Medical imaging AI dev Viz raises $8m in seed round

Medical imaging artificial intelligence company Viz said today it closed a $7.5 million seed round of financing to support the development of its AI platform. Viz is developing an AI-equipped medical imaging platform with an initial focus on stroke, looking to improve outcomes and treatment of stroke patients by shortening the time between seeking and receiving treatment. The company’s AI platform is being developed to compare patient scans to thousands of other scans to determine patterns within them, and aid in treatment accuracy and speed. “As doctors, there is nothing more important to us than improving patient care and patient outcomes. Applying deep learning technology to create a diagnostic aide for doctors so they can provide a timely diagnosis for every patient can help doctors save more lives. When you bring the average standard of care closer to the best standard of care, everyone wins. Viz is like having the best radiologist in the world on your team, a teammate who never gets tired, takes a vacation or stops learning,” co-founder & CEO Chris Mansi said in a press release. The round was led by DHVC and Innovation Endeavors and joined by AME Cloud Ventures, the San Francisco, Calif.-based company said. “We invest in innovators using data to transform industries, and we expect Viz to revolutionize healthcare. No doctor wants to miss a diagnosis; Viz helps provide an unmatched level of diagnostic accuracy so doctors can quickly get patient...
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