Startup aiming to bring robotics into interventional radiology raises $73M
Radiology Business September 27, 2024
Mendaera, a startup aiming to bring robotics into interventional radiology, has raised $73 million in financing, the company announced Thursday.
VC firm Threshold Ventures led the Series B funding round with participation from Lux Capital, PFM Health Sciences, and Fred Moll (founder of Intuitive Surgical and Auris Health). Silicon Valley-based Mendaera is working to commercialize a handheld interventional platform that incorporates robotics, artificial intelligence, imaging and virtual connectivity.
Leaders said the product is designed to be used across different medical specialties and sites of service as the company works to improve access to needle-based interventional care.
“Traditional surgical robots have established footing in the operating room,” Mendaera Founder and CEO Josh DeFonzo said in a Sept. 26...