MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.1 No.3

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M&A

Neurolutions: DME, Stroke Recovery – San Luis Obispo, CA
Kandu Health: Post-Hospital Stroke Recovery – Campbell, CA

Kandu Health and Neurolutions Merge to Form Kandu, Inc., a New Leader in Stroke Recovery

IPOs

NeuroOne Medical Technologies: Ablation, Neurosurgery – Eden Prairie, MN

NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

The Cs

Geneoscopy: Diagnostic Tests, Gastroenterology – St. Louis, MO

Amit Bhalla – CFO (Outside Hire)

Geneoscopy Appoints Amit Bhalla as Chief Financial Officer to Advance Strategic Growth and Support Commercialization Efforts

Telix Pharmaceuticals: Diagnostic, Radiopharmaceuticals, Oncology – Melbourne, Australia

Paul Schaffer – CTO (Outside Hire)

Telix Appoints Paul Schaffer as Chief Technology Officer

BostonGene: AI, Diagnostic, Precision Medicine – Waltham, MA

Ferran Prat, PhD, JD – CCO (Outside Hire)

BostonGene Appoints Dr. Ferran Prat as Chief Commercial Officer

Freenome: Diagnostic, Cancer Screening – South San Francisco, CA

Aaron Elliott, PhD – CEO (Outside Hire)

Freenome Names Aaron Elliott, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer to Lead the Company’s Next Chapter of Commercial Growth and Product Innovation

Butterfly Medical: Procedural Device, BPH – Yokneam, Israel

James Ulchaker, MD – CMO – Medical (Outside Hire)

Butterfly Medical Appoints Chief Medical Officer To Advance Novel Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Eleos Health: AI, Software/SaaS, Behavioral Health – Austin, TX

Dennis Morrison, PhD – CCO – Clinical (Outside Hire)

Eleos Expands Executive Leadership Bench Following Series C Fundraise

Board Members

Nalu Medical: Neurostimulation, Pain – Carlsbad, CA

Raymond W. Cohen – Chairman of the Board (Joining)

Nalu Medical Appoints Veteran Medtech Executive Raymond W. Cohen Chairman of its Board of Directors

Telix Pharmaceuticals: Radiopharmaceuticals, Oncology – Melbourne, Australia

Anne Whitaker – Board Member (Joining)

Anne Whitaker Appointed as Non-Executive Director

Quibim: AI, Imaging, Precision Medicine – Valencia, Spain

Tom Tynes – Board Member (Joining)
Guillem Masferrer – Board Member (Joining)
José Mesa – Board Member (Joining)

Quibim Announces New Board of Directors To Promote Growth And Strategic Expansion

Volta Medical: AI, Diagnostic, Electrophysiology – Marseille, France

Bill Hoffman – Exec. Chairman of the Board (Joining)
Jerome Kalifa, MD, PhD – Board Member (Joining)

Volta Medical Appoints Bill Hoffman as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

Funding

CMR Surgical: Robotics, Surgical – Cambridge, UK

CMR Surgical secures more than $200M to accelerate growth

orthobrain: Software/SaaS, Dental – Cleveland, OH

orthobrain® Secures $7.5 Million in New Funding to Accelerate Growth and Technology Advancements

RapidClaims: AI, Software/Saas, RCM – New York, NY

RapidClaims Raises $11M in Funding

Caretaker Medical: Pt. Monitoring, Wireless – Charlottesville, VA

Caretaker Medical Receives Inaugural Healthcare Tech Innovation Award and $200,000 Grant from Medical Society of D.C.

vopemed: AI, Surgical Visualization – Montreal, QC

vopemed Secures $2.29M CAD Pre-Seed Funding to Redefine Surgical Visualization with AI

restor3d: 3D Printing, Implants, Orthopedic – Durham, NC

restor3d Secures $38 Million in Growth Capital to Drive Expansion and Innovation in Personalized Orthopedic Solutions

Samantree Medical: Imaging, Tissue, Surgical – Lausanne, Switzerland

Olaris: ML, Diagnostics, Precision Medicine – Framingham, MA

Olaris Receives Strategic Investment from Labcorp to Advance NMR-Based Diagnostics

Kandu, Inc.: Rehabilitation, Stroke – Van Nuys, CA

Kandu, Inc. Announces $30 Million Financing to Advance Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation

Puzzle Medical Devices: Heart Pump, Percutaneous – Montreal, QC

Puzzle Medical Devices is thrilled to announce the closing of its CAN$43 million round to complete its clinical study led by KF Matheson and Desjardins Capital

