Partner
Kirk Nielsen
co-founder and Managing Partner, Vensana Capital
- Firm
- Vensana Capital
- Title
- co-founder and Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
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Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Kirk Nielsen is a Managing Partner at Vensana Capital. Kirk co-founded Vensana in 2019 as a Managing Director at Versant Ventures, where he led the firm's medtech practice. He joined Versant in 2006 from Medtronic, where he worked in sales & marketing in the company’s Cardiac Rhythm Management division. Previously, he spent time at Fluidigm (a Versant portfolio company) and he also served as a consultant at Bain & Company, where he advised clients in healthcare, private equity, and other industries. Prior to his business career, Kirk was a professional hockey player.
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