Cover of NewMarketPitch's Neurotech report: funding, valuations and who's ahead, 2026 edition How many people carry a brain implant from the best-funded start-ups? Very few, about 21 people for Neuralink and 10 for Synchron after raising hundreds of millions, and none for good at Precision. Two Chinese state-backed teams have implanted more. Chart from NewMarketPitch's Neurotech report. Is China now doing far more brain-computer interface deals than the US? Yes, by far. Chinese start-ups closed more than 60 funding rounds in the first half of 2026, according to IT Juzi, and US ones four from January to September. But US rounds are much bigger, about $200M each. Chart from NewMarketPitch's Neurotech report.Do a handful of neurotech start-ups take most of the money? Nearly half of it. Ten of the 170 start-ups tracked raised about 48% of the $5.5B invested recently, led by Neuralink, Precision and BrainCo, three makers of brain-computer interfaces. Chart from NewMarketPitch's Neurotech report.
Who’s really ahead in the race to read the brain
  • Who’s raising, how much, and from whom
  • What each company is worth, and how fast that changed
  • Who actually sells, and who only promises
  • Brain implants: patients, trials and approvals
  • The US and China, side by side
  • Where the money goes: implants, headsets, ultrasound
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