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NeuroSky

San Jose, California, United States

NeuroSky Inc., noninvasive EEG/biosensor component and device supplier, maker of MindWave. Founder Stanley Yang is chairman in March 2026 sources; historical CEO title should not be assumed current. Founding year is not primary-confirmed.

Team

Stanley YangFounder and Chairman

Investments

$—2013-11-04

SoftBank Corp

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BCI research snapshot, reviewed 2026-10-06. Company identity: NeuroSky. 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 # NeuroSky Research accessed **2026-10-06**. Decision: **validated company; absent from ADEX; prepare new company after review**. Suggested ID `NeuroSky`. Funding total and current CEO title require review. ## Identity and pasted-list audit **NeuroSky, Inc.** develops noninvasive EEG/biosensor components and devices. Its official website is [neurosky.com](https://neurosky.com/); San Jose, California is supported by its [company-issued product announcement](https://www.biospace.com/neurosky-unleashes-mass-market-brain-control-interface-technology-in-europe). Current [MindWave product page](https://neurosky.com/neurosky-products/mindwave-headset/) supports the pasted MindWave Mobile 2 product. Active commercial presence is supported by [March 2026 conference announcement](https://neurosky.com/news/zkteco-and-neurosky-co-host-change-maker-conference-advancing-bci-and-ai-innovation/), which describes EEG prototypes and the BrainScape collaboration. The commonly reported founding year is **2004**, but no incorporation filing was located; [Kando](https://www.kando.tech/index.php/company/neurosky-inc) instead gives 2006. Keep founding date provisional. A firsthand [MIT interview in 2013](https://diversity.media.mit.edu/2013/09/06/conversation-with-stanley-yang-ceo-of-neurosky/) places first financing in 2006, which must not automatically be treated as incorporation. | Pasted claim | Validation | |---|---| | Company, San Jose, active | Supported by company announcements and current product site. | | Stanley Yang CEO | Historical CEO and founder supported; latest 2026 announcement calls him **Founder and Chairman**. Do not assume current CEO title. | | $30M+ funding | **Unverified**: no sufficiently sourced current cumulative total. | | MindWave Mobile 2 | Supported; distinguish consumer EEG from invasive therapeutic implants. | ## Existing ADEX Read-only `bun:sqlite` inspection of `data/db.sqlite3`, `Org` id/name/description/json(extra): no matching `NeuroSky`/`Neurosky` organization found. No DB writes made. ## Company image and public leadership Official brand icon: [direct PNG](https://neurosky.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-apple-touch-icon-152x152-precomposed-192x192.png), extracted from the [homepage](https://neurosky.com/) icon metadata. The visible wordmark is inline SVG rather than a standalone raster asset. Optional device image: [official MindWave Mobile 2 WebP](https://neurosky.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MWM2_TransBG_HiRez-copia-2-832x1024.webp); this is a product photograph, not the company profile picture. | Person | Public role and currency | Profile/evidence | Direct profile-picture URL | |---|---|---|---| | Stanley Yang | Founder and Chairman, March 2026; historical CEO | [Current company announcement](https://neurosky.com/news/zkteco-and-neurosky-co-host-change-maker-conference-advancing-bci-and-ai-innovation/), [MIT speaker biography](https://diversity.media.mit.edu/2013/09/06/conversation-with-stanley-yang-ceo-of-neurosky/) | [MIT biography portrait, historical](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/1r9uttYZhpigBF-Mo9xcfxWMfvrzUWNps9XQHMsDk9aTxfzniEUtWVlEy8Qj1bFJefo23wT9BY9b4zJM7QWE8NEkKaB93qtyfyNYu9bp1z2RsvtBd63XeTYLGQ) | Official support confirms [founders developed core technology in Korea](https://support.neurosky.com/kb/marketing/how-did-neurosky-develop-the-technology-and-the-different-products). Legacy Japanese team search results identify Jong-Jin Lim as president/cofounder and KooHyoung/Casey Lee as CTO/cofounder; the underlying team page returned 404 during direct retrieval. These two leadership assignments and their photographs remain **unverified for current import**, rather than assigning generic portraits. Current `/about/`, homepage, product/support pages and WP pages search were inspected; no authoritative current roster or individual images for them were located. ## Investments | Date | Amount / type | Lead and other investors | Evidence / import status | |---|---|---|---| | 2006 | Amount undisclosed, initial financing | Founder Stanley Yang says he personally contributed; syndicate unspecified | [Firsthand MIT interview](https://diversity.media.mit.edu/2013/09/06/conversation-with-stanley-yang-ceo-of-neurosky/). The same discussion mentions a $1.2M starting amount; it does not establish a dated institutional round. | | June 2010 | **USD 11.8M**, venture round; series label unresolved | Taicom Capital lead; Marubeni, Taiwan United Venture Capital, W.R. Hambrecht | [Kando round record](https://www.kando.tech/index.php/company/neurosky-inc). Historical investor list is secondary; verify original issuance before Investment import. Do not label Series A merely because this database does. | | 2013-11-04 | Undisclosed strategic equity investment | **SoftBank Corp.** | [Company-issued announcement syndicated by MarketScreener](https://au.marketscreener.com/news/latest/NeuroSky-Secures-Strategic-Investment-From-SoftBank-Corp-to-Accelerate-the-Development-of-Advanced-17426137/). Do not substitute SoftBank Vision Fund or SoftBank Capital. | No acquisition or quantified grant/debt verified. BrainScape is a joint venture/collaboration with ZKTeco, not a disclosed-price venture round. [2026 company account](https://neurosky.com/news/zkteco-and-neurosky-co-host-change-maker-conference-advancing-bci-and-ai-innovation/). ## Review decision Create a company candidate with official domain, San Jose, product and brand icon; preserve founding-year and CEO uncertainties. Source individual rounds separately and leave aggregate financing blank. Reconfirm the legacy cofounder roster before adding Person records.