Startups

Funding & Proof of Concept Strategy

Funding and Proof-of-Concept Strategy is how a startup transforms vision into credibility. Investors, grant reviewers, and early enterprise partners do not commit based on imagination—they commit based on demonstrated capability. A functioning AI prototype is the difference between “interesting idea” and “investable opportunity.”

Theta Tech builds proof-of-concept systems that show your future, not merely describe it. We engineer prototypes that behave intelligently, visualize your value, and communicate feasibility with unmistakable clarity. For founders seeking venture capital, grant funding, or pilot adoption, a compelling PoC becomes the gravitational center of your fundraising strategy.

Understanding the Concept

A proof-of-concept is not a finished product. It is a targeted demonstration engineered to validate core assumptions: the feasibility of your approach, the readiness of your data, the clarity of your problem statement, and the scalability of your solution.

For AI startups, a strong PoC includes:

  • A minimal but functional dataset

  • A working model demonstrating key behavior

  • Clear metrics or visualizations of capability

  • A narrative that connects the prototype to the commercial vision

Theta Tech builds PoCs that are technically rigorous yet lean—coded for speed, designed for storytelling, and optimized for investor comprehension. They showcase possibility supported by execution.

Why This Matters

Turn your vision into something investors can touch.

Investors fund traction, not theory. Grant reviewers reward clarity, not speculation. Early adopters commit to systems they can see working, not documents describing what might work later.

Without a PoC, startups struggle to communicate feasibility. With one, everything accelerates: investor meetings convert, grant committees understand your impact, and pilot partners see exactly how your technology would integrate into their workflow. Theta Tech bridges the gap between idea and evidence—giving founders the artifacts they need to win attention, capital, and credibility.

Technical Capabilities

Sub-Services
  • AI Prototype Development & Rapid Iteration:
    Functional demonstrations built fast, proving your core technical insight without overengineering.
  • Visualization Dashboards & Technical Storytelling:
    Interactive displays that make your data, model outputs, and business value immediately legible.
  • Model Validation & Explainability for Reviewers:
    Clear metrics, annotated examples, and explainable reasoning designed for grant committees and technical evaluators.
  • Funding Strategy for Grants, Seed, and Pre-Seed:
    Narrative design, technical framing, and milestone planning aligned with investor expectations.
  • Cost-Efficient Cloud Infrastructure for Early Demos:
    Lean, scalable environments ideal for running PoCs without burning limited runway.
  • Pitch-Ready Technical Narratives:
    Concise, persuasive articulation of how your prototype maps directly to your long-term vision.

The Result

A visually stunning, functional proof-of-concept that makes your vision credible—and fundable.

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Case Studies

Real-World Impact

Explore our successful AI case studies.
Algorithm for Collaboration & Distribution
Updating disparate and unorganized AI algorithm code into cohesive and easily sharable notebooks.
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Clinical UI Design for Radiology AI
Creating intuitive software interfaces that empower doctors and accelerate AI innovation
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Developing 3D Radiology AI Solutions
Moving University Client to the Cloud with Open Source Medical AI Models
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Publications

Explore Our Work

See our 35+ Peer-Reviewed Publications & Patents.
Improved Active Shape Models for Segmentation of the Prostate on MR Imagery
Toth, R. “Improved Active Shape Models for Segmentation of the Prostate on MR Imagery,” M.S. Thesis, Rutgers University, 2010.
Evaluation of prostate segmentation algorithms for MRI: The PROMISE12 challenge
Litjens, G., Toth, R., van de Ven, W., Hoeks, C., Kerkstra, S., van Ginneken, B., Vincent, G., Guillard, G., Birbeck, N., Zhang, J., Strand, R., Malmberg, F., Ou, Y., Davatzikos, C., Kirschner, M., Jung, F., Yuan, J., Qiu, W., Gao, Q., Edwards, P.E., Maan, B., van der Heijden, F., Ghose, S., Mitra, J., Dowling, J., Barratt, D., Huisman, H., Madabhushi, A. “Evaluation of prostate segmentation algorithms for MRI: The PROMISE12 challenge.” Medical Image Analysis 25:18(2), Dec 2013 pp. 359-373. doi: 10.1016/j.media.2013.12.002
HistostitcherTM: An informatics software platform for reconstructing whole-mount prostate histology using the extensible imaging platform framework
Toth, R.J., Shih, N., Tomaszewski, J.E., Feldman, M.D., Kutter, O., Yu, D.N., Paulus, J.C., Paladini, G., Madabhushi, A., “HistostitcherTM: An informatics software platform for reconstructing whole-mount prostate histology using the extensible imaging platform framework.” Journal of Pathology Informatics 5(8), Mar 2014. doi: 10.4103/2153-3539.129441
A Domain Constrained Deformable (DoCD) Model for Co-registration of Pre- and Post-Radiated Prostate MRI
Toth, R., Traughber, B., Ellis, R., Kurhanewicz, J., Madabhushi, A., “A Domain Constrained Deformable (DoCD) Model for Co-registration of Pre- and Post-Radiated Prostate MRI.” Neurocomputing 144(20) Nov 2014. pp. 3-12 doi: 10.1016/j.neucom.2014.01.058
"Theta Tech AI is an exciting medical AI consulting company whom we’ve worked with for over a decade.

Their team of experienced healthcare AI developers and PhD level biomedical engineers have helped us accelerate our clinical AI research implementation efforts.

Their team is hardworking and extremely responsive.
If you’re in the healthcare technology space, you’d be remiss to not work with Theta Tech." 
Professor Anant Madabhushi
Executive Director for the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute
"Theta Tech AI brings together biomedical engineers and medical imaging experts who deeply understand both AI and clinical practice.

For anyone working in healthcare AI—especially at a leading university or tech company—they are a fantastic team to collaborate with."
Assistant Professor Andrew Janowczyk
Emory University
"Theta Tech AI is an outstanding team of biomedical engineers and medical imaging software experts, who can provide you with specialized healthcare AI solutions that will ensure successful ventures in this space."
Satish E. Viswanath, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
"Theta Tech AI is a highly competent healthcare AI consulting company that has deep expertise spanning machine learning, data science, medical data, image analysis, comprising of a great team of biomedical engineers."
Mike Galvin
Co-Founder & Chairman of LivAI

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