# Jonathan Berent

> Jonathan “JB” Berent is the founder and CEO of NextSense, an independent hardware company developed from a project at X. A Stanford philosophy and religious studies graduate, he previously held commercial roles at Oracle and Google. He is also the author of the 2026 techno-thriller Clandestine Games: Junior Recruit.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at NextSense
- **Organizations:** NextSense, X, the Moonshot Factory, Google, Oracle, Lucid Reality
- **Education:** BA, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded NextSense following work at X., Secured an initial $5 million investment from Ascension Ventures, according to his October 2025 interview., Developed NextSense hardware from wired prototypes into wireless consumer earbuds.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Graduated from Stanford University.
- **Before X** — Worked in product management, startup sales and marketing, inside-sales leadership at Oracle, and Google Offers and Kickstart.
- **2016** — Attempted to build Lucid Reality while still employed at Google.
- **2017** — Pitched a hardware concept internally at Google and was referred to X.
- **2020-09** — Left Google to pursue NextSense independently, according to his subsequent account.
- **2021-02** — Says Google transferred the technology into NextSense after outside funding was secured.
- **2026-07** — Published Clandestine Games: Junior Recruit.

## Achievements

- Founded NextSense following work at X.
- Secured an initial $5 million investment from Ascension Ventures, according to his October 2025 interview.
- Developed NextSense hardware from wired prototypes into wireless consumer earbuds.
- Published the novel Clandestine Games: Junior Recruit in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Clandestine Games: Junior Recruit was published, according to the book’s official site.
- **2026-09** — Appeared on The Open Loop with Chay Carter to discuss his move from Google X to NextSense and consumer hardware manufacturing.

## Links

- Website: https://clandestinegames.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-berent
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@polyphasicprophet
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.berent/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@polyphasicprophet

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Last updated: 2026-10-22