Funding
$5.0M
Models
1
Overview
Esper Bionics is a Ukrainian-founded engineering and tech startup developing the Esper Hand, a bionic prosthetic hand. Founded by Dima Gazda, the company raised $7M total including $5M from YZR Capital and a $150K USAID grant, and announced Esper Hand 2.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Robot
Technology
Product
Origin
CEO
Funding
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Where Esper Bionics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Dima Gazda Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Dima Gazdacofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Esper Bionics.
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
Esper Bionics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- 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)
- Seed2024-06-01
$5M(reported)
Investors: YZR Capital (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 27, 2026
unreviewed -> reviewed
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Esper Bionics?
- Esper Bionics is a Ukrainian-founded engineering and tech startup developing the Esper Hand, a bionic prosthetic hand. Founded by Dima Gazda, the company raised $7M total including $5M from YZR Capital and a $150K USAID grant, and announced Esper Hand 2.
- What does Esper Bionics make?
- Esper Bionics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Esper Hand (Esper Bionics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with Esper Bionics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Esper Bionics building in the same form factors include Xiaomi, Baidu, Brilliant Labs, Even Realities.
- Who is the CEO of Esper Bionics?
- Dima Gazda is the ceo of Esper Bionics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Esper Bionics headquartered?
- Esper Bionics is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.
- How much funding has Esper Bionics raised?
- Esper Bionics has raised approximately $5M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Esper Bionics operate robots?
- Esper Bionics 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 Esper Bionics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Esper Bionics ranks in roughly the top 93% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Esper Bionics safe?
- Esper Bionics 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-04
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-04
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Esper Bionics.Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Esper Bionics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
The future of European defence – Foreign and security policy - IPS Journal
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Esper Bionics announced the new bionic prosthesis Esper Hand 2 - dev.ua
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Robotics investments drive past $2.1B in May - The Robot Report
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These 14 medical device inventions are the best, Time magazine says - Medical Design & Outsourcing
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Prosthesis of Ukrainian developers is on cover of Time magazine - Еспресо
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This AI-powered prosthetic hand is bringing design and style to a life-changing product - ZDNET
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The Body Is Not a Limit With the Esper Hand Prosthetic Arm - MedicalExpo e-Magazine
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Esper Bionics creates "human-like" prosthetic arm controlled by the mind - Dezeen
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Nika Chorna Uses Esper Bionics Arm [Video] - TechAcute
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Esper Bionics Myoelectric Hand Prosthesis Features Movable Fingers, Thumb and Wrist - TechEBlog -
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/esper-bionics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/esper-bionics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/52f98d2a-bc0c-48ab-b6a1-ea3b31d0f79b
- Revision history: /companies/esper-bionics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
Reality vs attention
Esper Bionics draws attention at the 11th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Jul 19, 2026