Medical Microinstruments (MMI)
Symani robotic microsurgery
Ranked #2 in Best Robotics Startups in Healthcare, and on 1 more ranking.
MMI, founded in 2015, makes the Symani Surgical System, a robot for open microsurgery that uses tiny wristed NanoWrist instruments. It raised a $125 million Series D in October 2026.
At a glance
| Price from | Custom |
| Best for | Hospitals doing reconstructive and microsurgery |
From Medical Microinstruments (MMI)'s own website.
What stands out
- Robot built specifically for microsurgery
- Large recent funding round
Worth knowing
- Specialist use case
- Early in US rollout
How it ranks
Medical Microinstruments (MMI) is ranked 2nd of 10 in Best Robotics Startups in Healthcare (Lister Score 95.0) and 6th of 10 in Best Medtech Startups (Lister Score 90.5).
#2 in Best Robotics Startups in Healthcare · Lister Score 95.0
MMI makes Symani, a robotic system for microsurgery. It has raised about $345 million, including a $125 million Series D announced in October 2026.
MMI reports FDA clearance and first US clinical use of Symani instruments in 2025..
| Rank | Best Robotics Startups in Healthcare | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMR Surgical | 96.2 |
| 2 | Medical Microinstruments (MMI) | 95.0 |
| 3 | Distalmotion | 93.8 |
| 4 | Moon Surgical | 92.7 |
| 5 | Noah Medical | 91.5 |
| 6 | Virtual Incision | 90.3 |
| 7 | Neocis | 89.0 |
| 8 | Ottonomy | 87.6 |
| 9 | TEDIRO Healthcare Robotics | 86.2 |
| 10 | Emancro | 85.0 |
#6 in Best Medtech Startups · Lister Score 90.5
Symani holds a CE mark and FDA authorization for use in the US..
| Rank | Best Medtech Startups | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuralink | 97.0 |
| 2 | Neko Health | 95.7 |
| 3 | Precision Neuroscience | 94.4 |
| 4 | Science Corp | 93.1 |
| 5 | Synchron | 91.8 |
| 6 | Medical Microinstruments (MMI) | 90.5 |
| 7 | ForSight Robotics | 89.2 |
| 8 | Noah Medical | 87.9 |
| 9 | Capstan Medical | 86.6 |
| 10 | Field Medical | 85.3 |
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Medical Microinstruments (MMI) is ranked 2nd of 10 in Best Robotics Startups in Healthcare (Lister Score 95.0) and 6th of 10 in Best Medtech Startups (Lister Score 90.5).
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