We are here to drive safer, more precise spine surgery by delivering next generation guidance, real-time surgical intelligence, and structured intraoperative data.
Mission
Power the evolution to data driven outcomes in healthcare.
Vision
To make great healthcare outcomes accessible to all.
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Proprio was founded on the principle of proprioception, how the body senses its position in space. We bring that same real-time awareness to surgery through dynamic, data-driven visualization.
Our goal is to significantly improve patient outcomes and surgeon wellbeing through the collaboration of physician expertise and immersive, intelligent technology.
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Proprio was founded out of research in computer vision and human perception at the University of Washington, inspired by a core insight:
Surgery operates in a dynamic, three-dimensional world, but traditional guidance tools were built for static snapshots.
Drawing from the science of proprioception (the body’s ability to sense its position and movement), Proprio set out to give surgeons a new kind of spatial awareness in the operating room through optical sensing, AI, and real-time measurement.
The result: a new category of surgical intelligence designed for dynamic surgery, not still images.
Our executive team has extensive experience in technology, neurosurgery, computer vision, and orthopedics. With dozens of FDA-approved products successfully brought to market, our leaders come from small, mid, and large technology and medical device companies, both private and public.
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Gabriel Jones is the CEO of Proprio, which he co-founded in 2016 with Seattle Children's Hospital neurosurgeon Dr. Samuel Browd, University of Washington Professor Joshua Smith, and computer vision specialist James Youngquist. The team set out to create a system that makes surgeons more precise and exponentially increases surgical accuracy and efficiency.
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Jones is a well-known and experienced technology leader with a passion for helping others and bringing innovation to life. Jones has more than a decade of leadership experience in emerging technology and intellectual property law, with specific expertise in AI and healthcare. He began his career in international trade in Japan and Washington, DC, and worked in large-scale mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street. Prior to founding Proprio, Jones helped clients like Bill Gates and the leadership of Microsoft evaluate and develop emerging technologies while working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on global initiatives in health and technology. Seeking to create a more direct, positive societal impact, his work led him to technology ventures. He has assisted several successful startups on their commercialization path, from biotech and med tech, to AI and prop tech. Gabe has held seats on several boards including the Washington Biotech and Biomedical Association and the Group Health Foundation through its acquisition by Kaiser.
With over 20 years of experience in the medical device and technology industry, Bryan has built and led successful commercial teams bringing novel imaging, navigation, and AI-driven healthcare solutions to the market. Throughout his career, Bryan has been responsible for sales, marketing, business development, and strategic partnerships in both established companies and early/growth stage startups.
Most recently, Bryan was Senior Vice President, Commercial at Eko Health where he was responsible for all commercial strategy and revenue generation activities for the cardiovascular device, software, and AI algorithm disease detection platform. Prior to Eko, his experience included leadership positions at AliveCor, and HeartFlow where he helped build and execute the initial go-to-market clinical sales strategies. Additionally, Bryan co-founded an early-stage neurosurgical device company, Ventru, and has served as an independent commercial advisor to many digital health/AI startups. Early in his career, Bryan helped launch early navigation and intraoperative imaging platforms with Medtronic. Bryan received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Delaware and Master of Leadership Development degree from Pennsylvania State University.
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Shannon brings 25 years of medical device experience in both early stage companies and large corporations. In her 27 year career she has been responsible for new product development, product manufacturing, and quality systems and has led teams along the full spectrum of the development lifecycle in a wide variety of clinical applications.
Prior to joining Proprio she served as VP, Device Development for L'Oreal, VP of Engineering and Operations for an early stage start-up, Aortica Corporation and over a decade at Pathway Medical last acting as Director of Engineering. In her role at Pathway Medical she was a key part of the leadership team successfully transitioning the technology to Bayer Healthcare. Shannon holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University.
Bringing 14 years of expertise in healthcare technology, Kabir Gulati joins Proprio as Vice President of Data Applications. Previously, Kabir served as the VP of Product, Design, and Analytics at CancerIQ, where he led a team in delivering software solutions for cancer prevention, driving gains in efficiency, and enhancing provider-patient satisfaction.
Kabir excels at driving innovation and delivering impactful software solutions in healthcare technology, leveraging his extensive experience and strategic vision to enhance operational efficiency and provider-patient satisfaction. His expertise will play a crucial role in improving surgical navigation through data-driven solutions.
Jennifer brings 20 years of experience in early and growth stage companies as well as large corporations in finance, human resources, operations and legal/compliance.
Prior to joining Proprio, Jennifer has lead finance and operations teams in biotech, clean energy, SaaS and consulting with a focus on helping organizations scale and finance their growth. She has facilitated fundraising rounds led by VC, strategics and individual investors.
Prior to joining Proprio she was the CFO of Resolution Bioscience, a medical device company focused on cutting edge diagnostics to advance the treatment of cancer. She was instrumental in the successful acquisition of Resolution Bioscience by Agilent Technologies and served as a VP, Finance & Operations for Agilent in their companion diagnostics division. Jennifer has also served in several other finance and operations leadership positions including most recently as VP, Operations & Controller for Modern Hydrogen.
