MindTrace
MindTrace is a medical software company that develops personalized 3D brain maps to guide neurosurgeries. The company pairs 3D brain maps with machine learning algorithms to simulate surgical resection plans and allow surgeons to predict their patient’s cognitive outcome – all before the first incision, enabling surgeons to remove as many brain tumors as possible without damaging the nearby healthy tissue. It is supported by the Creative Destruction Lab.
MindTrace
MindTrace is a medical software company that develops personalized 3D brain maps to guide neurosurgeries. The company pairs 3D brain maps with machine learning algorithms to simulate surgical resection plans and allow surgeons to predict their patient’s cognitive outcome – all before the first incision, enabling surgeons to remove as many brain tumors as possible without damaging the nearby healthy tissue. It is supported by the Creative Destruction Lab.
TL;DR
Product: Personalized 3D brain maps + machine learning to simulate neurosurgical resection plans and predict cognitive outcomes pre‑operatively
Founders: Brad Mahon (CSO & Founder); Max Sims (CEO & Founder); Hugo Angulo (CTO & Founder)
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (115 Atwood Street)
Investors / Supporters: Includes Innovation Works, AlphaLab Health, Carnegie Mellon University, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Optum Startup Studio, Richard King Mellon Foundation, National Science Foundation
Funding (public profile): Total reported: 50000.00 USD; last funding date shown: 2022-06-30 (amounts and rounds partially masked in some public databases)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Neurosurgical planning and cognitive outcome prediction
Founded
2020
Industry
Medical software / Neurosurgical planning
Tech Stack
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Investor Signal
“Backed or supported by regional accelerators and institutions including Innovation Works, AlphaLab Health, Carnegie Mellon University, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Optum Startup Studio, Richard King Mellon Foundation, and the National Science Foundation”