SecondWave Systems: Wearables, Ultrasound, Therapeutic – Minneapolis, MN

SecondWave Systems raises $7M Series A to Accelerate Clinical Development of a Novel Ultrasound-Based Anti-Inflammatory Therapy

Egg Medical: Surgical Radiation Protection – Arden Hills, MN

Egg Medical Lands $14.3M Raise

Auxilium Health: Wound Care – Akron, OH

Auxilium Health Closes Oversubscribed $1.5 Million Funding Round, Secures Additional $275K Grant from the National Science Foundation

Rondah: AI, Software/SaaS, Dental – New York, NY

Rondah AI raises $1.8M to Redefine Patient Engagement for Dental Enterprises

illumicell AI: AI, Software/Saas, Male Fertility – Allston, MA

illumicell AI Raises $2M Pre-Seed to Launch Real-Time AI Platform for Male Fertility Diagnostics

Phantom Neuro: ML, Human/Machine Interface, Prosthetics – Austin, TX

Phantom Neuro Raises $19M in Series A Funding

SmarterDx: AI, Soft/Saas, Hospital Revenue Generation – New York, NY

SmarterDx Embarks on Next Phase of Growth and Product Innovation with New Mountain Capital

Regulatory

Approval
Medivis: AI, AR, Navigation, Spine Surgery – New York, NY

Medivis Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Spine Navigation and Announces Commercial Launch in the United States

Approval
Native Orthopaedics: Device, Orthopedics, Sports Med – Providence, RI

Native Orthopaedics Receives FDA 510(k) clearance for breakthrough Dragonfly™ knotless quad core technology for Meniscal Root Repair

Approval
Exo: AI, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Cardiology – Santa Clara, CA

Breakthrough AI Indicator for HFpEF and Cardiotoxicity Added to Exo Iris

Approval
Bright Uro: Monitoring, Urodynamics, Wireless, Catheter-Free – Irvine, CA

Bright Uro Receives FDA Clearance for Glean™ Urodynamics System

Approval
Makani Science: Wearable, Monitor, Respiratory – Irvine, CA

Makani Science Receives FDA Clearance for Groundbreaking Respiratory Monitor

Submittal
U-Pump: AI, Drug Delivery Patch, Insulin – Houston, TX

U-Pump Makes 5109k0 Submittal

Approval
Ventris Medical: Implantable, Spine Surgery, Allograft – Newport Beach, CA

Ventris Medical Receives Additional FDA Clearance for Backpack® Bone Graft in the Intervertebral Disc Space

IND
Agitated Solutions: Imaging, Contrast Agent – St. Paul, MN

Agitated Solutions Receives IND Clearance from FDA to Initiate Phase 3 Clinical Trial of a Novel Contrast Agent

Approval
Proprio: AI, Surgical Guidance, Ophthalmic Surgery – Seattle, WA

Proprio Receives FDA Clearance For the World’s First AI Surgical Guidance Platform

Approval
CardioVia: Device, Minimally Invasive, Cardiac Access – Tel Aviv, Israel

CardioVia Announces FDA Clearance for ViaOne, Opening a New Frontier in Minimally Invasive Heart-Surface Treatments

Approval
Brainomix: AI, Imaging, Stroke – Oxford, UK

Brainomix Advances Stroke Care with Landmark FDA Clearance

IDE
Innoblative Designs: Device, Electrosurgical, Breast Cancer – Chicago, IL

Innoblative Receives U.S. IDE Approval for its Novel Electrosurgical Device for Breast Cancer Treatment

Approval
Turbett Surgical: Surgical Instrument Pods – Henrietta, NY

Turbett Surgical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Enhanced Instrument Pod Portfolio

Product News

Enhatch: Implants, 3d Printing, Orthopedic – Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

Enhatch partners with 3D Systems to help power Smith + Nephew’s patient-specific ankle solutions

Medivis: AI, AR, Navigation, Spine Surgery – New York, NY

Medivis Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Spine Navigation and Announces Commercial Launch in the United States

MedRhythms: Neurorehabilitation System, Gait & Motor Function – Portland, ME

MedRhythms Announces Availability of Movive™ for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) for Veterans

SideKick Health: Digital Medicine, Obesity – Reykjavik, Iceland

Ypsomed and Sidekick Health launch a collaborative digital health solution for obesity management

LivsMed: Surgical Instruments, Vessel Sealing – San Diego, CA

LivsMed Unveils a 90° Articulating Vessel Sealer

Elixir Medical: Procedural Device, IVL, Coronary – Milpitas, CA

Elixir Medical Announces Launch of LithiX Hertz Contact (HC) Intravascular Lithotripsy System (IVL) in Europe

