Ronovo Surgical raises $26M for surgical robot platform

The Carina surgical robot system. [Image courtesy of Ronovo Surgical]Ronovo Surgical announced its second successful fundraising round in the past eight months, bringing in $26 million to support its surgical robot.

Shanghai, China-based Ronovo closed a funding round in February, also unveiling its Carina surgical robotic platform. The $26 million in the latest round brings the company’s total fundraising to more than $76 million since 2020.

Carina, a modular system built on proprietary technology, enables configurable robotic assistance for laparoscopic surgeries across multiple specialties. Ronovo developed Carina in collaboration with renowned Chinese laparoscopic surgeons. It addresses numerous pain points in minimally invasive surgeries.

The company says it provides surgeons with the flexibility to choose the best instruments and the most ideal anatomical access. As such, surgeons can leverage prior laparoscopic training and improve upon their su…

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Ronovo Surgical unveils Carina surgical robot platform

The Carina surgical robot system. [Image courtesy of Ronovo Surgical]Ronovo Surgical announced today that it closed a new round of financing, bringing its total funds raised to more than $50 million since 2020.

Shanghai-based Ronovo develops broad, cross-specialty robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) technology. LongRiver Investments led the latest financing round. Existing investors Lilly Asia Ventures, Vivo Capital, Matrix Partners China and GGV Capital participated. CEC Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor.

Ronovo said it now exits “stealth mode,” unveiling its inaugural Carina robotic platform. Carina, a modular system built on proprietary technology, enables configurable robotic assistance for laparoscopic surgeries across multiple specialties.

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