Karen Spilizewski
Managing Director at RiverVest Venture Partners
Cleveland, Ohio
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2023 - Current
Vice President
2008 - 2023
RiverVest is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage medical device and pharma/biotech companies.
Member Board Of Directors
2018 - 2022
Standard Bariatrics is a Medical Device company focused in reducing variation in Sleeve Gastrectomy, improving patient outcomes and increasing OR efficiency.
Standard Bariatrics is a medical device company that develops and offers surgical instruments for weight-loss surgeries.
Raised $63,160,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank.
Vice President, Business Development
2005 - 2020
Identifies, assesses and accelerates emerging medical device companies originating from regional university/clinical research, local entrepreneurs, or companies relocating to the Cleveland area. With more than 20 years of experience in growth technologies and investments, provides client companies strategic direction, funding guidance and product development expertise.
BioEnterprise is a business formation, recruitment, and acceleration initiative designed to grow health care companies and commercialize
Member Board Of Directors
2011 - 2018
Securus Medical is developing state of the art tissue temperature monitoring and mapping systems. The technology has utility in various critical care applications where more comprehensive monitoring is desired.
Board Observer
2011 - 2017
Neuros's patented platform technology, Electrical Nerve Block, is focused on elimination of chronic pain in a variety of applications including neuroma/residual limb pain, chronic post surgical pain, and chronic migraine.
Neuros Medical develops neurostimulation therapies for patients suffering with unmet medical needs.
Raised $113,740,458.00 from Trinity Capital.
Business Development Manager
1986 - 2005
Avery Dennison is a company focusing on labeling and packaging materials and solutions.
Raised $942,875,787.00.