Healthcare

Andromeda Surgical

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We're building autonomous robots to make surgery safe, easier and more efficient. Robots currently perform about 1/4 of surgeries but only help with the physical aspects. We use AI to make surgery cognitively easier. This has far greater potential to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Founded by 3x founders from medtech and autonomous vehicles, we'

Founded 2023Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

We're building autonomous robots to make surgery safe, easier and more efficient. Robots currently perform about 1/4 of surgeries but only help with the physical aspects. We use AI to make surgery cognitively easier. This has far greater potential to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Founded by 3x founders from medtech and autonomous vehicles, we're on track to be the fastest surgical robot to market of all time. First indication is prostate enucleation.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
HealthcareHardware deviceBusinessesEnterpriseHardware sales

Product & workflow

Our goal: Enable surgeons to perform more procedures per day and empower every surgeon to deliver optimal results to every patient, every time.

Source-reported As recorded 2026-11-10

Founders & team

Nick Damiano

Founder

First YC medtech founder and only 2x YC medtech founder; Co-founder & CEO @ Andromeda Surgical S23; Founder & CEO @ Zenflow W15 - treated > 300 patients so far, Class 3 FDA approval, raised > $100M; Co-founder & CTO @ Avail MedSystems (f.k.a. Nurep, acq. by Mendaera) - launched in 1000 hospitals, raised $120M; Venture Partner @ Pioneer Fund; Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow & Stanford MS/BS; Generalist/SW engineer; Dad to two daughters; Semicolon enthusiast;

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Kartik Tiwari

Founder

Background in robotics 3x technical founder, 2x YC founder Led the team at Starsky Robotics to become the first in the world to have a driverless truck on a public road

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
12team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2023 · Source

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Y Combinator

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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