Investor Eye: Intuitive Surgical Hops, Skips, And Jumps Into VC
Executive Summary
When a large medtech company sets up a venture fund, it typically invests in technologies that are adjacent to its pre-existing portfolio. Intuitive Surgical’s approach is different.
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