Norm Gitis Ph.D Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Healthcare

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Norm Gitis Ph.D General Information

Biography

Dr. Norm Gitis serves as Managing Partner at Lymo Ventures. Dr. Gitis serves as Screening Committee Member at Medtech Innovator, Band of Angels and Life Science Angels. He also serves on Boards of Directors of three med-tech and one biotech startups in the oncology, cardiology and diagnostics spaces. He obtained his Ph.D. (1983) in Mechanical Engineering from the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow. He immigrated to the US in 1989 and was a visiting professor at MIT until IBM moved him to San Jose, where he worked in the computer industry. He was the founder, President, and CEO of two highly profitable test instrumentation companies. Both have been acquired by leading corporations with high multiples. He was twice named the CEO of the Top20 Fastest Growing Private Companies in Northern California by the Business Journal. He is a life member of the engineering society of India and is a visiting professor of two universities in China. He has authored over 150 scientific papers, three books, and two dozen patents. He also chaired and organized numerous international scientific conferences. In parallel, he has been active in IP and product quality protection and has been a star expert witness in courts of Amsterdam, Berlin, Boston, London, Phoenix, and San Jose.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Lymo Ventures
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Phone
+1 (408)
Address
  • Menlo Park, CA 94025
  • United States

Norm Gitis Ph.D Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Band of Angels Investor Screening Committee Member San Francisco, CA Angel Group
Lymo Ventures Investor Managing Partner Menlo Park, CA Venture Capital

Norm Gitis Ph.D Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Embolx Surgical Devices Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Sunnyvale, CA
First Light Diagnostics Diagnostic Equipment Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Chelmsford, MA

Norm Gitis Ph.D Lead Partner on Deals (18)

Norm Gitis Ph.D has been the lead partner on 18 deals. Their latest deal was with Mission Bio, a discovery tools (healthcare) company. The deal was made for on 13-Aug-2020.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Mission Bio 13-Aug-2020 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Discovery Tools (Healthcare) San Francisco, CA
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals 09-Jan-2020 Completed Drug Discovery San Diego, CA
Combinati 01-Sep-2019 Completed Diagnostic Equipment Palo Alto, CA
AtaCor Medical 18-Sep-2018 Completed Therapeutic Devices San Clemente, CA
Accuryn 31-Aug-2018 Completed Monitoring Equipment Hayward, CA
Empirical Spine 15-Jun-2018 Completed Surgical Devices San Carlos, CA
Combinati 30-May-2018 Completed Diagnostic Equipment Palo Alto, CA
Neumentum 30-May-2018 Completed Drug Discovery Summit, NJ
Embolx 01-Nov-2017 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Surgical Devices Sunnyvale, CA
Neumentum 01-Nov-2017 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Drug Discovery Summit, NJ

Norm Gitis Ph.D Network (117)

Board Members (19)

Name Company Representing Location From
Frank Grillo Embolx Self Sunnyvale, CA
Jeffrey Arnold First Light Diagnostics Boston Harbor Angels Chelmsford, MA
First Light Diagnostics Self Chelmsford, MA
First Light Diagnostics Self Chelmsford, MA
Embolx Self Sunnyvale, CA

Portfolio Executives (98)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Roman Haehn Mission Bio Chief Commercial Officer 13-Aug-2020 San Francisco, CA
Keith Jones Ph.D Mission Bio Senior Vice President, Product Development 13-Aug-2020 San Francisco, CA
Mission Bio Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer 13-Aug-2020 San Francisco, CA
Mission Bio Co-Founder & Interim Chief Operating Officer 13-Aug-2020 San Francisco, CA
Mission Bio Chief Product Officer 13-Aug-2020 San Francisco, CA

Norm Gitis Ph.D FAQs

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    Norm Gitis Ph.D holds 2 board seats including Embolx and First Light Diagnostics.

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