Leslie Bottorff specializes in medical technology
MENLO PARK, CA September 30, 2002 — ONSET Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments, has promoted Leslie Bottorff to general partner. She has also become a managing director of ONSET IV, the company’s most recent venture fund.
Ms. Bottorff began working with ONSET Ventures in 1998 as an executive in residence, and was named a partner in 1999. She has led a successful program in the medical sector through both incubations and traditional financing. She has been involved since the inception of such companies as Embolic Protection, Inc. (acquired by Boston Scientific in 2001), where she was interim vice president of marketing and business development; Curon Medical (CURN: NASDAQ); Novasys Medical; and Walnut Technologies, which she co-founded. She is currently on the board of directors of Spinal Concepts, Walnut Technologies, VisionCare Opthalmic Technologies, and Novasys Medical, where she is chairman.
Ms. Bottorff brought 19 years of experience in the medical industry to ONSET Ventures. Prior to ONSET, she was vice president of sales and marketing at a division of Medtronic, Inc. She has also served in marketing and sales management positions at both venture backed start-up companies and large companies including Nellcor, Inc., Ventritex, Inc., Menlo Care, Inc. and General Electric's Medical Systems division.
“Leslie’s background at several successful venture-backed start-ups allows her to bring a wealth of hands-on experience and industry contacts to portfolio companies she is working with,” said Rob Kuhling, general partner. “She has been instrumental in identifying investment opportunities, and then partnering with entrepreneurs to build great companies.”&
Ms. Bottorff has a BS in Interdisciplinary Engineering with biomedical focus from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Based in Menlo Park, California, ONSET Ventures (www.onset.com) provides venture capital to early stage companies in the information and medical technology markets, and has more than $500 million under management. Since 1984, ONSET Ventures has provided both the start-up investment capital and the dedicated mentoring that innovative young companies need to grow and succeed.