Erik Engelson

President & CEO, Dragon Vascular

📍 Menlo Park, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 33 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2023
VC🌍 United States
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Board Observer
Dec 2023
Inquis Medical, Inc. is a privately clinical stage medical device company based in Silicon Valley. Our company legacy is built on decades of developing, launching, and supporting novel, physician-tested medical devices that address unmet needs, with a long-lasting impact. Inquis Medical’s team is focused on improving the management of venous thromboembolic diseases. Our innovative team has developed a proprietary next-generation thrombectomy technology, enabling an efficient single-pass thrombectomy with minimal blood loss. For inquiries contact info@inquismedical.com.
Board Member
Oct 2022
Invicta Medical is a medical technology company that specializes in innovative therapies for sleep apnea.
Board Member
Aug 2018
Neptune Medical is a venture capital funded medical device start-up, located in the Silicon Valley town of Burlingame. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize high-volume, high clinical utility medical devices initially commercialized for gastroenterology, see our website below. Our patent-pending technology is foundational and will have a broad impact across multiple additional clinical areas, including including GI, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neuro. Our Triton Medical Robotics division is developing flexible robotic systems that address enormous unmet needs across multiple major medical indications. Our products incorporate unique Dynamic Rigidization™ technology that instantly toggles thin-walled tubes- such as overtubes, catheters or cannulae - between flexible and rigid states. This novel technology creates unprecedented opportunities for significantly enhanced access and control deep within the body. Neptune Medical currently has ~50 full time employees across all divisions, including a core team of serially successful medical device entrepreneurs. The company has raised over $30M in capital from a diversified investor base, including venture capital, private equity, and industry insider and clinician angel investors.
Board Observer and Co-Founder
2002
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2023
Board Observer
Dec 2023
Inquis Medical, Inc. is a privately clinical stage medical device company based in Silicon Valley. Our company legacy is built on decades of developing, launching, and supporting novel, physician-tested medical devices that address unmet needs, with a long-lasting impact. Inquis Medical’s team is focused on improving the management of venous thromboembolic diseases. Our innovative team has developed a proprietary next-generation thrombectomy technology, enabling an efficient single-pass thrombectomy with minimal blood loss. For inquiries contact info@inquismedical.com.
2022
Board Member
Oct 2022
Invicta Medical is a medical technology company that specializes in innovative therapies for sleep apnea.
2019
Devoro Medical, Inc
Board Member
Feb 2019
2018
Board Member
Aug 2018
Neptune Medical is a venture capital funded medical device start-up, located in the Silicon Valley town of Burlingame. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize high-volume, high clinical utility medical devices initially commercialized for gastroenterology, see our website below. Our patent-pending technology is foundational and will have a broad impact across multiple additional clinical areas, including including GI, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neuro. Our Triton Medical Robotics division is developing flexible robotic systems that address enormous unmet needs across multiple major medical indications. Our products incorporate unique Dynamic Rigidization™ technology that instantly toggles thin-walled tubes- such as overtubes, catheters or cannulae - between flexible and rigid states. This novel technology creates unprecedented opportunities for significantly enhanced access and control deep within the body. Neptune Medical currently has ~50 full time employees across all divisions, including a core team of serially successful medical device entrepreneurs. The company has raised over $30M in capital from a diversified investor base, including venture capital, private equity, and industry insider and clinician angel investors.
ShangBay Capital
Venture Partner
Feb 2018
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