How to Fund Your Medical Device Startup: Interview with Rich Ferrari, Managing Director of De Novo Ventures

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Previously titled “How to Fund Your Medical Device Startup” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026

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This interview brings us to the end of a throwback mini-series that I’ve been releasing over the past few months with some of my favorite Medsider guests of all time.On this particular episode, I chatted with Rich Ferrari, Managing Director of De Novo Ventures, and one of the most well-known VCs in the Medtech space. Here are some of the points we covered:Novel ways to fund early-stage medical device companies.The metrics that are most important when it comes to early-stage versus late-stage medtech investing.Why does the FDA “runway” seem to get longer and longer over time?How Rich identifies and validates whether an idea is truly disruptive.Download the transcript here.

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