Sacha Levy
Retiring Investor Investor
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Angel Investor (ex Board Director)(ACQUIRED BY CONMED)
1960 - Current
BioBrace is a biocomposite augmentation strip or patch for ligament and tendon grafts which initially reinforces, helps regrow, and then resorbs leaving you with just your own new soft tissue and nothing synthetic. A next generation regenerative breakthrough. AMAZING FOUNDER WHO MOVED MOUNTAINS AGAINST THE ODDS.
Biorez is a medicine company focused on the development of tendon and ligament healing.
Raised $26,433,619.00 from Brainchild Holdings, New York Angels, Connecticut Innovations, The Vertical Group and Pritzker/Vlock Family Office.
Angel Investor (Board Director; first check)
1960
Tango Belt is a smart belt for elders which deploys airbags to prevent hip fractures. Belt saves lives and greatly increases quality of life. It works and granted the FDA's rare Breakthrough Device Designation. www.tangobelt.com. VERY GREAT WORK BY A VERY SMALL TEAM AGAINST VERY BAD ODDS CREATING SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT.
ActiveProtective is a consumer device company that produces smart garments to reduce traumatic injury using wearable airbag technology.
Raised $15,461,923.00 from Alumni Ventures, Aging2.0, Leading Edge Ventures, Key Safety Systems and Princeton Biopharma Capital Partners.
Angel Investor (ex-Board Observer)
1960
VisiPlate is a nanomaterial eye implant to prevent blindness from glaucoma.
Avisi Technologies develops a nanotechnology-enabled defense against blindness from glaucoma.
Raised $10,225,500.00 from Life Sciences Greenhouse of Pennsylvania, Life Science Angels, Kyto Technology and Life Science Inc, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Gaingels, Good Growth Capital, Mountain State Capital, Sunstone Management, Accanto Partners and MedVenture Partners.
Angel Investor (ex Board Observer)(FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY)
1960
Cheaper, easier, and better minimally invasive surgeries. Access port, laparoscope, and camera with LED all integrated into one disposable instrument means more laparoscopic surgeries available to more people around the world. WHO GOES FROM NON-FOUNDER CEO OF THIS KIND OF EIGH-FIGURE FUNDED STARTUP TO A "Private markets investment firm investing across sports ownership, infrastructure, technology and plant medicine"? NO COMMENT...
Angel Investor (ex Board Observer)(ACQUIRED BY MEDTRONIC)
1960
Software which scientifically answers the devilish question "What should I eat now?" A personal nutritionist in your pocket which takes into account both you and what you ingest. Integrates with wearables and, over time, anything which can be known about what makes your body unique. FANTASTIC FOUNDERS & LUCKY MEDTRONIC.
Angel Investor (acquired by Tandem)
1960
A better needle for diabetics to get insulin from their insulin pump into the body. VALIANT WORK, BUT SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO BE HAPPY WITH YOUR EXIT WHEN BUSINESS PARTNERS REALLY AREN'T.
Capillary Biomedical is a medical device startup developing technologies for diabetes management.
Raised $4,485,000.00 from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Angel Investor
1960
Instead or in addition to pills, treat ADHD with therapist-guided neurofeedback games in your own home.
Angel Investor
1960
Self-contained robotic cell culture and analysis machines. A better way than people bent over easily contaminated petri dishes in the lab at all hours.
Thrive sells instruments and software that automate with extensive imaging, analytics, and AI manual and stem cell culture.
Raised $25,700,000.00 from Xandex Investments LLP.
Angel Investor
1960
Access a doctor over the internet. An obvious company category, but this approach is specifically for value-based healthcare organizations.
CirrusMD provides text-first virtual care solutions that deliver simpler access, personal connection and care navigation.
Raised $47,603,386.00 from 7wire Ventures, Drive Capital and The Colorado Impact Fund.
Angel Investor (no updates whatsoever from company, so looking like a Big Fail)
1960
There is too much pain in the world. Hard to improve what you cannot measure. PainQX aims to objectively and quantitatively measure pain in humans by looking at the brain activity where pain resides. NO CLUE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE FOR YEARS, SO PROBABLY NOT MUCH IF ANYTHING AT ALL. TEXTBOOK HOW NOT TO TREAT YOUR INVESTORS.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
1991 - 1995