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
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Ellen LivingstonEarly 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 ZbylutCFO- 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 TurnerManufacturing 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 AndersonFDA 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 LevittEngineering 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 ShallishFinancial 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.
Previous Investors
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