What Brain Innovation does

Brain Innovation B.V. is a privately held Dutch software company headquartered in Maastricht, Netherlands, founded in 2000 by Rainer Goebel. The company develops and commercializes a suite of neuroimaging analysis and visualization software — flagship BrainVoyager for multi-modal analysis of anatomical and functional MRI, DWI, EEG, and MEG data; Turbo-BrainVoyager for real-time fMRI processing and neurofeedback/BCI applications; Satori and Turbo-Satori for fNIRS analysis; the free Brain Viewer for NIfTI/GIFTI visualization; and the award-winning Brain Tutor 3D educational app for desktop, mobile, and web. The stack is built on a proprietary C++/Qt core with cross-platform native support for Windows, Linux, and macOS, GPU-accelerated rendering via Metal, Direct3D 11/12, and OpenGL, and optimized linear algebra via Intel MKL and Apple Accelerate. Extensibility is provided through Python, JavaScript, Matlab, and C++ plugin APIs, and reproducibility through BV Notebooks.

The company sells primarily to academic research institutions and clinical researchers via direct email sales ([email protected]), with regional pricing across the USA, Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, Middle & South America, and Israel. Revenue is generated through annual subscription software licenses (single-computer and floating network), recurring upgrades and technical support renewals, and professional training services, complemented by a freemium EDU version and time-limited trials. Strategic partnerships with fNIRS hardware vendors Artinis and NIRx, an ongoing collaboration with Maastricht University, and conference presence at venues such as OHBM (Bordeaux 2026, Seoul 2024) form the core commercial and ecosystem touchpoints. Brain Innovation is founder-owned, self-funded, and operates with a small (1–10 employee) team.

Name

Brain Innovation

Legal name

Brain Innovation B.V.

Website

https://brainvoyager.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brain Innovation B.V. develops and sells BrainVoyager, a cross-platform neuroimaging analysis and visualization software suite for fMRI, EEG/MEG, and fNIRS, serving academic and clinical research institutions worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neuroimaging Software

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Labs, Simulations & Virtual Practicals (Non-XR) (EDAFACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Neuroimaging software
• FMRI analysis tools
• Real-time neurofeedback
• Brain-computer interface
• FNIRS analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Maastricht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Sale of software licenses (single-computer and floating network licenses) for BrainVoyager and Turbo-BrainVoyager with regional pricing. Includes one year of free upgrades and technical support.
2. Upgrades and Support Renewal: Additional years of upgrades and support service available for purchase after initial one-year period.
3. Training Services: Online and on-site software training for new and advanced users of BrainVoyager and Turbo-BrainVoyager.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brain Innovation develops and sells commercial and free cross-platform software for brain imaging analysis and visualization. Its flagship products include BrainVoyager (multi-modal fMRI/DWI/EEG/MEG analysis), Turbo-BrainVoyager (real-time fMRI for neurofeedback/BCI), Satori and Turbo-Satori (fNIRS analysis and real-time fNIRS), Brain Viewer (free NIfTI/GIFTI viewer), and Brain Tutor 3D (educational 3D brain app).

Product overview

Brain Innovation offers a comprehensive suite of neuroimaging software products. The flagship BrainVoyager provides multi-modal analysis for fMRI, DWI, EEG and MEG data, while Turbo-BrainVoyager enables real-time fMRI analysis for neurofeedback and BCI applications. For fNIRS analysis, Satori handles offline processing and Turbo-Satori provides real-time streaming capabilities. Free tools include Brain Viewer for NIfTI/GIFTI visualization and Brain Tutor 3D for education. All products support Windows, Linux and macOS platforms with GPU acceleration via Metal and OpenCL.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BrainVoyager: Flagship neuroimaging software for data management and analysis of anatomical and functional MRI data, supporting fMRI, DWI, EEG and MEG data.
• Turbo-BrainVoyager
• Satori
• Turbo-Satori
• Brain Viewer
• Brain Tutor 3D

Products and services

• BrainVoyager Flagship neuroimaging software for data management and analysis of anatomical and functional MRI, DWI, EEG and MEG data, with multi-modal workflows, Python/JavaScript/Matlab scripting integration and cross-platform native performance on Windows, Linux and macOS. Targets academic and clinical neuroimaging researchers.
• Turbo-BrainVoyager Real-time fMRI analysis software for neurofeedback and BCI applications, providing incremental GLM statistical mapping, 3D motion correction, spatial smoothing, real-time visualization and SVM-based multivariate pattern classification. Designed for clinical researchers and BCI developers.
• Satori

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• ArtinisnotableTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for real-time fNIRS software integration. Artinis provides fNIRS hardware and Brain Innovation provides Turbo-Satori software for real-time fNIRS analysis and neurofeedback applications.
• NIRxnotableTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for real-time fNIRS software. NIRx provides fNIRS hardware and Brain Innovation provides Turbo-Satori software for real-time analysis and Satori for offline fNIRS analysis.
• Maastricht UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2000 when CEO Rainer Goebel moved from Germany to Maastricht University as a full professor. Ongoing collaboration including workshops, clinical research, and open science contributions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Brain Products GmbH: German vendor of EEG hardware and the BrainVision Analyzer analysis software suite, selling into the same academic and clinical neuroscience research customers as BrainVoyager on a comparable per-seat commercial license model.
• ANT Neuro: Offers MEG/EEG hardware and analysis software (ASA, EEmagine) used by neuroscience researchers worldwide, directly comparable to BrainVoyager's multi-modal analysis approach and similar research-customer base.
• BESA (BESA GmbH): Provides BESA source-analysis software for MEG and EEG with a commercial licensing model to academic research labs, directly competing with BrainVoyager/EEG-analytics workflows in neurology and cognitive neuroscience.
• Blackrock Microsystems: Provides neuroscience research tools, electrode arrays, and BCI hardware/software platforms used in invasive and non-invasive brain research, directly comparable to Turbo-BrainVoyager's real-time BCI and neurofeedback research positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Compumedics / Neuroscan: Larger medical-technology company whose Neuroscan unit sells Curry software for EEG/MEG analysis alongside clinical neurology/sleep diagnostics, addressing overlapping customers with a broader product portfolio than BrainVoyager.
• Natus Medical: Broad neurology diagnostics and medical-device incumbent whose portfolio includes EEG systems and analysis software sold to clinical and research customers, with overlapping capabilities to BrainVoyager's EEG features as part of a much larger portfolio.
• Brainlab AG: Established medical imaging and surgical-planning platform with neuroscience and radiotherapy imaging modules; an incumbent with overlapping neuroimaging capabilities but operating much more broadly than BrainVoyager's research-specialist focus.

Others

• Artinis Medical Systems: Manufacturer of fNIRS hardware devices and a strategic technology partner of Brain Innovation; complementary (not competing) product, but the same fNIRS research customers, making it a tightly coupled ecosystem peer.
• NIRx Medizintechnik: Provides fNIRS hardware systems and is a mutual real-time fNIRS software partner; an ecosystem peer that shares the same cognitive-neuroscience and clinical-research buyers as Satori/Turbo-Satori.

Emerging players

• OpenBCI: Open-source BCI hardware and software platform with growing traction in neurotechnology, education and consumer-grade brain-computer-interface research; an emerging competitor in the same BCI/neurofeedback space addressed by Turbo-BrainVoyager.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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