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June 28, 2023

11 medical device startups to watch, according to investors

VCs from MIG Capital, SHS Capital, Sofinnova Partners and AlbionVC share their picks


Lexie Yu / Midjourney

European startups developing medical devices cashed in during the frothy days of 2021 and 2022. They raised $6.1bn over those two years, according to Dealroom — more than the previous four years combined — as surgery robotics company CMR Surgical, dialysis startup Quanta and diagnostics platform LumiraDx picked up nine-figure rounds.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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