# Muse by Interaxon Inc.

> Muse, made by Toronto-based Interaxon Inc., is a brain-sensing headband that turns clinical-grade EEG into a consumer wearable. First shipped in 2014, Muse reads your brainwaves and, through a companion app, gives real-time audio feedback to guide meditation, track sleep, and train focus. The company has since layered on fNIRS and SpO2 sensing (Muse S Athena, 2025) and an AI brain-health platform trained on more than a billion minutes of EEG data, positioning Muse at the intersection of consumer wellness and clinical neuroscience.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Founders:** Ariel Garten (Co-founder, former CEO (psychotherapist / neuroscientist)), Chris Aimone (Co-founder, CTO (engineer / product developer)), Trevor Coleman (Co-founder (product designer))
- **Team size:** ~61 employees
- **Products:** Muse (original headband), Muse 2, Muse S, Muse S Athena, Muse app & Premium membership
- **Notable:** Launched the first widely successful consumer brain-sensing EEG headband (2014), Adopted by 500,000+ users across 100+ countries, Used in 1,000+ research labs and cited in 200+ peer-reviewed studies

## Products & services

- **Muse (original headband)** — First consumer brain-sensing headband with EEG sensors that provide real-time audio neurofeedback to guide meditation.
- **Muse 2** — Added heart rate, breath, and body-movement sensing alongside EEG for multi-signal biofeedback.
- **Muse S** — Soft, sleep-friendly headband adding overnight sleep tracking and guided 'go-to-sleep' journeys.
- **Muse S Athena** — First consumer wearable to combine clinical-grade EEG with fNIRS and SpO2 for cognitive-effort tracking and advanced sleep science.
- **Muse app & Premium membership** — Subscription platform with guided content, sleep tools, Enso AI Coach, Smart Wakeup, and longitudinal brain-tracking metrics.
- **MuseHealth.ai / Foundational Brain Model** — AI brain-health platform and deep-learning model trained on over 1 billion minutes of EEG for clinical-grade sleep and brain intelligence.

## Achievements

- Launched the first widely successful consumer brain-sensing EEG headband (2014)
- Adopted by 500,000+ users across 100+ countries
- Used in 1,000+ research labs and cited in 200+ peer-reviewed studies
- Muse S Athena: first consumer device combining EEG, fNIRS and SpO2 (2025)
- Collected and decoded 1B+ minutes of brain data - one of the largest EEG datasets in the world
- Sleep staging validated at 88-96% agreement with gold-standard polysomnography (Lanthier et al., 2025, SLEEP Advances)
- Used by NASA for astronaut training

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Cumulus Neuroscience and Muse bring validated at-home sleep EEG to CNS clinical trials via the NeuLogiq platform, debuting at AAIC 2026 in London (July 12-15).
- **2026-02** — Muse brings deep-sleep stimulation home as part of its AI sleep platform.
- **2025-10** — Muse expands its AI sleep platform with interventions across the full sleep cycle, including AI Coach and Deep Sleep Stimulation.
- **2025-06** — Muse's AI platform announced to deliver clinical-grade sleep and brain-health intelligence.
- **2025-03** — Muse S Athena launched - first wearable to integrate clinical-grade EEG, fNIRS and SpO2.
- **2024-09** — Muse launches an advanced cognitive-performance metric.
- **2023-04** — Jean-Michel Fournier appointed CEO of Interaxon.

## Links

- Website: https://choosemuse.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/interaxon-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ChooseMuse
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChooseMuse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/choosemuse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/choosemuse/

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Last updated: 2026-07-11