# Promaxo

> Promaxo builds the world's first single-sided, in-office MRI platform - a compact magnet, AI, and robotics stack that lets urologists run image-guided prostate biopsies and focal treatments in their own clinic, without a hospital scanner suite.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Oakland, California, United States
- **Founders:** Amit Vohra (Founder, President & CEO), Michael Bartholomew (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~56 employees
- **Products:** Promaxo MRI System, AI Imaging Suite, Robotic Needle Guidance
- **Notable:** FDA 510(k) clearance for the Promaxo MRI System, World's first single-sided interventional MRI, 60+ patents covering magnet design, imaging, and robotics

## Products & services

- **Promaxo MRI System** — FDA 510(k)-cleared single-sided, open, in-office MRI platform for prostate imaging and MRI-guided biopsy.
- **AI Imaging Suite** — AI-driven lesion targeting and image reconstruction (investigational features beyond cleared indications).
- **Robotic Needle Guidance** — Robotics that operate under live MR guidance for targeted prostate interventions (investigational).

## Achievements

- FDA 510(k) clearance for the Promaxo MRI System
- World's first single-sided interventional MRI
- 60+ patents covering magnet design, imaging, and robotics
- Over $70M raised across multiple rounds
- MedTech Innovator selectee

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Zynext Ventures, the VC arm of Zydus Lifesciences, announces strategic investment in Promaxo.
- **2024-03** — Promaxo files for a ~$31.6M equity round.
- **2022-07** — Coverage of the Promaxo MRI as an open, compact, AI-driven platform expanding access in physicians' offices.

## Links

- Website: https://promaxo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/promaxo
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/promaxo
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@promaxo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/promaxoinc

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Last updated: 2026-05-18