Ultrasound startup Krinwave raises $59.8M led by new backers XVC, Sequoia China
What's the deal? Krinwave, a Chinese ultrasound imaging startup, has raised a new round of US$55M. Business registration records show XVCDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Sequoia ChinaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → as new shareholders, while existing backers Sherpa and Tencent increased their stakes.
What's the endgame? Founded in 2019, Krinwave develops ultrasound imaging equipment built on its kOS imaging platform. It combines full-modal plane waves, SRBF super-resolution beamforming, and a UP deep-penetration probe to produce deep super-resolution images.
What does it do? The company says it is the first in its field to pair ultra-high penetration with deep resolution. Beyond traditional ultrasound, it is opening clinical applications in the brain, spine, gastrointestinal tract, and lungs.
The signal: Backing from both XVC and Sequoia China, alongside added investment from Sherpa and Tencent, points to sustained investor appetite for medical imaging hardware that pushes into new diagnostic uses.
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