Apella

Apella builds ambient AI and computer vision technology for the operating room. Its platform automates operating room operations and delivers real-time intelligence to surgical teams, with the stated aim of making surgery safer, more efficient and more accessible. The work sits at the intersection of several technical domains: ambient AI, computer vision, real-time intelligence and healthcare technology, applied in a setting where latency, accuracy and reliability carry direct clinical consequences.

The company sells into the healthcare sector, serving hospitals and surgical departments. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, and it employs a fast-growing team of engineers, data scientists and healthcare experts. Apella was founded to apply automation and machine perception to the workflow of surgery itself, rather than to the administrative layers around it.

Engineers work alongside surgeons, nurses and hospital administrators to understand actual operating room workflows, so problems are grounded in observed practice rather than assumed requirements. The company describes its culture as built on collaboration, curiosity, cross-functional teamwork, continuous learning and bold approaches to complex problems. The stated mission is to enable surgical teams to focus on patients.