Dutch surgical-software firm Incision raises €4M to push into US hospitals
What's the deal? Amsterdam-based Incision has raised €4 million from HERAN PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, which led the round through its HERAN HealthTech Fund II. The healthcare software company builds tools that help operating room (OR) and sterile processing teams prepare for surgery, and will use the money to expand in the United States.
What does Incision do? Its platform pulls together information that is usually scattered across paper and electronic preference cards, work instructions, and staff experience. Incision Assist gives OR staff procedure-, role-, and surgeon-specific guidance, backed by photos, videos, and 3D visuals of room set-up.
Why now? Hospitals face high staff turnover and growing reliance on new and temporary workers, making procedure knowledge hard to access when it is needed. The result is avoidable delays, interruptions during surgery, and variation in instruments prepared. Incision says hospitals using Assist report 15% faster OR turnover times and 14% fewer intraoperative door movements.
What's the endgame? Founded in 2014 by Prof. Dr. Theo Wiggers, Incision is used by professionals in roughly 300 hospitals across more than 20 countries. It entered the US market in 2022, where it works with academic medical centres, multi-site hospital systems, and medical technology companies that integrate its tools with their own products. The round will fund that expansion, the roll-out of partnerships, and further platform development.
What could go wrong? The US hospital market is large, complex, and slow to adopt new workflows. Incision has an early foothold — including a 2025 tie-up with Tanner Health and Healthliant VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → — but the key test is whether it converts expansion into sustained adoption.
The signal: The deal looks notable less for its size than for its focus. Investors are backing OR efficiency software — HealthpointCapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → funded OspitekDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s surgical operations platform in October 2026 — as hospitals look to use scarce OR capacity and staff more effectively. "Our goal is that every OR team performs at par with the best surgical teams out there," the company said.
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