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Vena Medical

YC Winter 2018 Active

Vena Medical is providing physicians with the world's smallest camera…

https://www.venamed.ca/ ↗
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Your thesis: “We back exceptional technical founders building AI-first products and infrastructure, deploying $100K checks within 24 hours.”

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