# Nudge

> Nudge is a San Francisco neurotechnology company building non-invasive, whole-brain interfaces powered by focused ultrasound. Founded in 2024 by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam alongside Jeremy Barenholtz and Quintin Frerichs, the company aims to stimulate and image deep brain circuits with millimeter precision - no surgery required. Its first human-ready system, Nudge Zero, is being used in research studies today, with a long-term goal of a headphone-like consumer device that lets people shift their brain state - sleep, focus, mood, habits - at the press of a button. Nudge raised a $100M Series A in July 2025 led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Fred Ehrsam (Co-founder & CEO), Jeremy Barenholtz (Co-founder, President & CTO), Quintin Frerichs (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~32-40 employees
- **Products:** Nudge Zero, Whole-brain interface (consumer roadmap)
- **Notable:** Raised a $100M Series A in July 2025 led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks, Built and deployed Nudge Zero, its first human-ready focused-ultrasound system, now in near-daily research use, Recruited former Neuralink engineers, including President & CTO Jeremy Barenholtz

## Products & services

- **Nudge Zero** — The company's first human-ready system: a focused-ultrasound platform that stimulates and images the brain with millimeter precision, non-invasively. Now in near-daily use in research studies to refine the platform ahead of patient applications.
- **Whole-brain interface (consumer roadmap)** — Long-term goal of a miniaturized, headphone-like wearable that lets people shift brain state - sleep, focus, mood, habit-breaking - at the press of a button.

## Achievements

- Raised a $100M Series A in July 2025 led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks
- Built and deployed Nudge Zero, its first human-ready focused-ultrasound system, now in near-daily research use
- Recruited former Neuralink engineers, including President & CTO Jeremy Barenholtz
- Advanced an Early Feasibility Study (IDE) for its focused-ultrasound platform in San Francisco

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Announced $100M Series A led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks.
- **2025-08** — Goodwin publicly disclosed advising Nudge on the $100M Series A financing.
- **2025-06** — Bloomberg reported Nudge had hired multiple former Neuralink employees.
- **2025-04** — Disclosed development of Nudge Zero and a portable, home-use device architecture.

## Links

- Website: https://nudge.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nudge-corp
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nudge

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Last updated: 2026-07-11