Russian neurotech startup raises $7.4 million to "accelerate computer-integrated human evolution"

A Moscow-based startup called Neiry is developing "human-friendly neural interfaces" applicable to a variety of daily tasks -- from gaming and entertainment, to medical therapy, to training, to business. Supported by Russian state innovation programs, this startup believes it can "improve and restore human abilities and functions that were previously unattainable," and contribute to "the acceleration of computer-integrated human evolution." Neiry's approach combines headsets with an advanced neural control approach. Its technology is non-invasive in the sense that no device needs to be implanted: "You simply wear it on your head just like you put on a watch or a sports bracelet on your hand," says the company. "Our neural networks are trained in such a way that the user does not need to learn how to work with the neuro-headset, unlike other 99% of similar devices. As a result, users can perform "up to eight different actions per unit of a digital image, while 99% of similar devices barely perform two or three actions." The startup claims its solution is equally compatible with eye tracking, electrodermal activity (EDA), and speech recognition technologies. Combined with brain-computer interfaces, the latter can multiply the number of commands when using the neural interface. Neiry is now developing an infrastructure for automated collection, processing and storage of large amounts or neural data. "Thanks to unique algorithms, the brain's bioelectric activity can be analyzed, enabling users of the newest edtech applications and games to control the related parameters of brain signals.