Verily Health secured an investment from Nvidia to advance development and commercial deployment of its precision healthcare AI platforms, the company announced today. Verily also received an additional investment from existing investor CU Healthcare Innovation Fund. “We are pleased to welcome Nvidia as a new investor in Verily. These investments strengthen our ability to pursue […]
Funding Roundup
Elucid raises $55M Series D for cardio imaging tech
Elucid announced the end of its Series D financing round, having raised $55 million and bringing the company’s total funds raised to date to $185 million. The Boston-based company will utilize the investments to accelerate commercial expansion of its FDA-cleared plaque assessment tool, Plaque-IQ, and its non-invasive fractional flow reserve—computed tomography (FFR-CT) analysis system, pending […]
Medtronic structural heart leader appointed CEO of Versa Vascular
Versa Vascular appointed Bill Shields as its new CEO, the company announced today. Shields joins Versa after 15 years with Medtronic’s structural heart business. Most recently, Shields was VP and GM of Medtronic’s Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies business. He spent seven years in the transcatheter mitral and tricuspid segment leading product development and multiple clinical […]
Vexev raises $6M to support robotic ultrasound tech
Vexev announced today that it raised $6 million in new funding to accelerate the progress of its robotic tomographic ultrasound platform. Existing investors Blackbird Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Startmate and Horizon participated in the round. New investors TreeArc Investment Group, TEN13, Bioshore Ventures and Alumni Ventures all joined as well. The company plans to use funds to […]
SoundHealth announces additional fundraising
SoundHealth, a medtech company developing personalized, AI-enabled, non-invasive devices that treat population-scale breathing and sleep disorders, announced today the closing of an oversubscribed Series A financing that raised $5.25 million. Shangbay Capital led the round, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $12.25 million. The new capital will accelerate growth of SoundHealth’s portfolio of […]
Medtronic leads $37M Series C for AFib ablation mapping tech developer CoreMap
CoreMap announced today that it closed an oversubscribed $37 million Series C financing round led by medtech giant Medtronic. Alongside Medtronic, both existing and new investors participated in the financing round. It supports the company’s precise, data-driven tools for guiding AFib ablation. Burlington, Massachusetts-based CoreMap develops a proprietary, high-density mapping technology and advanced data analytics […]
Aurenar closes $5.7M seed round for noninvasive neuromod
Aurenar announced today that it closed an oversubscribed seed financing round with proceeds totaling $5.7 million. The Go-Red for Women Venture Fund, part of American Heart Association Ventures, and Solas BioVentures co-led the round. BJC Health and Kaleida Capital also participated. St. Louis-based Aurenar plans to use proceeds to continue working toward pivotal trials for […]
Xeltis raises $23.3M to bring vascular access device to US
Xeltis announced today that it raised $23.3 million (€20.5m) in funding from both new and existing shareholders. Eindhoven, the Netherlands-based company said that, combined with $55 million raised at the end of 2025, the latest funding demonstrates investor confidence in its strategy and strengthens its ability to execute on clinical, regulatory and commercial objectives as […]
SRS 2026 recap: The biggest surgical robot stories of the last week
The Society of Robotic Surgery Annual Meeting (SRS 2026) took place last week in Hollywood, Florida. At the event, the world’s biggest names in surgical robotics shared new innovations and milestones that showcase the ever-growing nature of the surgical robotics space. With many topics covered, AI once again took center-stage, with a number of leaders […]
Remote ultrasound robot developer Dopl raises $6M seed round
Dopl Technologies closed a $6.3 million seed round to advance its remote robotic ultrasound technology, the device developer will announce today. The Bothell, Washington-based startup was a member of the 2024 Medtech Innovator cohort. It now says it has 10 employees and has raised more than $8 million in total. “Our outstanding team is energized […]
Magnendo raises $18M Series A led by Penumbra to support magnetic endovascular robotic tech
Magnendo, an MIT spinout, announced today that it closed an $18 million Series A financing to support its magnetic robotic navigation technology. Penumbra — a leader in neurovascular intervention set to become part of Boston Scientific through a $14.5 billion deal — led the financing. A syndicate of new and existing institutional investors also participated. […]
