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Inner Logic startup funding profile
Simulation and testing platform for surgical and procedural medical devices — Hopkins-founded.
Stage
seed
Status
private
Coverage
full
Overview
Inner Logic (formerly Semaphor Surgical) builds simulation infrastructure for testing surgical and procedural devices. Founded in 2023 by Johns Hopkins-affiliated CEO Tito Porras, MD, CTO Mathias Unberath, PhD, and Chief Robotics Officer Axel Krieger, PhD, the Baltimore company closed an $11.5M seed in July 2026 co-led by General Catalyst and Bison Ventures with J2VP, Defined, PTX, Valia, Page One, Alumni Ventures, and Flare participating.
Why Inner Logic is interesting
Baltimore surgical-device infra: $11.5M seed (Jul 2026) co-led by General Catalyst and Bison Ventures for a Hopkins trio (Porras, Unberath, Krieger) building digital twins before first-in-human trials — rare seed size for med-device simulation.
Product & use cases
Digital simulation and validation platform for surgical and procedural medical devices.
- Preclinical device testing and design iteration
- Regulatory evidence generation for procedural tools
- Robotics-assisted procedure simulation
Key facts
- Baltimore HQ; Johns Hopkins founding team
- Seed (Jul 2026): $11.5M co-led by General Catalyst and Bison Ventures
- Simulation/testing wedge for procedural devices before clinical trials
Fundraising history
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Hopkins computer-vision and robotics depth applied to device V&V — sells to OEMs and startups needing faster iteration loops.
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ANSYS/medical simulation incumbents incumbent
Broad engineering simulation; Inner Logic procedural-device focused.
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In-house hospital labs adjacent
Manual cadaver/bench testing; slower iteration.
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Last updated: 2026-07-29