Fjord Ventures

“Enhancing Value for the Entrepreneur”

Fjord Ventures

“Enhancing Value for the Entrepreneur”

The Fjord Team

Olav Bergheim

Founder, Managing Director

Olav Bergheim is the Founder and Managing Director of Fjord Ventures.  He has more than 30 years of experience in creating and managing life sciences companies.  Olav’s experience includes almost 20 years of general management at Baxter Healthcare, where he was Corporate Vice President and  President of the $700 million Cardiovascular Group (now Edwards Life Sciences). Prior to the Cardiovascular Group, Olav was President of Immunotherapy Worldwide; of BioTech Europe; and of Baxter Germany. From Baxter, Olav joined venture capital firm Domain Associates, LLC as a General Partner. Olav has led the formation of a number of companies including

 

             • VenPro Corporation

             • Orqis Medical Corporation

             • Volcano Corporation

             • 3F Therapeutics

             • Symphony Medical

             • Glaukos Corporation

             • Windy Hill Medical, Inc.

             • Anosia, Inc.

 

Olav is the Chairman of Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ: VOLC); Orqis Medical Corporation; Symphony Medical; and Dentatek. He is on the boards of Glaukos Corporation, Windy Hill Medical, Inc. and the Beckman Laser Institute. 

 

 

The management team is comprised of several individuals who have a broad array of past and current business experience.  This experienced team has previously successfully worked together at all phases of developing a technology. 

 

The management team of Fjord Ventures LLC works on a consulting basis.  This gives companies direct access to world-renowned institutions at a stage where endorsement is critical.