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Where Are Series A Dollars Coming From? What Areas Are Ripe for M&A? You May Be Surprised

August 19, 2016

Data guru Jon Norris, managing director at Silicon Valley Bank, reviews his first-half numbers for ophthalmology and life sciences. Norris’ first-half numbers for Medtech start-ups show some surprising sources of strength for the sector.

Jonathan Norris

Managing Director

Silicon Valley Bank

Jonathan Norris is a managing director of sales origination for Silicon Valley Bank. Norris oversees business development efforts for banking and lending opportunities as well as spearheading strategic relationships with many life science and healthcare venture capital firms. He also helps SVB Capital through sourcing and advising on limited partnership allocations. In addition, he speaks at major investor and industry conferences and authors widely cited analyses of healthcare venture capital trends. Norris has more than sixteen years of banking experience working with healthcare companies and venture capital firms. Norris earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Riverside and a Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University.