MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.2 No.11

Acquisition
Scientia Vascular: Procedural Device, Neurovascular – West Valley City, UT
Medtronic: Endoscope, Pancreaticobiliary – Dublin, Ireland

Medtronic to acquire Scientia Vascular, marrying access and therapeutic portfolios for neurovascular care

Acquisition
Fly Flyte: Private Jet Rental – Farmingdale, NY
Catheter Precision: Procedural Device, E-P – Fort Mill, SC

VTAK Announces Definitive Merger Agreement to Acquire 100% of Fly Flyte Inc.

The Cs

BrainCheck: AI, Soft/SaaS, Diagnostic, Cognitive Function – Austin, TX

Stephen Bekanich, MD – CMO – Medical (Joining)

Dr. Stephen Bekanich Joins BrainCheck as Chief Medical Officer

Certus Critical Care: Procedural Device, Diagnostic, Therapeutic, Neurovascular – Salt Lake City, UT

JD Simpson – CEO (Joining)

AristaMD: Soft/SaaS, Peer-to-Peer Referrals – San Diego, CA

Ken Chatfield – CIO – Information & CTO (Joining)

AristaMD Appoints Three-Time Fortune 500 Technology Leader Ken Chatfield as Chief Information and Technology Officer

MindMaze Therapeutics: Digital Therapeutics, Neurology – Lausanne, Switzerland

Zach Henderson – CEO (Joining)

MindMaze Therapeutics Appoints HealthTech Veteran Zach Henderson as CEO to Accelerate Global Commercial Scale

KORU Medical Systems: Device, Disposable, Drug Delivery – Mahwah, NJ

Adam Kalbermatten – CEO (Promotion)
Linda Tharby – CEO (Retiring)

KORU Medical Systems Announces CEO Transition

GRAIL: Diagnostic, Oncology, Precision Medicine – Menlo Park, CA

Josh Ofman, MD – CEO (Promotion)
Bob Ragusa – CEO (Retiring)

GRAIL Announces Retirement of CEO Bob Ragusa and Appointment of Josh Ofman, MD, MSHS, as Successor

Funding

Neuros Medical: DME. Pain, Post-Amputation, Physical Med and Rehab – Aliso Viejo, CA

Trinity Capital Inc. Provides $35 Million in Growth Capital to Neuros Medical, Inc. to Scale Pain Management Therapy Adoption

Amigo AI: AI Agents, Soft/SaaS – New York, NY

Amigo AI Raises $11M Series A to Train Clinical AI Agents Like Doctors

IQ Endoscopes: Procedural Device, Disposable, Endoscope – Chepstow, UK

IQ Endoscopes secures £5.2m million investment from BGF and the Development Bank Wales

May Health: Procedural Device, Ablation, PCOS-Related Infertility, Gynecology, Women’s Health – Paris, France

Nexpring Health Invests in May Health to Advance a Novel Technology to Treat PCOS-Related Infertility

Moxe Health: Soft/SaaS, Clinical Data, Reimbursement – Madison, WI

BV Investment Partners Announces Investment in Moxe Health

Nitra: AI, Soft/SaaS, Operating System, Medical Practice – New York, NY

Nitra Raises $187 Million as AI-Native Platform for Healthcare Practices Surpasses $1 Billion in Processing Volume

Vitestro: Robotic, Autonomous Blood Draw – The Netherlands

Vitestro Raises $70 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Financing to Advance Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy and Commercial Readiness

Emboline: Procedural Device, Embolic Protection, Interventional Cardiology – Santa Cruz, CA

Emboline, Inc. Secures $20 Million in Growth Capital from Trinity Capital Inc. to Support Commercialization of the Emboliner® Embolic Protection System to Minimize Stroke Risk From TAVR

Translucent: AI, Soft/SaaS, Financial Analysis – New York, NY

Translucent Announces $27M Series A Led by GV to Tackle Healthcare’s Existential Financial Crisis

