W.L. Gore & Associates

W. L. Gore & Associates has made its name by creating innovative, technology-driven solutions, from medical devices that treat aneurysms to high-performance GORE‑TEX® fabrics. A privately held company with annual sales of more than $3 billion, Gore is committed to perpetuating its 50-plus year tradition of product innovation. Gore focuses its efforts in four main areas: electronics, fabrics, industrial and medical products. The company’s electronic products division develops and manufactures high-performance copper and optical signal transmission products. Gore’s fabrics provide protection from the elements and enable wearers to remain comfortable across a broad range of activities and conditions. The products made by Gore’s industrial division meet diverse contamination control and processing challenges throughout industry. Implants from the medical division provide creative healing solutions to complex medical problems. Today, Gore employs more than 10,000 employees, called associates, with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and China, and sales offices around the world.

Edward Rubin

Senior Vice President-External Ventures

7 past transactions

Mitico

Seed Round in 2025
Mitico specializes in advanced carbon capture solutions, utilizing a patented granulated metal carbonate sorption technology developed at Caltech. This innovative approach effectively captures over 95% of carbon dioxide emissions from post-combustion sources, such as gas-fired power plants, boilers, and waste-to-energy facilities. By providing carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) as a service, Mitico enables clients to significantly reduce their carbon emissions at a lower cost compared to conventional methods. The company's technology aims to facilitate mass mitigation of carbon emissions, making it an essential partner for industries seeking to address environmental challenges and transition towards more sustainable practices.

Arzeda

Venture Round in 2023
Arzeda Corporation is a synthetic biology company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in the development and manufacture of proteins and enzymes for various applications, including pharmaceuticals, polymers, and industrial chemicals. Founded in 2008, Arzeda utilizes advanced technology that combines physics-based protein design with artificial intelligence algorithms to create and validate new designer proteins and enzymes. The company aims to provide innovative solutions that offer competitive performance, cost efficiency, and sustainability, addressing the needs of clients in diverse industries.

InnAVasc

Acquisition in 2022
InnAVasc Medical specializes in the development of medical devices designed to improve vascular access for hemodialysis. The company focuses on enhancing existing synthetic vascular grafts to ensure safer and more efficient access for dialysis procedures. Their products aim to prevent needle cannulation injuries and improve graft access safety, thus helping healthcare providers minimize the risks of adverse events and device failures that can occur with repeated vascular access. Additionally, InnAVasc addresses the needs of home hemodialysis and immediate access, contributing to overall patient safety and care in the dialysis process.

PhysioLogic Devices

Corporate Round in 2019
PhysioLogic Devices, Inc. is a company based in Alpine, California, established in 2013, that specializes in the development of innovative implantable products aimed at improving the management of diabetes. The company focuses on creating advanced devices, including an implantable insulin pump and a glucose sensor, which work together to fully automate glucose control. By delivering insulin directly to the intraperitoneal space for uptake by the liver, these products aim to normalize glucose physiology, offering patients with Type 1 diabetes a significant improvement in their quality of life by alleviating the burdens associated with traditional insulin therapy.

Quellan

Series C in 2007
Quellan, Inc. specializes in the design, development, and marketing of analog signal processing and radio frequency noise cancellation integrated circuits (IC) aimed at automotive, computing, data center, storage, consumer electronics, and wireless markets. The company offers a range of products, including noise cancellers that detect unwanted noise and generate an opposing signal, system developer kits for mobile television and GPS applications, quad and single lane extenders that ensure analog signal integrity in data center equipment, as well as evaluation boards, cable modules, and active cables. Quellan's technologies are utilized in various applications such as active cables, line cards, and backplanes in data centers, as well as in wireless technologies like global positioning systems and mobile television. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Quellan operates as a subsidiary of Intersil Corp as of August 2009.
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