MoleScope

What MoleScope does

MoleScope, operated by MetaOptima Technology Inc. and founded in 2012, is a Vancouver-based digital dermatology company that sells a smartphone-attached dermatoscope (skin magnifier) device together with a HIPAA-compliant mobile app available on iOS and Android. The hardware uses precision lighting, optical zoom, subdermal imaging, and an automated smart quality control system to capture clinical-grade mole images that a standard smartphone camera cannot achieve. Captured images are stored, organized with a 3D body map, and shared with dermatologists for remote tele-dermatology evaluation, with the app integrating seamlessly into MetaOptima's DermEngine web platform for desktop viewing and clinician-side tools. Importantly, the company explicitly disclaims MoleScope as a diagnostic or therapeutic device; it is positioned strictly for imaging, archiving, and communication.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market: a direct-to-consumer channel selling hardware through molescope.com and distributing the app via the iOS App Store and Google Play, plus a parallel B2B pathway for dermatologists and medical professionals via the DermEngine professional platform at dermengine.com/molescope. Revenue mechanics combine one-time hardware device sales with recurring/subscription mobile application services tied to tele-dermatology and image management. Operations span Vancouver (Canadian headquarters) and Sydney (MetaOptima Technology Australia Pty Ltd, regional presence in NSW), though the mobile app is not available in Canada and no funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or institutional investors are disclosed in the source material. The ownership structure appears founder/management-controlled with no parent company.

Name

MoleScope

Legal name

MetaOptima Technology Inc.

Website

https://molescope.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MoleScope by MetaOptima is a smartphone-attached dermatoscope and HIPAA-compliant mobile app for at-home mole imaging, archiving, and tele-dermatology, serving individual consumers directly and dermatologists via the DermEngine professional platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Dermatology Imaging Devices

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Dermatology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Portable, Mobile & Point-of-Care Imaging Systems (HLAHABAL), Mobile Imaging Services (HLAFAKAC)

Keywords

• Smartphone dermatoscope devices
• Tele-dermatology platform
• Mole tracking software
• Skin cancer screening tools
• Digital dermatology imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. MoleScope Device Sales: Sale of the MoleScope hardware device that attaches to smartphones for skin imaging
2. Mobile Application Services: MoleScope mobile app provides tele-dermatology services, image management, and dermatologist communication. The app connects to DermEngine platform for extended functionality.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MoleScope is a smartphone-attached skin magnifier device that captures standardized, dermatoscope-grade images of moles and skin lesions. It is paired with a mobile application (iOS and Android) used to organize, track, and share those images, and with the DermEngine web platform, which adds desktop image management and connects patients to dermatologists for remote mole evaluation. The product line is sold by MetaOptima Technology Inc. and is positioned for imaging, archiving, and communication rather than diagnosis.

Product overview

MoleScope by MetaOptima is a skin screening solution consisting of a hardware device (MoleScope clip-on magnifier) and a companion mobile app that work together with the DermEngine web platform. The device attaches to smartphones for capturing high-quality mole images, while the app enables lesion organization, body mapping, reminders, and secure tele-dermatology communication. The integrated DermEngine platform provides additional desktop-based mole imaging tools. Together, these products form a comprehensive skin self-examination and teledermatology system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DermEngine: Web platform connected to MoleScope app for mole imaging tools and desktop image viewing
• MoleScope App

Products and services

• MoleScope Device
• MoleScope App iOS and Android mobile application that allows users to image, tag, organize, and map lesions on a 3D body map, set reminders, and securely send images to a dermatologist for remote evaluation.
• DermEngine Web platform operated by MetaOptima that integrates with the MoleScope app, providing additional mole imaging tools, desktop image viewing, and the professional interface used by dermatologists to receive and review patient mole images.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 person dies of melanoma every hour in North America; 1 in 5 people will develop skin cancer over their lifetime; 70% of skin cancers are first detected by patients or family members

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DermEnginecoreTechnology or IntegrationMoleScope app connects seamlessly with the DermEngine web platform, allowing users to log in with their MoleScope credentials and access additional mole imaging tools and desktop image viewing capabilities. DermEngine is developed by the same parent company, MetaOptima Technology Inc., and provides the professional-grade backend infrastructure for the MoleScope ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Aysa (Triage): AI dermatology app that assesses skin conditions from photos; overlaps with MoleScope's consumer-facing skin screening but is software/AI-only.
• DermTech: Focuses on non-invasive melanoma detection via a smart sticker and molecular analysis; intersects MoleScope on early skin cancer detection through a different, lab-based modality.
• SkinIO: Offers smartphone-based skin imaging and teledermatology triage for screening; overlaps with MoleScope's image-capture-plus-remote-review workflow.
• Piction Health: AI-assisted teledermatology platform for remote skin evaluation; comparable in connecting patients and clinicians for dermatology assessment.

Direct peers

• SkinVision: Direct-to-consumer smartphone app for skin cancer risk assessment and mole tracking; competes for the same at-home skin self-examination user as MoleScope, though app-only versus hardware-plus-app.
• FotoFinder Systems: Maker of dermoscopy imaging systems and the smartphone-attached 'handyscope' dermatoscope; directly comparable in mobile dermatoscopy hardware for mole documentation and teledermatology.
• First Derm: Online teledermatology service connecting consumers to dermatologists for remote skin evaluation; shares MoleScope's remote consultation and skin-image submission model.
• Miiskin: Mobile app for photographing and tracking moles and skin over time with teledermatology features; overlaps closely with MoleScope's consumer mole-monitoring use case.

Broad incumbents

• Heine Optotechnik: Manufacturer of clinical dermatoscopes and optical diagnostic instruments; a hardware incumbent in dermatoscopy comparable to MoleScope's imaging device, but focused on professional handheld tools.
• Canfield Scientific: Established provider of dermatology imaging systems and total-body photography for clinics; overlaps in skin imaging but as a broader clinical hardware portfolio rather than a consumer device.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/molescope

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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