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NextSense

Mountain View, CA · Founded 2020 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of an in-ear brain monitoring technology designed to support everyday brain health and sleep awareness. NextSense is based in Mountain View, CA and was founded in 2020. It was valued at $91.3 million at its later-stage round in Nov 2025, the last priced event on record. It has raised $31.8 million across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was a $16.3 million early-stage round in Apr 2024.

PMV mark · valuation
$91.3M
Oct 2026
Priced at
its later-stage round
Nov 2025
Total raised
$31.8M
Last round
Early Stage VC
Apr 2024

NextSense key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Developer of an in-ear brain monitoring technology designed to support everyday brain health and sleep awareness.
  • NextSense is valued at approximately $91.3M as of Oct 2026, set at its later-stage round, Nov 2025; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
  • It has raised $31.8M across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was Early Stage VC ($16.3M) in Apr 2024.
  • Notable investors include University of California, HiJoJo Partners, Bradley Horowitz, Ascension Ventures, Esther Dyson — 11 tracked in total.
  • NextSense has filed 5 Form Ds with the SEC since 2021, most recently Nov 2025 ($16.3M sold to 29 investors).
  • Status: Privately Held (backing).
PrivateMarketView mark
MEDIUM confidence
$91.3M

Valued at $91.3M at its later-stage round, Nov 2025. Nothing has traded since.

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NextSense funding rounds

3 rounds
Apr 2024Early Stage VC$16.3MSEC filing▮
Jun 2022Early Stage VC$8.6MSEC filing▮
Dec 2020Early Stage VC$6.1MSEC filing▮
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NextSense valuation

NextSense was valued at $91.3 million at its later-stage round in Nov 2025. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.

How much has NextSense raised?

NextSense has raised $31.8 million across 3 recorded rounds since 2020. The largest was an $8.6 million early-stage round in Jun 2022; the most recent was a $16.3 million early-stage round in Apr 2024.

NextSense has filed 5 Form Ds with the SEC since 2021, most recently in Nov 2025 ($16.3 million sold to 29 investors).

NextSense investors

11 investors are on record for NextSense, including University of California, HiJoJo Partners, Bradley Horowitz and Ascension Ventures. The early-stage round in Apr 2024 drew 29 investors.

About NextSense

Developer of an in-ear brain monitoring technology designed to support everyday brain health and sleep awareness. The company offers bio-sensing smart earbuds with embedded EEG sensors for daytime and nighttime use, enabling consumers to monitor alertness, energy, and sleep patterns to better understand and manage cognitive well-being.

Sector
Consumer Products and Services (B2C)
HQ
Mountain View, CA, United States
Founded
2020
Employees
14
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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