AristaMD: Software/Saas, Pt. Care Coordination – San Diego, CA

AristaMD Launches SpecialtyCare360 to Revolutionize Specialty Care

Electronic Caregiver: AI, Software/SaaS, Virtual Care, Addison’s Disease – Las Cruces, NM

Electronic Caregiver Launches Addison Care Virtual Assistant for Home Care Industry, Declaring AI-Driven Digital Care as the Future of Aging Support

Breakthrough Devices

Paige: AI, Diagnostic, Pathology, Oncology – New York, NY

U.S. FDA Grants Paige Breakthrough Device Designation for AI Application that Detects Cancer Across Different Anatomic Sites

Clinical Trials/Studies

ManagingLife: Digital Therapeutics, Pain – Toronto, ON

Groundbreaking Study Demonstrates How Combining the Manage My Pain App and Machine Learning Can Predict Pain Outcomes

Neo Medical: Implants, Spine – Lausanne, Switzerland

Data from a post-market clinical study, published in World Neurosurgery1, demonstrates the significant benefits of Neo Medical’s Force Control Technology™ in spinal (thoracolumbar) fusion procedures.

UltraSight: AI, Software/SaaS, Imaging, Cardiology – Tel Aviv, Israel

UltraSight Showcases New Data at ACC 2025 Highlighting the Accuracy and Accessibility of AI-Guided Cardiac Imaging

Aerin Medical: Procedural Device, ENT – Mountain View, CA

Aerin Medical Announces Long-Term Study Demonstrating Sustained Relief for Nasal Airway Obstruction Symptoms

Penumbra: Procedural Device, Neurovascular, CAVT – Alameda, CA

Seven New Data Sets Demonstrate Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) Technology Is Safe, Fast and Effective, Improves Patient Outcomes, and Delivers Healthcare Resource Benefits

MolecuLight: Imaging, Wound Care – Toronto, ON

Study Links Bacterial Load to Pain in Venous Ulcers, Demonstrating Effective Reduction with MolecuLight

Anaconda Biomed: Procedural Device, Thrombectomy, Neurovascular – Barcelona, Spain

Anaconda Biomed Enrolls First U.S. Patient in the ATHENA Clinical Trial Evaluating ANA Funnel Catheter for Ischemic Stroke Treatment

K Health: AI, Telemedicine, Care Guidance – New York, NY

Researchers Find K Health’s AI Clinical Recommendations Rival Doctors’ in New Study Published in Annals of Internal Medicine

Cleerly: AI, Imaging, Cardiovascular – Denver, CO

Cleerly Unveils Groundbreaking Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrating AI-QCT’s Predictive Power for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25

Microbot Medical: Robotics, Endovascular – Caesarea, Israel

Microbot Medical® Shares Results from Its Pivotal Clinical Trial, Achieving 100% Robotic Navigation Success for the LIBERTY® Endovascular Robotic System

Cagent Vascular: Device, Peripheral Angioplasty – Wayne, PA

Cagent Vascular Initiates Patient Enrollment in the Serranator® vs. POBA OCT Study at Columbia University Medical Center

This & That

Caretaker Medical: Pt. Monitoring, Wireless – Charlottesville, VA

Caretaker Medical Receives Inaugural Healthcare Tech Innovation Award and $200,000 Grant from Medical Society of D.C.

SonderMind: Telemedicine, Mental Health – Denver, CO

SonderMind Scales Its Mental Health Services Nationwide

AIC T-Hub: – Hyderabad, India

AIC T-Hub selects 20 startups for healthcare program’s 5th batch

VisCardia: Implant, Diaphragm, Heart Failure – Portland, OR

ACC.25 Panel of Experts Awards VisCardia Top Honors for Innovation in MedTech

KA Imaging: Imaging, X-Ray – Waterloo, ON

A Historic Image: The First X-ray in Space Is Here

Keebler Health: AI, Software/SaaS, Risk Adjustment, Clinical Decision Support – Durham, NC

Keebler Health: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Isaac Park About Keebler’s Risk Adjustment Platform

NeuroOne: Ablation, Neurosurgery – Eden Prairie, MN

Teen goes from 10 nightly seizures to zero with brain implant

X-Bolt Trauma Orthopedics: Implant, Orthopedic Trauma – Santry, Ireland

X-Bolt Trauma Orthopedics: Interview With Founder & CEO Dr. Brian Thornes About The Trauma Surgery Improvement Company

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