MIT Alum Builds $800 Million Fortune Making Scanners to Fix Teeth

Medit founder Minho Chang is selling the maker of dental scanners to MBK Partners for $2 billion, almost four times more than what he sold a stake for in 2019.

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When Minho Chang started making 3D scanners, the technology was mainly aimed at companies like automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Mercedes-Benz Group AG.

He soon realized there were bigger opportunities to be had by focusing on something much smaller: teeth.