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The Ultrasound Machine Wants to Become a Stethoscope
Exo squeezed three ultrasound probes, real-time AI and the paperwork of a hospital imaging program into one pocket-sized system. The harder trick is making bedside scanning routine rather than exceptional.
Us2.ai
Us2.ai is a Singapore-based medtech company that builds FDA-cleared, CE-marked AI software to automate echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound) analysis and reporting. Its vendor-neutral platform - branded the AI Echo Copilot - turns raw DICOM echo studies into fully editable, structured clinical reports in seconds, detecting conditions such as heart failure, aortic stenosis, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac amyloidosis. Founded in 2017 as eko.ai and rebranded to Us2.ai in 2021, the company aims to widen access to expert-level cardiac diagnostics across hospitals, echo labs and clinical-trial core labs worldwide.
Pocus
Pocus is an AI-powered product-led sales and revenue intelligence platform that helps go-to-market teams turn scattered product usage, CRM, and intent data into prioritized action. Founded in 2021 by Alexa Grabell and Isaac Pohl-Zaretsky, the San Francisco company tells sales reps which accounts to work, who to contact, and what to say by surfacing high-intent buying signals and generating AI account plans. Used by product-led companies including Asana, Canva, Miro, Monday.com and LaunchDarkly, Pocus raised $23M in seed and Series A funding backed by a16z and First Round Capital, and was acquired by Apollo.io in March 2026 to power Apollo's AI-native GTM operating system.
Vave Health
Vave Health is a San Jose-based medical device company making point-of-care ultrasound portable, wireless, and affordable. Founded in 2015 by Stanford PhD Amin Nikoozadeh, its handheld probes pair with any iPhone or Android device and carry no subscription fees, aiming to put diagnostic imaging in the hands of clinicians, students, and underserved communities worldwide.