Pletho

Pletho is a med device firm focused on making life easier for people with fine motor challenges. SPN1 eliminates food spills with up to 100% effectiveness.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
  • Location West Palm Beach, FL 33402, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded May 2023
  • Employees 6
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website pletho.life

Company Summary

Pletho is a medical device firm making life easier for people with fine motor challenges.

Our first device, SPN1, is a spoon that eliminates food spills with 100% effectiveness using a patent pending approach that is superior to others on the market. Our first investor has Parkinson's, and has guided our development criteria from day 1.

With a world class team that has exits & IPOs under their belt, Pletho is poised to launch with a bang.

Team

  • Ellen Livingston
    Early Investor & Patient Advocate

    - Parkinson's Disease patient with first hand knowledge of problem and pain points
    - Long term fundraising and board experience

  • Brand Design Lead

    - 10+ years as a designer, both brand and UX
    - Entrepreneurial experience running design agencies

  • Electrical Design Lead

    - Decades of product and PCB design experience for launched products.
    - Masters Level engineering professor in in control systems, electrical design, and other electronics courses.
    - Advanced prototyping and testing experience for government, large industry, and consumer product companies.

  • Mechanical Design Lead

    - Decades of mechanical design, manufacturing, and process engineering for launched products.
    - Masters level professor in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, and other related fields.
    - Advanced prototyping and testing experience with a broad range of manufacturing and machining processes.

  • Business Development Strategy

    - 3x serial founder who has raised over $700k in startup capital.
    - Broad experience starting early stage tech companies.
    - B2B development experience across 3 continents.

  • Manufacturing Advisor

    - Ran a $100M+ / year injection molding company for a long time.
    - Successfully sold that business for a great ROI.
    - Broad range of manufacturing, business development, and business management experience globally.
    - Has a broad range of connections and experience which are allowing Pletho to skillfully navigate production logistics and optimize our launch strategy as well as plan for scale.

  • Christian Zbylut
    CFO

    - Ex CEO of GEFCO Europe, a massive logistics company that has global operations.
    - Angel investor in several MedTech companies.
    - Broad range of financial analysis and management experience.
    - Previous working relationship with Pletho founder, great team cohesion.

  • Sales & Marketing Advisor

    - First sales person at ConMed, a publicly traded med device company.
    - Grew their sales team to over 3,000, ran sales training for years for ConMed.
    - Helped ConMed through IPO, and made them significant contacts and sales through his tenure there.
    - SCORE advisor and long time startup advisor across a broad range of industries.

  • Manufacturing Advisor

    - Has decades of manufacturing management experience at some of the largest Detroit auto companies.
    - Has broad range of manufacturing strategy experience across industries.
    - SCORE and general advisor to many companies for years.

  • Bill Turner
    Manufacturing Advisor

    - Decades of engineering management experience at his own engineering and contract manufacturing companies.
    - Successful exit from one CM he operated and owned.
    - Broad range of connections and experience helping Pletho plan for its engineering and contract manufacturing logistics through launch and scale.

  • Vickie Anderson
    FDA Compliance Advisor

    - 38 year career as an FDA medical device regulator in LA.
    - Broad range of experience assessing the scope of compliance for medical devices of all kinds and classes.

  • Ed Levitt
    Engineering Advisor

    - Decades long career as a government engineering consultant, manager, and technology developer.
    - Broad range of experience in engineering management, contractor management, defense and intelligence technologies, and beyond.
    - MIT engineering graduate.

  • Rob Shallish
    Financial Advisor

    - Former CFO at ConMed, a publicly traded MedTech company with massive revenues.
    - Helped manage the IPO for ConMed, and acted as CFO for many years.
    - Broad range of business planning, financial model building, and business management experience.
    - SCORE advisor to many startups.

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