# Moshe Pinto

> Moshe Pinto is the co-founder and chairperson of the board of Wider Circle, which he led as CEO from its founding in 2015 until August 2022. Based in Redwood City, California, he previously co-founded Spiracur and led HD+, now Outset Medical. His education spans law, economics, and business at Tel Aviv University, the University of Hamburg, the University of Bologna, and Stanford University.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chairperson of the Board at Wider Circle
- **Organizations:** Wider Circle, Spiracur, HD+ (now Outset Medical), Nephros, Herzog, Fox & Neeman
- **Education:** MBA, Stanford University, LLM, University of Bologna, EMLE, University of Hamburg, LLB in Law, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Spiracur with Kenton Fong and Dean Hu after a Stanford course project., Co-founded Wider Circle in 2015 and led it as CEO until August 2022., Led Wider Circle during its September 2021 $38 million Series B.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2007** — Worked at Herzog, Fox & Neeman in Israel.
- **2007** — Co-founded Spiracur following the Stanford Biodesign Innovation course; served as CEO from 2007 through 2010.
- **2010–2015** — Served on Spiracur’s board of directors.
- **2011–2014** — Led HD+, now Outset Medical, as CEO.
- **2015** — Co-founded Wider Circle with Darin Buxbaum and became CEO.
- **2015-08** — Appointed to the Nephros board of directors.
- **2021-09** — Wider Circle announced a $38 million Series B while Pinto was CEO.
- **2022-08** — Became Wider Circle’s chairperson; Darin Buxbaum succeeded him as CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Spiracur with Kenton Fong and Dean Hu after a Stanford course project.
- Co-founded Wider Circle in 2015 and led it as CEO until August 2022.
- Led Wider Circle during its September 2021 $38 million Series B.
- Appointed to the Nephros board in August 2015.

## Latest updates

- **2022-08** — Moved from Wider Circle CEO to chairperson of the board, effective August 3, 2022; the current official leadership page continues to list him as chairperson.

## Links

- Website: https://www.widercircle.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moshepinto/

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