Pearl Celebrates Transformative Year of Innovation, Growth, and Expansion in Dental AI

Global partnerships, cutting-edge product development, and category-leading financing fuel Pearl’s continued market leadership into 2025

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pearl, the global leader in dental AI solutions, is positioned to maintain its market dominance in 2025 following a year of unprecedented growth and innovation. Raising the largest-ever venture financing round in dental AI, global expansion in Europe, Asia, and Canada, and first-of-their kind products are among the milestones fueling what will be Pearl’s most significant year yet.

"We are proud of what we accomplished in pushing the boundaries of dental AI in 2024. Our product innovation, fundraising, global expansion, and partnerships with industry leaders have solidified our position as a driving force in revolutionizing dentistry worldwide,” said Ophir Tanz, founder and CEO of Pearl. “We are energized for the year ahead and look forward to creating even more meaningful solutions for our customers and their patients.”

Pearl’s most notable 2024 milestones include:

• Product innovation: Pearl continued to demonstrate best-in-class product innovation with the release of novel products that are transforming dental businesses and shattering the status quo in patient care. 2024 product innovations include Precheck™, a groundbreaking AI-powered insurance eligibility and benefits verification tool, and Calibrate, the first AI-powered clinical calibration and training tool used by providers, educators like UCLA and University of the Pacific, and payors.
• Record-breaking financing and strategic investments: In the largest investment ever in dental artificial intelligence, Pearl raised $58 million in Series B funding to accelerate its mission to elevate patient care in dentistry. Left Lane Capital led the round, with participation from Smash Capital, Alpha Partners, Craft Ventures, and Neotribe Ventures. Pearl also secured strategic investments from the American Dental Association and the Dental Innovation Alliance VC Fund.
• Global partner network expansion: Pearl announced several partnerships in 2024, integrating its clinical AI technology to dentistry’s leading software platforms around the world. Pearl’s capabilities are now at the fingertips of more than 150 thousand dentists and practitioners in North America, Europe, the UK, Canada, and APAC. New partners include Peak, Software of Excellence, Midwest Dental Equipment & Supply, Ora, Tab32, Archy, Patterson Dental, and Plandent.
• Leadership expansion and company recognition: Pearl continued to scale its already-robust leadership team with the addition of renowned industry talent. New appointments include McKenzie Fagan as Vice President of DSO Sales, Brian Kim as Chief Product Officer, and Bobby Cooper as Vice President of Customer Success. Continuing its rich history of industry recognition, Inc. named Pearl a 2024 Power Partner Award Winner and included Pearl on the Inc. 2024 Best in Business list in the Health Products, General Excellence category. CB Insights named Pearl one of the most promising digital health startups of 2024.

For more information on how Pearl’s suite of solutions can enhance your dental practice, visit hellopearl.com.

About Pearl

Pearl is an AI-driven company committed to enhancing patient care in dentistry. Founded in 2019 by a team with decades of experience developing successful, enterprise-grade computer vision solutions, Pearl introduced the first-ever FDA-cleared AI capable of reading and instantly identifying diseases in dental x-rays. With regulatory clearance in 120 countries, Pearl's AI assists dentists in making precise clinical decisions and effectively communicating with patients, thereby transforming the dental care experience worldwide. As dentistry’s global AI leader, Pearl is committed to the ongoing innovation of robust, accessible AI tools that improve patient health outcomes and build greater trust in dental medicine. To request a demo, please visit hellopearl.com/demo