# Guidant: portfolio, investments and team > Guidant is a corporate vc. 6 investments on record, latest Jul 2004. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/guidant (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Guidant Last cheque observed Jul 2004. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series C Series B Series E Biotechnology Health Care Manufacturing Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **8139** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Guidant ## Guidant highlights - 01 6 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 67% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Biotechnology Health Care Manufacturing - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2004** 3 rounds - **Jul** **[Intrapace](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrapace)** Series C · US **$15M** With 6 others - **May** **[Evalve](https://millionrounds.com/company/evalve)** Series C · US **$35M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Spiration](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiration)** Series E · US **$27M** With 6 others - **2003** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[CardioMEMS](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardiomems)** Series B · US **$14M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[CardioNet](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardionet)** Series C · US **$13M** With 3 others - **2001** 1 round - **Jun** **[Bioheart](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioheart)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Evalve](https://millionrounds.com/company/evalve)** Bought by [Abbott Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abbott-labs) **$410M** Sept 2009 **[CardioMEMS](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardiomems)** Bought by [St. Jude Medical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/st-jude-medical) **Undisclosed** Nov 2003 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 **AFx** **Undisclosed** Feb 2004 **[Synecor](https://millionrounds.com/company/synecor)** **Undisclosed** Apr 2003 ## The cheque Series C Series B Series E Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2004 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *3* - Series B *1* - Series E *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2004 Often in the room with - [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) 2 - [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 2 - [Three Arch Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/three-arch-partners) 2 **Pitching Guidant?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Guidant. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Three Arch Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/three-arch-partners) ## Quick answers about Guidant ### What does Guidant invest in? Guidant invests most often at Series C and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Health Care and Manufacturing. ### How active is Guidant? 6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2004. ### How big are Guidant's cheques? The median round it joins is $15M. ### Does Guidant lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Guidant invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Guidant investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2004. ### Who does Guidant invest alongside? Most often Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) (2 rounds together), New Enterprise Associates (2 rounds together) and Three Arch Partners (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Guidant? Guidant is a corporate VC. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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