Led · Equity · Apr 2025

orthobrain provides a total orthodontic practice-growth system combining proprietary digital technology, AI-driven learning systems, and expert orthodontic mentorship to enable general practitioners to deliver orthodontic care. Its offerings include clinical workflow tools, educational resources through orthobrain University, and SimplyClear™, a proprietary clear aligner system launched in 2022 designed for dentists. The company is rolling out an enhanced technology platform to streamline clinical workflows and optimize treatment outcomes. Funding will support team expansion, technology enhancements, marketing, and educational initiatives to expand provider access. orthobrain reports strong commercial traction: revenue grew 145% year-over-year and doctor registrations surged more than 185% since 2023. The company emphasizes enabling case selection, treatment planning, and ongoing orthodontic guidance to drive practice profitability and patient retention. orthobrain is a dental practice growth system that integrates orthodontics into general practices using digital technology, proprietary AI, learning systems and the expertise of orthodontists. Founded in 2016 by Dr. Dan German and based in Cleveland, Ohio, the company positions itself as a proven integration platform for orthodontic services. In July 2022 orthobrain completed a $9M Series A financing. The company intends to use the funds to expand access to quality orthodontic care globally and to scale clinical and education support services. orthobrain also plans to invest in technological solutions and continue innovating its product and service offerings. The description of its core product emphasizes combining technology, AI and orthodontist expertise to drive practice growth.

Led · Equity · Nov 2024

Impress is a Barcelona-based orthodontic chain that provides invisible aligners and medically supervised orthodontic care. Its product combines proprietary software with rigorous clinical oversight to differentiate from D2C aligner competitors. The company emphasizes clinical excellence and scalable, patient-centred treatment plans supported by in-house R&D. Impress recently acquired DrSmile from the Straumann Group, expanding its operations in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The business is described as Europe’s largest orthodontic chain and aims to be one of Europe’s largest health tech companies by revenue. With the new capital, Impress plans to open over 20 flagship clinics by 2025 and pursue additional market entries to broaden access to orthodontic care. Impress operates a chain of orthodontic clinics and a proprietary digital platform that uses 3D scans, panoramic X-rays and telehealth apps to monitor patient progress and support treatment. The company emphasizes fully digitalized processes enabled by its own product and software, integrating close contact between patients and medical teams. Impress currently has a presence in 130+ European cities across eight countries and runs clinics in southern Europe. It was founded in 2019 by orthodontist Dr. Khaled Kasem and entrepreneurs Diliara and Vladimir Lupenko. The company plans international expansion beyond its current southern European footprint. Financially, Impress has been raising growth capital to support expansion and product development, most recently pursuing a large Series B round. Impress operates a chain of doctor‑led orthodontic clinics that combine 3D scans and panoramic X‑rays with a digitally enabled patient experience. The company emphasizes a design‑forward, modern clinic model and automation of key parts of the value chain to optimize costs. Impress says its doctor‑led digital approach has delivered better conversion rates and treatment quality. It currently operates 75 clinics across Spain, Italy, the U.K., France and Portugal. The company reports it is approaching €50 million in annual run‑rate and projects €150 million of revenue in the next 12 months. Impress was founded in 2019 in Barcelona by orthodontist Dr. Khaled Kasem and entrepreneurs Diliara and Vladimir Lupenko. Impress is a healthcare startup that offers a new generation of invisible orthodontic aligners via a direct-to-consumer model rather than through medical staff. The company combines an in-clinic experience and its own team of orthodontic experts with a professional mobile app that monitors treatment on any mobile OS. It began operations with transparent aligners in mid-2019 and says it has scaled rapidly, reaching more than 40 cities across Spain, Portugal and Italy within its first year. Co-founded by Dr. Khaled Kasem and entrepreneurs Diliara and Vladimir Lupenko and headquartered in Barcelona, Impress plans to expand internationally and add complementary medical services that fit its business model. Impress closed a €5M seed round to continue expanding its DTC model and to democratize the European invisible orthodontics market. The team emphasizes a scalable business and has prioritized rapid clinical and geographic growth in its early operating months.

Led · Series D · Aug 2023

LightForce develops the world’s first fully personalized 3D-printed braces system and specializes in 3D-printed dental brackets for orthodontists. The company offers a comprehensive braces solution intended to improve treatment efficiency and clinical aesthetics. LightForce uses AI to generate accurate digital representations of patient anatomy and optimal tooth positions. Its product aims to enable orthodontists to provide personalized solutions for individual patients. The company announced a $50 million growth-capital commitment to support continued expansion. Leadership says the financing will help drive growth and broaden access to personalized braces solutions. LightForce offers a comprehensive braces solution centered on fully personalized, 3D‑printed brackets manufactured to a digital treatment plan and supported by end-to-end software. Its platform spans intraoral and CBCT support through to final prescription and incorporates AI to generate accurate digital representations of patient anatomy and optimal tooth positions. A peer‑reviewed Journal of Clinical Orthodontics study cited in the articles found LightForce cases finished 45% faster with 41% fewer scheduled appointments than conventional bracket cases. The company plans to scale production with a new 36,000‑square‑foot manufacturing facility in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and to expand its engineering and scientific teams. LightForce will also invest the new capital to advance AI in its workflows and to build clinical education resources to help orthodontists adopt fully digital, personalized treatments. The company launched commercial operations in 2020 and is positioning its technology to shorten treatment times and improve patient outcomes while shifting the industry away from one‑size‑fits‑all braces.