# Prana Thoracic

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/prana-thoracic

- Industry: Medical Devices & Equipment
- Headquarters: Houston, US
- Website: www.pranathoracic.com
- Total disclosed funding: $5.2M
- Latest round: Series A (Jun 12, 2024)
- Investors on record: 8

## About

Based in Houston, US, and founded in 2022, Prana Thoracic, Inc. is a medical device startup that develops solutions for the detection and intervention of early-stage lung cancer. In March 2023, Prana Thoracic, Inc. raised USD 10 million in Series A funding led by New World Angels, with participation from Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Texas Medical Center Ventures, and Phase 1 Ventures. As of March 2023, the company is being led by its CEO and co-founder, Joanna Nathan.

The company creates and provides minimally invasive, lung-sparing devices for early intervention of suspect pulmonary nodules in order to find and treat lung cancer in its early stages. The business sells the patented ThoraCore device, a bipolar electrosurgical tool for use with an electrosurgical generator during open, thoracoscopic, or transthoracic procedures for the mechanical excision of lung tissue.

The company intends to use the March 2023 funding to develop its product and support its first-in-human clinical studies.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Jun 12, 2024, $2.2M — Johnson & Johnson Innovation, New World Angels, The Houston Angel Network, Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas, Texas Medical Center Ventures, GenHenn Capital, cultivate(MD)
- Series A, Mar 2, 2023, $3M — Johnson & Johnson Innovation, New World Angels, Texas Medical Center Ventures, Phase 1 Ventures

## Investors

- Johnson & Johnson Innovation (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/johnson-johnson-innovation) — Series A
- New World Angels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/new-world-angels) — Series A
- Texas Medical Center Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/texas-medical-center-ventures) — Series A
- Phase 1 Ventures — Series A
- The Houston Angel Network — Series A
- Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas — Series A
- GenHenn Capital — Series A
- cultivate(MD) (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cultivate-md) — Series A