Hike Medical Raises $22.5 Million to 3D Print Custom Orthoses at Scale

Hike Medical, a San Francisco company that combines AI software with in-house 3D printing, has raised $22.5 million in seed and Series A funding. The money will expand its platform for orthotics, prosthetics, and other durable medical equipment.

Traditional orthotics and prosthetics require multiple clinic visits, hand fittings, and weeks of waiting. Hike's model lets clinicians order devices digitally. The company then prints custom parts at its own lab and ships them directly to patients.

The platform uses back-office AI agents to handle ordering workflows, eligibility checks, and communications with insurers. That automation is the other half of the pitch: better patient outcomes plus lower administrative overhead.

The funding round was led by an undisclosed group of investors. Hike says it will use the capital to grow its manufacturing capacity and add more device types to its catalog.

Medical 3D printing is not new, but the business model still is. Most hospitals that own printers operate them as a service, not as a mass-production line. Hike is betting that centralizing production and removing clinic visits can cut remake rates and get devices to patients faster. If it works, the model could apply to other custom medical hardware beyond orthotics.