Combat Medical: Capital Equip, Hyperthermic Therapy, Oncology – London, UK

Combat Medical Raises £2.6 Million Series A to Advance Treatment of BCG Unresponsive Bladder Cancer

XCath : Robotics, Procedural, Neurovascular Navigation – Houston, TX

XCath Secures $30 Million Series C to Improve Global Outcomes in Neurovascular Care

Monteris Medical: Robotics, MRI-Guided Ablation System, Neurosurgery – Minnetonka, MN

Monteris Medical Secures $28 Million in Growth Equity to Accelerate Revenue and Innovation in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Tenon Medical: Implant, Spine, SI-Joint – Los Gatos, CA

WallachBeth Capital Announces Closing of Tenon Medical, Inc Private Placement of Senior Original Issue Discount Convertible Notes Offering for Gross Proceeds of $4.3 Million

Malama Health: Remote Pt. Monitoring, Women’s Health, Maternity – Stanford, CA

Malama Health Raises $9.2M to Scale Doula-Led Maternal Care for Women insured by Medicaid Nationwide

Verigraft : Implants, Tissue, Personalized – Gothenburg, Sweden

Biotech company Verigraft secures major investment

Regulatory

Approval
QT Imaging: Imaging, Breast, Radiology – Novato, CA

QT Imaging Receives FDA Clearance for Its Breast Acoustic CT Scanner Enhanced Configuration to Improve Posterior Breast Imaging Coverage

Approval
Cairn Surgical: Imaging, Guided Surgery, Localization, Surgical Oncology – Lebanon, NH

Cairn Surgical Announces FDA De Novo 510(k) Submission for Breast Cancer Locator System

Product News

Centauri Health Solutions: Soft/SaaS, Pt. Care Coordination, Info Access – Phoenix, AZ

Centauri Debuts Best in KLAS® SES Notify and Next-Gen Clinical Data Solutions at HIMSS26

Cleo Health: AI, Ambient, Soft/Saas, Operating System – Albany, NY

Cleo Health Debuts Acute Care OS at HIMSS 2026, Unifying Documentation, Charge Capture, and CDI in a Single AI-Driven Platform

IceCure Medical: Procedural Device, Minimally Invasive, Cryoablation, Breast Cancer – Caesarea, Israel

American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) Resource Guide Update Recommends Cryoablation for Low-Risk Breast Cancer

Glooko: Soft/SaaS, Data Mgt, Diabetes – Palo Alto, CA

Glooko to Expand EMEA CGM Connectivity with Roche Accu-Chek® SmartGuide Integration

Sightview Software: Soft/SaaS, EHR, Practice Mgt, Ophthalmology – Durham, NC

Sightview Unveils Fresh Patient Engagement Tools at Vision Expo 2026

CharmHealth: Soft/SaaS, EHR, Practice Mgt, Primary Care – Pleasanton, CA

CharmHealth Introduces Multi-Agent AI Copilot Built Directly Into Its EHR

Breakthrough Devices

MeMed: Rapid Diagnostic, Infectious Disease – Haifa, Israel

FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to MeMed BV Flex™ Capillary Blood

Clinical Trials/Studies

VS3 Medical: Implant, Stent, Neurovascular – San Jose, CA

VS3 Medical Announces First Patients Enrolled in First-in-Human Study of Novel Neurovascular Implant to Address Symptomatic Venous Sinus Stenosis

Pulse Biosciences: Procedural Device, Bioelectric Medicine, PFA, Oncology, Cardiology – Hayward, CA

Pulse Biosciences Announces Clinical Data From nPulse™ Vybrance™ System First-In-Human Clinical Durability Study of Benign Thyroid Nodule Ablation

HeraNova Lifesciences: Diagnostic Test, Endometriosis, Infertility, Gynecology, Women’s Health – Burlington, MA

HerAnova™ Publishes Clinical Validation Study of HerResolve™ in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Axena Health: Non-Invasive Device, Urinary & Fecal Incontinence, Women’s Health – Auburndale, MA

