What MindPortal does

MindPortal is a London-based AI research company founded in 2019 that develops non-invasive brain-computer interfaces capable of decoding neural signals into text and digital commands. Its product portfolio consists of three proprietary AI models: MindSpeech, which translates free-form imagined speech into text using custom transformer variants and reports ~30% accuracy on open vocabulary with sub-second latency across 250+ topic domains; MindGPT, the first thought-based interface to an LLM, integrated directly with ChatGPT; and MindClick, a thought-based GUI selection system that decodes the Expectancy-wave brain signal and works with AR/VR hardware and computer screens at ~80% accuracy and <0.5s response time. Underlying capabilities include proprietary neural network architectures, hardware-optimized signal capture, and training paradigms that achieve cross-user generalization in approximately 6 hours, with 13 patents filed across the US and Europe covering AI architectures, hardware methods, and training approaches.

The company is pre-revenue and operates as an R&D laboratory rather than a commercial vendor. It has raised less than $6 million in total funding, comprising a $5 million seed round in May 2021 led by Learn Capital with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Matt Bellamy, and James Park, alongside Y Combinator accelerator backing. Its stated go-to-market posture is dual-track: a product-led model that builds research models ready to scale to millions of users, and a Bell Labs-style enterprise motion seeking strategic partners to license its thought-based AI models for OS-level integration, AR/VR platforms, and universal APIs. Forward revenue streams are anticipated to include licensing royalties to platform companies and subscription-based platform applications spanning accessibility, hands-free device control, silent AI interaction, and privacy-conscious communication. No pricing has been disclosed.

MindPortal is led by co-founder and CEO Ekram Alam and co-founder and CTO Jack Baber, with a team that has remained under 10 people. Team heritage includes personnel from DeepMind, DARPA (including former N3 Lead Scientist Maysam Chamanzar), and Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Illinois, and Carnegie Mellon University. The company has generated notable third-party validation, including a 2023 IMA Innovation of the Year award in AI, expert endorsements from DARPA-affiliated researchers, a private trial session with Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, and media coverage across 20+ outlets including Forbes Japan, The Times, The Telegraph, and Business Insider. Its stated target customer segments span accessibility users, AR/VR consumers, privacy-conscious individuals, and major technology platforms (Apple, Meta, OpenAI, Google).

Name

MindPortal

Legal name

MindPortal

Website

https://mindportal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MindPortal is a London-based AI research company developing non-invasive brain-computer interfaces that decode neural signals into text and commands. Its three proprietary models — MindSpeech, MindGPT, and MindClick — enable thought-based communication with AI assistants, VR/AR systems, and accessibility devices, targeting platform licensing opportunities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brain-Computer Interface AI

NAICS

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Computer Peripheral Equipment, Nec (3577), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Multimodal Generation (Text-Image-Video-Audio) & Creative Toolchains (HDAAACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

VR/XR Hardware & Accessories (Headsets, Controllers, Trackers, Haptics) (MPAFAGAG)

Keywords

• Brain-computer interfaces
• Non-invasive neural decoding
• Thought-based AI
• Telepathic communication
• Neural signal processing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Future Product Licensing: Company plans to license thought-based AI models for OS-level thought input, universal APIs for software, AR/VR thought interfaces, and brain-to-brain communication platforms
2. Platform Applications: Revenue anticipated from thought-based note-taking, hands-free device control, silent AI assistant interaction, and accessibility solutions for speech disabilities

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MindPortal develops non-invasive brain-computer interface AI models that decode neural patterns into text and commands using proprietary wearable hardware. The company offers three flagship products: MindSpeech (free-form thought-to-text decoder), MindGPT (first telepathic LLM interface integrated with ChatGPT), and MindClick (thought-based GUI selection for VR/AR and computer screens). All products are currently research models intended to be licensed to platform partners or scaled as consumer hardware for accessibility, AR/VR control, and silent AI assistant interaction.

