Bending the Spine—and Stock Market: Carlsmed Announces $100M IPO

In the formerly (like 20 years ago) sleepy coastal town of Carlsbad, California—today better known for surgical screws than surfboards—an AI spine technology emerging growth company is quietly reshaping the spine surgery industry. And if Carlsmed, Inc.’s initial public offering (IPO) succeeds, they just might do to traditional spine fusion what Netflix did to Blockbuster.