# Bridge ultrasound BCI by Bridge Neurotech

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/neurotech/bridge-bci
Frontier: [Neurotech](https://technooptimist.io/neurotech.md) · Field: Non-invasive brain reading · Company: [Bridge Neurotech](https://technooptimist.io/companies/bridge-neurotech.md)
Stage: Research (1 of 5: Research → Proto → Pilot → Deploy → Scaling)
Updated: last update 2026-10-06, facts checked 2026-10-15
Goal: Read the brain in real time without surgery. Implanted interfaces have reached about a hundred people; a non-invasive one could reach anyone.
Status: Out of stealth in Oct 2026; first human study enrolling in Redwood City, California.
Next milestone: First human research study

## Milestones

| Status | Milestone | Date | Slip |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Done | Out of stealth with $13.5M | 6 Oct 2026 |   |
| Done | Ultrasound-on-Chip licence from Butterfly Network | 6 Oct 2026 |   |
| Current | First human research study |   |   |

## Most important updates, last 3 months

- **6 Oct 2026**: Bridge Neurotech raises $13.5M for non-invasive ultrasound brain-computer interface. Bridge Neurotech launched its business with $13.5 million in seed funding to build a brain-computer interface using functional ultrasound imaging to read neural activity through the skull, avoiding surgical implantation. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/bridge-neurotech-raises-13-5m-for-non-invasive-ultrasound-brain-4caeda03.md) · [original source](https://thenextweb.com/news/bridge-neurotech-13-5m-ultrasound-brain-computer-interface))

## Current obstacles

- **Imaging through the intact skull**: Bone scatters and absorbs sound differently in every person; Bridge must correct for that to image without a skull window.

## How it works

### Ping: Ultrasound on a chip

A chip-based ultrasound array sends rapid sound pulses into the head and records the echoes.

### Detect: Blood flow shows activity

Busy brain areas draw more blood; functional ultrasound picks up those small blood-flow changes.

### Decode: AI reads the signal

Decoding models turn the brain images into intent or commands in real time.

## About Bridge Neurotech

Silicon Valley startup founded in 2026 by Will Biederman to build a brain-computer interface that needs no surgery: functional ultrasound reads brain activity through the skull and AI models decode it.

- Came out of stealth on 6 Oct 2026 with $13.5M led by reMind Capital and General Catalyst.
- Licenses Butterfly Network's Ultrasound-on-Chip; first human study enrolling in Redwood City, California.

- Founded: 2026
- Headquarters: US
- Status: private
- Raised: $14M
- Last round: Seed $14M, 6 Oct 2026, led by reMind Capital, General Catalyst
- Website: https://www.bridgeneurotech.com
- People: Will Biederman (Founder and CEO)
- Partners, customers, investors: Butterfly Network (supplier); General Catalyst (investor); reMind Capital (investor)

Company page: https://technooptimist.io/companies/bridge-neurotech.md

## Related programs

Everything in Neurotech: https://technooptimist.io/neurotech.md

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