Primary Job Title Executive Director, Founder Primary Organization 
Solace Therapeutics
Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
Investor Type
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Kevin Connors is an accomplished entrepreneur and venture investor. He has co-founded seven healthcare technology companies, and has had interim CEO roles in nine. These companies have focused on developing proprietary technology to address large un-met medical needs, such as emphysema, low back pain, cerebral aneurysm, and bladder dysfunction.
Prior to founding Spray Venture Partners in 1996, Kevin was the founding CEO of Vesica Medical, a company focused on the surgical treatment of female urinary incontinence. Under this leadership, Vesica realized product sales within 18 months of formation and was acquired by Boston Scientific Corporation in 1995.
Prior to Vesica, Kevin led medical device investment activity at DSV Partners in Newport Beach, California.
Kevin is on the Board of Directors of the New England Venture Capital Association and MassMEDIC, the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council.
He has served on the Board of Directors of Vesica Medical, Inc. (acquired by Boston Scientific), Masimo Corp., Pilot Cardiovascular (acquired by CR Bard), Circe Biomedical (acquired by ICN Pharmaceuticals), Gamera Bioscience (acquired by Tecan AG), and Endonetics (acquired by Medtronic).
In addition to serving on our board, he also serves on the boards of, Facet Solutions, Leptos Biomedical, Solace Therapeutics, Highgate Orthopedics, and Cascade Ophthalmics.
Kevin received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
