At the 2017 Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium established by the Sheik Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System, a diverse group of investors came together to discuss gap funding for pediatric innovation. It is well-known within the industry that early stage medtech financing has been dwindling in the past decade. The critical phase of translational research, which exists between grant-funded academic research and institutional investment, is particularly lacking.