roclub Secures $11.7M Series A to Expand Remote Medical Imaging Operations in the U.S.
roclub has secured a significant new capital injection that positions the Berlin-based teleoperation startup for accelerated global expansion. The company announced that it raised US$11.7 million in Series A funding, a milestone that follows its earlier seed financing and reflects growing investor confidence in the future of remote medical-device operation. The round was led by Smedvig Ventures and YZR Capital, with participation from existing investor Speedinvest as well as several angels who have been following the company’s progress since its inception.
Founded in 2022 by Dr. Matthias Issing and André Glardon, roclub focuses on solving one of the most pressing challenges facing modern healthcare systems: the global shortage of trained radiologic technologists. Hospitals and diagnostic centers frequently struggle to maintain full staffing coverage for MRI and CT scanners, resulting in reduced imaging capacity, longer patient wait times, and rising operational costs. roclub’s solution is designed to break this bottleneck by enabling qualified technologists to operate imaging devices from anywhere, regardless of the machine’s manufacturer or location.
At the heart of the company’s platform is a lightweight connector device that attaches to an imaging system’s monitor interface. The connector streams high-resolution video and device controls through a secure, cloud-based network, supported by end-to-end encryption and ultra-low-latency communication protocols. This setup allows a remote technologist to manage examinations, adjust scanning parameters, guide the patient through the process, and coordinate with on-site staff as if physically present. Because the technology is vendor-agnostic, it offers hospitals a unified remote-operation solution without requiring major hardware upgrades.
The newly raised funds will support roclub’s expansion into the United States, one of the world’s largest and most understaffed imaging markets. The company has announced plans to build out local sales, compliance, and customer-success teams while rolling out pilot programs with early adopter health systems. In parallel, roclub is developing a marketplace that will allow certified technologists to provide remote operational support on demand, effectively enabling hospitals to scale imaging capacity dynamically. This marketplace is planned for launch by late 2025 and is expected to be a major component of roclub’s long-term strategy.
The Series A round follows roclub’s earlier €4 million seed funding, which was led by Speedinvest and FJ Labs, with participation from Better Ventures and several prominent angels. That seed funding supported the initial development of the teleoperation platform, clinical testing, and early deployments across Germany. Since then, the company has demonstrated that remote workflows can improve scanner utilization, reduce downtime, and allow imaging centers to keep machines running during evenings or weekends without needing full on-site staffing.
The implications of roclub’s approach extend far beyond operational efficiency. Healthcare systems worldwide are facing chronic technologist shortages driven by burnout, retirements, and rising diagnostic demand. Remote operation can offer technologists more flexibility and improved working conditions, potentially reducing churn in a profession where attrition is becoming a serious concern. For patients in rural or underserved regions, the ability to access imaging services more consistently could shorten diagnostic timelines and improve clinical outcomes.
As roclub scales, it aims to broaden its platform to support more advanced robotic workflows, integrate additional AI-driven assistance tools, and expand to further modalities beyond MRI and CT. The company envisions a future in which medical imaging networks operate more like cloud-managed digital infrastructures, with expertise distributed across borders and time zones. With fresh capital and the backing of investors such as Smedvig Ventures, YZR Capital, and Speedinvest, roclub now appears well positioned to pursue this vision and redefine how diagnostic imaging is delivered around the world.
