# Edwards Lifesciences: portfolio, investments and team

> Edwards Lifesciences is a corporate vc based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Apr 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Edwards Lifesciences

Last cheque observed Apr 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series A Series C Series D Artificial Intelligence Medical Device Biotechnology

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **3105** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$70M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Edwards Lifesciences highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 50% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Medical Device Biotechnology
- **Based in:** Irvine, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Apr** **V-Wave** Series C · IL · FinSMEs **$70M** With 10 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Dec** **[CardioKinetix](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardiokinetix)** Series F · US **$50M** With 4 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Middle Peak Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/middle-peak-medical)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Vascular Architects](https://millionrounds.com/company/vascular-architects)** Series D · US **$16M** With 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Vascular Architects](https://millionrounds.com/company/vascular-architects)** Bought by LeMaitre Vascular **Undisclosed** Sept 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[CardiAQ Valve Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardiaq-valve-technologies)** **$350M** Jul 2015

**[BMEYE](https://millionrounds.com/company/bmeye)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Myocor](https://millionrounds.com/company/myocor)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2008

**[Percutaneous Valve Technologies (PVT)](https://millionrounds.com/company/percutaneous-valve-technologies-pvt)** **$125M** Jan 2004

## The cheque

Series A Series C Series D

Median round joined **$70M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2018
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series F *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2018

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## Quick answers about Edwards Lifesciences

### What does Edwards Lifesciences invest in?

Edwards Lifesciences invests most often at Series A and Series C (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Medical Device and Biotechnology.

### How active is Edwards Lifesciences?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2018.

### What has Edwards Lifesciences invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: V-Wave (Series C, Apr 2018).

### How big are Edwards Lifesciences's cheques?

The median round it joins is $70M.

### Is Edwards Lifesciences investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2018.

### What kind of investor is Edwards Lifesciences?

Edwards Lifesciences is a corporate VC based in Irvine, United States.

### When was Edwards Lifesciences founded?

Edwards Lifesciences was founded in 1958.

### Where does this information on Edwards Lifesciences come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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