03/30/2026
has received a strategic investment from Capital in Palo Alto, CA to support the continued commercialization of the ™ Porous Pedicle Screw System and expansion of our ™ platform.
is a multi-billion-dollar market, yet revision rates remain high.
💡The reality is… implants have historically been passive.
We believe they shouldn’t be.
Therapeutic Hardware™ is built around a simple idea:
implants should do more than fix… they should contribute to the healing environment.
Early cases with A8 Integr8 have shown strong fixation and control in challenging bone, and we’re just getting started.
K2X, led by Paul M. Russo, PhD (widely known for identifying breakout and unicorn companies early) saw the rare potential of this platform during one of Max Shapiro’s competitions, and we proved investment worthy throughout K2X’s rigorous double due diligence process.
The is incredibly grateful to all of K2X’s partners effort and belief in our mission to reduce global reoperation rates!
📄 Full press release in comments.
Zach Noling Jenny Chen John Ricci Richard Ayllon Jon Saxe Max Shapiro Matthew Shomper Scott Gunnigle Jeff Poole Todd Wallenstein María José Fornell wiley Paul Orofino Dan Ebeling Tarak Buch C A Schlecht Khoi Than Alekos Theologis David Gendelberg TJ Halvorson Dan Cook Erin Dorgan Eric D. Schmid Karen Craigo Alyssa Huffman