Butterfly has created the world’s first handheld whole body ultrasound system to democratize healthcare and provide global access to medical imaging. The device is critical to the foundation’s vision of an ecosystem where hardware, software, data and expertise come together to improve maternal health. With the foundation’s investment, the company is partnering with third parties to build key obstetric algorithms that will enable high quality pregnancy management in places where it is most in need in the developing world.
Investment Date: August 2018