Brain-computer interface startup Neurable announced in April 2026 that it is seeking to license its non-invasive “mind-reading” technology to consumer wearables manufacturers across industries including health, athletics, productivity, and gaming.
Unlike Neuralink, which requires surgical implantation of chips in the skull, Neurable’s technology uses EEG sensors and AI-powered signal processing to scan and analyze brain activity through external hardware such as headphones, hats, glasses, and headbands. The licensing model allows hardware manufacturers to integrate Neurable’s brain-sensing technology into their existing products while retaining control over design, user experience, and distribution.
The announcement follows a $35 million Series A raise in December 2025, which the company said it plans to use to scale commercialization. Neurable has already worked with HP Inc.’s gaming brand HyperX on a headset aimed at improving gamer focus and performance, and with human behavior research platform iMotions.
CEO Ramses Alcaide said the company is shifting from targeted, proof-of-concept partnerships toward broader adoption. “What we’re doing now is we’re basically saying, ‘Hey, we’ve demonstrated that we’re getting great traction,’” Alcaide said. “Let’s make this as ubiquitous as heart rate sensors on your wrist.”
On privacy, Alcaide said Neurable encrypts and anonymizes user data and follows HIPAA standards. The company may use neural data to train its AI, but only with explicit user consent and for specific, defined experiments. “We are not collecting the data, just training on it willy nilly,” he said.
Alcaide described the broader neuro-technology sector as being at an “inflection point,” one where a scalable business model is now within reach. The licensing push could accelerate how widely brain-sensing technology appears in everyday consumer devices, though the scope of future partnerships has not yet been disclosed.
Source: TechCrunch