London-based surgical technology company XRlabs has raised €7.48 million ($8.4 million) in a Seed funding round. Founded by surgeons, the company develops technology to improve surgical procedures and support better decision-making in operating rooms.
The funding round was led by Palo Alto-based venture capital firm Playground Global, with participation from London-based healthcare investor Eka Ventures. Alongside the funding announcement, XRlabs revealed that Omar Ishrak has joined its board as Chair. Ishrak previously served as Chairman and CEO of Medtronic from 2011 to 2020 and was also Chairman of Intel’s board.
“Our conviction is that the operating room is the next frontier for physical AI. Surgery generates extraordinary data, yet almost none of it becomes intelligence in the moments that matter most. This financing lets us change that at scale, moving Surgical Intelligence from landmark first cases to foundational infrastructure in every operating room,” said Dr. Haddad, founder and CEO of XRlabs.
Founded in 2024 by practising neurosurgeon Dr. Ali Haddad, XRlabs is headquartered in London at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering. The company also has an office in Palo Alto, California. It develops AI software that works with the surgical equipment hospitals already use, helping doctors access useful information during operations without replacing their existing systems.
XRlabs uses computer vision and deep learning to analyse live video from surgical cameras, data from surgical navigation systems, and CT and MRI scans taken before surgery. It combines this information into a real-time view of the patient’s anatomy to help surgeons understand what is happening during a procedure. The company says its technology has been used in more than 100 surgical cases across three continents.
XRlabs offers two main products: XRlabs SIM and SurgicalOS. XRlabs SIM helps surgeons plan and practise procedures using interactive 3D models created from a patient’s CT and MRI scans. SurgicalOS brings these 3D models into the live operating environment, giving surgeons access to patient-specific information while performing surgery.
“The best physical AI companies come from people who’ve experienced a problem in their field firsthand and have the deep expertise to know how to fix it,” said Bruce Leak, General Partner at Playground Global.
The funding follows several important medical achievements by XRlabs. These include the first use of physical AI in human brain surgery under research conditions, alongside an ORBEYE 4K 3D surgical microscope. The company also developed AI-designed, patient-specific implants that were used in the successful separation of twins who were joined at the skull.
