California-Based Hike Medical Raises $22.5M in Seed And Series A Funding
Aug 26, 2026 | By Devin Jacobs
SUMMARY
- Hike Medical raised $22.5M in Seed and Series A funding.
- The funding will support team growth and manufacturing expansion.
- Hike Medical develops custom 3D-printed medical products.
Hike Medical, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a platform automating device-based care from referral to dispense, has raised $22.5 million in a Seed and Series A funding round led by Max Altman at Saga Ventures.
The round also saw participation from Indicator Ventures, Fifth Down Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Orthofeet, Inc., Sam Blond, and Jerod Mayo, among others.
The company plans to use the funding to expand its engineering and sales teams, increase manufacturing capacity, and extend its platform beyond insoles into the broader durable medical equipment (DME) market.
Funding Snapshot
| Metric | Details |
|---|---|
| Fundraise Amount | $22.5 million |
| Funding Stage | Seed and Series A |
| Valuation | Not disclosed |
| Company | Hike Medical |
| Sector | HealthTech / Medical Devices |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Manufacturing | Peoria, USA |
About Hike Medical
Founded in 2023 by Aadi Bhanti, Steven Chacko, Hike Medical develops technology to simplify access to device-based healthcare, including durable medical equipment, orthotics and other medical devices.
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Hike initially focused on modernizing custom insole production using mobile foot scanningl, and 3D printing. The approach reduced production timelines from week's to days, and lowered remake rates from around 1 in 15 to approximately 1 in 400, according to the company.
Core offerings include:
- Custom insole production
- Mobile foot scanning
- 3D-printed medical devices
- AI-powered back-office automation
- Point-of-care clinical tools
Core Technologies / Products / Services
| Capability/Product | Application/Use Case |
|---|---|
| Mobile Foot Scanning | Captures patient foot data for custom devices |
| 3D Printing | Enables faster production of custom insoles |
| AI Back-Office Automation | Automates administrative and operational workflows |
| Point-of-Care Tools | Supports clinicians during device-based care |
Leadership Comments
"Patients shouldn't have to wait weeks for a device because the systems behind their care don't talk to each other," said Bhanti. "Being part of a family that's touched this industry for three generations means we have a duty to make it better.
"The next generation of category-defining companies won’t just build software on top of broken industries. They’ll own the entire value chain, end to end, like Hike does," said Max Altman, co‐founder and managing partner at Saga Ventures. "Full vertical integration is what it takes to recreate a business at scale in healthcare.
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