Dentronic, a Silicon Valley–based medical AI Robotics startup, said on the 19th that it was selected for the "Founder Fellowship" by South Park Commons (SPC), a U.S. founder community and early-stage investor, and secured a pre-seed investment of $1 million (about 1.5 billion won).
SPC is a Silicon Valley early-stage investment community that provides funding and partner mentoring to founder teams at the idea stage, and has made early investments in Replit, Goodfire, Gamma, and Cognition AI.
Dentronic is a medical AI Robotics startup developing robots that automate repetitive assisting tasks in dental care. In 2025 it developed the chairside robotic arm "Dexer," a device that performs repetitive tasks such as suction and retraction. With a 6-degrees-of-freedom structure, it can execute precise movements from various directions, and it secures safety and accuracy through a passive-mode-based design and minimized backlash.
It is currently advancing the product and preparing for mass production based on real clinical settings, and the first batch of 50 units has sold out. The goal is to reduce repetitive tasks in dental care and lower reliance on assisting staff.
Starting with the dental market, where labor shortages are intensifying, Dentronic plans to expand collaboration with U.S. Dental Support Organizations (DSO) and extend its technology across the broader medical workflow, including surgical environments. The company plans to introduce "physical intelligence," which recognizes and manipulates instruments in real clinical settings, in stages.
With this fellowship selection, the company will ramp up Dexer mass production, next-generation product development, and physical AI research and development. It plans to develop a semi-automated model that combines robotic vision with language models and gradually raise the level of automation based on data accumulated in medical environments. It also expects to accelerate talent acquisition through the SPC founder community and its expansion in the U.S. market.
Dentronic CEO Choi Kyung-yeon said, "Just as Autonomous Driving has become more advanced step by step by accumulating data in real environments, Dentronic will also build data in real medical settings and automate in stages," adding, "Our goal is to reduce the burden on medical staff through physical AI so more patients can benefit from stable and consistent care."