Startups

CereGate

Munich, Germany

CereGate GmbH, private neurotechnology business encoding information through existing neuromodulation implants. Founder Balint Varkuti; current managing director/CEO Matthias Puls. Exact incorporation year remains unverified.

Team

Brian BlischakPresident

Bálint VárkutiFounder

Joseph DoyleCFO

Matthias PulsCEO / managing director

Saman Hagh GooieVP Product Development

Investments

$—2022-01-12	468 Capital, re.Mind Capital, TruVenturo, Heal Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds
$—2020-09-03	Heal Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, TruVenturo
$—2020-01-23	High-Tech Gründerfonds
$—Unknown date	CARMA FUND

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BCI research snapshot, reviewed 2026-10-06. Company identity: CereGate. This is the pre-import evidence dossier; historical statements about database absence or review are archival. Unverified claims remain research leads, not validated facts. Part 1/1 # CereGate Research accessed: **2026-10-06**. Review draft; no database changes. Original source: user-pasted BCI.INTEL Company Tracker (47 entries). ## Identity and scope Verified private neurotechnology business. Legal entity **CereGate GmbH**, Munich register **HRB 274718**, Rosenheimer Straße 143 C, 81671 Munich, Germany; official website [ceregate.com](https://www.ceregate.com/). [Official imprint](https://www.ceregate.com/imprint/) establishes both legal address and managing director. Founded approximately 2019: [HTGF’s January 2020 announcement](https://www.htgf.de/ceregate-gmbh-seed-finanzierung-htgf/) describes one year of progress; exact incorporation date still requires registry verification. Its software encodes information through existing neuromodulation implants, rather than being an electrode manufacturer. [Company technology/positioning](https://www.ceregate.com/). ## Audit of pasted claims | Pasted claim | Finding | |---|---| | Munich HQ | Supported by current legal imprint. | | Bálint Várkuti founder/CEO | Founder supported; **current CEO is Matthias Puls**. Historical company archive still calls Várkuti CEO in March 2024; current team and imprint take priority. | | $15M+ estimated funding | **Unverified estimate; exclude from import**. Official financing announcements disclose investors, not a defensible cumulative amount. | | Mind-writing platform | Broadly supported; software-led computer-to-brain communication using existing implants. | | Active | Current team, website and legal imprint support operating status. | [Team](https://www.ceregate.com/team/), [imprint](https://www.ceregate.com/imprint/), [press archive](https://www.ceregate.com/press/). ## Investments and ownership | Announcement | Amount / currency | Instrument | Investors and evidence | |---|---|---|---| | 2020-01-23 | Undisclosed | Capital increase **and convertible loan** | HTGF; [investor announcement](https://www.htgf.de/ceregate-gmbh-seed-finanzierung-htgf/). Do not collapse the mixed instrument into pure equity. | | 2020-09-03 | Undisclosed | Series A equity | **Heal Capital lead**, HTGF and TruVenturo participated. [Primary HTGF announcement](https://www.htgf.de/en/htgf-financing-series-a-cere-gate/). | | 2022-01-12 | Undisclosed | Financing; company announcement does not state exact round label | Co-led by **468 Capital and re.Mind Capital**; existing TruVenturo, Heal Capital, HTGF participated. [HTGF release](https://www.htgf.de/en/htgf-financing-ceregate/). | | Current partner roster | No transaction amount/date stated | Relationship evidence, not a round | Company additionally lists **CARMA FUND** alongside the five investors above. [Company press/partners](https://www.ceregate.com/press/). | A commercial database lists an August 2024 round, but no corresponding primary round announcement was located. Retain that only as a research lead, not a completed-round fact. No verified cumulative equity total, acquisition, or public listing. ## Founders and public team | Person | Role and time basis | Profile / evidence | Direct profile-picture URL | |---|---|---|---| | Matthias Puls | Current CEO / managing director | [Official team](https://www.ceregate.com/team/) | https://www.ceregate.com/fileadmin/_processed_/6/2/csm_DSC_0372_1600x2400_9b01e4f926.jpeg | | Joseph Doyle | Current CFO | [Official team](https://www.ceregate.com/team/) | https://www.ceregate.com/fileadmin/_processed_/9/8/csm_2024-11-18_Doyle_Joseph_6932c781aa.jpg | | Saman Hagh Gooie | Current VP Product Development | [Official team](https://www.ceregate.com/team/) | https://www.ceregate.com/fileadmin/_processed_/5/3/csm_2024-11-18_Gooie_Saman-Hagh_e4de0dba2b.jpg | | Brian Blischak | Current President | [Official team](https://www.ceregate.com/team/) | https://www.ceregate.com/fileadmin/_processed_/3/3/csm_2024-11-18_Blischak_Brian_76aae47fd4.jpg | | Bálint Várkuti | Founder; historical CEO, still described as CEO in March 2024 press archive | [HTGF January 2022](https://www.htgf.de/en/htgf-financing-ceregate/); [company archive](https://www.ceregate.com/press/) | Unavailable: historical profile photo not resolved from these pages | ## Company profile image Logo URL: https://www.ceregate.com/_assets/ac4ad33f135c623b20e996f5a564b0e9/Icons/Logos/default.svg Source: [official team HTML](https://www.ceregate.com/team/), `og:image`. All four current executive pictures were extracted from the corresponding sequential team cards, using actual `img src`; no URL was guessed. ## Adex match and review decision No matching `Org` name found in read-only `bun:sqlite` search of `data/db.sqlite3` on the access date (case-insensitive CereGate pattern; selected `id`, `name`, `description`, `json(extra)`). Proposed ID **CereGate**. Suitable company candidate after review. Import current CEO, separate historical founder relationship, and leave funding total blank. Confirm exact founding date before adding it as a precise date.