XRlabs Seed (2026)

Summary

XRlabs raised $8.4 million in a seed round announced on 2026-10-19. Business Wire timed the release at 8:00 AM PDT (15:00 UTC). Playground Global led, with Eka Ventures. Off Sand Hill, dated Oct 20, 2026, agrees on the lead and on Eka Ventures. It states €7.48 million (about $8.4 million). That euro figure, and the approximate dollar phrase in that article, are not stored. This page uses the $8.4 million stated in the company release and in the Raise Track Update.

Investors

Lead

• Playground Global lead

Participating

• Eka Ventures participant

Sources

Last verified: 2026-10-20

1. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261019311833/en/XRlabs-Announces-$8.4-Million-Seed-Funding-Led-by-Playground-Global-to-Bring-Surgical-Intelligence-to-Every-Operating-Room
   Type: funding announcement. Accessed 2026-10-20.
   Business Wire release, October 19, 2026, 8:00 AM PDT (15:00 UTC), datelined LONDON and PALO ALTO, Calif. Announces $8.4 million in seed funding led by Playground Global, with participation from Eka Ventures. Says XRlabs was founded by practicing neurosurgeon Dr. Ali Haddad, who is CEO, and is headquartered in London with offices in Palo Alto. Describes a device-agnostic platform that embeds real-time AI in the operating room. Learn more at xrlabs.ai. The media contact address is not published. The release does not give a founding year.
2. https://offsandhill.com/xrlabs-raises-7-48m-seed-round-led-by-playground-global
   Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-20.
   Off Sand Hill, OSH Desk, Oct 20, 2026. Says London-based XRlabs raised €7.48 million (about $8.4 million) in a seed led by Playground Global, with Eka Ventures. Says the company was founded in London in 2024 by Ali Haddad. The euro figure is not stored. The phrase about $8.4 million is approximate in this article and is not stored. The 2024 founding year is not on the company release, so it is not stored.
3. https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-20/
   Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-20.
   Raise Track Update for 2026-10-20, Section 1. Calls XRlabs a London, UK-based provider of a surgical intelligence platform embedding real-time AI into the operating room. Amount line is $8.4M (Seed). Says the round was led by Playground Global with participation from Eka Ventures. Lists London only.