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Beckie Robertson, Managing Director, Versant Ventures
Beckie Robertson specializes in early-stage investing in medical devices and diagnostics at Versant Ventures. Beckie’s career encompasses 23 years of venture capital and operating experience in medical products as an engineer, entrepreneur, corporate executive and investor. Before cofounding Versant, Beckie was a general partner at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
From 1994 to 1996, Beckie served as senior vice president at Chiron Diagnostics, a division of Chiron Corporation, where she had responsibility for the $200 million Critical Care business unit. Additionally, Beckie was vice president of business development where she led numerous deals in support of Chiron Diagnostics business and technology objectives. Prior to that, she was a cofounder and vice president at Egis, an IVP portfolio company, and held senior management positions in operations and finance at LifeScan, a Johnson & Johnson company. During her seven-year term at Lifescan, the company grew from an early-stage venture-funded company to a worldwide market leader in diabetes diagnostics.
Beckie has served as a director of Pro•Duct Health (sold), Appriva Medical (sold), Quantum Dot (sold), Coalescent (sold) and Liposonix (sold), and currently serves as a director for Benvenue, ConcepTx Medical, Intuity Medical, Myocor, NeoGuide, Novasys and Spiration, as well as NovaLign. In addition, Beckie serves as an advisor to Orametrix and The Innovation Factory, a medical devices incubator, and is now serving on the Investment Committee for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF).
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Beckie Robertson specializes in early-stage investing in medical devices and diagnostics at Versant Ventures. Beckie’s career encompasses 23 years of venture capital and operating experience in medical products as an engineer, entrepreneur, corporate executive and investor. Before cofounding Versant, Beckie was a general partner at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
From 1994 to 1996, Beckie served as senior vice president at Chiron Diagnostics, a division of Chiron Corporation, where she had responsibility for the $200 million Critical Care business unit. Additionally, Beckie was vice president of business development where she led numerous deals in support of Chiron Diagnostics business and technology objectives. Prior to that, she was a cofounder and vice president at Egis, an IVP portfolio company, and held senior management positions in operations and finance at LifeScan, a Johnson & Johnson company. During her seven-year term at Lifescan, the company grew from an early-stage venture-funded company to a worldwide market leader in diabetes diagnostics.
Beckie has served as a director of Pro•Duct Health (sold), Appriva Medical (sold), Quantum Dot (sold), Coalescent (sold) and Liposonix (sold), and currently serves as a director for Benvenue, ConcepTx Medical, Intuity Medical, Myocor, NeoGuide, Novasys and Spiration, as well as NovaLign. In addition, Beckie serves as an advisor to Orametrix and The Innovation Factory, a medical devices incubator, and is now serving on the Investment Committee for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF).
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