Co-founded by a former UChicago research director, surgery workflow software provider Explorer Surgical has increased its total funding to $9m.

Explorer Surgical, a US-based surgery workflow management tool developer backed by University of Chicago’s George Schultz Innovation Fund, has closed a $5m round with investors led by venture firm Aphelion Capital.
The round also featured unnamed, existing investors as well as new backers likely to include investment firm Affinity Capital Management.
Founded in 2015, Explorer Surgical has created a workflow management software-as-a-service tool that allows teams of surgeons to communicate and effectively administer tasks in the operating room.