The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Andromeda Surgical: 1 model, $500,000 raised. 1 source back the record.
CategorySurgical robots
Overview
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.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
CTO
YC Batch
Revenue
First procedure
Clinical trial
Partners
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
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.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Andromeda Surgical in third-party press
Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
- Neocis2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Revenue disclosed
- $1500000 (private_reported)
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2023-08-29
$500,000(reported)
Investors: Y Combinator, WestWave Capital, Attack Capital
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 1, 2024
Andromeda Surgical Robot at Santiago, Chile
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Andromeda Surgical.Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
- Neocis2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Andromeda Surgical from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Andromeda Surgical Announces World's First Robotic-Assisted HoLEP Procedure
Dr. Cristián Trucco at Universidad Católica in Santiago, Chile performed the world's first robotic-assisted HoLEP using Andromeda's tablet-based platform, launching the ASTRA…
ASTRA Clinical Trial: Beacon Platform for HoLEP (NCT06668142)
A prospective, multicenter, open-label study of the Beacon Platform for Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP), registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Andromeda Surgical: Funding, Team & Investors
Andromeda Surgical completed the world's first robotic-assisted HoLEP procedure at Universidad Catolica in Chile, with $1.5M revenue and partnerships with Richard Wolf and Quanta…
Andromeda Surgical: Autonomous surgical robots
Andromeda Surgical launched in YC Summer 2023 batch, building autonomous surgical robots that use AI to make surgery cognitively easier, starting with HoLEP (prostate enucleation)…
Our Investment in Andromeda Surgical: AI Robots for surgery
Attack Capital announces investment in Andromeda Surgical, noting the off-the-shelf robotic arm approach and $3B+ HoLEP market opportunity. Both founders are YC alumni with prior…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/andromeda-surgical.md
- RSS feed: /companies/andromeda-surgical/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/bf2d14eb-db65-4c5f-9110-dddcb2c08c70
- Revision history: /companies/andromeda-surgical/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
- Neocis2 models
Video
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Reality vs attention
Andromeda Surgical draws attention at the 28th percentile but verifies reality at the 27th percentile among surgical robots. Hype Gap +1.4, 18th widest among surgical robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 36 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 20, 2026