Product overview

MindPortal is an AI research company operating as a neural interface laboratory that has developed three distinct thought-based AI models. The product portfolio consists of MindSpeech (thought-to-text decoder), MindGPT (telepathic LLM interface with ChatGPT), and MindClick (thought-based GUI selection). These three world's first capabilities work together to enable comprehensive thought-based human-AI interaction, covering speech decoding, AI communication, and interface navigation—all powered by non-invasive brain recording technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MindSpeech: The first AI system to decode free-form imagined speech — translates natural, imagined speech directly into text.
• MindGPT
• MindClick

Products and services

• MindSpeech The world's first non-invasive free-form thought decoder that translates natural imagined speech directly into text without templates or memorization. Achieves 30% accuracy on open vocabulary with <1 second processing latency, tested across 250+ topic domains, and generalizes to new users in approximately 6 hours. Intended for thought-to-text, silent interfaces, and accessibility applications.
• MindGPT The world's first thought-based LLM interface enabling direct telepathic communication between a human brain and an AI assistant via ChatGPT integration. Users communicate pre-memorized full sentences to an LLM via thought alone. In 2024, a London-based engineer demonstrated the first-ever telepathic human-to-AI communication using MindGPT. Intended for hands-free AI control and universal accessibility.
• MindClick Thought-based selection system that decodes the Expectancy-wave brain signal when a user intends to make a selection, enabling hands-free GUI navigation on any 2D or 3D interface. Works with VR/AR hardware as well as computer screens with ~80% accuracy and response times under 0.5 seconds. Intended as the AR/VR interaction layer.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% accuracy on open vocabulary with <1s processing latency
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable and minor.

• Palmer Luckey (Anduril)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder of Oculus VR (acquired by Meta for $2.3B) and now Anduril invited MindPortal to private session at Anduril HQ in California. Palmer trialed MindPortal's early AI model and recognized the breakthrough potential of thought-based interfaces.
• DARPA-backed LabsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany collaborates with DARPA-funded research labs including University of Illinois and Carnegie Mellon University. Team heritage includes former DARPA N3 Lead Scientist Maysam Chamanzar.
• Academic InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam members from DeepMind, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College London, University of Illinois, and Carnegie Mellon University. Expert endorsements from professors at these institutions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Neuralink: Elon Musk-founded brain-computer interface company developing implantable devices that decode neural signals. Direct peer operating in the BCI space with the same end-goal of thought-to-digital communication, though using a more invasive implant-based approach versus MindPortal's non-invasive wearable.
• Emotiv: Non-invasive EEG-headset company offering consumer and research-grade brain-computer interface products. Closest non-invasive comparable to MindPortal's wearable approach, competing for the same consumer and accessibility use cases with a more mature commercial channel.
• Blackrock Neurotech: Established implantable BCI company with research and clinical applications in thought-to-text and motor restoration. Direct peer in brain-computer interface decoding with both overlapping customer use cases (accessibility) and overlapping IP categories.
• Cognixion: BCI startup developing an AI-powered assistive communication headset for people with speech and motor disabilities. Directly overlaps with MindPortal's accessibility and disability segment and represents a viable comparable for regulatory pathway and reimbursement dynamics.
• Precision Neuroscience: BCI startup developing a high-resolution brain implant interface for decoding neural signals. Competes in the same end-application of thought-based digital control and is a relevant comparable for the long-term BCI market MindPortal is targeting.
• Paradromics: BCI company building a high-data-rate neural interface for decoding thoughts and intent. Directly comparable in the core technical ambition of translating neural activity into digital commands and a credible competitor for both medical and consumer BCI applications.
• Synchron: Clinical-stage BCI company developing the Stentrode, a minimally invasive brain implant that enables patients to control digital devices with their thoughts. Directly comparable in the brain-to-text/control category and a relevant competitor for any medical or accessibility pathway MindPortal pursues.
• Neurable: Non-invasive BCI company building EEG-based brain-computer interfaces, with focus on everyday neurotechnology products and integrations (e.g., headphones). Directly comparable on the non-invasive wearable approach and the same target use cases of focus, productivity, and AR/VR input.

Emerging players

• Alterego: MIT-spinout building a silent-speech AI interface using non-invasive wearable sensors (electromyography on the face) to enable private, subvocal communication with AI. Closest emerging competitor on the silent-thought-to-AI communication use case that MindGPT targets.
• Kernel: Neurotechnology company building non-invasive brain-measurement devices (Kernel Flux) using fNIRS/HD-DOT. Overlaps with MindPortal on the non-invasive brain-signal decoding approach and target customer segments (research, consumer, clinical), though Kernel emphasizes measurement rather than direct thought-to-text.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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