Healthcare
18 healthcare startups based in Carlsbad, $594.2M raised total, led by Nalu Medical, Inc. ($265.1M raised). See what Healthcare means more broadly on the Healthcare industry page.
The breakdown
15 of 18 companies have disclosed funding, $594.2M combined, 7 at Series A stage, making up 38% of the 48 Carlsbad startups on file across every industry, founding dates span 2018-2023.
Companies

Nalu Medical offers a neurostimulation system that provides a long-term solution for managing intractable chronic nerve pain.
Equip Health provides virtual eating disorder treatment through a 5-person care team that includes a therapist, medical provider, dietitian, family mentor, and peer mentor.
Co-founded in 2018 by Scott Glenn and Lauren Otsuki, the skincare-tech company (parent of the Ourself brand) is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and added former Allergan CEO Brent Saunders to its board.

Ceresti reduces hospitalizations and medical costs for people living with dementia by activating family caregivers to detect changes in the patient's condition.
German skincare giant Beiersdorf (maker of Nivea) became an investor in the company; Amicrobe later rebranded as Macro Biologics.
Rapalogix is advancing a portfolio of TORC1-selective therapies and pro-longevity skincare products, addressing skin aging and disease at the root to extend skin healthspan.
Founded by physician-entrepreneur Remo Moomiaie-Qajar, M.D.; the San Diego biotech has raised $14.4M in funding, including from Partners Investment.
RCE Technologies is developing Infrasensor™, a non-invasive wearable that uses infrared spectroscopy and machine learning to detect severe coronary artery occlusion in about three minutes, without a blood draw — aimed at catching the 60%+ of heart attacks that standard chest-pain triage misses.
Nasdaq-listed (QLGN); received a $41 million strategic PIPE investment from Faraday Future, whose founder is Chinese entrepreneur YT Jia (Jia Yueting).

ChromaCode is a leading provider of HDPCR™ multiplexing technology for genomic solutions. Our breakthrough platform enables labs, physicians, and patients to access actionable biomarkers faster and more affordably. With HDPCR™, you can get critical and complete data, analyzed with simplicity, without paying for excess information.
Co-founded by Jeffrey Port and William Blair; the company was acquired by Merit Medical Systems, expanding Merit's therapeutic oncology portfolio.

Virgo builds frontier AI models to solve diseases mediated by the gut. Our flagship model, EndoDINO, was trained on the largest GI endoscopy dataset.

Effortless, science-backed oral microbiome insights from saliva. Decode your saliva for personalized wellness.
Renova Therapeutics is focused on developing definitive treatments to restore health to people suffering from congestive heart failure and type 2 diabetes through transformational gene therapies.
Founded by MaryRose Reaston (co-founder/CSO) alongside CEO Brett Ottemeier; the Carlsbad-based company makes functional EMG diagnostic technology and has won an industry innovation award.

Macro Biologics designs, patents, and produces advanced biomaterials for healthcare, food and water applications, and packaging.

Float is the full-stack platform for Specialty Pharma