MedCity News January 9, 2026
Apella raised an $80 million Series B funding round to expand its AI-powered platform designed to help hospitals optimize their operating rooms. The startup’s tool promises to boost surgical volume, reduce clinician burnout and improve patient access without adding new staff or facilities.
Operating room capacity is a financial backbone for hospitals, but inefficiencies in this department often ripple outward — hurting operating margins, burning out clinicians and reducing patient access.
On Thursday, a startup looking to fix operation room inefficiencies raked in a hefty Series B round. Healthcare data and AI platform Apella announced the close of a $80 million financing round, bringing the startup’s overall fundraising total to $115 million.
The San Francisco-based company, founded in 2020, offers...
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