echOpen
echOpen is a Paris-based MedTech company that designs, manufactures, and sells the echOpen O1, a wireless portable ultrasound probe (3.5/5/7.5 MHz) for point-of-care use by general practitioners, emergency physicians, specialists, and midwives, with CE Class IIa clearance and HDS-compliant cloud services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2020
- HeadquartersParis, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What echOpen does
echOpen is a French MedTech startup (legally echOpen Factory SAS, Paris) that designs, manufactures, and distributes the echOpen O1, a wireless portable ultrasound probe targeting point-of-care clinical use by healthcare professionals. The O1 integrates a miniaturized triple-frequency mechanical transducer (3.5, 5, 7.5 MHz) in a single probe that connects wirelessly to a smartphone or tablet, paired with the echOpen On mobile application for real-time image acquisition, video recording, and the My echOpen cloud platform (hosted on HDS-certified servers in France) for exam storage, sharing, and collaboration. The device carries CE Marking as a Class IIa medical device, is RGPD/GDPR compliant, and has been validated through three AP-HP clinical studies demonstrating competitive diagnostic sensitivity/specificity for pneumonia, pneumothorax, and heart failure. AI-powered clinical metric algorithms developed by an in-house AI team are embedded in the digital service layer.
echOpen generates revenue through three streams: one-time hardware sales of the O1 probe (starting from €1,460, approximately half the price of comparable portable solutions), recurring subscription revenue from bundled digital services (cloud storage, software, app access), and professional services revenue from clinical ultrasound training programs, delivered both directly and through the InSimo simulation partnership. The go-to-market is hybrid: a product-led e-commerce flow and SEO-driven content marketing targeting 12+ specialty verticals, combined with enterprise field sales for hospital deployments and a channel partnership with Resah for institutional purchasing of French public hospitals. The company also builds community-driven adoption via medical association partnerships, notably AJMU for emergency medicine.
The customer base spans individual physicians and mid-sized institutions: 1,200+ physicians have equipped themselves with the echOpen probe, and 50+ hospitals and MSPs (Maisons de Santé Pluriprofessionnelles) use the device, including multiple AP-HP hospitals (Cochin, Henri Mondor, Paul Brousse, Georges Pompidou, Hôtel-Dieu), CHU de Nîmes, CH Colmar, CH Chalon sur Saône, Hôpital Simone Veil (GHT Eaubonne-Montmorency), and GHT Coeur Occitanie. AP-HP itself is a strategic equity investor (from July 2021), the first hospital to take equity in a startup. Distribution is currently focused on France with available pre-order flows for Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The company is led by co-founders Dr. Mehdi Benchoufi (MD, PhD, agrégé de mathématiques, CEO/CMO) and Olivier de Fresnoye (Co-CEO), employs 20–30 people, and has raised €12M in cumulative funding, most recently a €3.9M round in December 2022.
echOpen firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- echOpen
- Legal name
- echOpen Factory
- Website
- https://echopen.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2020
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- echOpen is a Paris-based MedTech company that designs, manufactures, and sells the echOpen O1, a wireless portable ultrasound probe (3.5/5/7.5 MHz) for point-of-care use by general practitioners, emergency physicians, specialists, and midwives, with CE Class IIa clearance and HDS-compliant cloud services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
echOpen industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Portable Ultrasound Devices (Point-of-Care Ultrasound / POCUS)
- NAICS
- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)
- SIC
- Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Ultrasound & Echography Systems (HLAHABAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging (Echo/CT/MRI/Nuclear) (HLAKABAE)
Keywords
Where echOpen is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Paris
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
echOpen business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- echOpen O1 hardware sales: One-time sale of the echOpen O1 ultrasound probe hardware, sold directly through the company's e-commerce portal and via institutional purchasing channels (Resah).
- Digital services (echOpen On / My echOpen): Subscription-based digital services bundled with the probe, including the mobile application for probe control and image management, and cloud storage for exam images and videos on HDS-hosted servers.
- Clinical training and professional services: Formation and training services for healthcare professionals learning clinical ultrasound, including online modules, practical sessions, and collaborative community features, offered both directly and through the InSimo partnership.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | echOpen O1 probe — entry-level starting price |
| Hybrid | Annual | echOpen O1 with annual digital service subscription |
| Subscription | Monthly | Training programs |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels10 records
echOpen product offering
Product offeringCore offering
echOpen designs, manufactures, and sells the echOpen O1, an ultra-portable wireless ultrasound probe with a miniaturized triple-frequency mechanical transducer (3.5, 5, 7.5 MHz) that connects to smartphones and tablets for point-of-care clinical imaging. The hardware is sold with the echOpen XP mobile app for real-time visualization and recording, and the My echOpen cloud platform for secure HDS-compliant storage, sharing, and collaborative review of exams. The solution targets individual physicians (GPs, emergency physicians, midwives, geriatricians, specialists) and hospitals across France and select European markets.
