MindPortal's wearable platform brain computer will allow people to create, play, connect, control technology and achieve magical new experiences. The

MindPortal Raises $5 Million Led by Learn Capital and Participants Include a Rockstar and Several High-Profile Individuals

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MindPortal's wearable platform brain computer will allow people to create, play, connect, control technology and achieve magical new experiences. The visionary startup attracts additional investment from Kleiner Perkins, rockstar Matt Bellamy of Muse, Fitbit CEO James Park, and more.

SAN FRANCISCO , May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MindPortal, creators of the next personal computer that is a wearable non-invasive brain-computer interface, announced today it completed a $5 Million seed round of financing. Learn Capital led the round, with additional investment from Kleiner Perkins ; Dan Siroker, Founder & CEO of Scribe AI; Matt Bellamy , rockstar and frontman of Muse; James Park , Co-Founder & CEO of Fitbit; Julie Zhou , Co-Founder of Sundial and former Vice President of Product Design for Facebook; Scrum Ventures; and additional angels from frontier tech, hardware and product design. Previous pre-seed investors included 7pc and Y Combinator. The new funding will be used to hire additional neuroscientists, product engineers and machine learning experts.

Presently, MindPortal's patent pending wearable device can record human brain activity in real time, without surgery, with 10-100x more precision than EEG technology. The platform brain computer being developed will act as a bi-directional portal; connecting the mind to immersive, creative and playful experiences and also as a gateway into the mind. When wearing MindPortal's device, people will be able to create and share new experiences e.g. in VR/AR, just by using their thoughts, and channel experiences into their mind.

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