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Kevin Hykes

President and CEO of CVRx

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overview 

Kevin Hykes is the President and CEO at CVRx, leading the company in the medical device industry. With a strong background in strategic planning and market development, he has successfully held executive roles in various start-ups and venture capital firms, including serving as President and CEO at Metavention, Inc. and Revival Healthcare Capital.

Work Experience 

  • President and CEO

    2024 - Current

  • Independent Director

    2022 - 2024

CVRx is a medical device company developing implantable technology for the treatment of high blood pressure.

Raised $390,600,000.00 from Vensana Capital, Treo Ventures, Venrock, Hatteras Venture Partners, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, New Enterprise Associates, Gilde Healthcare and Action Potential Venture Capital.

  • Venture Advisor

    2019

Vensana Capital is a venture capital investment firm that focuses on healthcare with breakthrough innovations in medical technology.

  • Independent Director

    2017 - 2024

  • Chairman and CEO

    2013 - 2017

Metavention develops medical devices to help with interventional therapies for high blood pressure and other metabolic diseases.

Raised $65,000,000.00 from Horowitz Group, Sanderling Ventures, Versant Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and RK Mellon.

  • President and CEO

    2021 - 2024

Augmedics is a provider of augmented reality (AR) surgical image guidance solutions.

Raised $143,600,000.00 from CPMG, Evidity Health Capital, H.I.G. Capital, Revival Healthcare Capital and Almeda Ventures.

  • Operating Partner

    2020 - 2021

Private equity firm specializing in the medical device and diagnostic sectors of healthcare

  • President and CEO

    2020 - 2021

  • Independent Director

    2015 - 2020

Veran Medical Technologies is an image-guided medical device company that helps physicians diagnose disease and deliver therapies.

Raised $152,920,113.00 from Madryn Asset Management.

  • President and CEO

    2017 - 2020

Relievant Medsystems is a medical device company specializing in diagnosing and treating chronic low back pain.

Raised $273,550,000.00 from Vensana Capital, Morgenthaler Ventures, Endeavour Vision, Lightstone Ventures, Canaan Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Ally Bridge Group.

  • Operating Partner

    2013 - 2017

Versant Ventures caters to the healthcare sector with early and later stage venture, private equity, and debt financing investments.

  • Independent Director

    2009 - 2015

Hansen Medical designs and manufactures medical robotics for the accurate positioning and control of catheter-based technologies.

Raised $115,971,247.00 from Jack Schuler, Fred Moll, M.D, Westwood Holdings Group and Oracle Investment Management Inc..

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