Howard Leonhardt

Inventor with over 20 patents for treating heart disease. TALENT stent graft holds a world market leading position for repair of aortic aneurysms. Serial entrepreneur founded over 20 companies.

Website: www.leonhardtventures.com
Santa Monica, California, United States
Accredited investor
Member since April 30, 2012

Inventor and serial entrepreneur has developed over 20 patented inventions for treating heart disease. Founded 20 companies all with a social good element to them. Quote_down

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Investor interests

Type of investor	Angel
Typical investment size	$50,000 - $100k
Typical investments in a year	5
Investments partners	Minnesota Biomed Partners, Northstart Partners
Categories of interest	Social media Automotive Consumer Internet (B2C) E-commerce Digital Health Marketplaces Social commerce Women
Locations of interest	Los Angeles, California, United States Santa Monica, California, United States
Credentials	Accredited Investor, Qualified Purchaser

Education

1982 Anoka Technical College International Trade

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Full bio

Inventor and serial entrepreneur with over 20 patents for treating heart and cardiovascular disease. Started World Medical Mfg. Corp. in 1988 and built up from 2 employees to over 500 by 1998 when merged with AVE and subsequently sold to Medtronic Vascular. Founded Leonhardt Ventures www.leonhardtventures.com in 1999 and has raised over $110 million for 20 companies included Bioheart, Inc. www.bioheartinc.com a leader in applying stem cells to treat advanced heart failure. Other companies founded include; Leohardt Vineyards - wine www.leonhardtvineyards.com, Wine Country Baseball www.winecountrybaseball.com, The California Stock Exchange www.calstockexchange.com, Lucille's American Cafe www.lucillescafe.com, The Entrepreneurship Party www.entrepreneurshipparty.com, Leohardt's Launchpads www.leonhardtslaunchpads.com and Kindheart Lionheart Media Company www.kindheartlionheart.com