Product overview
echOpen offers a complete clinical ultrasound solution comprising the echOpen O1 portable ultrasound probe (a tri-frequency wireless transducer), the echOpen XP mobile application for probe control and real-time imaging, and the My echOpen cloud platform for secure storage and collaboration. The company also partners with InSimo to provide diSplay U/S simulation training. The solution is designed and manufactured in France, developed with AP-HP, and targets healthcare professionals across multiple specialties including general practice, emergency medicine, geriatrics, and midwifery.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- echOpen O1 Ultrasound Probe An ultra-portable wireless ultrasound probe with a miniaturized triple-frequency mechanical transducer (3.5, 5, 7.5 MHz) for point-of-care imaging of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, bladder, vessels, and FAST protocols. Connects to smartphones or tablets, requires no hospital Wi-Fi for use, is pre-calibrated with 5-year stability, and is sold to individual physicians and hospital departments.
- echOpen XP Mobile Application Mobile application that controls the echOpen O1 probe, displays ultrasound images in real time, and allows recording of images and video loops with annotation. Includes training modules, annotated scan tutorials, and quizzes developed with expert ultrasound physicians to support learning for non-expert practitioners.
- My echOpen Cloud Platform Cloud-based platform for storing, retrieving, and sharing ultrasound examinations. Hosted in France by an HDS-certified provider to comply with RGPD/GDPR requirements, serving as the data management and collaboration space for healthcare professionals.
- Clinical Ultrasound Training Programs Formation services for healthcare professionals learning clinical ultrasound, including online modules, practical sessions, and collaborative community features, offered directly and through the InSimo partnership for combined simulation and probe-based training.
Quantifiable outcome
- Redresses 50% of pre-diagnoses in clinical consultations (Lancet article referenced)
- +10 more outcomes
Companies that use echOpen
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
echOpen technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability3 records
Feature7 records
echOpen partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- InSimocoreStrategic partnership between echOpen and InSimo to bridge simulation-based ultrasound training (diSplay U/S) with practical probe usage (echOpen O1). Joint offerings include cross-promotional discounts: €100 TTC off diSplay U/S annual subscription for echOpen O1 purchasers, and €160 TTC off an echOpen O1 probe for new diSplay U/S annual subscribers. The partnership creates a natural bridge between theoretical simulation training and real-world clinical practice, supporting the democratization of clinical ultrasound education.
- AJMU (Association des Jeunes Médecins Urgentistes)corePartnership between echOpen and AJMU to improve emergency medicine practice and patient care by integrating clinical ultrasound into physical examination. Activities include joint development of online training modules and practical workshops for AJMU members, conference collaboration, and an exclusive member discount on echOpen O1 probes. The partnership aims to improve skills of young emergency physicians in clinical ultrasound, contributing to reduced mortality and faster emergency department throughput.
- French Tech Health20 / Mission French Tech / France 2030coreechOpen was selected into the French Tech Health20 program in 2023, an accompaniment program for the most promising health tech startups under the Mission French Tech, aligned with France 2030 strategic objectives.
- AP-HP (Assistance Publique — Hôpitaux de Paris)coreAP-HP incubated echOpen from 2015 at Hôtel-Dieu and became an equity investor in July 2021 — a first in the institution's history. The partnership includes ongoing clinical collaboration for product development, two clinical trials conducted within AP-HP hospitals validating the probe's robustness and potential, and pilot deployment of echOpen O1 in AP-HP services. AP-HP also co-supports the Echo93 project with ARS Ile-de-France funding to improve the city-hospital care pathway.
- Resah (Réseau des Acheteurs Hospitaliers)coreResah listing facilitates institutional purchasing of echOpen O1 by French public hospitals through the established healthcare procurement marketplace (espace-acheteur.resah.fr), simplifying administrative processes for hospital procurement departments.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
echOpen competitors and assessment
Company assessmentMarket position
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
echOpen social profiles
Digital presenceechOpen compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
echOpen financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
echOpen leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
echOpen funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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echOpen M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about echOpen
What does echOpen do?
echOpen designs, manufactures, and sells the echOpen O1, an ultra-portable wireless ultrasound probe with a miniaturized triple-frequency mechanical transducer (3.5, 5, 7.5 MHz) that connects to smartphones and tablets for point-of-care clinical imaging. The hardware is sold with the echOpen XP mobile app for real-time visualization and recording, and the My echOpen cloud platform for secure HDS-compliant storage, sharing, and collaborative review of exams. The solution targets individual physicians (GPs, emergency physicians, midwives, geriatricians, specialists) and hospitals across France and select European markets.
Is echOpen a public or private company?
echOpen is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was echOpen founded?
echOpen was founded in 2020. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is echOpen based?
echOpen is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.
How does echOpen make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. echOpen O1 hardware sales are the primary driver. The others are digital services (echOpen On / My echOpen) and clinical training and professional services.
Does echOpen have an API?
No public API is recorded for echOpen.
What industry is echOpen in?
echOpen's product category is Portable Ultrasound Devices (Point-of-Care Ultrasound / POCUS). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHABAD, Ultrasound & Echography Systems, with a secondary code of HLAKABAE, Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging (Echo/CT/MRI/Nuclear). Its NAICS code is 334510 and its SIC code is 3845.