Startups
ZAP Surgical Systems
ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc. develops robotic stereotactic radiosurgery equipment and treatment-planning software for brain and head-and-neck applications. Founded in 2014 by neurosurgeon and CyberKnife inventor John R. Adler, Jr., the company is headquartered in San Carlos, California. Its ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery platform uses a linear accelerator and self-shielding design intended to avoid cobalt sources and a conventional shielded treatment vault. Software and robotic engineering underpin its treatment-delivery and planning platform. Published clearance and performance statements are issuer claims; investigational radiomodulation applications do not establish approved psychiatric indications or clinical efficacy. A September2026 listed-investor filing identifies the related Cayman holding company Zap Medical System, Ltd., led by the same founder, while the public operating brand identifies ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc.; these legal entities are qualified without merging unrelated records. The company announced completed USD81M equity financing in January2020 and USD78M Series E financing in November2024. A later USD11M warrant-exercise proposal is not recorded as completed cash. The genuine logo is the historical rendition published by its verified institutional investor GT Healthcare; eleven current executive portraits remain unavailable.
Team
Alex MaslowskiVice President, Software |
Chris PeganoSenior Vice President, Sales — Americas |
 Derek T. DeScioliChief Operating Officer |
Hakan BaranerExecutive Vice President, Sales — EMEA, Central Asia, Malaysia and Indonesia |
Hemmings WuChief Medical Officer |
Jinhua YangPresident, ZAP Surgical China (regional affiliation) |
 John R. Adler, Jr.Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
Mark ArnoldExecutive Vice President, Marketing |
Nikita KulkarniChief Financial Officer |
Robert StarrVice President, Human Resources |
Robert WiggersVice President, Hardware Engineering |
Santhosh Krishna ChandrabalanExecutive Vice President, Strategic Growth |
Yair BauerPresident, ZAP Surgical Japan; Vice President, APAC (regional affiliations) |