• Home
  • Portfolio Investments
  • TEAM
  • Contact Us

TEAM





Fred Toney



CEO/Co-Founder



Fred founded Launchpad Digital Health in 2013. He spent 20+ years in the technology, medical and digital health markets: Co-Founder, Executive Chairman and CFO of RxList (sold to WebMD); CEO of HealthCentral at its sale and CFO at its IPO on Nasdaq; EVP & CFO of C8 MediSensors which received regulatory approvals of its medical device + medical software application in 27 EU countries. 15+ years in research, investment banking, portfolio management with 100+ companies funded or sold. Current board or board observer positions include Limelight Health, Medable, Hint Health, LifeDojo, Breezometer, InsightRx, Sensely, Patch, and others.



Ted Ridgway



General Partner/Co-Founder



Ted spent 20+ years in the technology and healthcare markets: 16 years in technology, healthcare, medical technology and digital health investment banking at firms from Salomon Brothers & Credit Suisse to Vople Brown & Whelan and Seven Hills. CFO for Canvas. Former COO for KitCheck. Former COO & CFO for Impact Displays; VP Corp Dev of Radisys (public); CFO of SunLink and Credit.com. He has completed 80+ capital raises or company sales.



Jens Geitmann



Venture Partner



Jens Geitmann spent 30 years in investment banking in Europe and the US at firms from Kidder, Peabody & Co., Smith Barney Harris Upham, Berenberg Bank and BHF-BANK. Co founded TriStone Partners, London and Prague, in 1998. In the private equity/technology space for the last 10 years, 4 years of which involved with LPDH companies in various capacities, Board Observer in Sensely, Venture Partner in Fund II.



Omar Sillah



Venture Partner



Omar is the President of Spectra Managing Partners, LLC which is a business development firm serving professional athletes, small businesses, and entertainers.



Jena Edwards



Accounting Manager



Randy Lipps



Venture Partner



Randy has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare information technology as Chairman & CEO of OmniCell Corporation. Since 1992, Omnicell (NASDAQ: OMCL) has been creating innovative solutions to improve patient care, anywhere it is delivered. Omnicell is a leading supplier of comprehensive automation and business analytics software for medication and supply management across the entire health care continuum—from the acute care hospital setting, to post-acute skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, to the patient's home.



Mark Schwartz



Venture Partner



Mark spent 15+ years in technology hardware, software, medical devices and life sciences; originally a corporate lawyer in M&A, partnerships / JVs, licensing. Co-founded Fabrinet (optical technology, components for laser eye and skin surgeries, anesthesia monitoring), as Bus Dev, GC, chief strategy officer; CFO 8 years and at IPO on NYSE in 2010 unitl 2012. Recently, advised healthcare start-ups Pepex (glucose monitoring) and TIMMES (teleradiology, medical imaging data); co-founded and advises Precision Converting Solutions (medical devices).



LAUNCHPAD DIGITAL HEALTH, LLC

©2013-2023


info@launchpdh.com