31 investors have funded 8 Brain Computer Interface companies head-officed in San Francisco, across 39 rounds (Nov 2009 – Aug 2024). They are ranked by how many San Francisco companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In San Francisco" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lux Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2018 | 282 |
| 2 | JAZZ Venture Partners | San Francisco, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2018 | 48 |
| 3 | Xfund | Cambridge, United States | Series BSeries A | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2018 | 36 |
| 4 | Andreessen Horowitz | New York City, United States | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2016 | 1,117 |
| 5 | TPG | Fort Worth, United States | Series B | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2018 | 342 |
| 6 | Y Combinator | Mountain View, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2021 | 5,648 |
| 7 | Kleiner Perkins | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2021 | 666 |
| 8 | Khosla Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2024 | 680 |
| 9 | FJ Labs | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2013 | 661 |
| 10 | Kima Ventures | Paris, France | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2014 | 636 |
| 11 | Global Brain | Shibuya, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2018 | 292 |
| 12 | Foundry | Boulder, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | 203 |
| 13 | Uncork Capital | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2016 | 200 |
| 14 | IndieBio | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2015 | 252 |
| 15 | Rock Health | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2011 | 90 |
| 16 | Bold Capital Partners | Santa Monica, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2024 | 64 |
| 17 | KDDI Open Innovation Fund | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2018 | 84 |
| 18 | SoftBank | Tokyo, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2013 | 77 |
| 19 | Learn Capital | San Mateo, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2021 | 59 |
| 20 | Scrum Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2021 | 62 |
| 21 | Technology Partners | Palo Alto, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2009 | 46 |
| 22 | Marubeni | Tokyo, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2010 | 52 |
| 23 | Korea Credit Guarantee Fund | Daegu, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 43 |
| 24 | Future Planet Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2018 | 29 |
| 25 | Plum Alley Investments | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2024 | 18 |
| 26 | Social Discovery Group | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2018 | 19 |
| 27 | Disney Accelerator | Los Angeles, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2015 | 18 |
| 28 | The Wells Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 16 |
| 29 | Hambrecht Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2010 | 8 |
| 30 | Taiwan GLobal BioFund | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2010 | 1 | |
| 31 | Taicom Capital | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2010 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Brain Computer Interface companies head-officed in San Francisco that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halo haloneuro.com |
12 | 20 | $174.5M | Series B Apr 2018 |
| NeuroSky neurosky.com |
5 | 5 | $47.2M | Series C Nov 2013 |
| MindPortal mindportal.com |
4 | 4 | $15.1M | Seed May 2021 |
| Openwater openwater.health |
3 | 3 | $162M | Series C Aug 2024 |
| Emotiv emotiv.com |
3 | 3 | $3.6M | Seed Jan 2024 |
| EmSense Corporation emsense.com |
2 | 2 | $18M | Series C Nov 2009 |
| Truust Neuroimaging truustneuroimaging.com |
1 | 1 | $250K | Seed Sep 2015 |
| BrainBot brainbot.me |
1 | 1 | $20K | Seed May 2011 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | Plum Alley InvestmentsLED | Openwater | Series C | $54M |
| Aug 2024 | Khosla VenturesLED | Openwater | Series C | $54M |
| Aug 2024 | Bold Capital PartnersLED | Openwater | Series C | $54M |
| Jan 2024 | The Wells InvestmentLED | Emotiv | Seed | $1.7M |
| Jan 2024 | Korea Credit Guarantee FundLED | Emotiv | Seed | $1.7M |
| May 2021 | Scrum Ventures | MindPortal | Seed | $5M |
| May 2021 | Kleiner Perkins | MindPortal | Seed | $5M |
| May 2021 | Learn CapitalLED | MindPortal | Seed | $5M |
| Jan 2021 | Y CombinatorLED | MindPortal | Seed | $125K |
| Apr 2018 | Future Planet CapitalLED | Halo | Series B | $1M |
| Apr 2018 | Global BrainLED | Halo | Series B | — |
| Apr 2018 | KDDI Open Innovation FundLED | Halo | Series B | — |
| Mar 2018 | Social Discovery GroupLED | Halo | Series B | $1M |
| Jan 2018 | Xfund | Halo | Series B | $13M |
| Jan 2018 | Lux Capital | Halo | Series B | $13M |
| Jan 2018 | TPGLED | Halo | Series B | $13M |
| Jan 2018 | JAZZ Venture Partners | Halo | Series B | $13M |
| Jan 2018 | Xfund | Halo | Series B | $17.9M |
| Jan 2018 | Lux Capital | Halo | Series B | $17.9M |
| Jan 2018 | TPGLED | Halo | Series B | $17.9M |
Other markets in San Francisco