Jennifer holds a BS in Economics from Western Washington University and is an actively licensed CPA.
Sharif has 30+ years experience in Medical Device, Software Development and novel 3D Visualization. He is inventor of 28 patents and lead products and interdisciplinary teams from initial invention, pre-clinical and clinical evaluation, FDA clearance, manufacturing, licensing to daily use.
His technologies are sold by Hologic, Medtronic and others. Sharif worked for both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, including at Medtronic, where he served as a Chief Engineer of Interventional Imaging and was awarded Innovator of the Year in 2018.
With over 20 years of experience across enterprise technology, finance, and law, Matt has led high-impact teams in strategy, marketing, and go-to-market execution. He specializes in bringing complex, highly regulated products to market and aligning cross-functional teams around clear narratives and commercial outcomes.
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Prior to Proprio, Matt led marketing at Qualia, a national real-estate technology platform used by title companies, lenders, brokerages, and law firms to streamline transactions through workflow automation and secure data exchange. At Qualia, he oversaw strategic messaging, product marketing, and demand programs that supported rapid national adoption and strengthened the company’s category leadership.
Matt previously held leadership roles at Rocket Lawyer, where he led product and growth initiatives for the company’s legal services platform. Earlier in his career, he practiced law at O’Melveny & Myers and worked in the Private Equity Group at Goldman Sachs.
Matt received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. He lives in San Francisco with his family.
Jones is a well-known and experienced technology leader with a passion for helping others and bringing innovation to life. Jones has more than a decade of leadership experience in emerging technology and intellectual property law, with specific expertise in AI and healthcare. He began his career in international trade in Japan and Washington, DC, and worked in large-scale mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street. Prior to founding Proprio, Jones helped clients like Bill Gates and the leadership of Microsoft evaluate and develop emerging technologies while working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on global initiatives in health and technology. Seeking to create a more direct, positive societal impact, his work led him to technology ventures. He has assisted several successful startups on their commercialization path, from biotech and med tech, to AI and prop tech. Gabe has held seats on several boards including the Washington Biotech and Biomedical Association and the Group Health Foundation through its acquisition by Kaiser.
Most recently, Bryan was Senior Vice President, Commercial at Eko Health where he was responsible for all commercial strategy and revenue generation activities for the cardiovascular device, software, and AI algorithm disease detection platform. Prior to Eko, his experience included leadership positions at AliveCor, and HeartFlow where he helped build and execute the initial go-to-market clinical sales strategies. Additionally, Bryan co-founded an early-stage neurosurgical device company, Ventru, and has served as an independent commercial advisor to many digital health/AI startups. Early in his career, Bryan helped launch early navigation and intraoperative imaging platforms with Medtronic. Bryan received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Delaware and Master of Leadership Development degree from Pennsylvania State University.
Prior to joining Proprio she served as VP, Device Development for L'Oreal, VP of Engineering and Operations for an early stage start-up, Aortica Corporation and over a decade at Pathway Medical last acting as Director of Engineering. In her role at Pathway Medical she was a key part of the leadership team successfully transitioning the technology to Bayer Healthcare. Shannon holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University.
Kabir excels at driving innovation and delivering impactful software solutions in healthcare technology, leveraging his extensive experience and strategic vision to enhance operational efficiency and provider-patient satisfaction. His expertise will play a crucial role in improving surgical navigation through data-driven solutions.
Prior to joining Proprio, Jennifer has lead finance and operations teams in biotech, clean energy, SaaS and consulting with a focus on helping organizations scale and finance their growth. She has facilitated fundraising rounds led by VC, strategics and individual investors.
Prior to joining Proprio she was the CFO of Resolution Bioscience, a medical device company focused on cutting edge diagnostics to advance the treatment of cancer. She was instrumental in the successful acquisition of Resolution Bioscience by Agilent Technologies and served as a VP, Finance & Operations for Agilent in their companion diagnostics division. Jennifer has also served in several other finance and operations leadership positions including most recently as VP, Operations & Controller for Modern Hydrogen.
Jennifer holds a BS in Economics from Western Washington University and is an actively licensed CPA.
His technologies are sold by Hologic, Medtronic and others. Sharif worked for both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, including at Medtronic, where he served as a Chief Engineer of Interventional Imaging and was awarded Innovator of the Year in 2018.
Prior to Proprio, Matt led marketing at Qualia, a national real-estate technology platform used by title companies, lenders, brokerages, and law firms to streamline transactions through workflow automation and secure data exchange. At Qualia, he oversaw strategic messaging, product marketing, and demand programs that supported rapid national adoption and strengthened the company’s category leadership.
Matt previously held leadership roles at Rocket Lawyer, where he led product and growth initiatives for the company’s legal services platform. Earlier in his career, he practiced law at O’Melveny & Myers and worked in the Private Equity Group at Goldman Sachs.
Matt received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. He lives in San Francisco with his family.
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The Proprio Team is growing and needs creative thinkers and innovative problem solvers ready to make an impact!
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