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Funding and backers

Total raised
$5.9M
11 rounds on record
Latest round
Venture round
Jul 2025 · 15 mo ago
Grants
$672k
4 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Techstars, Science Creates
The money's age
Due for its next round
15 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
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1 mo ago
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The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 23, 2025 Raised a round Venture round Apr 12, 2024 Raised a round Venture round Apr 1, 2024 Won a grant $291k · CORDIS Apr 1, 2023 Won a grant $64k · CORDIS Aug 30, 2022 Raised a round Venture round Oct 1, 2020 Won a grant $222k · CORDIS Jun 1, 2020 Won a grant $95k · CORDIS Jan 14, 2019 Raised a round Series A $5.9M · TechCrunch Jan 7, 2019 Raised a round Venture round Apr 10, 2017 Raised a round Venture round Dec 6, 2016 Partnership Open Bionics partners with NHS for a feasibility study to bring bionic hands to the U.K. health system · TechCrunch Jul 21, 2015 Raised a round Venture round Apr 17, 2014 Founded per the company register
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jul 2025 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Venture round Apr 2024 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Grant Apr 2024 $291k — CORDIS
Grant Apr 2023 $64k — CORDIS
Venture round Aug 2022 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Grant Oct 2020 $222k — CORDIS
Grant Jun 2020 $95k — CORDIS
Series A Jan 2019 $5.9M — TechCrunch
Venture round Jan 2019 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Venture round Apr 2017 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Venture round Jul 2015 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity OPEN BIONICS LTD Companies House
Registered 17 Apr 2014
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Overview

Open Bionics builds three dimensionally printed bionic hands for children and adults. Its Hero Arm is designed to be affordable and customisable with themed covers. The company sells in the United Kingdom, United States and Europe.

News

News USA TODAY 3 years ago
This hero plumber made a boy
Alex was gifted a Hero Arm by a stranger. This humankind video reached the USA Today press team. Watch the video of Alex getting fitted with a Hero Arm.
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News dailymail.com 5 years ago
Mother-of-five who lost her arms and legs to sepsis is fitted with a bionic 'hero' arm Daily Mail Online
Sue Neil, 52, from West Wittering, Chichester in West Sussex, was fitted with a bionic arm three years after all her limbs, lips and tongue were amputated following a bout of sepsis in 2017.
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News Express.co.uk 5 years ago
VC investors 'caring more about impact'
CO-FOUNDER of Open Bionics and one of their biggest investors Big Society Capital shared the changes happening in the entrepreneurial world and how business owners can assure they are at the forefront for investors choice.
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News Coventry Live 5 years ago
"Having a visible disability, people do treat you like "
She was born without her left forearm
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News The Washington Post 5 years ago
'I exist': How one TikToker is trying to call attention to limb difference - and bionic arms
Laiken Olive is part of a trend on TikTok where creators living with disabilities will tell their stories or explain how they perform certain tasks.
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News Daily Mirror 5 years ago
Mum dreams of hugging beloved kids again after losing all four limbs to sepsis
Sue Neil spent weeks fighting for her life in intensive care after she was struck down by a horrific case of sepsis, a life-threatening immune reaction to an infection, following a trip to the dentists
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Konami and Open Bionics Release Official Metal Gear Solid Bionic Arm
Dreams become reality as Konami has partnered up to create the very own official Metal Gear Solid bionic arm.
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News TechCrunch 7 years ago
Open Bionics closes $5.9M Series A for its affordable and cool bionic limbs
The world wowed a few years ago when a very clever startup from Bristol, U.K., came up with 3D-printed bionic limbs for amputees. Uniquely, the limbs were
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News The Independent 7 years ago
Superhero bionic arm startup gets backing from F1 team
Amputees can choose between different superhero designs with the bionic Hero Arm, ranging from Marvel
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Bristol United Kingdom
HQ

Financials

Total raised
$6.6M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
11
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 — Details
Grant 2024 $291k Details
Grant 2023 $64k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 — Details
Grant 2020 $222k Details
Grant 2020 $95k Details
Series A 2019 $5.9M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2015 — Details