Who are CONUS's investors?

CONUS's investors include Y Combinator.

Where is CONUS headquartered?

CONUS is headquartered in Cologne, DE.

CONUS

YC F26

Cologne, DE · 3 employees · Hiring · 1 known investors

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CONUS is an AI knowledge layer for medical devices that connects manufacturers with hospitals, bringing together product information, hospital protocols, and medical research so doctors and sales reps can quickly find answers on surgical systems and implants. It serves hospitals and medical device manufacturers, with deployments across European hospitals.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F26)

Vincent Paffrath Founder/CEOFounder and CEO of CONUS, an AI knowledge layer connecting medical device manufacturers with hospitals. He previously pursued a PhD in generative and agentic AI at ETH Zurich, worked on company-wide GenAI adoption at Bosch, and earlier worked in healthcare strategy consulting.

Maximilian BeckerFounder/CPOMaximilian Becker is an industrial engineer and former AI researcher at ETH Zurich who was an early engineer at Cleansort, where he worked across hardware, manufacturing, and automation software as the company grew to over 50 employees. He is now Founder and CPO of CONUS, an AI knowledge layer for medical devices.

Alexander SchulzFounder/CTOAlexander Schulz is an electrical engineer trained at RWTH Aachen in Germany, who previously developed high-speed electronics and embedded software for biomedical instruments at the biotech company Miltenyi Biotec. He is founder and CTO of CONUS, an AI knowledge layer for medical devices connecting manufacturers and hospitals.

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The YC application· Fall 2026 batch

Alumni Q&A

How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?): The company began with five chief orthopedic and trauma surgeons seeking better access to information their teams use daily. The three founders had worked together for years, with backgrounds in AI, biomedical engineering, and product development.
How did you decide to apply to Y Combinator? What was your experience applying, going through the batch, and fundraising at demo day?: The founders met Tom Blomfield at a YC event at ETH Zurich, a conversation that led them to build CONUS full time and apply to YC.
What's the history of your company from getting started until the present day? What were the big inflection points?: The company started by consolidating surgical information into one platform, then added a product called CONUS Intelligence. It is now live in 17 European hospitals, works with manufacturers including Stryker and Zimmer Biomet, and is expanding into the US.
What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?: Medical device knowledge is spread across manufacturer PDFs, portals, and hospital systems, leaving clinicians and field teams searching disconnected sources. As product portfolios and hospital-specific protocols grow, finding reliable answers becomes harder for both device users and the companies supporting them.
What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?: The founders aim for CONUS to become the knowledge infrastructure linking medical device companies and clinical teams worldwide, making product and clinical information retrievable in seconds across specialties and locations.

Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.

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What does CONUS do?: CONUS is an AI knowledge layer for medical devices that connects manufacturers with hospitals, bringing together product information, hospital protocols, and medical research so doctors and sales reps can quickly find answers on surgical systems and implants. It serves hospitals and medical device manufacturers, with deployments across European hospitals.
Who are CONUS's investors?: CONUS's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is CONUS headquartered?: CONUS is headquartered in Cologne, DE.