Andromeda Surgical

Current leadership (2)

• Nick Damiano CEO & Co-founderreported, not verified
• Kartik Tiwari CTO & Co-founderreported, not verified

Founders (2)

• Nick Damianocofounder
• Kartik Tiwaricofounder

Safety record

No incidents on record for Andromeda Surgical.

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Peer companies

• Intuitive Surgical2 models
• Johnson & Johnson2 models
• Neocis2 models
• Stryker2 models
• Vantis2 models
• Asensus Surgical1 model

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Revenue disclosed

$1500000 (private_reported)

Lifecycle stage

early

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Funding rounds (1)

• Seed2023-08-29

  $500,000(reported)

  Investors: Y Combinator, WestWave Capital, Attack Capital

Sources (1)

1. https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/andromeda-surgical ↗

Common questions

What is Andromeda Surgical?

Andromeda Surgical is a South San Francisco-based startup building autonomous AI-guided surgical robots, founded in 2023 by Nick Damiano (CEO) and Kartik Tiwari (CTO) through Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch. The company's software-first platform uses off-the-shelf robotic arms paired with proprietary AI-driven localization and navigation to augment surgeons during natural orifice procedures, starting with HoLEP (holmium laser enucleation of the prostate). Andromeda completed the world's first robotic-assisted HoLEP procedure in 2024 and is running the ASTRA clinical trial, with partnerships including Richard Wolf and Quanta System.

Where is Andromeda Surgical based?

Andromeda Surgical is based in South San Francisco, CA, USA.

When was Andromeda Surgical founded?

Andromeda Surgical was founded in 2023.

What does Andromeda Surgical make?

Andromeda Surgical has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Andromeda Surgical Robot (Andromeda Surgical builds physical robots).

Where does Andromeda Surgical operate robots?

Andromeda Surgical is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Andromeda Surgical safe?

Andromeda Surgical has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.