Company · Healthtech & Bio

Darwin Biomed

darwinbiomedical.com ↗ ·Tudela ·Pre-seed

Darwin Biomed is a Navarre, Spain-based deep-tech medical device company that designs assistive robotics for human mobility under an "Evolutionary Design" philosophy. Its flagship product, Michelangelo, is described as the first intelligent walker with active fall prevention for elderly and rehabilitation users. Founded in 2019 in Tudela, it closed a €1M pre-seed round in 2026 led by Easo Ventures and Sodena, with ERREKA joining as an industrial partner.

Founded

2019

Founders

News

Rounds

Investors

SectorsMedical Devices, Assistive Robotics, Healthtech, AI & Robotics Start-up MapHealthtech & Bio › Medical devices & surgical hardware

Profile updated 1 Aug 2026

Founders

Adrián Jiménez Loygorri

CEO & Co-founder

Alberto Estella

Co-founder & Mechatronics Lead

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Jesús Cornago Ullate

Co-founder & Design Lead

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Global models 5

Vayyar Imaging

Israel · vayyar.com ↗

Uses AI-driven radar sensors for touchless fall detection and prevention among seniors, the same active fall-prevention use case as Darwin's Michelangelo walker.

$296MComparable

WHILL

Japan · whill.inc ↗

Builds smart, sensor-equipped personal mobility devices for elderly and disabled users, directly comparable to Darwin's intelligent walker.

$125MComparable

SafelyYou

United States · www.safely-you.com ↗

AI-powered fall detection and prevention technology deployed in senior living facilities, the same core mission as Darwin's active fall-prevention walker.

$123.6MComparable

Intuition Robotics

Israel / United States · www.intuitionrobotics.com ↗

Develops AI-driven assistive robotics (ElliQ) to support independent, safe aging in place, matching Darwin's assistive-robotics-for-mobility model.

$101MComparable

Cionic

United States · cionic.com ↗

AI-powered wearable bionic mobility aids to improve gait and prevent falls, closely paralleling Darwin's smart mobility-assistance approach.

$32.3MComparable

Investors 4

ERREKA

Investor Spain

mondragon-corporation.com

Funding rounds 2

Pre-seed · €1M

Assistive-robotics startup raised a €1M pre-seed (Easo Ventures and Sodena as financial leads, Mondragon's ERREKA as industrial partner) to …

2026-05-06

Other

Mondragon's SPE fund, Easo Ventures and the cooperative Erreka invested an undisclosed amount in Navarre medtech startup Darwin Biomedical, …

2024-04-17

News & media 2

Published	Article
2026-05-06	DARWIN Biomed raises €1 million in a Pre-Seed funding round led by Easo Ventures and Sodena as financial investors, with ERREKA joining as an industrial partner ↗ Capital-Riesgo.es
2024-04-15	ERREKA joins forces with the startup DARWIN Biomed to promote its Health line ↗ ERREKA