New Real-World Evidence Study Shows Leva® Pelvic Health System Significantly Improves Fecal Incontinence Symptoms in Women

Nevisense: AI, Diagnostic, Skin – Stockholm, Sweden

New Study Positions Nevisense’s EIS as a valuable and sensitive tool for assessing skin barrier impairment

bioAffinity Technologies: Diagnostic Test, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, Lung Cancer – San Antonio, TX

bioAffinity Technologies Announces Initiation of Large-Scale Longitudinal Clinical Study for Its Noninvasive CyPath® Lung Cancer Diagnostic

Picture Health: AI, Imaging, Biomarkers, Predictive Medicine, Oncology – Cleveland, OH

New AI Solution Helps Predict Which Lung Cancer Patients Will Benefit from Immunotherapy

GeneDx: Diagnostic Test, Genetic, Precision Medicine – Stamford, CT

Landmark Study Shows Average Cost Savings of $80,000 Per Child and Overall Improved Health Outcomes Following GeneDx Exome and Genome Testing

IceCure Medical: Procedural Device, Minimally Invasive, Cryoablation, Breast Cancer – Caesarea, Israel

U.S. FDA Approves IceCure’s Post-Marketing “ChoICE” Study for ProSense® Cryoablation in the Local Treatment of Low-Risk Breast Cancer

Noah Medical: Robotics, Procedural, Endoluminal – San Carlos, CA

Respiratory Medicine Publishes MATCH 2 Study Demonstrating Reliability of Real-Time Imaging Guidance in Robotic Bronchoscopy

Sonex Health: Procedural Device, Minimally Invasive, Ultrasound-Guided, Orthopedic Surgery – Eagan, MN

INDEPENDENT REVIEW PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND MEDICINE STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE INTEGRAL ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME TREATMENT

Tempus AI: AI, Soft/SaaS, Diagnostic, Cardiology, Clinical Assistant – Chicago, IL

Tempus Announces Study Highlighting the Role of Advanced Genomic Profiling Features in Identifying Clinically Actionable Findings

Verve Medical: Procedural Device, Ablation, Renal Pelvic Denervation, Hypertension – Phoenix, AZ

Verve Medical Treats First Patient in Landmark U.S. Pilot Trial for Uncontrolled Hypertension, Advancing Momentum from Breakthrough TUSK Results

Pulse Biosciences: Procedural Device, Bioelectric Medicine, PFA, Oncology, Cardiology – Hayward, CA

Pulse Biosciences, Inc. Announces First Enrollments in Feasibility Study for the Treatment of Malignant Thyroid Tumors with nPulse™ Technology

Limbic: AI, Soft/SaaS, Mental Healthcare – London, UK

Nature Medicine Study Shows AI Outperforms Therapists on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Personalis: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Genomics, Oncology – Fremont, CA

Personalis Announces New Publication Advancing Neoadjuvant Treatment Monitoring in Breast Cancer with NeXT Personal®

PreludeDx: Diagnostic, Decision Support, Oncology, Breast Cancer – Laguna Hills, CA

PreludeDx Announces Publication in Breast Cancer Research Validating AidaBreast™, the Only Multi-Omic Test to Predict Locoregional Recurrence Risk and Radiation Therapy Benefit in Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer

Patents

iotaMotion: Robotic, Assisted Cochlear Implantation – St. Paul, MN

IotaMotion Strengthens Leadership Position in Robotic Cochlear Implant Surgery with Issuance of New U.S. Patent

Legal Battles

Kurin: Blood Culture Protection – San Diego, CA
Magnolia Medical Technologies: Diagnostic, Blood Culture Draw Accuracy – Seattle, WA

Kurin Prevails in Federal Appellate Court in Long-Running Litigation with Magnolia Medical Technologies

This & That

OpenEvidence: AI, Soft/SaaS, Clinical Information – Cambridge, MA

OpenEvidence Achieves Historic Milestone: 1 Million Clinical Consultations between Verified Doctors and an Artificial Intelligence System in a Single Day

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