OpenBCI

At a glance

Legal name

OpenBCI, Inc.verifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — OpenBCIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBCI

Updated: 2026-05-04

Aliases

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Type

private-startupverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — OpenBCIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBCI

Updated: 2026-05-04

Focus areas

research-grade, developer-tools, education, consumer-ar-vrverifiedSource

1. OpenBCI official sitehttps://openbci.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Founded

2013verifiedSources (2)

1. Wikipedia — OpenBCIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBCI
2. OpenBCI Kickstarter — original 32-bit board (Dec 2013–Jan 2014)https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openbci/openbci-an-open-source-brain-computer-interface-fo2014-01-22

Updated: 2026-05-04

Defunct

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Spinout of

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

HQ city

BrooklynverifiedSources (2)

1. OpenBCI official sitehttps://openbci.com
2. Wikipedia — OpenBCIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBCI

Updated: 2026-05-04

HQ country

USverifiedSources (2)

1. OpenBCI official sitehttps://openbci.com
2. Wikipedia — OpenBCIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBCI

Updated: 2026-05-04

Employees

—unknownSource

1. v0 had 11-50 as of 2024-01-01; not in a primary source today

Updated: 2026-05-04

Flagship device

—unknownSource

1. editorial choice; OpenBCI's catalog doesn't designate a flagship

Updated: 2026-05-04

Product lines

4verifiedSource

1. OpenBCI Shophttps://shop.openbci.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

In-house manufacturing

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Open source

YesverifiedSource

1. OpenBCI GitHub organisationhttps://github.com/OpenBCI

Updated: 2026-05-04

GitHub org

OpenBCIverifiedSource

1. OpenBCI GitHub organisationhttps://github.com/OpenBCI

Updated: 2026-05-04

Website

openbci.comverifiedSource

1. OpenBCI official sitehttps://openbci.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Blog

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Support

docs.openbci.comverifiedSource

1. OpenBCI documentation homehttps://docs.openbci.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Devices

• non-invasiveEEG

  Cyton + Daisy

  openbci

  16 channels—
• non-invasiveEEG

  Cyton Biosensing Board (8 ch)

  openbci

  8 channelsUSD 1,249
• non-invasiveEEG

  Galea

  openbci

  10 channelsUSD 42,980
• non-invasiveEEG

  Ganglion Biosensing Board

  openbci

  4 channels—

People

Funding

MilestonesverifiedSources (3)

1. Wikipedia — OpenBCIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBCI
2. OpenBCI Kickstarter — original 32-bit board (Dec 2013–Jan 2014)https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openbci/openbci-an-open-source-brain-computer-interface-fo2014-01-22
3. OpenBCI Kickstarter — Biosensing for Everybody (Ganglion + Ultracortex)https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openbci/openbci-biosensing-for-everybody2015-12-01

Updated: 2026-05-04

1. 2014-01-22

   First Kickstarter funded — original 32-bit OpenBCI board

   $215,438 from 947 backers, ~2.15× the $100k goal.

2. 2015-12-01

   Second Kickstarter funded — Ganglion + Ultracortex

   $168,829 from 644 backers for the 4-channel Ganglion board and 3D-printed Ultracortex headset.

3. 2020-11-01

   Galea announced (OpenBCI + Valve partnership)

   Multi-modal headset combining EEG, EMG, EDA, PPG, and eye-tracking on a Valve Index chassis.

4. 2024-08

   Galea Beta units begin shipping

   Per Wikipedia.

Reputation

Trusted by researchers and educators for affordable, hackable, well-documented hardware. Treated as the open-hardware reference for the BCI community.