Casey Tansey

Casey Tansey

General Partner atU.S. Venture PartnersCalifornia

Casey Tansey joined USVP as a general partner in 2005, bringing over 25 years of medical device experience. He previously led Epicor Medical and Heartport, and holds degrees from the College of Notre Dame.

What Casey can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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U.S. Venture Partners writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Baxter Edward's Cardiovascular Division · various sales and marketing positions
  2. Heartport · CEO, President and board member
  3. Epicor Medical · CEO, President and board member
    2001-2004
  4. USVP · General Partner
    2005-null
  5. U.S. Venture Partners · General Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Inspire MedicalIntersectENTAtheroMedNanostimPlaceIQSentreHeartCagent VascularContego MedicalDstilleryHeartFlowHighlife MedicalLuminopiaMicroTransponderNeochordNeuros MedicalShiratronics

Focus

medical devicesminimally-invasive technologiescardiovascular productsorthopedicsspinal caremedical device

Education

College of Notre Dame, B.S. and M.B.A.

Also at U.S. Venture Partners

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Questions

Who is Casey Tansey?

Casey Tansey joined USVP as a general partner in 2005, bringing over 25 years of medical device experience. He previously led Epicor Medical and Heartport, and holds degrees from the College of Notre Dame.

How much does Casey Tansey invest?

Casey Tansey invests through U.S. Venture Partners, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Casey Tansey?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Casey in the subject. A warm intro from a founder U.S. Venture Partners backed works better.

What did Casey Tansey do before U.S. Venture Partners?

various sales and marketing positions at Baxter Edward's Cardiovascular Division; CEO, President and board member at Heartport; CEO, President and board member at Epicor Medical; General Partner at USVP.

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