Tensegrity Prosthetics
Tensegrity makes feet that walk better while saving clinicians money.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
- Location Boulder, CO, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded March 2005
- Employees 5
Company Summary
Tensegrity Prosthetics is revolutionizing the prosthetic foot market. Our products provide research-verified health benefits in a potential annual market of 500,000 Americans and $750M in revenue with 5% annual growth. For clinicians, we cut unpaid labor time by 33–84% per patient. We offer our market's first major advance in 25 years. We own our products' IP, with full patent protection. We are now selling and our products are Medicare-covered.
Team
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Jerome RifkinCEO, CTOJerome Rifkin is the founder of Tensegrity Prosthetics and is well versed in the industry, technology, and science of walking. He holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering and an MS in Mechanical Engineering. Jerome has worked in the research, consulting, and professional-services industries. Through these positions, he developed experience with corporate structure, strategy, project and relationship management, and the insurance industry.
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Bob HirneisenVP of Business Development, COOBob Hirneisen has over twenty years of experience leading fast-growth and transitional companies, with specific expertise in investor relations and exit strategies. He oversees Tensegrity's operations and manufacturing, supply chain, customer service, and sales. He holds a BS in Computer Integrated Manufacturing, with a minor in Electrical Engineering, plus graduate studies in Business and Information Technology.
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Morgan StanfieldDirector of Marketing & CommunicationsMorgan Stanfield is an award-winning communications professional with more than ten years of experience in marketing and publishing. She previously served in the same directorship for prosthetics manufacturer Orthocare Innovations, and as a writer/editor at the leading magazine in prosthetics. She has a BA in visual arts/writing and graduate training in technical communications and usability from the University of Colorado Denver.
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Jerry KeaneDirector of Manufacturing, Senior EngineerJerry Keane has over twenty years’ experience in the medical device industry, with core competencies in design for manufacturability and plastic injection molding. He has a long track record of bringing product concepts to market success. A dedicated problem solver, Jerry’s decades-long career and skill set make him a valuable team member.
Advisors
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Mike Weiner, Partner at Dorsey & WhitneyLawyerUnconfirmed
Bill Jones, at Anton Collins Mitchell LLPAccountantUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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William LeipoldUnconfirmed
Ben Ingles, PhDUnconfirmed
Christopher DiemUnconfirmed
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