracept System offers patients a low-risk therapy option aimed at alleviating chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.

CVRx

Venture Round in 2020
CVRx develops and markets implantable neuro-modulation therapies for treating high blood pressure and heart failure. Its flagship product, BAROSTIM NEO, triggers the body's natural reflex to regulate blood pressure, slowing heart failure progression. CVRx serves patients and healthcare professionals worldwide.

Cardionomic

Venture Round in 2020
Cardionomic is a medical device company developing a catheter-based neuromodulation therapy for acute decompensated heart failure. The device delivers targeted electrical stimulation to cardiac nerves via placement in the right pulmonary artery through the internal jugular vein and modulates autonomic signals to improve ventricular contractility without increasing heart rate. The therapy aims to increase cardiac output, renal blood flow, urine production, and pharmacological tolerance while reducing deleterious hormonal signaling associated with heart failure. It addresses the root cause of ADHF by non-systemically enhancing contractility to improve in-hospital outcomes. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in New Brighton, Minnesota.

CVRx

Series G in 2019
CVRx develops and markets implantable neuro-modulation therapies for treating high blood pressure and heart failure. Its flagship product, BAROSTIM NEO, triggers the body's natural reflex to regulate blood pressure, slowing heart failure progression. CVRx serves patients and healthcare professionals worldwide.

Relievant Medsystems

Series E in 2018
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing innovative solutions for chronic axial low back pain. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a development office in Sunnyvale, California, the company has created the Intracept System. This minimally invasive procedure specifically targets the basivertebral nerve, providing relief by blocking pain signal transmission. The Intracept System offers patients a low-risk therapy option aimed at alleviating chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.

Relievant Medsystems

Series D in 2016
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing innovative solutions for chronic axial low back pain. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a development office in Sunnyvale, California, the company has created the Intracept System. This minimally invasive procedure specifically targets the basivertebral nerve, providing relief by blocking pain signal transmission. The Intracept System offers patients a low-risk therapy option aimed at alleviating chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.

Rotation Medical

Series B in 2016
Rotation Medical Inc. is a medical technology company based in Plymouth, Minnesota, that specializes in the development of a minimally invasive rotator cuff implant system aimed at treating rotator cuff disease. The company's innovative implant system utilizes a collagen scaffold designed to be affixed to the affected rotator cuff tendon, offering a surgical solution for managing and protecting tendon injuries. This system is particularly beneficial for patients with small rotator cuff tears and provides additional protection for those with larger tears. Founded in 2009, Rotation Medical was originally known as Denali Medical Inc. before rebranding in March 2010. As of December 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc.

Cardionomic

Series A in 2015
Cardionomic is a medical device company developing a catheter-based neuromodulation therapy for acute decompensated heart failure. The device delivers targeted electrical stimulation to cardiac nerves via placement in the right pulmonary artery through the internal jugular vein and modulates autonomic signals to improve ventricular contractility without increasing heart rate. The therapy aims to increase cardiac output, renal blood flow, urine production, and pharmacological tolerance while reducing deleterious hormonal signaling associated with heart failure. It addresses the root cause of ADHF by non-systemically enhancing contractility to improve in-hospital outcomes. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in New Brighton, Minnesota.

Rotation Medical

Series B in 2014
Rotation Medical Inc. is a medical technology company based in Plymouth, Minnesota, that specializes in the development of a minimally invasive rotator cuff implant system aimed at treating rotator cuff disease. The company's innovative implant system utilizes a collagen scaffold designed to be affixed to the affected rotator cuff tendon, offering a surgical solution for managing and protecting tendon injuries. This system is particularly beneficial for patients with small rotator cuff tears and provides additional protection for those with larger tears. Founded in 2009, Rotation Medical was originally known as Denali Medical Inc. before rebranding in March 2010. As of December 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc.

CVRx

Series F in 2013
CVRx develops and markets implantable neuro-modulation therapies for treating high blood pressure and heart failure. Its flagship product, BAROSTIM NEO, triggers the body's natural reflex to regulate blood pressure, slowing heart failure progression. CVRx serves patients and healthcare professionals worldwide.

Apnex Medical

Venture Round in 2012
Apnex Medical, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices such as implants for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Apnex Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Relievant Medsystems

Series D in 2012
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing innovative solutions for chronic axial low back pain. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a development office in Sunnyvale, California, the company has created the Intracept System. This minimally invasive procedure specifically targets the basivertebral nerve, providing relief by blocking pain signal transmission. The Intracept System offers patients a low-risk therapy option aimed at alleviating chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.

Apnex Medical

Series C in 2012
Apnex Medical, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices such as implants for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Apnex Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

BridgePoint Medical

Series C in 2011
BridgePoint Medical, a private company with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is focused on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions.

Apnex Medical

Series B in 2009
Apnex Medical, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices such as implants for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Apnex Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

BridgePoint Medical

Venture Round in 2009
BridgePoint Medical, a private company with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is focused on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions.

CVRx

Series E in 2008
CVRx develops and markets implantable neuro-modulation therapies for treating high blood pressure and heart failure. Its flagship product, BAROSTIM NEO, triggers the body's natural reflex to regulate blood pressure, slowing heart failure progression. CVRx serves patients and healthcare professionals worldwide.

Apnex Medical

Series A in 2007
Apnex Medical, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices such as implants for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Apnex Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

CVRx

Series D in 2007
CVRx develops and markets implantable neuro-modulation therapies for treating high blood pressure and heart failure. Its flagship product, BAROSTIM NEO, triggers the body's natural reflex to regulate blood pressure, slowing heart failure progression. CVRx serves patients and healthcare professionals worldwide.

BridgePoint Medical

Series B in 2007
BridgePoint Medical, a private company with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is focused on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions.

BridgePoint Medical

Series A in 2006
BridgePoint Medical, a private company with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is focused on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions.

Prospex Medical

Seed Round in 2005
Prospex Medical was a medical device incubator based in Stillwater, Minnesota, dedicated to innovating and developing novel medical technologies. The company focused on both regulated medical devices and quasi-consumer medical products, exploring various opportunities within the healthcare market. Through a comprehensive approach involving market identification, clinical and technical research, physician collaboration, and intellectual property generation, Prospex Medical successfully created and spun out two companies: BridgePoint Medical and Apnex Medical. Although now dormant, Prospex Medical played a significant role in advancing healthcare innovation by fostering new solutions and technologies.
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