Wearable neural interfaces for everyday use.
We are a tight-knit team of engineers, scientists, and product designers who like to challenge ourselves.
Wearable neural
interfaces for
everyday use.
We are a tight-knit team of engineers, scientists, ML aficionados and
product designers who like to challenge ourselves.
Our Mission
Our Team
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Previously led Eng & Product at Cerebra. CEO/Founder at FeatherX (Acq'd by Cerebra). Built a voice assistant with 2.5M users. Stanford CS+AI. Published researcher w/ Andrew Ng at Stanford AI. IOI Medalist.
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Previously, AI lead at Luminous Computing. Published researcher w/ Stanford AI, Google Research, Columbia Psych. Graduated from Stanford at the top of eng class (Henry Ford II Scholar).
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Systems neuroscience, algorithms, and hardware for 30+ years. ex-Lab head and Director at Janelia/HHMI. Published in Nature, J. Neuroscience, and Nature Neuroscience. Previously at Harvard, Bell Labs, Caltech.
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Formerly tenured professor of neuroscience and psychology at UT Austin with own NIH-funded lab. Developed novel recording tools to understand neural circuitry in non-human primates.
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Experimental neuroscientist with 18+ years of experience. Published in top-tier journals like Science, Nature Neuroscience, and Neuron. Expert in motor control and decision-making.
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15+ years of experience in neuroscience and engineering with Inscopix & Allen Institute for Brain Science. Former professional road cyclist and 2003 D1 collegiate cycling champion with Oregon State.
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6+ years with mechanical product design for consumer, defense, and wearable neurotech (previously at Kernel). Degrees in conceptual arts and MechE. Avid surfer.
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8+ years of experience in psycho-physics and computational electrophysiology. Studied eye movements & visual perception. Public transit enthusiast, occasional cellist.
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Ph.D. with 10 years of experience in mathematical modeling and electrophysiology, researching rhythm generation and adaptation in motor circuits. Makes neuroscience-inspired art in her free time.
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15+ years of experience designing and shipping high-volume consumer electronics from concept to production. Built products previously at GoPro, Fitbit, Amazon, Motorola, and Square. Loves to run.
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Specialist in design strategy, interaction design, and user research. Expertise in behavioral science and emerging tech. Previously at Meta Reality Labs, Merck, and Canon. Studied HCI at UMich.
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4+ years of neurotech data collection at Kernel and Neuralink. Generalist who can tackle HW/SW problems to keep experiments running smoothly. Rock climber and pianist.
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Computational Neuroscience and Neurolinguistics at Duke University. Avid runner, language learner, and French horn player.
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Masters in CS from UPenn's M&T program. Full-stack software engineering @ Ramp, Anduril, and Roblox. Past research experience in cryptography and UAVs. Swimming and poker enthusiast.
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15+ years of experience in systems neuroscience and neuroanatomy. Studied neurodegenerative diseases, visual perception, brain states, and connectome. Space program enthusiast.
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Stanford ICME Ph.D. with 8+ years of experience in computational modeling. Research at Stanford NeuroAI Lab in computational neuroscience. ex-Nvidia, ex-Google. Ski racer in the winter.
Investors
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