What Happened to Butterfly Network?
Ticker: BFLYSPAC Year: 2020Merger: 2021
Return
-92.0%
Current Price
$0.8
Peak Price
$29.19
Trust Size
$604M
Summary
Medical device company making handheld ultrasound devices. Bill Gates-backed. Stock crashed 97% as hospital adoption was far slower than projected.
What Happened
Butterfly Network merged with Longview Acquisition Corp in February 2021. The company makes the Butterfly iQ â a handheld, iPhone-connected ultrasound device that costs $2,000 vs $100K+ for traditional machines. Bill Gates invested. The vision was democratizing medical imaging. But hospital procurement cycles are long, FDA regulations complex, and the device is supplementary rather than replacement technology. Revenue growth stalled at ~$70M while the company burned $100M+ annually. Stock crashed from $29 to under $1.
Key People
Timeline
2020-11
SPAC merger announced
2021-02
Merger completed
2021-02
Stock peaks at $29.19
2022-08
New CEO appointed
2024-01
Stock under $1, delisting warnings