EndoQuest Robotics
About
About EndoQuest Robotics
EndoQuest Robotics develops the Endoluminal Surgical System for minimally invasive procedures performed through natural body openings. Its flexible steerable overtube carries two surgical instruments and a videoscope to targets in the digestive tract, combining endoscopic access with two-handed surgical control.
The platform is intended for upper and lower gastrointestinal procedures approached through the mouth or rectum, reducing the need for external incisions. EndoQuest is developing the system alongside clinician training and simulation tools; it remains under development and is not cleared for commercial sale in the United States.
Products
- ELS System
ELS
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- OmniVision Technologies
Inbound - Sensing And Perception - EndoQuest selected OMNIVISION’s OCHFA CameraCubeChip for its Flexible Robotic System development
Source
Funding
- 2025-07-14 - Series D-2 - $30.7M - EndoQuest Robotics closes Series D-2; filing reports $30.745 million sold
EndoQuest Robotics closed a Series D-2 financing co-led by Crescent Enterprises and Dr. Fred Moll to advance its pivotal clinical trial, FDA pathway and endoluminal visualization systems. - source: globenewswire.com
- 2023-12-04 - C-1 - $42M - EndoQuest raises $42M C-1 financing for endoluminal robotics
EndoQuest Robotics closed a $42 million C-1 financing to advance its flexible endoluminal robotic surgery platform. - source: endoquestrobotics.com
Investors
- CE Ventures Limited - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-12-04
- Crescent Enterprises - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-14
- Dr. Fred Moll - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-14
- McNair Interests Ltd. - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-12-04
- Puma Venture Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-14
- Puma Venture Capital LLC - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-12-04
- UTHealth Houston - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-14
Timeline
Events
- 2025-07-14 - Funding - EndoQuest Robotics closes Series D-2; filing reports $30.745 million sold
The company explicitly described the Series D-2 financing as successfully closed. Crescent Enterprises and Dr. Fred Moll co-led; Puma Venture Capital and UTHealth Houston also participated. A subsequent SEC Form D reported the completed amount sold, separate from the larger total offering target.
Source - 2024-11-14 - Regulatory - EndoQuest submits IDE application for PARADIGM clinical study
The IDE submission covered a prospective clinical study for robotic colorectal procedures using EndoQuest's flexible platform. The event precedes FDA IDE grant and first-human-study execution.
Source - 2024-01-05 - Partnership - EndoQuest and OMNIVISION partner on image sensor for Flexible Robotic System
The partnership tied OMNIVISION imaging hardware to EndoQuest’s flexible robotic surgery system rather than a broad supplier arrangement. EndoQuest highlighted visualization as part of the system’s endoluminal procedure workflow. OMNIVISION’s imaging sensor was selected as an integrated component of the named Flexible Robotic System.
Source - 2024-01-02 - Regulatory - EndoQuest Flexible Robotic System enters FDA Safer Technologies Program
The StEP acceptance applied to EndoQuest's flexible robotic system for endoluminal surgery, not to a general company milestone. FDA's Safer Technologies Program is intended to speed review interactions for devices expected to improve safety over available approaches. The event is regulatory pathway progress; it is not a clearance, approval or commercial deployment.
Source - 2023-12-04 - Funding - EndoQuest raises $42M C-1 financing for endoluminal robotics
The C-1 round was led by CE Ventures Limited and McNair Interests Ltd., with Puma Venture Capital joining as a new investor. EndoQuest said the capital would support technology development, regulatory progress and commercialization of its flexible robotic system.
Source - 2023-03-16 - Partnership - EndoQuest and Proximie partner on digital surgery support for ELS
The partnership linked EndoQuest's endoluminal robotic surgery platform with Proximie's digital surgery and remote collaboration infrastructure. The companies framed the work around education, procedural support and connected operating-room workflows for ELS use. This is a platform-enablement partnership rather than a deployment or regulatory clearance.
Source - 2023-02-01 - Partnership - EndoQuest and VirtaMed partner on endoluminal robotic training simulator
The partners planned a training simulator for surgeons learning EndoQuest's flexible endoluminal robotic approach. VirtaMed brought medical simulation expertise while EndoQuest contributed the robotic procedure workflow and platform context. The announcement supports training infrastructure around the robot, not a separate commercial robot launch.
Source - 2022-08-31 - Deployment - EndoQuest installs first ELS system at Brigham and Women's Hospital
The placement put EndoQuest's flexible endoluminal robotic system into a named hospital environment rather than only a lab or trade-show setting. The company positioned the installation as a step toward developing scar-free endoluminal procedures and preparing its clinical workflow. Brigham and Women's Hospital served as the initial placement site for surgeon evaluation and procedure-development work.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- OmniVision Technologies
Image Sensor Partner - EndoQuest partnered with OMNIVISION on image sensor technology for its Flexible Robotic System.
- Proximie
Digital Surgery Support Partner - EndoQuest and Proximie partnered on digital surgery support for ELS workflows.
- VirtaMed
Simulation Development Partner - EndoQuest and VirtaMed partnered on an endoluminal robotic surgery training simulator.
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Initial Hospital Placement Site - EndoQuest placed its first Endoluminal Surgical System at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Context
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Context tags
- Flexible endoscopic surgical robotics - Peer Group - Company profile and first-party sources support this operating context.
- Interventional robotics - Workflow - Company profile and first-party sources support this operating context.
- Surgical robotics platform - Stack Layer - Company profile and first-party sources support this operating context.