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Butterfly Network x Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The Gates Foundation provided a 5M USD grant to deploy Butterfly iQ+ devices across Sub-Saharan Africa, starting with 500 probes in Kenya for maternal and fetal health imaging, later expanded to 1,000 probes.

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Type
deployment
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2022-03-09
4.5 years ago
Start
2022-03-09
4.5 years ago
Active for
4.5 years

Who’s involved

Butterfly Networkdeployer

Butterfly Network develops AI-powered handheld ultrasound technology, including the [Butterfly iQ+](/models/butterfly-ai-ultrasound) and Butterfly iQ3 probes that enable whole-body imaging from a single semiconductor-based device. Founded in 2011 by Dr. Jonathan Rothberg, the company went public via a $1.5B SPAC merger with Longview Acquisition Corp. in February 2021 and trades on NYSE under BFLY. The company has received multiple FDA clearances for AI-powered ultrasound tools and deploys across health systems including [Atrium Health](https://atriumhealth.org) and Hennepin EMS.

HQBurlington, MA, USAbutterflynetwork.com1 partnerships

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  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · investor partner

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.butterflynetwork.com/press-releases/butterfly-network-distributes-500-butterfly-iq-devices-to-healthcare-workers-in-kenya-to-transform-maternal-and-fetal-health

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