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Anorit Medical

Developing one-button automatic ventilation for bystanders responding to cardiac arrest.

Medical devicesCardiac arrestEmergency care
Country
Denmark
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2024
Sector
Medtech
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Secured €500K from BII plus a DKK 4.7M grant
  • Patent review found the invention novel and claims protectable
  • Prototype tested by more than 40 first-aid instructors

Aortex

Building smaller, patient-specific stent grafts for minimally invasive aortic repair.

Medical devicesCardiovascularVascular implants
Country
Germany
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2024
Sector
Medtech
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Signed LOIs with industry companies
  • Patent application filed, with novelty confirmed
  • Won five startup and innovation competitions

Aventera Antibodies

Developing an engineered antibody for severe invasive Group A strep infections.

Infectious diseaseTherapeuticsAntimicrobial resistance
Country
Sweden
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2025
Sector
Biotech
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Raised SEK 14.5M led by Lund University's venture arm
  • Founders named on two patent families covering the core antibody science
  • Demonstrated animal proof of concept with a multi-strain lead

Belle Health

Delivering app-based therapy and cycle tracking for severe premenstrual disorders.

Women's healthDigital therapeuticsWearables
Country
Germany
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2022
Sector
Consumer health
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Reached nearly 30,000 paying subscribers within a year of launch
  • Two randomized controlled trials with three universities
  • CE-marked Class I app pursuing German insurer reimbursement

Clee Medical

Building real-time tissue imaging and AI guidance for minimally invasive brain surgery.

Medical imagingNeurotechMedical devices
Country
Switzerland
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2024
Sector
Medtech
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • CTO helped build two surgical-navigation companies later acquired
  • Neuro Access used in 11 neurosurgical procedures in its first year
  • Seed round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds

Dx4Life

Developing a rapid swab test to match IVF hormone treatment to a woman's genetics.

FertilityPoint-of-care diagnosticsPrecision medicine
Country
Sweden
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2024
Sector
Diagnostics
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Raised SEK 6.4M in a first round led by Gobia Enterprises
  • International patent application filed for Dx4IVF
  • Won Lund University's top 2025 Future Innovations prize

Ibnova Therapeutics

Developing vascularized heart muscle patches to treat heart failure.

Cell therapyTherapeuticsHeart failure
Country
Denmark
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2026
Sector
Biotech
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Selected for BII Venture Lab with up to €500k
  • Restored heart function in animal models
  • Co-founder's earlier heart patch work reached a Phase 1/2 trial

Medespro

Helping patients document chronic wounds at home with an AI-assisted app.

Wound careChronic carePatient engagement
Country
Germany
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2025
Sector
Digital health
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • CE-marked wound documentation app live on iOS and Android
  • Backed by the federal EXIST grant and Bavaria's FLÜGGE programme
  • Won a federal digital innovation prize in Germany

NeuroTidal Diagnostics

Developing a blood test to detect Parkinson's disease and measure its stage.

Parkinson's diseaseBiomarkersMolecular diagnostics
Country
Netherlands
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2024
Sector
Diagnostics
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • International patent application covering the core detection molecules
  • Won €200,000 from the Dutch national Biotech Booster program
  • Founded by Utrecht University's head of chemistry

SPCTR

Using light and AI to tell surgeons during an operation if a tumor was fully removed.

OncologyMedical imagingClinical AI
Country
Netherlands
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2025
Sector
Medtech
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Raised €350K from Future Tech Ventures and angels
  • First-in-human study underway at two Dutch hospitals
  • SPCTR's CEO brings prior clinical experience in surgical imaging

Theta Sleep

Delivering end-to-end sleep apnoea diagnosis and treatment at home.

Sleep medicineVirtual careChronic care
Country
United Kingdom
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2024
Sector
Healthcare services
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Runs Ramsay Health Care's remote sleep apnoea pathway
  • Reports a six-week pathway versus an 87-week NHS average
  • Founding doctors combine 20+ years of sleep-service experience with Oxford training

Adapted

Providing AI physical therapy support for athletes.

Physical therapySports healthHealth AI
Country
United States
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2024
Sector
Consumer health
Last updated: Aug 24, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • More than 1,000 athletes using the app
  • Shipped 25 releases in under four months.
  • Selected for Y Combinator Winter 2024

Adialante

Making compact mobile MRI screening accessible outside traditional imaging centers.

Medical imagingCancer screeningMedical devices
Country
United States
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2023
Sector
Medtech
Last updated: Aug 24, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • $19.75M in signed LOIs from 11 clinics
  • Holds two issued US patents covering its core compact MRI methods.
  • Selected for Y Combinator Spring 2026

Anoria

Building a wearable that reads emotions to improve emotional intelligence.

WearablesNeurotechMental health
Country
United States
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2026
Sector
Consumer health
Last updated: Aug 24, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Selected for Y Combinator Spring 2026
  • Early prototypes already in real-world use
  • Founder previously led hardware design work at Apple

Anto Biosciences

Building foundation models for microbial communities and microbiome drug discovery.

MicrobiomeFoundation modelsDrug discovery
Country
United States
Funding stage
Seed or earlier
Founded
2025
Sector
Biotech
Last updated: Aug 24, 2026
INVESTOR SIGNALS
  • Selected for Y Combinator Fall 2025
  • Founders combine repeat-startup experience with research at MIT, Broad, and Harvard Medical School.
  • Co-founder published peer-reviewed microbiome research in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics in 2025.

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