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Openwater

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Rocket Ship Rating: 79 out of 100

The Silicon Hospital.

Also known as Open Water Internet, Inc.

  • Medical devices & diagnostics
  • Deeptech
  • Hardware
  • Open source
Status
Operatingas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
Business model
B2B
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
Founded
2016
Customers
universities, hospitals, and government research programs
Legal name
Open Water Internet, Inc.
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Record updated 18 September 2026

About

Ten years ago Openwater was founded betting that semiconductor manufacturing advances could enable an entirely new breed of medical devices — manipulating light, sound, and electromagnetics in the body in ways never before possible.

About the company

Status notes
Devices in clinical use at universities, hospitals, and government research programs across the Globe. Volume manufacturing underway.

Products

Hardware
Open-LIFU
Hardware
Open-LIFU
Hardware
Open-Motion
Hardware
Open-Motion
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