Emotiv is a brain-computer interface company that developed the Emotiv EPOC headset in 2008 and the Emotiv Insight headset in 2014. It raised over $1.6 million on Kickstarter in 2 hours and has received $15 million in total funding. Founded in Australia in 2003, Emotiv is now based in San Francisco and focuses on using proprietary polymer sensors and additional sensors to detect mental commands, facial expressions, and more for applications in health and automation.

1. EMOTIV

2. Products
Emotiv EPOC (2008)
Emotiv Insight (2014)

3. Financial Information
- Reached Kickstarter goal in 2 hours
- $1,643,117 total from Kickstarter
- $15 million in venture capital (2009)

4. History
- Founded in 2003 in Australia
- Emotiv EPOC released in 2008
- Emotiv Lifesciences in San Francisco 2011
- Emotiv Insight Kickstarter fall-2013

5. What’s Hot?
- Mental commands, Facial expressions
- Inertial sensors and Magnetometer
- Extender with SD card support

6. Secret Sauce
- Proprietary polymer sensor
- Additional sensors
- OS Compatibility

7. Cora Lovio

8. Competition
Interaxon Muse
Neurosky Mindwave

9. Prediction
- Success
- Health applications
- Automation