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The Startup Map
An interactive database of neurotech startups worldwide, from brain-computer interfaces and neuromodulation to neuroimaging and cognitive health tools. Updated monthly, the map makes it easy to explore emerging companies, track novel technologies, and discover new innovations shaping the future of brain technology.
Offering portable, hospital‑grade non‑invasive neuromodulation (tES + EEG + cognitive training) to support recovery from mental health and neuropsychiatric conditions.
Delivering behavioral-analytics software that monitors cognitive and emotional patterns in dementia and brain-injury care, enabling clinicians to personalize treatment and improve outcomes.
Offering a portable fNIRS-based neurofeedback headband and app to help users train their prefrontal cortex for improved focus, stress relief, and mood.
Offering affordable wireless EEG-based BCI tools, including Explorer, Emotions, and MindLace, for research, neurofeedback, and accessibility applications.
Extracting eye-movement biomarkers via AI and computer vision from standard webcams or smartphones to accelerate CNS drug development and neurology diagnostics.
Developing bioelectronic neuromodulation technologies to enhance cerebral waste clearance by modulating cerebrovascular dynamics and glymphatic system function.
Developing high-channel-count implantable brain-computer interfaces to restore motor function, enable communication, and eventually merge humans with AI.
Developing minimally invasive implantable bioelectronic fiber systems for targeted neuromodulation therapies and integrated neural interfacing in clinical and research contexts.
Developing thin-film implantable electrodes to enable high-precision neural recording, stimulation, and ablation in neurosurgical and neurological care.
Providing Starstim and Enobio devices for wireless EEG monitoring and non-invasive brain stimulation, applied in research, clinical trials, and therapy.
Developing a minimally invasive, needle-delivered neuromodulation electrode platform to expand access to peripheral nerve stimulation for chronic pain treatment.
Equipping clinicians with a wearable, medical-grade EEG system that delivers real-time neural biomarkers via a head-adhered sensor and cloud analytics.
Empowering epilepsy and migraine patients with mobile apps (Helpilepsy, MigraineManager) for logging symptoms and safely sharing data with their neurologists.
Offering Xen, a wearable headphone system that delivers gentle transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation to reduce stress, improve sleep, and boost focus.
Developing AlphaDBS, a closed-loop deep brain stimulation implant that adapts therapy in real-time based on brain signals to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Developing cloud-native infrastructure and APIs that enable brain-computer interface developers to collect, train, and deploy neural data applications securely and at scale.
Building open-source neurotechnology tools and standards that make advanced brain-computer interfaces accessible to researchers, developers, and creators worldwide.
Developing wearable, open-source infrared and ultrasound platforms to diagnose and non-invasively treat diseases such as stroke, depression, and tumors.
Developing the Connexus, a fully implantable, high–data-rate BCI that records single-neuron brain signals to restore communication in paralyzed patients.
Developing the Layer 7 Cortical Interface, a minimally invasive, high-resolution brain–computer implant to restore communication and independence via thought.
Developing biological foundation models and clinical research platforms to understand, detect, and prevent neurological disease through AI-driven neuroscience.
Empowering imaging teams with a cloud-native AI platform that automates MRI data upload, biomarker extraction, and centralized review for clinical trials.
Developing GRACE, an implantable electric field therapy (EFT) device for glioblastoma treatment, targeting tumor cells post-resection to slow recurrence and extend survival.
Providing a cloud-based AI platform (StrivePD) that transforms smartphone and wearable neurology data into actionable insights for precision neurology.
Develops invasive brain-machine interface systems for reconstructive therapy, aiming to restore neural control in conditions unresponsive to conventional options.
Pioneering a wearable brain-first neurotechnology, Nettle, that provides non-hormonal brain stimulation to reduce menstrual pain, low mood, and brain fog.
Delivering a wearable audiovisual neuromodulation mask that uses light and sound pulses via HRV feedback to reduce chronic pain, improve sleep, and ease anxiety.
Developing Clotild, a smart guidewire using impedance-based microsensors and AI to characterize vascular tissue and aid intraoperative decision-making in stroke treatment.
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